Social Studies final exam review #3

An important result of the Watergate scandal was that it A. showed that even the President was not above the law B. showed the ineffectiveness of the Supreme Court C. displayed how ineffective Congress was in dealing with a crisis D. indicated that the President has nearly unlimited powers

A

What was an effect of the Unites States Supreme court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education? A. It ended the concept of separate but equal. B. It made minority quotas legal. C. It forced the segregation of schools. D. It permitted colleges to segregate students on the basis of race.

A

Which event caused the United States to declare war in 1941? A. Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor B. the aggressive actions of Germany C. the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania D. German attacks on American merchant ships

A

Which two groups were in favor of racial segregation and against integration? A. The Ku Klux Klan and White Citizens Councils B. The Ku Klux Klan and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference C. White Citizens Councils and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference D. The Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

A

Why did the United States take part in the Vietnam War in the 1960's? A. To block the spread of communism in Southeast Asia B. To protect human rights in Southeast Asia C. To open trade between the U.S. and China D. To spread Christianity to the South Vietnamese

A

In a United States history textbook, one chapter discusses the Maine, yellow journalism, Admiral Dewey, and Cuba. This chapter most likely concerns A. Manifest Destiny B. the Spanish-American War C. World War I D. the Good Neighbor policy

B

One major cause of the Cold War was A. trade competition between the United States and Europe B. different political systems in the U.S. and the Soviet Union C. the rejection of Soviet membership in the United Nations D. the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans in detention camps

B

The term "robber barons" is used to describe many industrialists of the late 19th century mainly because they A. made large charitable donations to worthy causes B. sought to maximize their profits by eliminating competition and exploiting workers C. attempted to stimulate the economy by keeping the prices of their products as low as possible D. opposed the entry of poor and uneducated immigrants into the United States

B

What did the August 28, 1963 march on Washington protest? A. The Vietnam War B. Racial discrimination and segregation C. The Brown decision D. The Cold War

B

What was President Wilson's "Fourteen Points"? A. A list of goals for the League of Nations B. His program for a just and lasting peace agreement C. American war aims for WW I D. A list of reasons why the U.S. entered WW I

B

What was the main goal of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? A. obtain the right of women to join unions B. gain the right to vote for women C. expand the number of women managers D. increase the pay of women workers

B

What was the main reason for creating the League of Nations? A. to regulate international trade B. to preserve world peace C. to organize future Olympics D. to punish the German nation

B

Which of the following is a primary source of information about World War II? A. A biography of General Eisenhower B. A diary kept by a soldier in the U.S. Army C. Your social studies textbook D. An encyclopedia article titled "World War II"

B

Which of the following resulted from the actions of muckrakers? A. Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act B. Passage of the Meat Inspection Act C. Building of the Panama Canal D. The Spanish-American War

B

Which was a cause of American involvement in the Vietnam War? A. religious differences between North and South Vietnam B. American fear of Communist expansion in Asia C. the North Korean invasion of South Vietnam D. the Soviet use of nuclear weapons in Vietnam

B

An immediate cause of United States entry into World War II was that the United States A. had to fulfill its agreements with Western European nations B. felt it necessary to defend the principle of freedom of the seas C. suffered a direct military attack D. was ready to use its superior military and atomic weapons

C

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was an attempt to deal with A. problems arising from World War II B. hostilities between the Soviet Union and the United States C. problems resulting from the Great Depression D. discrimination during Reconstruction

C

Jacob Riis' photographs and the Settlement House movement led by Jane Addams drew attention to the needs of the A. freedmen immediately after the Civil War B. farmers in the 1880s and 1890s C. urban poor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries D. Japanese and Chinese laborers in the late 1800s

C

The "domino theory," popular in the 1950s and 1960s, assumed the expansion of A. South African apartheid into other African nations B. totalitarianism throughout Latin America C. communism into Southeast Asia D. Soviet influence in China

C

The United States entered World War I in 1917 because A. Germany declared war on the U.S. B. The U.S. had a military alliance with Britain C. German submarines began sinking American merchant ships D. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

C

Brown vs. Board of Education was important because it established A. greater rights for accused persons B. the right of women to vote C. the "separate but equal" principle D. the illegality of segregated public schools

D

In the United States, one result of World War II was that A. Americans became increasingly isolated from the rest of the world B. minorities were granted full civil rights C. industrial wages decreased D. the number of women in the workforce increased

D

The most immediate goal of the New Deal programs proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt was to A. have the states assume responsibility for relief programs B. control wages and prices C. conserve natural resources D. provide work for the unemployed

D

The primary goal of the United States foreign policy referred to the Caribbean was to A. build United States factories in the Caribbean region B. improve relations with Caribbean nations C. provide defense for nations in the Caribbean D. protect United States interests in the Caribbean region

D

The term "Cold War" refers to A. U.S. neutrality before World War II B. attempts to appease Hitler C. disputes between the Soviet Union and China D. hostility between the United States and Soviet Union

D