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Whic Which h comb combin inat atio ion n of facto factors rs cont contri ribu bute ted d most most to the start of the Great Depression of the 1930s? a. immigrat immigration ion restr restricti ictions ons and and lack lack of of skille skilled d workers workers b. high taxes and overspending on social welfare programs c. United United State Statess war war debts debts and and the declinin declining g value value of the dollar d. overp overprod roduct uction ion and and the exces excessiv sivee use of credi creditt e. gove govern rnme ment nt inte interv rven enti tion on of busi busine ness ss and and exce excess ssiv ivee taxes The The clash clash between between FDR FDR and the Unite United d States States Supr Supreme eme Court over New Deal laws best illustrates the operation of a. federalism b. due process c. chec checks ks and and bal balan ance cess d. the the two two-pa -party rty syst system em e. repr repres esen enta tati tive ve soc socia iali lism sm The The Nationa Nationall Indus Industri trial al Recove Recovery ry Act and the the Nation National al Labor Relations Act are often cited as evidence that New Deal legislation a. tried tried to keep keep the the costs costs of labor labor down down b. sympathized with with the interests interests of workers c. blam blamed ed unions unions for for slowin slowing g econom economic ic recove recovery ry d. favore favored d man manage agemen mentt over over union unionss e. estab establis lished hed polici policies es and procedu procedure re for effect effective ive labor labor strikes An immedi immediate ate effect effect of the the Lend-Lea Lend-Lease se program program was was that that a. We West stern ern Euro Europe pe recove recovered red from from the the damage damage cause caused d by WWI b. the Soviet Union Union formed the Warsaw Warsaw Pact c. Japan Japan decla declared red war war again against st the the Unite United d States States d. the depr epressi essio on in the United ited States ates came to an immediate immediate halt e. the the Unite nited d State tatess prov provid ided ed crit critic ical al aid aid to Great reat Britain and the Soviet Union The Japan Japanes esee atta attack ck on Pearl earl Harb Harbor or in 1941 1941 is an illustration illustration of the a. impac impactt a single single event event can can have have on publ public ic opin opinion ion in a time of crisis b. effectiveness effectiveness of a policy of appeasement in stopping aggression c. success success of of the pacifist pacifist movemen movementt in the the United United State Statess d. role role of comm communi unism sm as a negativ negativee influen influence ce in global global affairs e. weake weaken n state state of Ameri American can mili militar tary y due to the the Great Great Depression Whic Which h cong congre ress ssio iona nall acti action on not not only only rais raised ed mone money y for for World War II but also contributed to the national debt? a. requir requiring ing emplo employer yerss to withhol withhold d taxes from from worke workers’ rs’ paychecks b. raising income income tax rates c. selli ellin ng wa war bo bonds d. enact enacting ing wage wage and and pric pricee contr controls ols e. parti particip cipati ating ng the the cash cash and car carry ry progr program am
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Which Which would would be the the most most appropr appropriat iatee entry entry for line line D in the list below a. The The Cold Cold War War at home home A. The McCarthy hearings B. Alger Hiss case C. HUAC D. __________________ a. b. c. d. e.
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“Separat “Separatee educatio educational nal facili facilities ties are are inheren inherently tly unequal unequal.” .” - Brown Brown v. Board Board of Education Education The effect of this Supreme Court ruling was to a. esta establ blis ish h affir ffirm mativ ativee acti action on pro program gramss in high higher er education b. require the integration integration of public public schools c. deseg esegre rega gate te the armed forces and the the militar itary y academies d. force force stat states es to spend spend an an equal equal amoun amountt of cash cash on each each public school school student e. allow allow cities cities to have similar similar governm governmental ental structur structures es
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In a farewe farewell ll messa message ge to the Ameri American can public public,, Preside President nt Eisen Eisenhow hower er warne warned d of the the growth growth of the the “Mili “Militar taryyindustrial complex.” complex.” This term refers refers to the a. influ influenc encee of defens defensee contra contracto ctors rs on Congr Congress ess b. threat from the the Soviet Army Army c. inter internal nal danger danger from from Com Commun munist ist spie spiess d. econ econom omy’ y’ss depe depend nden ence ce on oil oil impo import rted ed from from the the Middle East e. beginning of a major major depression depression in the United States States
