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Which statement best explains how bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?

People lost their savings because the government did not insure bank deposits.

"In 1884 Toynbee Hall was founded in a poor neighborhood in London. The primary mission of Toynbee Hall was to offer services to those in need, but it also gave university students first-hand experience with the effects of poverty. This allowed the students to develop practical solutions to further assist people in need. Many reformers in the United States soon adopted this model." This model was evident in the United States through the works of —

Jane Addams and her programs for new immigrants

Which application of a new technology can be attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?

Light bulbs made it so factory workers to work at night.

Which action caused the United States to engage in a "police action" on the Korean Peninsula in 1950?

North Korea's invasion of South Korea

Which New Deal agency was created to specifically serve this population?

Social Security Administration

Which action is the best example of a civic responsibility?

Voting on election day

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the —

increased need to protect worker interests

"In 2015 the New York City Mayor's office reported that the city had recently accomplished the following: • Reduced carbon emissions by one-fifth and achieved the city's cleanest air in 50 years • Upgraded building codes to prepare for extreme weather like flooding and high winds • Added nearly one million trees and six million square feet of reflective rooftop to the city landscape" Which challenges prompted New York City to take these actions?

Aging infrastructure and pollution caused by high population density

"1 Members armed themselves and were willing to take necessary means to protect their homes and families. 2 Leaders enforced the use of nonviolence among those engaging in sit-ins and other protest activities. 3 Leaders worked with existing laws and within the court system to increase the rights of African Americans." Which organizations correctly complete this table?

1 Black Panthers 2 SNCC 3 NAACP

"Issues Regarding the Selection of U.S. Senators Prior to 1913 • All senators were chosen by state legislatures, but states used different procedures to select them. • Intimidation and bribery of state legislators were often used to influence the selection of senators. • Deadlocked legislatures were often unable to select senators, leaving vacancies for several years." Which of the following was implemented in 1913 to solve these problems?

A constitutional amendment was ratified that required senators to be elected directly by popular vote.

Which action is prohibited under provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972?

A principal refuses to organize athletic events and programs for female sports teams.

Which industry is most responsible for these quality-of-life improvements?

Aerospace

These gasoline rationing stamps were printed beginning in January 1974, but were never used. Which situation led the U.S. government to print these coupons?

An embargo organized by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

"• Hanford, Washington • Oak Ridge, Tennessee • Los Alamos, New Mexico" Which technological advancement was developed in installations near these cities during World War II?

Atomic bombs

". Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants. —President Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points" Which of the causes underlying World War I was this provision of the Fourteen Points intended to prevent?

Blockades and unrestricted submarine warfare

How did Bill Gates earn the title "World's Richest Man"?

By developing computer software

"We claim for ourselves every single right that belongs to a freeborn American, political, civil and social; and until we get these rights we will never cease to protest and assail the ears of America. The battle we wage is not for ourselves alone but for all true Americans. —W. E. B. Du Bois, Niagara Movement Address to the Country, 1906" How did the ideas presented in this address affect the early Civil Rights movement in the United States?

By forming the basis for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

In 1919, Charles Schenck was charged with violating the Espionage Act. The Supreme Court ruled that Schenck's actions created a "clear and present danger." How did the decision in this case affect the rights of U.S. citizens?

By placing limits on freedom of expression

How did the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?

By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender

How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision influence the Civil Rights movement?

By providing a judicial basis for achieving equality in other areas

How did this treaty contribute to the end of the Cold War?

By reducing tensions associated with the threat of nuclear war

How did the process shown in this photograph enhance the automobile industry?

By speeding up production of automobiles at lower costs

Which action completes this cause-and-effect diagram?

Companies lay off employees

"_______?______; A term that originated during President Lyndon Johnson's administration to describe the perception of a discrepancy between public statements and actual policies." Which term completes this text box?

Credibility gap

What was the reaction of many Americans to the Watergate scandal?

