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MUSH Common Assessment 2023
MUSH Common Assessment 2023
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This amendment provided for the direct election of the U.S. Senators.
17th Amendment
16th Amendment
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
2
Kennedy's failed attempt to overthrow Communist Cuban government with Cuban exiles attempted invation
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Castro Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Operation Overlord
3
The Freedom Rides were organized to test...
The safety of the busses
The character of local police officers
A supreme court decision
A congressional decree
4
A cartoon of someones chains being cut with the words segregated school is reference to what supreme court decision?
Brown v. Education
Regents of the University of CA vs. Bakke
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
5
Zimmerman Note, Sinking of the Lusitania, General Pershing, Fourteen Points, are all associated with what conflict?
Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
6
Which presidential programs would Martin Luther King Jr. have supported MOST?
Harry Truman’s “Truman Doctrine”
Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” programs
Dwight Eisenhower’s “Eisenhower Doctrine”
John F. Kennedy’s “New Frontier” programs
7
The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I most directly laid the foundation for the:
Cold War
Rise of Facism in Germany
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
Defeat of President Wilson
8
Prohibits employers discriminating based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin- Pres. Johnson's legacy
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Title XI
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
9
This is the name given to a literary and cultural movement of the 1950s that became popularized by writer Jack Kerouac.
Hippies
Muckrakers
Beatniks
Harlem Renaissance
10
In Schenck v. United States (1919), Justice Holmes said that speech can be restricted when:
It is expressed in anger, whether verbally or non verbally.
It suggests the overthrow of the US government
It presents a clear and present danger in society.
One expresses oneself on public property.
11
The Neutrality Acts (1936-1939) held that the United States:
Would stay out of WWI
Would try to prevent war in Europe.
Would not sell war material nor give loans to any nation at war.
Would stay out of European discussions to contain Hitler
12
A woman in a photograph showing "
Repeal the 18th Amendment
" is supporting which of the following:
Jim Crow Laws
The repeal of prohibition
Women’s Suffrage
The abolition of slavery
13
The United States became directly involved in World War II following
The sinking of Lusitania
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
Germany’s attack on Britain
The German invasion of Poland
14
Gave a citizen rights against self-discrimination and the right to an attorney under the 5th and 6th amendments.
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
Schenk v. US
Plessy v. Ferguson
15
Truman seemed unlikely to win the 1948 election because he....
Vetoed farm support
Campaigned against civil rights
Forced union officials to sign loyalty oaths
Lost support of much of the party
16
Group of authors & journalists wrote of horrible working conditions in American industry in the early 20th century
Harlem Renaissance
Republicans
Muckrakers
Beatniks
17
This statement was made in 1917 by which U. S. president?The world must be made safe for democracy."
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
18
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt defied tradition by:
Refusing most public appearances
Actively and aggressively promoting the New Deal
Serving as one of her husbands cabinet members
Rallying opposition to many of her husbands programs
19
After World War II, many Americans considered political and social reforms to be:
A necessity due to extreme problems in issues pertaining to civil rights.
Unnecessary because of the country’s newly acquired affluence.
Necessary only for protecting organized labor only.
Continued by President Truman’s continuance of the New Deal Programs.
20
In the 1950’s “Silicon Valley” became associated with which industry:
Automobile
Computer
Military
Medical
21
Court case that held that state segregation laws did not violate the constitution. “Separate but equal.”
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
22
American soldiers fighting in Vietnam had to cope with which of the following:
A lack of sophisticated equipment
Tropical infections and booby traps
Lack of training
Working side by side with communists
23
A decision that upheld the usage of the Espionage Act, stating that it did not violate the first amendment.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
Schenk v. US
24
Decision that ruled that segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Schenk v. US
Brown v. Board of Education
25
Supreme Court decision recognized the right to personal privacy, and deciding whether to continue a pregnancy
Miranda v. Arizona
Roe v. Wade
Schenk v. US
Plessy v. Ferguson
26
The term feminism describes the theory of…
Women’s role of serving men
Women’s special nature
Women’s superiority over men
The equality of men and women
27
Why did a number of nations join to form NATO in 1949?
