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During the colonial period, the economic
development of the South was most directly
dependent on the labor of
(1) factory workers (3) Irish immigrants
(2) wheat farmers (4) enslaved Africans
(4) enslaved Africans
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s most
enhanced American culture by
(1) pressuring southern states to extend voting
rights
(2) expanding African American access to
education
(3) popularizing African American contributions
to the arts
(4) convincing the Supreme Court to allow
affirmative action
(3) popularizing African American contributions
to the arts
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
(1) wanted to rely on private charities to provide
assistance
(2) stressed the need for individual self-reliance
(3) supported direct relief to people out of work
(4) thought the government should not be
involved in economic reform
(3) supported direct relief to people out of work
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
reflected his belief that during a depression the federal government should
(1) assume ownership of failed corporations
(2) return to laissez-faire capitalistic principles
(3) take a leadership role in economic recovery
(4) help farmers instead of industrial workers
(3) take a leadership role in economic recovery
The major reason for President Harry Truman’s
decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was the
(1) potential loss of American lives from an
invasion of Japan
(2) need to defeat Japan before defeating
Germany
(3) plan to bring democratic government to
Japan after the war
(4) failure of the island-hopping campaign
against Japan
(1) potential loss of American lives from an
invasion of Japan
A major reason for purchasing the Louisiana
Territory (1803) was to
(1) gain access to the Ohio Territory
(2) remove the British from the borders of the
United States
(3) secure control of the port of New Orleans
(4) open the Rocky Mountains to miners
(3) secure control of the port of New Orleans
The Supreme Court decision in the case of
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected civil rights in the United States by
(1) ruling that segregated public schools were
unconstitutional
(2) rejecting the legal basis of Jim Crow laws
(3) approving racial segregation in public
facilities
(4) strengthening the protections of the 14th
amendment
(3) approving racial segregation in public
facilities
Breadlines, Hoovervilles, and the Bonus Army
were all direct results of
(1) housing shortages in the 1920s
(2) relief efforts of the New Deal
(3) mechanization of agriculture
(4) unemployment during the Great Depression
(4) unemployment during the Great Depression
Which New Deal agency was created to provide employment for individuals?
(1) Agricultural Adjustment Administration
(AAA)
(2) Social Security Administration (SSA)
(3) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
(4) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC)
(3) Works Progress Administration (WPA)
After World War II, the legal basis for the criminal trials of German and Japanese wartime officials by the Allies was that these officials had
(1) overthrown monarchies by force
(2) violated nonaggression pacts
(3) committed crimes against humanity
(4) established communist police states
(3) committed crimes against humanity
In the 1840s, President James K. Polk’s belief in Manifest Destiny led to
(1) a war with Mexico
(2) an alliance with several South American
nations
(3) the establishment of new colonies in the
Caribbean
(4) a ban on the activities of northern abolitionists
(1) a war with Mexico
Which presidential action is an example of the
use of the unwritten constitution?
(1) signing a law passed by Congress
(2) calling a meeting of the cabinet
(3) ordering the navy to patrol the Persian Gulf
(4) nominating a federal court judge
(2) calling a meeting of the cabinet
Which economic condition of the 1920s was a
major cause of the Great Depression?
(1) Farm prices rose dramatically.
(2) Industry overproduced consumer goods.
(3) Banks were reluctant to lend money.
(4) Demand increased faster than supply.
(2) Industry overproduced consumer goods.
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to increase the number of Supreme Court justices because
(1) some justices complained they were unable to
handle the heavy caseload
(2) some regions of the country were not
represented on the Court
(3) the Court needed more minority representation
(4) the Court had declared several New Deal
programs unconstitutional
(4) the Court had declared several New Deal
programs unconstitutional
Consumer rationing was used during World War II as a way to
(1) increase exploration for natural resources
(2) limit supplies of weapons to American allies
(3) draft men into the armed forces
(4) ensure that the military had essential
materials
(4) ensure that the military had essential
materials
Which geographic area was most seriously
affected by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
(1) Atlantic Coastal Plain (3) Great Plains
(2) Ohio River valley (4) Pacific Coast
(3) Great Plains
The theory of laissez-faire economics was used
during the late 1800s to
(1) justify unregulated business growth
(2) call for more consumer protection
(3) support Progressive programs
(4) achieve equal distribution of income
(1) justify unregulated business growth
One of the major causes of the stock market crash of 1929 was
(1) excessive buying of stocks on margin
(2) overconsumption of goods and services
(3) failure of international banking systems
(4) low prices of stocks and bonds
(1) excessive buying of stocks on margin
As part of the New Deal, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) were
created to
(1) allow for a quick recovery of stock prices
(2) provide direct loans to businesses
(3) protect individual investors from stock fraud
and bank failure
(4) allow banks and companies to invest in the
stock market
(3) protect individual investors from stock fraud
and bank failure
The “cash and carry” policy and the Lend-Lease Act were used by the United States to
(1) help fund League of Nations efforts to
maintain peace
(2) encourage British appeasement of Germany
(3) fulfill treaty obligations with Great Britain
and France
(4) provide support for the Allies in World War II
without entering the war
(4) provide support for the Allies in World War II
without entering the war
Which document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America?
(1) Jay Treaty (1795)
(2) Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
(3) Embargo Act (1807)
(4) Monroe Doctrine (1823)
(4) Monroe Doctrine (1823)
The Great Compromise enabled delegates at the Constitutional Convention (1787) to
(1) establish the principle of popular sovereignty
in the territories
(2) give Congress the exclusive right to declare
war if the nation is attacked
(3) protect the interests of states with small
populations and states with large populations
(4) provide for the indirect election of the
president through the electoral college
(3) protect the interests of states with small
populations and states with large populations
What was one feature of the United States
economy during the 1920s that contributed to the Great Depression?
(1) increase in federal regulation
(2) expansion of easy credit
(3) growth of the trade deficit
(4) influence of foreign corporations
(2) expansion of easy credit
Which action did President Franklin D.
Roosevelt take that helped organized labor gain strength during the New Deal?
(1) requiring the American Federation of Labor
to admit skilled workers
(2) allowing women to work in government
agencies
(3) signing the National Labor Relations Act
(Wagner Act)
(4) selecting John L. Lewis as his Secretary of Labor
(3) signing the National Labor Relations Act
(Wagner Act)
In Korematsu v. United States (1944), the
Supreme Court upheld the military order
excluding Japanese Americans from the West
Coast on the basis that the action was considered
(1) a matter of national security
(2) a necessity for the economy
(3) an attempt to limit immigration from Japan
(4) a way to protect Japanese Americans from
anti-Japanese hysteria
(1) a matter of national security