Cynicism about government and elected politicians

What was the most likely topic of discussion between these men? "President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, 1903"

Designating additional land as national parks

"Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you about a problem that is unprecedented in our history. With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge that our country will face during our lifetime. . . . It's a problem that we will not be able to solve in the next few years, and it's likely to get progressively worse through the rest of this century. . . . The oil and natural gas that we rely on for 75 percent of our energy are simply running out. In spite of increased effort, domestic production has been dropping steadily at about 6 percent a year. Imports have doubled in the last 5 years.... Unless profound changes are made to lower oil consumption, we now believe that early in the 1980s the world will be demanding more oil than it can produce. —President Jimmy Carter, address to the nation, April 18, 1977" Which course of action did President Carter propose in order to solve this problem for the next generation?

Develop alternative energy sources

"Skateboarding started in the late 1940s and early 1950s. California surfers wanted to find a way to surf when the water was calm. The modern skateboard originated from attaching wheels to simple wooden boards that resembled surfboards." Which of the following developments is best illustrated by this information?

Diffusion of American popular culture

"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate any necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale. —President Harry S. Truman, Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948" Which of the following contributed to President Truman's decision to issue this order?

Discrimination against minority service members

What prompted the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to target the "Hollywood Ten"?

Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry

"New Jersey lawyer Ravinder Singh Bhalla . . . went to visit a client at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. . . . The guards would not let him in because he refused to remove his turban. Mr. Bhalla informed the guards that the turban is not a hat, but is a religious symbol required of all observant Sikhs.... He cited his right to practice his religion and his protection against unreasonable searches, noting that he had already passed through the metal detector. Mr. Bhalla took his case to the Federal District Court in Newark. Then on January 17, the Federal Bureau of Prisons changed the policy. —U.S. Congressman Edolphus Towns, address to the House of Representatives, February 7, 2003" Which two amendments should replace the question marks in this excerpt?

First Amendment and Fourth Amendment

What were photographs such as this one taken by Lewis Hine primarily intended to accomplish?

Focus attention on the need for child labor reforms

In the late 1800s, Sanford B. Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating the annexation of —

Hawaii

"As social conditions become more equal, the number of persons increases who, although they are neither rich enough nor powerful enough to exercise any great influence over their fellow-creatures, have nevertheless acquired or retained sufficient education and fortune to satisfy their own wants. They owe nothing to any man, they expect nothing from any man; they acquire the habit of always considering themselves as standing alone, and they are apt to imagine that their whole destiny is in their own hands. —Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835" Which American value is described in this excerpt?

Individualism

What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

Intense drought in the region

Which similarity completes this Venn diagram?

Involved debate over the extent of executive and legislative authority

"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none; or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. —George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796" Which group followed the advice given in this address?

Isolationists regarding the Treaty of Versailles after World War I

What was the most important diplomatic effect of the Declaration of Independence for the United States?

It allowed foreign governments to officially recognize the United States.

How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 contribute to the changes shown in this table?

It helped reduce voter discrimination at polling sites.

"There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. . . . The halls and... verandas are gaudy with primary colors and hair shorn in strange new ways and shawls beyond the dreams of Castile.... There was dancing now on the canvas in the garden. . . . By midnight the hilarity had increased. —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby" How does this excerpt reflect a significant turning point in American history?

It portrays the changing social norms of the Jazz Age.

"It was during the First World War that a silent pilgrimage took its first steps within the borders of this country. . . . It would not end until the 1970s. . . . Over the course of six decades, some six million black southerners left the land of their forefathers and fanned out across the country for an uncertain existence in nearly every other corner of America.... —Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, 2010" What was a primary reason for the demographic shift described in this excerpt?

Limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South

Which conclusion about the U.S. economy is most supported by the information on this time line?

Marketplace competition drove producers to innovate and improve products.

What was the overall goal of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam from 1964-1973?

Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia

What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?

Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.

