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Which of the following most contributes to the cultural cohesion of a community?
1. Diverse climate
2. Common language
3. Natural resources
4. Market economy
2. Common language
Which of the following best describes why a democratic government regulates the economy?
1. To guarantee fair elections
2. To protect civil rights
3. To provide federal jobs
4. To ensure financial stability
D) Ensure financial stability
Which of the following statements best describes the historical settlement of the present-day United States?
1. European powers cooperated with one another to colonize new territories.
2. The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to the West Coast.
3. Internal migration was discouraged by local government officials.
4. Large groups of Native Americans were assimilated into European
2. The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to the West Coast.
Which of the following conflicts contributed to an agreement between British colonies known as the Albany Plan?
1. American Revolution
2. King Philip's War
3. French and Indian War
4. War of 1812
3. French and Indian War
Which TWO of the following natural resources were European explorers trying to acquire during the early exploration of North America?
1. Platinum
2. Gold
3. Iron
4. Silver
5. Ivory
2. Gold
4. Silver
Which of the following developments prompted the United States Congress to pass the USA PATRIOT Act?
1. A Middle East oil embargo in 1973
2. The start of the Iran-Iraq War
3. An attack by terrorists in 2001
4. The outbreak of the Cuban missile crisis
3. An attack by terrorist in 2001 (9/11)
Which of the following actions would a government most likely take to encourage economic growth?
1. Lowering interest rates
2. Raising income taxes
3. Increasing federal regulations
4. Decreasing federal spending
1. Lower interest rates
Labor unions were ruled not to be illegal conspiracies provided that their methods were honorable and peaceful in which Supreme Court case?
Brown vs. Board of Education – 1954
Commonwealth vs, Hunt – 1842
Munn vs. Illinois – 1876
Plessy vs. Ferguson – 1896
2. Commonwealth vs Hunt
In Eastern Canada, damage has been caused to trees, plants, fish, and buildings. What is the name of this particular type of pollutant?
Acid rain
Greenhouse effect
Mercury poisoning
Ozone layering
1. Acid Rain
Which technological advancement has had the greatest impact on globalization?
Assembly line
Wi-fi
Satellite GPS
Internet communications
4. Internet communications
Geographers use pictures taken by remote sensing devices for all of the purposes, excluding what?
Calculation death rates
Forecasting weather
Monitoring pollution
Studying traffic patterns
1. Calculating death rates
What prompted Mormons to move to Salt Lake City, Utah, a region in the West they believed that others pioneers did not want?
Hoped to discover mineral resources
Hoped to acquire land valuable to the Transcontinental Railroad
Wanted to dodge the draft
Wanted to avoid religious persecution
4. Wanted to avoid religious persecution
What caused the United States government to abandon the Gold Standard during the Great Depression?
Banks were collecting gold to sell
There was a shortage of gold
Gold was owed to other countries
Citizens were demanding gold in exchange for dollars
4. Citizen were demanding gold in exchange for dollars
Which best explains the American response to Hitler’s reactions against the Jews in the first years of WWII?
Interventionist strategy
Military strike
Diplomatic intervention
Isolation policies
4. Isolation policies
Which of the following were reasons that immigrants settled into ethnic neighborhoods in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States? (Check all that apply)
Avoid discrimination
Promoting cultural heritage
Seeking affordable housing
Increase access to quality public education
1)Avoid discrimination 2)Promoting cultural heritage 3)Seeking affordable housing
Which of the following were impacts of the Child Labor Laws which passed in the early 19th century? (Check all that apply)
Reduced employment hours
Increased union hours
Increased adult wages
Reduced factory injuries
Reduced employment hours
Increased adult wages
Reduced factory injuries
As production costs increase, so do consumer prices. What common situation is described in this example?
Depreciation
Appreciation
Inflation
Scarcity
3. Inflation
Which development resulted from the influence of Christian Fundamentalism on 20th century politics?
Emphasis on consumer culture
Establishment of welfare programs
Focus on moral issues
Promotion of gender quality
3. Focus on moral issues
Who did President John Adams ask to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
John Marshall
4. John Marshall
Which of the following were accomplishments of the ancient Egyptians civilizations? (Check all that apply)
The wheel
Hieroglyphics
Pyramids
Mummification
2. Hieroglyphics
3. Pyramids
4. Mummification
What is greatest legacy of the Phoenician civilization?
Pyramids
Merchant ships
Iron tools
Alphabet
4. Alphabet
What were the years of World War I?
1861-1865
1885-1914
1949-1953
1914-1918
4. 1914-1918
World War II ended in the Pacific Theater when?
Mao Zedong became the Communist leader of China
The United States began its island-hopping campaign
Japan surrendered to the United States Navy
The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
4. US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and later Nagasaki
A ____________, often described as a centralized government, is one in which all of the powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency?
Democratic government
Presidential government
Parliamentary government
Unitary government
4. unitary government
Which of the following exists when a quantity supplied is greater that the quantity demanded?
Equilibrium
Price
Shortage
Surplus
4. Surplus