10. President Eisenhower’s Eisenhower’s “modern “modern Republicanism” Republicanism” can best best be described as a. a retur return n to the the econ econom omic ic polic policie iess of Cool Coolid idge ge and Hoover b. a general acceptance acceptance of the New Deal Deal programs and a balanced budget c. an effor effortt to shif shiftt taxe taxess from from the weal wealth thy y to lowe lower r income Americans d. oppositio opposition n to all all liberal liberal causes causes,, includin including g civil civil rights rights e. the retur return n of social social and and welfar welfaree program programss to the the states states 11. John John Foster Foster Dulles’ Dulles’ “new look” look” to U.S. foreign foreign policy policy included all of the following EXCEPT a. taking Co Communist na nations to to br brink of of wa war to to fo force them to back down b. threatening massive retaliation with nuclear weapons to prevent Soviet aggression c. supporting th the liberation of of captive” na nations d. recognizing th the Co Communist go government of of Ch China e. reducing co c onventional fo forces of of th the U. U.S. Ar Army an and Navy
12. U.S. U.S. interventi intervention on in Iran in 1953 and Guatema Guatemala la in 1954 are examples of a. The The use use of of cov covert ert actio action n by the CIA CIA b. The application application of the Eisenhower Eisenhower Doctrine Doctrine c. U.S. .S. effo effort rtss to stop stop the the prol proliifera ferati tion on of nucl nuclea ear r weapons d. The use use of U.S. troops to suppo upporrt democra cratic tic governments e. The The poli policy cy of of brin brinkm kman ansh ship ip
13. “We declare that however acute the two systems – the socialist and the capitalist – we must solve questions in disput disputee amon among g states states not not by war, war, but by diplo diploma matic tic negotiat negotiation.” ion.” This This statement statement by Nikita Khrushch Khrushchev ev in 1957 expressed the idea of a. mass massiv ivee reta retali liat atio ion n b. de-Stalinization de-Stalinization c. inevi inevitab tabili ility ty of the the trium triumph ph of com commun munism ism d. peac peacef eful ul coex coexis iste tenc ncee e. cult cultur ural al rev revol olut utio ion n 14. Which Which of the following following represent represented ed a major major crisis crisis during Eisenhower’s Eisenhower’s presidency? a. Cuban uban mis missi sile le cris crisis is b. Invasion of South South Korea c. Spiri piritt of of Cam Camp p Dav David id d. British British,, French French,, and and Israel Israelii invasi invasion on of of Egypt Egypt e. Block lockad adee of of Berl Berlin in 15. 15. In the case case of Brown Brown v. Board Board of Educat Educatio ion n of Topeka Topeka,, the Supreme Court ruled that a. Segre Segregat gated ed faci facilit lities ies must must be equal equal b. African Americans and whites must have equal access to public transportation c. Racia Racially lly segreg segregat ated ed schools schools are are inherent inherently ly unequal unequal and unconstitutional unconstitutional d. Nonvio violent ent prote rotest stss are protect ected by the Firs Firstt Amendment e. Voti Voting ng righ rights ts must must appl apply y equa equall lly y to white whitess and African Americans 16. 16. The The Mont Montgo gome mery ry bus bus boyc boycot ottt and and Gree Greens nsbo boro ro lunc lunch h counter sit-ins are examples of a. Enfor Enforcem cement ent by the the Justice Justice Depar Departme tment nt of the Bro Brown wn decision b. President Eisenhower’s Eisenhower’s use of federal troops to end segregation c. Court-in Court-initia itiated ted effo efforts rts to to end end racia raciall discri discrimina mination tion d. Failures Failures of nonvi nonviolen olentt direct direct action action by by the the NAACP NAACP e. Prot Protest estss again against st segrega segregatio tion n coming coming from the Afric African an American community 17. 17. Durin During g the the 1950s 1950s,, all of the follow following ing contrib contribute uted d to a more homogeneous culture EXCEPT EXCEPT a. Build Buildin ing g of the the inter intersta state te highw highway ay syste system m b. The soil-bank soil-bank program c. Tele Televi visi sion on prog progra ramm mmin ing g d. Sprea Spread d of of fran franchi chise se oper operati ations ons e. Growt rowth h of of the the subu suburb rbss
18. The U.S. .S. durin uring g the yea years of Eisenh enhower wer were ere characterized characterized by a. Decr Decrea ease sed d spend spendin ing g for def defen ense se b. Breakup of conglomerates conglomerates c. Increased Increased tension tension between between Prot Protestan estants, ts, Catho Catholics, lics, and Jews d. Increa Increased sed middl middle-c e-clas lasss affl affluen uence ce e. Radic Radical al prot protest estss on colle college ge cam campus puses es 19. In combatin combating g the depressio depression, n, President President Herbert Herbert Hoover favored all of the following EXCEPT a. federa federall relief relief prog program ramss for the the unemp unemploy loyed ed b. state and local local relief programs programs c. busin business ess mai mainta ntaini ining ng wages wages and and emplo employme yment nt d. priv privat atee volu volunt ntee eerr effo effort rtss e. emerg emergenc ency y financ financing ing for for banks banks and and railro railroads ads 20. “The “The New Deal brought brought sweeping sweeping changes changes in American American politics and society.” Each of the following following actions supports this statement EXCEPT a. Roos Roosevel evelt’s t’s use use of feder federal al defic deficit it spend spending ing b. A majority of African Americans Americans voting for Democratic Democratic candidates c. Passa Passage ge of of the the Soci Social al Secu Securit rity y Act Act d. Incre Increase ased d spen spendin ding g by by cons consume umers rs e. Incr Increa ease sed d powe powerr of lab labor or unio unions ns 21. The New Deal Deal legislat legislation ion that has had the the widest widest impact over the past 60 years is the a. Wagner Ac Act b. National National Industrial Recovery Recovery Act (NRA) c. Banki anking ng Act Act (FDI (FDIC) C) d. Nati Nation onal al Hou Housi sing ng Act Act (FH (FHA) A) e. Socia ociall Sec Secur urit ity y Act Act 22. 