The first massive migration of Black Americans from the South occurred during which of the following periods?

During and immediately after the First World War

The Open Door policy of the early twentieth century called for

open access to China for American investment and commercial interests

In 1962, which of the following contributed most directly to a crisis in Soviet-American relations over Cuba?

The discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba

The assembly-line production of Ford’s Model T automobile resulted in which of the following by the end of the 1920’s?

Widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families

Which of the following was true of the settlement house workers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

They included large numbers of middle-class, college-educated women.

The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to

raise farm prices by limiting agricultural production

One of the immediate consequences of the Tet offensive in 1968 was that

popular support for the war declined in the United States

The flappers of the 1920’s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting

greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior

The major objective of the antipoverty programs of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to

break the cycle of poverty among poor people w/ education & job training

Which of the following is a correct statement about the college-level education in the twentieth-century United States?

The GI Bill financed education of male students during the post-WWII era

American writers of the 1920’s have often been called the “lost generation” because they

were disillusioned with the course of American life

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?

Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.

The high inflation rates of the late 1960s and early 1970s were due in part to

spending on social-welfare programs and the Vietnam War

Students staged a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960 to protest

segregation of public facilities

Kent State University was the site in 1970 of which of the following events?

An antiwar demonstration where 4 students were killed by the National Guard

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to

provide military supplies to the Allies

In the 1930s the Great Depression resulted in

an increase in the number of transient people searching for work

What was the main reason for the decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?

The United States passed the National Origins Act.

The main reason for the formation of the Dixiecrat party in 1948 was the opposition of dissident Democrats to Truman’s

proposal for civil rights legislation

Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?

An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity

The decade after the Second World War was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

widespread student opposition to the development of nuclear weaponry

Which of the following is true of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?

It had little immediate impact on the regulation of large corporations.

Which of the following aroused the greatest controversy in the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War?

Acquisition of the Philippine Islands

The Palmer Raids of 1919 were conducted against

suspected communists and anarchists

American participation in the Second World War had which of the following major effects on the home front?

A movement of women into factory work

Which of the following is true of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

It allowed the President to deploy combat troops in South Vietnam.

“Reaganomics,” or supply-side economics, led to which of the following?

Large increases in the incomes of wealthy Americans

The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to

assimilate American Indians into the mainstream of American culture

Jacob Riis is best known for his work in the 1890s as a

journalist & photographer - publicized the living conditions of immigrants

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 in order to

challenge sex discrimination in the workplace

Which of the following is true of the 1935 Social Security Act?

It legislated a tax that transfers money from workers to pensioners.

Which of the following statements about woman suffrage is true?

The only states with complete woman suffrage before 1900 were W of the MS.

All of the following have been cited as reasons for the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 EXCEPT the need to

block a planned Japanese invasion of the United States

Which of the following best describes the experience of Americans of Japanese descent during the Second World War?

They were forced from their homes and businesses into detention camps.

In his farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about the dangers of

the military-industrial complex

The leaders of the Progressive movement were primarily

middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues

The decisions of the Supreme Court in the late 19th and early 20th centuries generally did which of the following?

Strengthened the position of big business.

The policy of containment, justified by George Kennan’s 1947 analysis of the international situation, called for

blocking the expansion of the Soviet Union’s influence

The 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson did which of the following?

Upheld segregated railroad facilities.

The support for former Alabama governor George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign best illustrates the

exploitation of race as a national political issue

One reason early twentieth century muckrakers were able to have a significant impact on society was because

