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American History B Review
Test Description: Questions over everything we have covered this quarter in American History B
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the Scopes trial about?
A
A harassment case that led to women's rights
B
The murder of a young African American boy
C
Fighting for a 40 hour work week
D
Teaching evolution in public schools
2) Where does the U.S. rank as far as economic size (GDP)?
A
Roughly tied for the largest GDP in the world compared to any other country
B
The U.S. is maintaining a slight lead on other countries
C
Easily the highest GDP of any individual country in the world
D
Far behind countries like China and Japan
3) Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
A
Led a group of Italians on a battle for non-discrimination and equal rights
B
Italian anarchists who were falsely accused of a deadly robbery and executed
C
Teachers who served time in jail after being accused of being communist
D
Italian artists who became famous for their clay sculptures
4) Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the current extreme unequal distribution of wealth between Blacks and Whites?
A
African Americans had to face a discriminatory world with practically zero wealth
B
Racism made it very difficult to own homes in good neighborhoods
C
The African American culture values family relationships over creating wealth
D
Poorer neighborhoods lead to poorer schools which leads to less opportunity
5) Where does the U.S. currently rank as far as education goes?
A
The U.S. continues to lead in reading and math, but is behind several other countries in science
B
The U.S. ranks 3rd in reading, 5th in math, and 7th in science.
C
The U.S. is behind countries leading in education such as, Finland, China, and South Korea.
D
The U.S. lags far behind even poor countries like Swaziland
6) Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor of the Great Depression?
A
Many people purchased goods using credit, which
B
An extremely unequal distribution of wealth meant there was a small middle class
C
The U.S. economy suffered from debts racked up during World War I
D
The stock market crashed when investors stopped buying overpriced stocks
7) What is our current unemployment rate?
A
About 4.5%
B
About 14%
C
about 8.3%
D
About 25%
8) What was the New Deal?
A
The name given to the way Woodrow Wilson dealt with big business
B
A rock song made popular by Chuck Berry, but originally written by Muddy Waters
C
The slogan Henry Ford adopted for selling his cars
D
A series of programs put forth by FDR in an attempt to recover from the Great Depression
9) Which one of these is NOT a factor that led to the growth of the suburbs in America?
A
The rapid growth in population led to the need for bigger houses
B
The end of WWII brought millions of soldiers home to be with their wives and build families
C
The booming economy calmed the fears of growing a family held during the Great Depression
D
People contracted illnesses from living so close together so they had to move farther apart
10) What affect did the baby boom have on the economy?
A
The economy suffered because the baby boomers did not create new jobs
B
The U.S. was unable to meet the demand of such a large bubble in the population
C
The baby boomers helped the economy through advertising
D
Businesses adapted to the changing demands of the growing baby boomers
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