To solve post war problems as an agency of the United Nations
To protect themselves from possible Soviet aggression
To counter the military threat posed by the Warsaw Pact.
To create an economic alliance against Germany and Japan
28
The U.S. Congress refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles (1919) because of:
President Wilson was against the United Nations
It felt the United Nations would restrict America from its sovereignty.
The US did not receive enough territory
It punished Germany too harshly.
29
Uneven prosperity, personal debt, & overproduction were all warning signs of an unsound economy. Another danger sign was
Stock market speculation
Welfare capitalism
Frequent strikes by the union
Isolationism
30
Which is true of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
The era gave rise to Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, The Cotton Club
The era gave rise to F. Scott Fitzgerald, “flapper’s,” and “speakeasies.”
The “color” barrier in major league sports was broken by Jackie Robinson.
Poverty and starvation crippled the area, leading to its iconic nickname.
31
Which of the following best describes “code talkers”:
Navajo radio operators who helped secure communications with the Pacific
German-Americans who served as translators for the allies.
Women who worked as air traffic control operators
Aides to Roosevelt and Churchill who relayed messages between the leaders.
32
Which was a major contributing factor in Woodrow Wilson's winning the presidency in 1912?
The candidacy of Eugene v. Debs
A split between Northern and Southern Democrats
Roosevelt splitting the Republican vote
Taft’s decision not to run for a second term
33
At first, President Kennedy moved slowly on civil rights issues to avoid…
Offending southern Democrat senators
Upsetting Martin Luther King Jr.
embarrassing Soviet leader Nikita Khrushehev
Promoting the freedom rides
34
Herbicide used to clear dense vegetation in Vietnam War resulted in long term health problems for veterans
Grape Gas
Agent Blue
Agent Orange
Cherry Smoke
35
After Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia and made a pact with Stalin, he invaded....
England
Poland
France
Japan
36
This was the period during the 1920s of outstanding creativity centered in New York's black ghetto.
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Recovery
Beatniks
Muckrakers
37
Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewise Jackson are MOST associated with the:
Prohibition Era
Cold War
Civil Rights Movement
Women’s Suffrage Movement
38
The platform of the Bull Moose Party supported…
A Federal Trade Commission
Women’s suffrage
Unregulated competition
The 12 hour work day
39
Which of the following do NOT belong as a Johnson program:
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Social Security Act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Medicare
40
The battle for Women's suffrage ended with the ratification of the....
Eighteenth amendment
Sixteenth amendment
Seventeenth amendment
Nineteenth amendment
41
What prevented the Equal Rights Amendment from becoming law?
It stalled in committee
It failed to receive enough votes in congress
It failed to be ratified by enough states within the time limit
It received enough votes in congress but not the senate
42
A photograph depicting women learning welding in the 1940s. It shows that women:
Were needed for the war effort in World War II
Were treated as second class citizens in America
Had achieved educational equality
Were not allowed into academic institutions
43
The Civil Rights Act passed by Congress in 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as:
The Black Codes
Habeas Corpus
Jim Crow Laws
Affirmative Action
44
At the Woodstock festival, 400,000 people gathered for…
A controlled science experiment with drugs
A major peaceful demonstration
A peaceful concert of major rock bands
A rock concert that turned violent
45
Who was the first American astronaut in space to lift off from Cape Canaveral in May of 1961?
Gus Grissom
John Glenn
Alan Shepherd
Roger Chaffee
46
This amendment prohibited the sale, and manufacture of all alcohol in the United States.
20th Amendment
18th Amendment
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
47
Why did FDR declare a :bank holiday” early in his administration?
To weaken the banking industry
To give people in the banking industry a well earned holiday
To inspect the financial health of the banks
To cut off the use of cash