sales and circulation of newspapers and magazines increased

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1
As a result of the Spanish-American War, Spain gave the US control of Puerto Rico, Cuba, & which of the following?
Bermuda
Hawaii
The Philippines
Alaska
2
The first massive migration of Black Americans from the South occurred during which of the following periods?
During and immediately after the First World War
Immediately following the Civil War
During the Great Depression
In the decade after the Second World War
3
The Open Door policy of the early twentieth century called for
open access to China for American investment and commercial interests
the elimination of passports for international travel
unlimited European immigration into the United States
the continuation of the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere
4
During the Gilded Age, which of the following groups generally voted Republican?
Roman Catholic immigrants
Southern Protestant farmers
Confederate war veterans
Black northerners
5
The Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education reversed which of the following earlier Court decisions?
Roe v. Wade
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
6
In 1962, which of the following contributed most directly to a crisis in Soviet-American relations over Cuba?
Cuban withdrawal from the Organization of American States
The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion
Cuban support for leftist guerilla movements in Latin America
The discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba
7
The assembly-line production of Ford’s Model T automobile resulted in which of the following by the end of the 1920’s?
Construction of the federal interstate highway system
A sharp decrease in railroad passenger traffic
The development of a large international market for American automobiles
Widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families
8
Which of the following was true of the settlement house workers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
They endeavored to suppress immigrant cultures.
They avoid political involvement.
They included large numbers of middle-class, college-educated women.
They established settlement houses in middle-class environments.
9
The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to
provide for the distribution of surplus meat and produce to the poor
ease the economic difficulties of sharecroppers and tenant farmers
raise farm prices by limiting agricultural production
expand agricultural production by subsidizing farmers
10
One of the immediate consequences of the Tet offensive in 1968 was that
North Vietnamese troops took control of Saigon
popular support for the war declined in the United States
the South Vietnamese government was overthrown
President Johnson completed the process of Vietnamization
11
The flappers of the 1920’s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting
a federal law to establish prenatal clinics in rural areas
greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior
an equal rights amendement
a federal birth control and abortion rights protection law
12
The major objective of the antipoverty programs of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to
build a socialist society in the United States
provide temporary benefits to the “new poor” during times of recession
simplify welfare by replacing job programs with cash grants for the poor
break the cycle of poverty among poor people w/ education & job training
13
Which of the following is a correct statement about the college-level education in the twentieth-century United States?
The “baby boomers” finished college in large numbers in the 1950’s.
Private universities raised admission standards during the 1940’s.
The GI Bill financed education of male students during the post-WWII era
State universities increased scholarship aid during the Depression.
14
American writers of the 1920’s have often been called the “lost generation” because they
were disillusioned with the course of American life
were politically radical in a conservative era
found it difficult to get their work published
failed to achieve fame in their lifetimes
15
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?
Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.
Provided US military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.
Goal of ending the nationalization of American-owned property in Caribbean
16
The high inflation rates of the late 1960s and early 1970s were due in part to
a decline in foreign trade
spending on social-welfare programs and the Vietnam War
major state and federal tax increases
increased investment in major industries
17
Constitutional amendments enacted during the Progressive Era concerned all of the following EXCEPT
extension of suffrage to women
imposition of an income tax
imposition of poll taxes
prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
18
Students staged a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960 to protest
poverty in the South
segregation of public facilities
cutbacks in student aid
the war in Vietnam
19
Kent State University was the site in 1970 of which of the following events?
A highly publicized sit-in advocating women’s rights
The 1st event in observance of Earth Day
An antiwar demonstration where 4 students were killed by the National Guard
A rock concert 2nd only to the Woodstock concert in the number of attendees
20
The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to
provide subsidies to railroads and businesses
provide military supplies to the Allies
create military bases outside the borders of the United States
lend money to impoverished farmers
21
In the 1930s the Great Depression resulted in
a dramatic increase in emigration to Canada
a dramatic increase in the number of foreign immigrants
a major migration from California to the Central Plains
an increase in the number of transient people searching for work
22
Which of the following was true of the American labor movement in the late nineteenth century?
It was confined to factory workers.
It was controlled by immigrant socialists and anarchists.
Series of violent strikes
It was allied with the Democratic party.
23
What was the main reason for the decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?
Most European countries passed laws forbidding immigration to the US
There was widespread prosperity in Europe after the First World War.
The United States passed the National Origins Act.
24
The main reason for the formation of the Dixiecrat party in 1948 was the opposition of dissident Democrats to Truman’s
proposal for civil rights legislation
establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency
support for the Taft-Hartley Act
removal of General MacArthur from his military command
25
Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
The beginning of the NAACP
The most famous art show of the early twentieth century
An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity
The rehabilitation of a decaying urban area
26
The decade after the Second World War was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
a population explosion known as the “baby boom”
rapid and extensive suburbanization
widespread student opposition to the development of nuclear weaponry
unprecedented prosperity
27
Which of the following is true of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?
It quickly limited the number of mergers taking place.
It led to federal control of the railroads.
It had little immediate impact on the regulation of large corporations.
