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1) Which phrase explains a cause of the great depression?
A
Increase in unemployment
B
Growth of immigration
C
Increase in minimum wage
D
Growth in consumer spending
2) How did the 19th amendment expand the democratic process?
A
By lowering the voting age
B
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender
C
By eliminating the poll tax
D
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race
3) Which territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?
A
Virgin Islands
B
Puerto Rico
C
American Samoa
D
Wake Island
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
Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.
C
Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.
D
The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
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 helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.
C
They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.
D
They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.
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
Harlem Renaissance
B
Progressive Era
C
Reconstruction Era
D
New Deal
7) Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
A
Farm Credit Administration
B
Securities and Exchange Commission
C
Social Security Administration
D
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
8) During the late nineteenth century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being —
A
conscientious objectors
B
Roman Catholics
C
loyal to the United Kingdom
D
opposed to machine politics
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 prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
C
The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers
D
The implementation of immigration restrictions
10) Public response to Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' led to the establishment of regulations that were eventually enforced by the —
A
Department of Commerce
B
Centers for Disease Control
C
Institution of Education Sciences
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
Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country.
C
The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises.
D
The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions.
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
secure the southern border of California
D
protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes
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
establishing the Marine Corps
B
passing the Selective Service Act
C
enacting the GI Bill
D
creating the Veterans Administration
15) Americans who didn't like 'Alien Reds' thought deportation was necessary because —
A
communists were infiltrating the United States
B
political machines had too much power in urban areas
C
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
D
assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful
16) Which inference about the 1920s is supported by an illustration of a flapper?
A
Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.
B
Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.
C
Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.
D
Reform organizations targeted women’s issues.
17) How did the Zimmermann telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
A
It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany.
B
It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships.
C
It described Romania’s plan to abandon neutrality.
D
It announced the czar’s overthrow in Russia.
18) What was a result of the social problems surrounding the Saloon Business in the early 1900s?
A
Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.
B
Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses.
C
Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies.
D
Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws.
19) Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?
A
Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings.
B
Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors.
C
People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks.
D
Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock 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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