22. “Eco “Econo nomi micc indi indica cato tors rs duri during ng Hoov Hoover er’s ’s pres presid iden ency cy reached new lows.” lows.” Which of these these indicators indicators went UP instead of down? a. farm pr prices b. unemployment unemployment c. nation ional in incom come d. GNP e. earnings 23. 23. Of the the foll follow owin ing, g, the the grea greate test st thre threat at to Fran Frankl klin in D. Roosevelt and the New Deal was a. Huey Lo Long b. A. Phillip Phillip Randolph c. Father ther Coughl ghlin d. Mary Mary McLe McLeod od Bethu ethun ne e. Herber rbertt Hoover ver 24. 24. Which hich of the the foll follow owin ing g pair pairss of peop people le is clo closely sely identified with the bonus march? a. Herbe Herbert rt Hove Hoverr and and Dougl Douglas as Mac MacArt Arthur hur b. Franklin Roosevelt Roosevelt and Eleanor Eleanor Roosevelt c. Harr Harry y Hopki Hopkins ns and and France Francess Perk Perkins ins d. John John L. Lewis Lewis and and John John Mayn Maynard ard Keyn Keynes es e. Alf Alf Lan Lando don n and and Al Smith mith
25. All of the followi following ng were passed passed or created created by Congress Congress during the second New Deal EXCEPT a. the the Soc Socia iall Sec Secur urit ity y Act Act b. the Wagner Act c. the Works Works Progr Progress ess Admi Adminis nistra tratio tion n d. the Reset Resettle tleme ment nt Adm Admin inist istrat ratio ion n e. the Nat Nation ional al Reco Recover very y Admin Administ istrat ration ion 26. 26. All All of the follow following ing played played a role role in causin causing g the Great Great Depression EXCEPT a. unev uneven en dis distr trib ibut utio ion n of weal wealth th b. weak farm economy economy c. overpr overprodu oducti ction on of consu consumer mer goods goods d. low tariffs e. practi practice ce of buyin buying g stocks stocks with with bor borrow rowed ed money money 27. 27. The The New New Deal Deal imple implemen mented ted theories theories of John John Mayna Maynard rd Keynes that stressed the importance of a. a bal balan ance ced d fed feder eral al budg budget et b. deficit spending spending for “pump priming” priming” c. a laiss laissezez-fai faire re polic policy y toward toward busi busine ness ss d. “trick “trickle-d le-dow own” n” econom economic ic theory theory e. high high-t -tar arif ifff prot protec ecti tion onis ism m 28. In response response to conservativ conservativee rulings of the Supreme Supreme Court, Court, President Roosevelt took action that resulted in a. his first first major major legisl legislati ative ve defe defeat at b. passage of a law recognizing the judicial branch branch c. his his ree reele lect ctio ion n in 1936 1936 d. New Deal Deal laws laws being being declar declared ed uncons unconstitut titutiona ionall e. Enact Enactmen mentt of legisl legislati ation on known known as the the thir third d New Deal 29. U.S. U.S. economic economic expansion expansion after WWII WWII was encouraged encouraged by all of the following EXCEPT a. Offic Officee of of Pric Pricee Adm Admin inist istrat ration ion b. Veterans’ loans loans c. Increa Increased sed savin savings gs from from the the war war yea years rs d. High High dem deman and d for con consu sume merr good goodss e. Incr Increa ease se in in per per capi capita ta inc incom omee 30. Presiden Presidentt Truman’s Truman’s domestic domestic policies policies included included support support for all of the following EXCEPT a. a full full-e -emp mplo loym ymen entt bil billl b. increase in the minimum minimum wage c. nati nation onal al heal health th care care insu insura ranc ncee d. desegr desegrega egatin ting g the the armed armed forc forces es e. the the Taf Taftt-Ha Hart rtle ley y Act Act 31. Which Which of the following following was NOT NOT a major issue issue between between the Soviet Union and the U.S. in the postwar years 19451950? a. esta establ blis ishm hmen entt in Com Communis unistt gove govern rnme ment ntss in Eastern Europe b. occupation zones in Japan c. acc access ess to to Ber Berli lin n d. Mars Marsha hall ll Plan lan aid aid e. Develo Developme pment nt and and contr control ol of ato atomic mic weap weapons ons
32. “In these these circumstan circumstances, ces, it is clear that that the main element element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient, but firm and vigilant conta containm inment ent of Russian Russian expansi expansive ve tenden tendencie cies. s. It is important important to note, however, that such a policy has nothing to do with outward histrionics, with threats or blustering or superfluous gestures of outward ‘toughness.’” a. Presid esiden entt Roos ooseve evelt’s lt’s speec peech h at the Yalta conference b. Winston Churchill’s Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Curtain” speech c. Geor George ge Marsha Marshall ll’s ’s intro introduc ductio tion n to his Marsh Marshall all Plan d. Geor George ge Kennan Kennan’s ’s articl article, e, “the “the Source Sourcess of Soviet Soviet Conduct” e. Gener eneral al MacA MacArt rthu hur’ r’ss lette etterr to Congr ongres essm sman an Joseph Martin 33. The Primar Primary y purpose purpose of the Marshall Marshall Plan Plan was to a. end end the the