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Several ideologies—social Darwinism, the self-made man and the Gospel of Wealth—emerged in the Gilded Age, each with its advocates. Choose the statement most likely spoken by Horatio Alger.

"A person born into a disadvantaged situation can succeed through ingenuity and hard work."

Determine which statement was more likely spoken by Herbert Hoover than by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

"America has endured financial panics before, and I am certain the economy will recover."

One component of containment policy was the Marshall Plan. Which of the following was one of the conditions of the Marshall Plan?

"Any money received from the plan must be spent on American goods."

Which of the following statements reflects an effect of political organizing by evangelical Christians?

"As a Republican politician, I have staked out a position against abortion to appease my constituents."

Which of the statements agree with the court case Obergefell v. Hodges?

"As a millennial, I accept homosexuality and support equal rights for all sexual orientations."

Which of the following statements reflects a reason identity politics grew in the United States in the 1960s?

"Because we were poor and working class, we were disproportionately drafted and sent into combat in Vietnam."

By the late 1800s, some settlers' dreams of the West were not matched by the realities. Choose the statement that describes one of these "realities."

"Establishing a farm is expensive."

Choose the statement that best reflects an argument used by Chief Joseph to oppose federal assimilation.

"Forcing Indians to stay in one place does not allow them to live fully and prosper."

Choose the statement that best reflects the idea that those who didn't conform to the American way were threats to the nation.

"Homosexuals and lesbians are morally weak and likely to betray this country."

Which statement is most likely to have been spoken by W.E.B. Du Bois, reflecting his approach to black equality in the Progressive Era?

"I call for immediate and uncompromising activism for African American civil rights in order to achieve social progress."

Match the 1970s court case Milliken v. Bradley with the quotation that voices a reaction to it.

"I do not support forced busing within the Detroit school system."

George Washington was an important figure in the Revolutionary War. Select the statement that correctly identifies him.

"I led my troops across the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey, on an early morning raid the day after Christmas."

Which of the statements agree with the English Only law proposals?

"I live in Arizona. We have a large Spanish-speaking population that needs to learn our language."

In the late 19th century, the consolidation of manufacturing in large cities, along with an ever-growing railroad system, changed the nature of consumerism in rural America. Choose the most accurate statement about these changes in rural consumption practices.

"I now have direct access to manufactured goods, without going through a middleman."

Which statement best represents Henry Cabot Lodge's position on American involvement in the proposed League of Nations?

"I offer 14 reservations I have about the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations."

Which of the statements reflects President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

"I oppose the Federal Emergency Relief Act because it interferes with the balance of power between states and the federal government."

What statement describes the effect NAFTA had on the U.S. economy in the 1990s for average Americans?

"The elimination of tariffs and trade restrictions between the U.S., Canada and Mexico made the household goods I buy cheaper."

Choose the statement that best reflects a reaction against Brown v. Board of Education by Southerners during the 1950s

"The enforcement of the Brown decision is unconstitutional."

Choose the statement that best reflects a reaction against Brown v. Board of Education by Southerners during the 1950s.

"The enforcement of the Brown decision is unconstitutional."

By the late 1800s, some settlers' dreams of the West were not matched by the realities. Choose the statement that describes one of these "realities."

"The establishment of bonanza farms offers opportunities to work the land for a wage."

Determine which statement was more likely spoken by Franklin D. Roosevelt than by Herbert Hoover.

"The federal government must act to provide direct aid to Americans who need it."

Which statement reflects Huey P. Long's opinion about Roosevelt's New Deal?

"The government is not doing enough to redistribute wealth from the rich to those less fortunate."

Choose the statement that accurately reflects the relationship between private business and the federal government during World War II.

"The government paid most of the costs for my company to convert to wartime production."

Choose the statement that expresses sympathy with the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

"The law is now on the right side of history and reflects the opinion of the majority of Americans."

Which of the statements reflect a reason behind Christian evangelicals organizing to have more influence on American politics?

"The majority in Congress are liberal and do not see homosexuality or premarital sex as sins."

Which of the following statements best represents Abraham Lincoln's experience of and views on slavery prior to the Civil War?

"There are southerners who recognize that slavery is immoral, otherwise why are there so many who have been freed?"

Choose the true statement about the effects of economic expansion in 1950s America.

"There were plenty of 'white collar' jobs available in sales, management and business."

Which description best matches the Federal Emergency Relief Administration from Roosevelt's New Deal?

"This program sent federal money to the states to help put Americans back to work."

Choose the statement that best reflects a reaction against Brown v. Board of Education by Southerners during the 1950s.

"This ruling will destroy the friendly relationship between the white and black races."

Which description best matches the Civilian Conservation Corps from Roosevelt's New Deal?

"This was put in place to help provide jobs mainly to young men who didn't have work. They helped with some labor-intensive tasks such as constructing roads, planting trees and a variety of other land management projects."

Because of the economic downturn in the 1890s, many Americans organized in order to seek relief from elected officials. Choose the statement that reflects an action undertaken in the 1890s by government officials in response to workers' demands.

