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Social-New World, 06/03
Test Description: Cumulative
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1) The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to:
A
limit the power of the president
B
bring an end to the Civil War
C
improve the operation of the electoral college
D
grant legal rights to african Americans
2) Mass production is a term that can best be defined as the
A
number of hours employees are required to work
B
manufacture of large quantities of a product quicky and cheaply
C
profit made by a large business or corporation
3) The 1906 publication of Upton Sinclair's book, the Jungle, helped to expose the :
A
unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry
B
unfair treatment of women
C
cruelty of modern warfare
D
unsafe living conditions in tenements
4) Antitrust laws such as the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by Congress in an effort to :
A
limit low-priced imported goods
B
provide safer consumer products
C
regulate the power of big business
D
encourage more immigration
5) During the Great Depression , one main objective of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats was to:
A
encourage bankers to donate their money
B
convince listeners to buy war bonds
C
reassure people about the future of the economy
D
help farmers pay their loans
6) Which event brought the United States into WWII?
A
help farmers pay their loans
B
attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
C
election of Hitler as Chancelllor of Germany
D
invasion of Poland by Germany
7) Which event of WWII is referred to as the Holocaust?
A
mass killing of European Jews, gypsies, and other minorities
B
invasion of Normandy
C
Bataan Death March
D
dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
8) Since 1960, a major goal of the Native American Indian rights movement has been to
A
relocate most Native Americans Indians to urban areas in the Midwest
B
gain United States citizenship and representation in Congress
C
secure return of, or just compensation for, lands taken from them by the government
D
end the practice of segregation of Native Americans in public places
9) Which method did Martin Luther King, Jr. use to try to end racial segregation?
A
national revolution
B
civil disobedience
C
violent civil unrest
D
government-fuunded protest
10) The Watergate scandal led to President Richard Nixon's resignation because he had
A
favored improving relations with Communist China
B
seriously weakened the nation's military strength
C
knowingly approved illegal acts
D
caused the oil crisis of 1973 -1974
11) The first female Supreme Court Justice was
A
Emily Brouwer
B
Sonia Sotomayor
C
Sandra Day O'Connor
D
Madeline Albright
12) On April 26, 1986, a nuclear power station released a massive amount of radioactive material into the environment in the Ukrainian city of
A
Moscow
B
Potsdam
C
Kiev
D
Chernobyl
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