rift rift betw betwee een n the the U.S. .S. and the the Sovi Soviet et Union b. establish a uniform uniform world currency currency c. aid aid the the econ econom omic ic reco recove very ry of warwar-de deva vast stat ated ed Europe d. set set up a milit ilitar ary y alli allian ance ce of anti antico com mmuni munist st nations e. hind hinder er the econ econom omic ic recov recover er of nati nation onss unde under r Soviet control 34. Which Which U.S. action action is NOT correctl correctly y paired with with an event in international politics? a. airl airlift ift – Sovi Soviet et blo blocka ckade de of of Berli Berlin n b. troops sent to Korea – Churchill’s Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech c. Truma Truman n Doctr Doctrin inee – civil civil war war in Gree Greece ce d. Marshall Plan – growing popularity of communism in Western Europe e. Devel evelo opmen pmentt of hydro ydroge gen n bomb – A-bo -bomb tested in Soviet Union 35. Which Which of the follow following ing was NOT an issue durin during g the Korean War? a. wheth whether er to expan expand d the war war by by attack attacking ing Chin Chinaa b. whether North North Korea had committed committed aggression c. wheth whether er Congr Congress ess sho should uld have have decl declar ared ed war war d. the remo removal val of of Genera Generall Dougla Douglass ss MacA MacArth rthur ur e. the pol polici icies es of con contai tainm nment ent and and “limi “limited ted war war”” 36. Which Which of the follow following ing contrib contributed uted the LEAST LEAST to the growth of the Red Scare in the 1950s? a. loss loss of ato atomic mic bom bomb b secret secretss to the the Sovie Soviets ts b. Army-McCarthy Army-McCarthy hearings c. Alger ger Hiss ca case d. Fall Fall of of Chin Chinaa to to the the Com Commu munis nists ts e. Invest estigat igatiions ons by the the House use Un-Am -Americ erican an Activities Activities Committee Committee 37. Which of of the followin following g BEST describes Truman’s Truman’s foreign foreign policy from 1945 1945 to 1952? a. reluct reluctanc ancee to involve involve the the United United State Statess in foreig foreign n conflicts b. willingness to negotiate differences with the Soviet Union
c. aggre aggressi ssive ve use use of U.S. U.S. troop troopss in Europ Europee and Asia Asia d. commitment to containing Communist challenges e. extend extending ing for foreig eign n aid onl only y with with U.N. U.N. appro approval val 38. A principal principal reason reason for defeat defeat of most Fair Deal Deal programs programs was a. oppos oppositi ition on by Repu Republ blica icans ns in in Congr Congress ess b. outbreak of the Second Second Red Scare Scare c. McCa McCart rthy hy’s ’s accu accusa sati tion onss d. Truman’s Truman’s lack lack of experien experience ce in domesti domesticc policy policy e. Dewey’ Dewey’ss speec speeches hes in in the the elec electio tion n of 1948 1948 Which of the follo followi wing ng phrase phrasess accura accuratel tely y descr describe ibess 39. Which Franklin Roosevelt’s good-neighbor policy? a. search search for for imp impro roved ved rela relatio tions ns with with Cana Canada da b. abandonment of the the Open Door Policy Policy in China c. U.S. U.S. pledge pledge not not to int interv ervene ene in Lat Latin in Ameri America ca d. Diplo Diploma matic tic reco recogni gnitio tion n of the Sovi Soviet et Union Union e. Commi Commitm tment ent to the democr democraci acies es of Euro Europe pe participation in the United Nations and the 40. United States participation North Atlantic Atlantic Treaty Organization Organization (NATO) (NATO) after World World War II demonstrated that the United States a. recogn recognize ized d the impor importan tance ce of inter interna natio tional nal cooperation b. returned to the policy it followed after World War I c. believed believed in the the prin principle ciple of hemis hemispheri phericc isolat isolation ion d. embraced a postwar policy of strict neutrality Americans e. replace racial segregation with an integrated society 41. Which Which of the following following was an expression expression of isolation isolationism ism in the 1930s? a. Roosev Roosevelt elt’s ’s “quara “quaranti ntine” ne” speech speech b. The good-neighbor good-neighbor policy c. The Nye Nye Co Committee ttee d. Recogn Recogniti ition on of of the the Sovi Soviet et Uni Union on e. “cas “cash h and and carr carry” y” pol polic icy y 42. 42. In the 1930s, 1930s, the foreign foreign policie policiess of Japan Japan and and the the U.S. U.S. were chiefly in conflict over a. U.S. U.S. cont control rol of the the Phil Philipp ippine iness b. Japanese invasion invasion of China c. U.S U.S. isol isolat atio ioni nism sm d. Ideo Ideolo logi gica call diff differ eren ence cess e. Inter Internm nment ent of Japane Japanese se Ame Americ rican anss the WW WWII II home home front front,, U.S. U.S. invol involvem vement ent broug brought ht 43. On the about a. incr increa ease sed d lab labor or viol violen ence ce b. increased spending spending on consumer goods c. incr increa ease sed d emplo employm ymen entt for wome women n d. strict strict limits limits on corp corpor orate ate pro profit fitss e. an end to deficit spending by the federal government 44. 44. In Kore Korema mats tsu u v. U.S. U.S. the the Supr Suprem emee Cour Courtt uphe upheld ld the the government’s practice of a. placin placing g quotas quotas on on Japan Japanese ese imm immigr igrati ation on b. embargoing trade trade with Japan
