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U.S. History Benchmark # 2
U.S. History Benchmark # 2
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Federal government responded to which issue by passing Civil Rights Act of 1964
Unfair lending practices by banks
Unequal representation in local legislatures
Inadequate medical services in urban areas
Discrimination employers
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Agreement that opened up trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico
North American Free Trade Agreement
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
3
Number one show of the 1950s
Gunsmoke
Lone Ranger
Lassie
I Love Lucy
4
Which of these factors contributed most of the Dust Bowl
High winds and RR construction
Prolonged drought & poor farming practices
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
5
In what era was child labor reformed
Progressive Era
Great Depression
Roaring 20s
Cold War
6
Reaganomics is based on what concept?
Trickle Down Theory
Government assisting those in need with more welfare
Increased Taxes
Trickle Up Theory
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After September 11, 2001 George Bush's mission in the Middle East to ensure freedom -
By fighting a global war on terrorism
By supporting the Arab Spring Movement
By offering assistance to refugees escaping genocide
By overthrowing a dictator in North Korea
8
Under what modern president did the U.S. have an economic surplus?
Clinton
George HW Bush
George W Bush
Reagan
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What scandal was Ronald Reagan involved in as president
Plame affair
Whitewater controversy
Iran-Contra Affair
Watergate scandal
10
why did gas prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?
natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil
Conflicts in the Middle East disrupted oil distribution
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies
New legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles
11
What disease vaccination was developed during the 1950s
Tuberculosis
Chicken Pox
Polio
Whooping Cough
12
What headline would best describe the Teapot Dome scandal?
Palmer Raids lead to arrest of Communists
Cabinet member jailed for corruption
Prohibition Amendment repealed
Washington conference limits warship building
13
In domino theory, the U.S. intervened in the Vietnam War was to prevent
Loss of UN military bases in Asia
Expansion of communism across SE Asia
Rise of China as a dominant power
Inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact
14
In 1957 the launch of Sputnik 1 led to
Soviet government collapsed becuz of economic competition
Soviets unable to collect images of the US from space
U.S. sharing technology with the Soviets
U.S. government established NASA for space exploration
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JFK responded to reports that the Soviets set up missiles in Cuba by
Ordering a naval blockade of Cuba
Sought UN approval for economic sanctions on Cuba
asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
authorizing military strikes on Cuba
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Many Progressives opposed Social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that
immigration weekend national
poverty could be solved by increased economic regulation
government should take responsibility for the poor
People in lower classes were not capable of economic success
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What scandal led to President Nixon's resignation?
Iran-Contra Affair
Tea Pot Dome scandal
Watergate scandal
The Keating Scandal
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What did the government teach children to do in case of an atomic bomb attack in the Cold War
Run until your clear of the bomb
Duck and Cover
Pray
Cover yourself with newspaper
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What strategy did Cesar Chavez use to accomplish social change?
Organizing boycotts to improve migrant workers conditions
Filing legal cases to undue segregation in public facilities
Promoting military service as an opportunity for minorities
Protest fines on employers who hire illegal workers
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Who is most closely associated with developing computer operating systems
Al Gore
Bill Gates
Robert Johnson
Ralph Nader
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In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression , the U.S. government
decreased number of federal entitlement programs
dismantled financial regulatory agencies
assumed a principal role in protecting economic stability
abandoned deficit spending as a remedy for economic downturn
22
What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?
U.S strategy of island hopping disrupted pacific trade
Japanese Americans had been put in camps
Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at Battle of Midway
U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas,rubber
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Lyndon B Johnson's domestic policy
New Frontier
Great Society
New Deal
Square Society
24
The Supreme Court supported the release of the Pentagon Papers on the basis of
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Decision from Brown v Board of Education
13th Amendment
1st Amendment
25
What is the War Powers Resolution
President has to pass Congressional approval before war
Limits on international tribunal court
Fears that renewed tension in the Middle East
Presidents decision in Korean & Vietnam War
26
What immigrant group was majority Catholic
Chinese
Japanese
Russian
Irish
27
Black Panthers differed from MLK because they called for
enduring injustice through religious faith
respecting government authority
Use of court system to gain equality
use of armed resistance if necessary
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What contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains
decrease in agricultural production
discovery of precious metals
series of federal land grants
availability of buffalo
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Who was the best president in U.S. history?
Abe Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Bill Clinton
Franklin Roosevelt
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During Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to
increase influence of business owners
promote the principle of direct democracy
prevent party leaders from amending campaign platforms
limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts
31
A girl in Japan listening to an American rap artist (J. Cole) illustrates the global
exchange of technological innovations
influence of U.S. popular culture
exchange of political ideals
effects of U.S. foreign policy
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Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during WW2 by
encoding military communications for secure transmissions
flying bombing missions into enemy territory
providing intelligence on enemy positions
Designing radar technology for submarines
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Why did the U.S. decide to enter WWI?
US president was obligated to fulfill campaign promises
Communist activities among US immigrants were threatening
US suffered economically from European sanctions
European nation had taken aggressive action against the US
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The 14th Points reflected President Wilson's belief that
No country should be able to spend more on defense others
Cooperation among leaders key to maintaining world peace
intervention in the affairs of other nations was ok
travel among nations should be regulated by the U.S.
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Who was most instrumental in the event described in this headline
Medgar Evers
Thurgood Marshall
Ella Baker
Rosa Parks
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Why did the federal government implement the Mexican repatriation?
To fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty
to prevent communist influence on labor unions
to protect national security
to reduce competition for jobs
37
Poll taxes, gerrymandering, and voter intimidation led to legislation aimed at
adoption of electric ballots
implementation of limits on lobbying
reduced number of congressional districts
increase in political participation by minorities
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Rights of 4th & 14th Amendments were violated when the government authorized the
internment camps for Japanese Americans
Office of War Mobilization
Office of Price Administration
nuclear test sites in Nevada
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Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s
Recruitment for U.S. military reformed
U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected Communists
Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased
Diplomats began to express dissenting views more freely
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When is the APUSH test?
April 8
We have to take a test for this class???
May 6
Next week
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Trends of the 1950s: Growth of suburbs, growth of middle class, development of highways -
increase in immigration after WW2
economic prosperity following WW2
Creation of Dept of Housing & Urban Development
Reductions in peacetime defense spending
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One advantage offered by hybrid cars is that they
expand the use of carpools
reduce the amount of money spent on gas
decrease household electricity usage
shorten driving times
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Food Stamp Act, HUD Housing and Child Nutrition Act passage resulted in
creation of programs to alleviate poverty
federal guarantees of income
regulation of cabinet level agencies
limitations of government expenditures
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During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in
mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war
national attention for a third party presidential candidate
mandatory rationing of consumer goods
public support for an expanded military draft