U.S. History AIR Test Review

Question 1

The demand for housing and an increase in automobile ownership led to

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The growth of the suburbs

Question 2

What change in immigration policy was reflected in the 1965 Immigration Act?

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It allowed more immigrants from Asia, Africa and L. America.

Question 3

which policy did the U.S. adopt in response to the spread of communism?

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Containment

Question 4

An economic system in which the government is hands off.

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Capitalism

Question 5

A method of consolidating competing companies. Stockholders give control to a board.

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trust

Question 6

Which Supreme Court case established the separate but equal doctrine?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 7

U.S. refusal to join the League of Nations is evidence of which policy?

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isolationism

Question 8

What was the role of the HUAC after WWII?

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To investigate communist activity in government and Holywood

Question 9

Another word for bias is

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opinion

Question 10

Opportunities in defense plants and high tech industries led to the growth of the

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Sunbelt

Question 11

A ____ provides a meaningful interpretation of the past.

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thesis statement

Question 12

all men are created equal... they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights

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natural rights

Question 13

A record of events as they are first described. Something produced at the time of an event.

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primary source

Question 14

The Kellogg-Briand Pact ...

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outlawed war as an instrument of national policy

Question 15

Which of the following is a factor that led to the Great Depression?

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overuse of credit

Question 16

Which organization worked to improve conditions for migrant workers?

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UFW - United Farm Workers

Question 17

Which progressive measure was passed to protect consumers?

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Meat Inspection Act

Question 18

What ended the Cold War?

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Collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and USSR

Question 19

The word "Red" in U.S. History usually refers to

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Communists

Question 20

Which of the following would be considered an epic change of the 1950s?

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Baby boom

Question 21

The result of U.S. involvement in Vietnam was

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All of these

Question 22

Which piece of legislation was meant to eliminate problems caused by industrial capitalism?

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The Sherman Ant-Trust Act

Question 23

What were the consequences of mechanized farming?

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Less human labor was needed on farms, crop production increased

Question 24

Which problem experienced by the industrial working class was addressed in this cartoon?

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long hours

Question 25

What did the U.S. encourage other nations to agree to in order to avoid war after WWI?

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arms limitations, limits on expansion

Question 26

What was the dominant issue in the 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns?

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Vietnam

Question 27

Institutionalized racism means that racism and discrimination are ____.

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legal

Question 28

In which ways were women impacted by WWII?

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All of these

Question 29

Which of the following are progressive measures meant to deal with urban problems?

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sanitation services, zoning and building codes

Question 30

Which action was taken to maintain U.S. isolationism?

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Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937

Question 31

This was a celebration of African American culture that contributed to social change.

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The Harlem Renaissance

Question 32

After the Great Depression, the role of the government became...

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bigger

Question 33

What was the basis for U.S. involvement in Korea and Vietnam?

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Containment

Question 34

The transition from peacetime to wartime is known as...

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mobilization

Question 35

By 1952 the Soviets had developed an atomic bomb-U.S. then developen a hydrogen bomb. This is a

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Arms race

Question 36

What was one result of the Red Scare?

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imprisonment and deportation of many immigrants

Question 37

McCarthyism is

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Anti communist hysteria

Question 38

Which case became the basis for desegregating public places?

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Brown v. Board of Education

Question 39

Which group of Americans organized a movement for equality while supporting the war?

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African Americans

Question 40

Which of the following are examples of Jim Crow laws/black codes?

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laws prohibiting interracial relationships, school serration based on race, limiting voting rights, "whites only" signs in public places

Question 41

The federal government under the Constitution is too powerful.

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Anti-Federalist

Question 42

How did the Marshall Plan contain communism?

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It provided money to rebuild and stabilize western Europe

Question 43

What is the meaning of this cartoon?

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Many Americans thought immigrants problems - like poverty.

Question 44

Taller building, overcrowding, crime and filth were all characteristics of ...

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urbanization

Question 45

The Constitution has created a perfect balance of power between states and federal government.

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Federalists

Question 46

Which of the following are evidence of racial intolerance after WWI

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the revival of the KKK, Race riots of 1919 (Red Summer), continued enforcement of Jim Crow laws, Lynching as a regular practice in the South

Question 47

The rights of citizens are not in danger and do not need to be listed in the Constitution.

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Federalist

Question 48

What did the organization NOW work towards?

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All of these

Question 49

Which of the following were effects of industrialization?

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a disparity of wealth was created in U.S. society, large numbers of immigrants come to the U.S., urbanization, cities became overcrowded and dirty

Question 50

The use of a standing army threatens the liberty of citizens.

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Anti-Federalists

Question 51

Which incident-depicted in the picture-brought attention to workplace safety issues?

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Question 52

A cold war is...

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A state of tension with no direct fighting.

Question 53

Another name for capitalism is _________.

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free market economy, laissez faire

Question 54

Mass production techniques in the 1920s led to

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lower prices and increased standard of living

Question 55

Your position in society is determined by natural selection and survival of the fittest.

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social darwinism

Question 56

The rights of citizens should be listed in the Constitution.

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Anti-Federalist

Question 57

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

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textbook

Question 58

Which of the following could be used to evaluate the credibility of a source?

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All of these can evaluate credibility.

Question 59

Discrimination against immigrants by native born Americans is known as...

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nativism

Question 60

The ____ marked the mass movement of African Americans from the rural south to the urban north.

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Great Migration

Question 61

it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them

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social contract

Question 62

all political connection is and ought to be totally dissolved

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social contract

Question 63

Reform movement that tried to fix social, economic and political problems of industrialization

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Progressivism

Question 64

The Senate's refusal to ratify the Treaty of Versailles meant that____________.

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The U.S. would not join the League of Nations

U.S. History AIR Test Review

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U.S. History AIR Test Review

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