c. provid providin ing g financi financial al compen compensat sation ion for for victims victims of discrimination d. placing placing Japan Japanese ese Amer Americans icans in internm internment ent camps camps e. drafting men into the armed services in peacetime
45. Cons Consequ equenc ences es of Truma Truman’s n’s decisio decision n to use the atomi atomicc bomb against Japan included all of the following following EXCEPT a. the the surr surren ende derr of Japa Japan n b. the end of WWII WWII c. full-s full-sca cale le invas invasion ion of Jap Japan an by U.S U.S.. troops troops d. destr destruct uction ion of two two Japa Japanes nesee citie citiess e. the death deathss of thous thousand andss of civil civilian ianss 46. At which which of the the follo followi wing ng did Stalin Stalin agree agree to hold free free elections elections in the countries of Eastern Europe? a. London b. Casablanca Casablanca c. Teheran d. Yalta e. San Fr Francisco 47. Which Which is an accurat accuratee characteriz characterizatio ation n of how U.S. U.S. foreign foreign policy changed changed from 1938 to 1941? a. from from neut neutral ralit ity y to supp suppor ortt for for Brita Britain in b. from isolationism isolationism to neutrality neutrality c. from from inter interven ventio tion n in Latin Latin Ame Americ ricaa to the goo gooddneighbor policy d. from from hosti hostili lity ty to Japa Japan n to diplo diploma mati ticc effo effort rtss to appease Japanese e. from from propro-G Germa erman n poli polici cies es to anti anti-J -Jap apan anes esee policies 48. From From 1942 to 1945, 1945, the U.S. U.S. was was allied allied with a. Great reat Brita ritain in only only b. Great Britain Britain and the Soviet Soviet Union c. Fran France, ce, Spa Spain, in, and and the the Sovi Soviet et Uni Union on d. Ital Italy y and and Grea Greatt Bri Brita tain in e. No other ther nation tion 49. Of the follow following ing,, the one with with the most most far-r far-reac eachin hing g influence on American society’s development in the postWWII period was the a. GI Bill b. Baby boom c. Taft-Hartley Act d. Fair Deal Program e. Employment Act 50. In the 1920s and 1930s, 1930s, isolation isolationists ists often cited cited the words and warnings of a. James Madison b. James Monroe Monroe c. Geor George ge Washi ashing ngto ton n d. Theod heodor oree Roos Roosev evel eltt e. Woodro drow Wilson son
55. This This Afri African can-Am -Ameri erican can labo laborr leade leaderr deman demanded ded equal equal employme employment nt opportuni opportunities ties for blacks blacks during during World World War II. a. A. Phil Philli lip p Ra Randol ndolph ph b. Marcus Garvey Garvey c. W.E.B. .B. Du Dubois d. Mart Martin in Luth Luther er King King Jr. Jr. e. Jesse Ja Jackson UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS, 1929-1939 Total Labor Numbered Percent Year Force Unemployed Unemployed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1929 49,180,000 1,550,000 3.2 1930 49,820,000 4,340,000 8 .7 1931 50,420,000 8,020,000 15.9 1932 51,000,000 12,060,000 23.6 1933 51,590,000 12,830,000 24.9 1934 52,230,000 11,340,000 21.7 1935 52,870,000 10,610,000 20.1 1936 53,440,000 9,030,000 16.9 1937 54,000,000 7,700,000 14.3 1938 54,610,000 10,390,000 19.0 1939 55,230,000 9,480,000 17.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51. These These unemployment unemployment statisti statistics cs indicate indicate that a. the the numbe numberr of new jobs jobs grew grew by 17.2 17.2 perc percen entt over the decade Hoover's second second term term was the worst worst period of the b. Hoover's Depression
c. New Deal programs helped to counter the effects of the Depression, but did not end them. d. the use of Keynesian economics brought the United States out of the Depression. economy my went went downhi downhill ll after after the the NRA NRA was was e. the econo declared unconstitutional. unconstitutional. 52. The United United States States during during World World War II adopted adopted all of the following strategies EXCEPT EXCEPT a. unco uncond ndit itio iona nall sur surre rend nder er b. an eventual second second front by invading invading Europe c. victor victory y in the the Euro Europea pean n area area fir first st.. d. Islan Island d hoppin hopping g in the the Pacif Pacific ic Thea Theater ter.. e. use of the the ato atomic mic bomb bomb on on Ger German many y 53. 53. Durin During g World World War II, women women did did all all of the followi following ng EXCEPT a. work work in fact factor orie ies. s. b. reaffirm traditional traditional patterns patterns for women's women's lives. c. establis establish h themselve themselvess as a vital vital part part of of the economy. economy. d. part partic icip ipat atee in the the war war effor effort. t. e. defi define ne a new new rol rolee in soci societ ety. y. 54. 54. One One of the most importa important nt domestic domestic result resultss of the war effort was a. compl complete ete emplo employme yment nt for mino minorit rity y America Americans. ns. b. the end of discrimination discrimination for African Americans. Americans. c. the revi revital taliza izatio tion n of the Federa Federall Reserve Reserve Syst System em and the Securities and Exchange System. d. the swi swift ft endin ending g of the the Great Great Depr Depress ession ion e. stemmin stemming g the tide tide of of Japane Japanese se advance advancess in the the Pacif Pacific ic
