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Semester Test Review Part 1
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1) Which phrase explains a cause of the great depression?
A
Growth in consumer spending
B
Increase in minimum wage
C
Increase in unemployment
D
Growth of immigration
2) How did the 19th amendment expand the democratic process?
A
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race
B
By lowering the voting age
C
By eliminating the poll tax
D
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender
3) Which territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?
A
American Samoa
B
Virgin Islands
C
Wake Island
D
Puerto Rico
4) Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?
A
In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.
B
The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
C
Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.
D
Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.
5) The USS Maine sinks in Havana Harbor; The US Congress declares war; The Treaty of Paris is signed. How did these events affect the United States?
A
They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.
B
They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.
C
They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.
D
They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.
6) These lyrics (a song for the grand old Temp'rance tree...) are representative of a movement that culminated in a constitutional amendment during the —
A
New Deal
B
Progressive Era
C
Harlem Renaissance
D
Reconstruction Era
7) Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
A
Securities and Exchange Commission
B
Farm Credit Administration
C
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
D
Social Security Administration
8) During the late nineteenth century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being —
A
opposed to machine politics
B
loyal to the United Kingdom
C
conscientious objectors
D
Roman Catholics
9) The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920s was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?
A
The taxation of imported luxury goods
B
The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers
C
The implementation of immigration restrictions
D
The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
10) Public response to Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' led to the establishment of regulations that were eventually enforced by the —
A
Institution of Education Sciences
B
Centers for Disease Control
C
Department of Commerce
D
Food and Drug Administration
11) Why did the United States decide to enter World War I?
A
A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States.
B
The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises.
C
The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions.
D
Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country.
12) Roosevelt's 'Big Stick Diplomacy' was used to--
A
obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone
B
create a defensive alliance with France
C
protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes
D
secure the southern border of California
13) Trench Warfare was a military tactic that —
A
made troops more vulnerable to long-range missiles, resulting in heavy casualties
B
required the ability to attack quickly, resulting in a reliance on cavalry forces
C
required highly skilled soldiers, resulting in lengthy training periods
D
made frontal assaults difficult, resulting in long periods of stalemate
14) Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by —
A
passing the Selective Service Act
B
creating the Veterans Administration
C
establishing the Marine Corps
D
enacting the GI Bill
15) Americans who didn't like 'Alien Reds' thought deportation was necessary because —
A
assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful
B
communists were infiltrating the United States
C
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
D
political machines had too much power in urban areas
16) Which inference about the 1920s is supported by an illustration of a flapper?
A
Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.
B
Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.
C
Reform organizations targeted women’s issues.
D
Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.
17) How did the Zimmermann telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
A
It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships.
B
It described Romania’s plan to abandon neutrality.
C
It announced the czar’s overthrow in Russia.
D
It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany.
18) What was a result of the social problems surrounding the Saloon Business in the early 1900s?
A
Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses.
B
Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws.
C
Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies.
D
Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.
19) Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?
A
People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks.
B
Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings.
C
Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock investors.
D
Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors.
20) What was the primary reason for masks during World War I?
A
To protect soldiers from the effects of poison gas
B
To protect soldiers from spreading contagious diseases
C
To hide the identities of soldiers from approaching enemies
D
To help soldiers use night vision technology to find the enemy
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