"In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. This act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. . . . When the exclusion act expired in 1892, Congress extended it for 10 years in the form of the Geary Act. —"Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)," National Archives and Records Administration, www.ourdocuments.gov (accessed August 31, 2013)" What was the main reason given for the creation of these restrictions?

Reducing competition for U.S. jobs

"In the future there will be tele-medicine, where you can operate on someone somewhere else in the world. I don't think that's far-fetched science fiction anymore. I think that I'll see that in my lifetime. —Dr. Michael Palese, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, 2012"

Robotics

Who is the recipient of this award? "President Barack Obama Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to First Female Supreme Court Justice"

Sandra Day O'Connor

What was one economic effect of the Spanish-American War?

The United States gained direct access to additional natural resources and overseas markets.

Which action best explains the differences shown in these photographs?

The United States gave economic assistance through the Marshall Plan.

"The attack took place on American soil, but it was an attack on the heart and soul of the civilized world. And the world has come together to fight a new and different war, the first, and we hope the only one, of the 21st century. A war against all those who seek to export terror, and a war against those governments that support or shelter them. —President George W. Bush, news conference, October 11, 2001" Which event prompted this speech by President Bush?

The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Which box lists characteristics of the 1960s?

The counterculture • The Civil Rights movement • The Vietnam War • The Space Race

What role did the Supreme Court play in this declaration? "George W Bush declared winner of Florida's Electoral college votes"

The court ruled on the constitutionality of the vote recount in Florida.

Which factor facilitated statehood for the darker-shaded areas?

The expansion of railway lines throughout the West

Which of the following was a significant effect of New Deal legislation?

The federal government took on new roles.

What was the most likely result of the publication of images such as this 1906 political cartoon?

The government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act.

Which occurrence was a result of the shift in the number of births that began in 1946?

The growth of the suburbs

How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Rights movement?

The movement lost an important national leader.

Why were country-and-western performers such as Gene Autry popular with U.S. radio audiences during the 1930s?

Their art related to the struggles of the period

What important military contribution did Navajo Code Talkers make during World War II?

They were one of the groups that transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater.

"In November 1942, the National War Labor Board (NWLB) adopted the policy of "equal pay for equal work," which had not been standard practice in industry" What was the most likely purpose of this National War Labor Board order?

To ensure fair treatment for women in the workplace during the war

In the World War II era, what was the major reason for Jewish immigration to the United States?

To escape state-sponsored genocide

What was the purpose of this type of Office of War Information poster?

To help the public understand its role in national security

What was the goal of the actions on this time line?

To stabilize the national economy

This excerpt is from a book written by a Norwegian man who immigrated to the United States in the late 1800s. "Then west by train on road and route not known to us. We saw mountains, which must have been the Alleghenies, and felt much depressed. Was that America? Had we been fooled? We expected to see flat ground with no timber or boulders to clear. When we came far enough to see that kind of country our spirits rose again.... —Andreas Ueland, Recollections of an Immigrant" These immigrants were relieved when they saw the type of land they were expecting because they —

hoped to establish farms

"Lacrosse gained popularity . . . in the mid-nineteenth century... [in] the urban areas of New York, Philadelphia, and especially Baltimore and Annapolis. Advent of the synthetic stick and conversion of the field to a hockey-like box . . . in the 1930s made lacrosse even more popular. . . . Sporadically disappearing and reappearing, today the old native game enjoys a record following. Organized professional leagues have surfaced during the past two decades, and college intramural and varsity lacrosse, which have long thrived in the northeast, are established at state universities across the South and West. —Anthony Aveni, Colonial Williamsburg Journal, 2010" A student could use this excerpt in a paper about the —

contributions of American Indians to U.S. culture

This legislation affected how federal employees were hired. The law now required government jobs to be —

determined by a merit system based on civil service examinations

Which action replaces the question mark on this cause-and-effect diagram?

implements an embargo against Japan