56. 56. Which hich of the the foll follow owin ing g was was agre agreed ed to at the the Yalta alta Conference Conference (1945) a. the the inv invas asio ion n of of Sic Sicil ily. y. b. the establishment establishment of a Council of Foreign Ministers Ministers to draft peace treaties. c. a comm commitm itment ent to open open a seco second nd front front in in Fran France. ce. d. an agreem agreement ent to divid dividee Germany Germany into into four four milita military ry zones. e. the the Sovie oviett Unio Union n agr agreed eed to ente enterr the the war again against st Japan once Germany was defeated. 57. The The mood mood of the "Beat "Beat Gener Generati ation" on" is best best refle reflect cted ed in which of the following? a. Jack Kerouac's On the Road . Paradise. b. F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise.
c. Arthur Miller's Death Miller's Death of a Salesma Salesman n. Rye. d. J. D. Sallinger's Catcher in the Rye. Ulysses. e. James Joyce's Ulysses. 58. Issued Issued by President President Roosevelt Roosevelt in 1941, Executiv Executivee Order No. 8802 a. fully fully integra integrated ted the the United United State Statess armed armed forces. forces. b. assisted blacks blacks attempting to move move out of the South South c. requ requir ired ed defe defens nsee indu indust stri ries es to make make jobs jobs avai availa labl blee without discrimination discrimination based on race, creed, color, or national origin. d. requ requir ired ed the the autom utomob obil ilee indu indust stri ries es to make ake jobs jobs unavailable to non-Americans non-Americans e. segregat segregated ed Ameri Americans cans of of Germa German n and and Italia Italian n descen descentt 59. 59. The most ost likely ely expla planatio ation n for the decl ecline ine in unemployment unemployment between 1940 and 1941 is a. The The new new deal deal publ public ic wor works ks pro projec jects ts b. That fewer people people were looking looking for jobs c. Mobil Mobiliza izatio tion n of ind indust ustry ry for for world world war war 2 d. That That more more women women were were going going into into the the labor labor market market e. The The 1940 1940 presi presiden dentia tiall elec electio tion n 60. “As we went went through through the gate, the first first thing that that met my eyes was a pile of forty or fifty dead men, piled four or five deep, like cordwood….This pile of bodies was by no means normal….They killed more than they could burn because the Americans Americans were coming…” The author was describing This author was describing the a. Japa Japane nese se pris prison oner er of war war cam camps ps b. aftermath of the the Battle of of the Bulge c. Nazi Nazi conc concen entr trat atio ion n cam camps ps d. Headqu Headquar arter terss of of Hitl Hitler er in in Ber Berlin lin e. The The conse conseque quence ncess of the the Rap Rapee of Nank Nankin ing g
63. In the 1930s, 1930s, one factor that accounte accounted d for the westward westward migration migration of farmers from the Great Plains was a. high high farm arm pr prices b. new technologies technologies c. the dust bowl d. the ba baby bo boom e. barbed wi wire
61. To try correct correct the problem shown shown in the cartoon, cartoon, President President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a. incr increa easi sing ng the numbe numberr of justi justice cess on the Supr Suprem emee Court b. raising the salaries salaries of federal federal judges c. reducing reducing the Supreme Supreme Court Court’s ’s use use of of judici judicial al revie review w d. exerc exercisi ising ng his veto veto power power over over Supr Supreme eme Court Court e. alter alterin ing g the Constit Constituti ution on to rebala rebalance nce the chec checks ks and balances clause clause 62. 62. I walke walked d in there, there, in my overall overalls, s, and suddenly suddenly all the machines stopped and every guy in the shop just turned around around and looked at me. It took…two took…two weeks weeks before before anyon anyonee even even talked talked to me. The The discr discrimi iminat nation ion was indes indescri cribab bable. le. They They wanted wanted to kill kill me…An me…Anywa yway, y, even eventu tual ally ly some some of the the men men beca became me very very frie friend ndly ly,, particularly particularly the older ones….They ones….They were sort of fatherly, protective.” The World War II experience described above was the a. advan advancem cement entss of tec techno hnology logy duri during ng WWI WWIII b. interment of Japanese-Americ Japanese-Americans ans c. intol intolera erance nce Germ German-A an-Ame meric rican anss faced faced d. rapid rapid int integr egrati ation on of of the the arme armed d forces forces e. resi resist stan ance ce to to wome women n work worker erss
64. This This poster poster was used used during during WWII WWII to a. enco encour urag agee citi citize zens ns to volu volunt ntee eerr to serv servee in the the Armed forces b. remind citizens citizens not to be wasteful wasteful during the war c. prom promot otee the the sale sale of of war war bond bondss d. enco encour urag agee wome women n to seek seek jobs jobs in warwar-re rela late ted d industries e. esta establ blis ish h a civi civill serv servic icee awar awaren enes esss neigh eighbo bor r program 65. 65. FDR FDR and and Chur Church chil illl issu issued ed this this 1941 1941 stat statem emen entt that that dec declare lared d that that both both natio ations ns would ould supp suppor ortt self self-determin determinatio ation, n, freedom freedom of the seas, seas, joint joint disarma disarmament, ment, and territorial integrity for all after World War II ended. a. Atlanti anticc Cha Charter rter b. Potsdam Conference Conference c. Execu xecuti tive ve Orde Orderr 909 9099 9 d. Yalta Agr Agreeemen ementt e. Miss Missou ouri ri Agree greem ment ent 66. The The India Indian n Reorga Reorganiz nizati ation on Act Act of 1934 repres represent ented ed a significant significant change in policy because it a. divide divided d Indian Indian lan lands ds into into indiv individ idual ual plot plotss b. weakened the legal legal basis for tribal tribal sovereignty sovereignty
