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1
Which of the following is the BEST definition of the "Gilded Age?"
An era of serious social problems.
The westward movement of America over the continent.
An era of glorious prosperity and growth.
An era of massively expanded federal programs.
2
The graph attributes the decline in poverty rates in 1964 to the "War on Poverty."
False. The economy soared after JFK's assassination.
True. This New Deal program was FDR's most successful.
False. Poverty declined because of the Vietnam War.
True. It was a main component of Johnson's "Great Society."
3
Look carefully at the cartoon - the artist would be most critical of what New Deal policy?
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
the Tennessee Valley Authority
the Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration
4
This image was a call to women in this decade.
the 1940s
1950s
the 1920s
1970s
5
Women voted in state elections before they were guaranteed the vote in federal elections.
False. Women still do not have a Constitutional guarantee.
True. Not until the 19th Amend was a federal right secured.
False. Women did have the vote at all until the 19th Amend.
True. Women voted in states since the Declaration!!!
6
Which was NOT one of the reasons for the US's entry into World War I?
German unrestricted submarine warfare
the sinking of the Lusitania
the Zimmerman Telegram
the desire for American neutrality
7
Which piece of legislation was NOT an attempt to address unfair business practices?
Clayton Antitrust Act, 1914
Sherman Antitrust Act, 1890
National Industrial Recovery Act, 1933
Interstate Commerce Act, 1887
8
The painting is a depiction of black expression during ____.
the Black Power movement
the Harlem Renaissance
the 1980s
Reconstruction
9
In the late 19th century, farmers thought cheap money would increase the price of their crops
and put railroad robber barons out of business.
and lead to decreased production and supply.
and make it easier to pay back their loans.
and increase demand for their products.
10
Why were farmers at the mercy of railroad owners and operators?
Customers needed to travel to farms to purchase goods.
Railroads supplied farmers with irrigation, seed, and labor.
Railroad barons controlled the price of farmers' production.
Farmers relied on railroads as a distribution channel.
11
Who is credited with saying, "I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him."
Malcolm X
Booker T. Washington
Nikita Khruschev
Stokely Carmichael
12
The cartoon below depicts FDR's willingness to engage in ___ in order to stimulate the economy.
dramatically increasing taxes
communist reforms
deficit spending
massive budget cuts
13
People used the following arguments
AGAINST
passage of the ERA
EXCEPT
. Read carefully.
Wives, widowers, and divorcees would have fewer protections.
Women would be eligible for the military and the draft.
Women would be entitled to equal pay and benefits.
The ERA would give the fed gov't too much power over states.
14
Which of the following terms is LEAST like the others?
colonialism
imperialism
mercantilism
communism
15
Which group would MOST support moving OFF the gold standard?
wealthy industrialists
lenders
indebted farmers
Eastern bankers
16
The term "robber baron" would BEST apply to whom of the following?
Progressives
Union members
Farmers
Railroad owners
17
This headline is most closely associated with this episode in US history.
the Second Red Scare
the Great Depression
the New Deal
the Progressive Era
18
The cartoon seems to suggest that even in the 21st century . . .
there still exist laws that disenfranchise black.
Southern racist pay blacks to scare others into not voting.
blacks still refuse to vote in elections.
the Brown decision continues to outlaw minority voting.
19
The main purpose of Gilded Age antitrust legislation was to
encourage the strength of monopolies.
increase competition in business.
strengthen workers' rights.
protect the environment.
20
Easy question: the largest spike in the graph is attributable to ___.
World War II
the efforts of Progressives
the New Deal
the 19th Amendment
21
The cartoon pictured most closely relates to this episode in US History.
The murder of Emmitt Till
The Red Scare
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
22
Which term is LEAST like the others?
Insularity
Interventionism
Neutrality
Isolationism
23
Which of the following is NOT related to the Second Red Scare in the US?
the House Un-American Acitivies Committee
the fall of Saigon to the communists
the launching of Sputnik
McCarthyism
24
"Prices and wages should be determined by the marketplace." This statement strongly supports
minimum-wage laws
government ownership of utilities
laissez-faire capitalism
wage and price controls
25
Which man would be MOST LIKELY be a member of a militant black advocacy group?
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King Jr.
Booker T. Washington
Yes, that IS Bey giving a shout out to the Black Panthers.