It forced businesses to adopt pooling agreements.
28
Which of the following aroused the greatest controversy in the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War?
Payment of a $20 million indemnity to Spain
Humanitarian efforts on behalf of concentration camp victims
Liberation of Cuba from Spanish control
Acquisition of the Philippine Islands
29
The Palmer Raids of 1919 were conducted against
suspected communists and anarchists
alleged financial backers of Marcus Garvey
labor organizers for the American Federation of Labor
White racist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
30
American participation in the Second World War had which of the following major effects on the home front?
A decline in farm income
A movement of women into factory work
The growth of isolationism in the Midwest
The breakdown of racial segregation in the South
31
Which of the following is true of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
It was a statement of American policy that followed the Tet offensive.
It ended the Vietnam War.
It allowed the President to deploy combat troops in South Vietnam.
It provided for the first peace negotiations between the US and N Vietnam.
32
All of the following concerns were addressed during the “Hundred Days” of the New Deal EXCEPT
unemployment relief
homeowner mortgage support
court restructuring
agricultural adjustment
33
“Reaganomics,” or supply-side economics, led to which of the following?
Lower military expenditures than during the Carter administration
An increase in appropriations for school lunches
A decline in unemployment and poverty
Large increases in the incomes of wealthy Americans
34
The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to
restore to American Indians land seized unjustly
assimilate American Indians into the mainstream of American culture
legally establish the communal nature of American Indian landholding
recognize and preserve the tribal cultures of American Indians
35
Jacob Riis is best known for his work in the 1890s as a
journalist & photographer - publicized the living conditions of immigrants
labor organizer and Socialist Party activist
reformer who encouraged new immigrants to homestead
leader of the People’s Party
36
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 in order to
advocate equal access for women to athletic facilities
advocate restrictions on access to abortion
oppose the proposed Equal Rights Amendment
challenge sex discrimination in the workplace
37
Which of the following is true of the 1935 Social Security Act?
It was ended during the first hundred days of the New Deal.
It provided health insurance for anyone who needed it.
It legislated a tax that transfers money from workers to pensioners.
It created benefits for the needy by using taxes on corporate profits.
38
Which of the following statements about woman suffrage is true?
No state granted woman suffrage before 1900.
Women suffrage was introduced in the South during Radical Reconstruction.
The only states with complete woman suffrage before 1900 were W of the MS.
The 6 states of New England were the 1st to have complete women suffrage.
39
All of the following have been cited as reasons for the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 EXCEPT the need to
save American lives
demonstrate American superiority in weaponry to the Soviet Union
keep the Soviet Union out of the war against Japan
block a planned Japanese invasion of the United States
40
The Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka directly contradicted the legal principle established by
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Miranda v. Arizona
Schenck v. United States
41
Which of the following best describes the experience of Americans of Japanese descent during the Second World War?
The Supreme Court intervened to protect them from wartime hysteria.
They were expelled from Hawaii and California.
The Department of the Army repatriated them forcibly to Japan.
They were forced from their homes and businesses into detention camps.
42
In his farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about the dangers of
communist subversion of the civil rights movement
presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon
the military-industrial complex
the lack of a national health insurance program
43
The leaders of the Progressive movement were primarily
middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues
workers concerned with establishing industrial unions
immigrant activities attempting to change restrictive immigration laws
representatives of industries seeking higher tariffs
44
The decisions of the Supreme Court in the late 19th and early 20th centuries generally did which of the following?
Strengthened the position of organized labor.
Strengthened the position of big business.
Strengthened the regulatory powers of the federal government.
Protected the civil and political rights of African Americans.
45
The policy of containment, justified by George Kennan’s 1947 analysis of the international situation, called for
destabilizing the Soviet Union
curbing US foreign investment to limit involvement in world conflict
blocking the expansion of the Soviet Union’s influence
curbing US foreign investment to limit involvement in world conflict
46
The 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson did which of the following?
Declared civil rights legislation unconstitutional.
Upheld literacy testing as a condition of voting in federal elections.
Outlawed segregation in public schools.
Upheld segregated railroad facilities.
47
In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover disagreed most strongly about the desirability of
federal relief to individuals
farm price supports
federal aid to corporations
a balanced federal budget
48
The support for former Alabama governor George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign best illustrates the
growing power of the political Left in American politics
exploitation of race as a national political issue
persistence of anticommunism as a political force
loss of faith of many Americans in Republican party policies
49
One reason early twentieth century muckrakers were able to have a significant impact on society was because
drought conditions in the Midwest drew attention to social problems
sales and circulation of newspapers and magazines increased
they had the sympathy & support of industrialists (Carnegie & Rockefeller)
radio programs devoted to the problems in cities attracted large audiences
50
Immigrants to the United States in the last quarter of the nineteenth century came primarily from
Latin America
Asia
European farms and villages
middle-class backgrounds
51
One of the principal reasons the “noble experiment” of Prohibition failed was that it led to an enormous increase in
absenteeism among factory workers
the divorce rate
law enforcement challenges
drinking among minors
52
All of the following were objectives of W.E.B. DuBois EXCEPT
cooperation with White people in obtaining Black progress
the establishment of Black political power
the implementation of Booker T. Washington’s program for Black progress
establishment of an organization to seek legal redress of Black grievances
53
Joseph McCarthy’s investigative tactics found support among many Americans because
there was widespread fear of communist infiltration of the US
both Truman and Eisenhower supported him
he worked closely with the FBI
evidence substantiated his charges against the army

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