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Marbury V. Marbury Marbury, Chief Chief Justi Justice ce John John Mars Marshal halll 70. In Marbury argued successfully that the Supreme Court could a. remove remove feder federal al offic official ialss who would would not not or could could not perform their duties duties b. determine cases cases involving interstate interstate commerce commerce c. decid ecidee wheth hether er debts shoul hould d be conside siderred in contracts d. declar declaree federa federall laws laws uncon unconsti stitut tution ional al e. uphold uphold the the author authorit ity y of the federa federall govern governmen mentt over the states 71. 71. When When Pres Presid iden entt Taft Taft call called ed for for doll dollar ar dipl diplom omac acy, y, he advocated a. that Ameri erican businessmen should invest in underd underdeve evelop loped ed count countrie riess rathe ratherr than than lend lend those those countries U.S. dollars b. that American government money be loaned to underdeveloped countries c. purcha purchasin sing g foreig foreign-o n-own wned ed terr territo itorie riess d. the rejec rejectio tion n of the the Open Open Door Door Pol Policy icy e. encour encouragi aging ng foreig foreign n exports exports by reduc reducin ing g tariffs tariffs
67. In this cartoon cartoon,, the main idea is that after after World World War II, many women might a. insis insistt that that men be given given back back their their prepre-Wo Worl rld d War II jobs b. demand the right right to serve in future future combat c. resist resist a return return to their their tradit traditiona ionall role role as homem homemakers akers d. deman demand d the right right to vot votee and to to seek seek public public offi office ce e. go to to Eur Europ opee and and help help reb rebui uild ld it it Which h of the the plan planks ks from from the the 1892 1892 Popu Populi list st Part Party y 68. Whic platform showed a concern with issues raised by organized labor? a. Gradu raduat ated ed inc incom omee tax tax b. Restrictions Restrictions on immigration immigration c. Gover Governm nment ent own owners ership hip of railr railroa oads ds d. Unli Unlimi mite ted d coin coinag agee of silv silver er e. Dire Direct ct ele elect ctio ion n of sen senat ator orss 69. The Monroe Monroe Doctrine Doctrine stated all of the followin following g policies policies EXCEPT a. Nort North h and South South Amer Americ icaa were were no longer longer open open to European colonization b. Existing colonies would not be bothered by the United States c. The The United United State Statess would would interve intervene ne in the the problem problemss of South American countries had with other nations
72. Thomas Thomas Pain Paine’s e’s Commo Common n Sense Sense a. was was a call call for for the the abol aboliti ition on of of slav slavery ery b. insisted that the British allow the colonies to elect their own representatives representatives to Parliament. c. Criticized the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation d. Blam Blamed ed Georg Georgee III III for for the the colo coloni nies es prob proble lems ms and urged Americans to declare their independence e. Demand Demanded ed that that a strong strong exec executi utive ve be incl include uded d in the constitution 73. After the Civil War, the practice of sharecropping sharecropping a. Turned Turned Africa African-Ame n-America ricans ns into a labor labor force force with housing and supplies provided by white planters b. Taught African-Americans African-Americans and whites to work together as farmers c. Made Made it possi possible ble for for Afri African can Amer America icans ns to save save enough money to buy their own farms d. Requi Required red Afric African an Ameri American canss to form form groups groups to work as gang labor e. Forced African African Americans to migrate migrate to the north 74. The principle of freedom of the press in colonial America was established by the a. Arti Articl cles es of of Con Confe fede dera rati tion on b. Bill of Rights Rights c. Virg Virgin inia ia Hou House se of of Bur Burge gess sses es d. Trial rial of of Pet Peter er Zen Zenge ger r e. Mayf Mayflo low wer Comp Compac actt 75. The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) were were used by Presiden Presidentt Woodrow Woodrow Wilson’s Wilson’s administ administrati ration on during World War I to a. discoura discourage ge congres congressiona sionall support support for the war effort effort
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76. Which heading would be most appropriate for the outline below? I.__________________________________ A. Congress passes the Alien and Sedition Acts. B. President Abraham Lincoln suspends habeas corpus. C. Presi Presiden dentt Fran Frankli klin n D. Roos Roosevel eveltt order orderss inter internm nment ent of Japanese Americans. D. Senator Joseph McCarthy begins hearings on identifying Communists. a. b. c. d. e.
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77. The ma main re reason fo for th the pa passage of of th the Homestead Act in 1862 was to provide for a. farms on the Great Plains b. national parks c. irrigation of of de desert la lands d. reser eserva vattions ons fo for Nati ative Americ erican an Indian dianss e. 40 acres an and mu mule fo for fo former sl slaves 78. According to to th the th theory of of la laissez-faire capitalism, capitalism, prices of products are determined by the a. inter interact action ion of supply supply and and dema demand nd b. cost of producing producing the products c. government d. bankers e. high high tari tariff ffss and and taxe taxess 79. The creation of of the first political pa parties in the United States resulted from a controversy over a. declar declaring ing indep independ endenc encee from Grea Greatt Brita Britain in b. recognizing women’s women’s equality c. expandin expanding g slavery slavery into the newly newly acqui acquired red terri territori tories es d. the the elec electi tion on of Georg eorgee Washi ashing ngto ton n as the fir first President e. inter interpr preti eting ng the Const Constitu itutio tion n 80. “The great rule of conduct for us in regard to fore foreig ign n nati nation onss is, is, in exte extend ndin ing g our our comm commer erci cial al relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.” — George Washington, Washington, Farewell Farewell Address, 1796 According According to President Washington, the interests of the United States would be best served by a. placin placing g tari tariffs ffs on impor imported ted goods goods b. forming military military alliances alliances with other nations nations c. avoidi avoiding ng trade trade agreem agreement entss with fore foreign ign natio nations ns d. maintai maintaining ning a foreign foreign poli policy cy based based on on neutra neutrality lity e. balan balancin cing g the budget budget with with foreig foreign n trade trade
Extra Credit E1) Shadow discovered Sandy lying on her side in a puddle of wate waterr and and brok broken en glas glass. s. When When the the doct doctor or arriv arrived ed he pronounced her dead. Since Sandy had no cuts on her body, how did she die? E1) Sandy died died of suffocation. suffocation. Sandy is a goldfish goldfish who’s fishbowl was knocked over.
E2) Mel Colly stared through the dirty soot-smeared window on the the 26th floor floor of the offi office ce tower. tower. Overco Overcome me with with depression he slid the the window open and jumped jumped through it. It was was shee sheerr drop drop outs outsid idee the the buil buildi ding ng to the the grou ground nd.. Miraculously Miraculously after he landed he was completely unhurt. unhurt. Since there was nothing to cushion his fall of slow his descent, how could he have survived? E2) Mel Colly was so sick and tired of washing windows, windows, he opened the window and jumped inside E3) NASA was consider considering ing sending sending canaries canaries into space space to study study them under zero gravity gravity.. The project project was scrapped scrapped when someone realized that in spite of having sufficient water supply, the canaries could die of dehydration within a few hours. Why? E3) Birds, unlike humans, need gravity to swallow. E4) Professor Quantum answered his phone to hear an excited Professo Professorr Beaker Beaker telling telling him about about his amazing amazing inventio invention. n. “Quantum, you won’t won’t believe what I’ve I’ve just discovered! discovered! I’ve deve develo lope ped d a liqu liquid id that that is so powe powerf rful ul it will will diss dissol olve ve anything anything!! Do you reali realize ze the benefits benefits of such such a product? product? It will turn the industrial industrial world world on its ear! For a few grand grand I’ll cut you 40% of the action.” action.” Quantum Quantum replied, replied, “There’s “There’s no doubt in my mind of the value of such a product, but before I invest any money I would want to see proof of your claims and of course, course, run a few tests tests of my own.” “No problem problem,” ,” responded beaker, “I’ll bring a half liter of liquid in a few minutes.” Quantum sighed sighed and replied, replied, “On second second thought I’m not not interested interested.” .” Why would would he lose interes interestt in such a valuable product? E4) Professor Beaker could not have brought a sample over, since no container could hold a liquid that would dissolve anything