"To circumvent a railway strike and to justify federal action, we attached postal cars to trains."

Choose the statement that best reflects the views of a protester in the Pullman strike.

"To our credit, we managed to temporarily bring trains nationwide to a stop."

Which description best matches the National Industrial Recovery Act from Roosevelt's New Deal?

"To stabilize the manufacturing sector, businesses worked together to establish fair codes of competition."

Choose the true statement about the relationship between private business and the federal government during World War II.

"Wartime mobilization was so important that the government eased antitrust regulations while we were in production."

Which statement reflects an idea or attitude associated with the Enlightenment?

"We are citizens of the world and open-minded to new ideas and ways of thinking."

Choose the statement that describes the work of muckrakers in the late 19th century.

"We are investigative reporters and photographers who shine a light on social ills among the working poor."

Choose the statement that best reflects the experiences of African Americans after the United States entered World War II.

"We began a civil rights campaign to achieve both a victory in Europe and a victory over racism in the U.S."

Which statement describes an effect of economic expansion in the 1950s?

"We began to see more convenience stores and fast-food restaurants as car ownership increased."

Which statement best reflects rural consumption practices in the late 19th century?

"We can purchase goods through mail-order catalogs for far less money than we would pay locally."

Which statement represents opposition to internal taxation of the colonies by British Parliament?

"We do not object to taxes that regulate commerce in the Atlantic, but Parliament does not have the authority to tax us solely to raise revenue."

Which of the following statements best reflects the gang system of labor, from a slave's perspective?

"We maintain the crops from planting until harvest, working long days every day of the week."

Because of the economic downturn in the 1890s, many Americans organized in order to seek relief from corporations and elected officials. Choose the statement that reflects an action undertaken in the 1890s to improve conditions for workers.

"We marched on Washington, D.C. to advocate for public works jobs for the unemployed."

Choose the statement that best reflects an argument in favor of Indian assimilation in the late 1800s.

"We must destroy Indian cultures so Indians will be forced to conform to American society."

Match the Council on Environmental Quality to the statement that exemplifies it.

"We must establish a single, unified system of governmental oversight to protect the United States' air, water and land."

What statement reflects the position of the Democrats on America's involvement with the proposed League of Nations?

"We must ratify the treaty as it is written to ensure a peaceful world and future."

Which of the following statements is the best representation of the goals of the Populist political movement of the 1890s?

"We support the increase of the money supply, restricted immigration and an eight-hour workday."

Which of the following statements best describes the Reservationists' stance toward the Treaty of Versailles?

"We support this treaty with amendments."

Choose the statement that best reflects an argument used by Chief Joseph to oppose federal assimilation.

"We want to live as other men live; we want to travel, work, worship and live where we choose."

Choose the statement that explains one way the federal government supported private business during World War II.

"We will assume the majority of costs associated with converting your factory to produce wartime materials."

Which statement reflects the position of the Irreconcilables concerning the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and America's involvement in the proposed League of Nations?

"We will not consider any aspect of this international treaty."

President Harry Truman and secretary of state George Marshall proposed the Marshall Plan to Congress in 1947. Choose the statement that best summarizes the purpose of this plan.

"We will provide financial support to rebuild European countries and stem the spread of Communism."

President Harry Truman and secretary of state George Marshall proposed the Marshall Plan to Congress in 1947. Choose the statement that best summarizes the purpose of this plan.

"We will provide financial support to rebuild European countries and stem the spread of Communism."

Which statement reflects the position of the Reservationists on America's involvement with the proposed League of Nations?

"We will support this treaty if amendments are made to the role of the U.S. in the League of Nations."

Choose the statement that best reflects the experience of women as a social group after the United States entered World War II.

"We, both single and married, comprised over 30% of the domestic workforce during the war."

Which of the following quotations - from documents associated with the American, French and Haitian revolutions - exemplifies social contract theory?

"When iin the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another..."

Choose the statement that best reflects the views of a participant of the Homestead Strike.

"When our union contract came up for renewal, we weren't able to reach a settlement with Carnegie Steel and we were locked out of the facility."

Which of the following was an effect of busing during the 1970s?

"White flight" saw large numbers of families leaving cities and moving to the suburbs.

In the late 19th century, the consolidation of manufacturing in large cities, along with an ever-growing railroad system, changed the nature of consumerism in rural America. Choose the most accurate statement about these changes in rural consumption practices.

"With access to credit, we can purchase items that were previously available only to the wealthy."

Which statement best reflects rural consumption practices in the late 19th century?

"With credit, we can become part of the middle class."

Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy" during World War II.

"Working on an assembly line really helped us build airplanes quickly."

Hannah runs a hospitality business with Ray and Susan, backed by a group of investors who provide the funding but rely on Hannah and company to operate the business. What term best describes this type of business arrangement?

A trust

How would viewers at the time of its creation most likely interpret the 1872 painting American Progress?

A viewer at the time would likely have had the sense that all settlers would profit from their labor in the West.

Read this excerpt from a 1983 speech by President Reagan, in which he discusses the Soviet Union:"I would agree to a [nuclear] freeze if only we could freeze the Soviets' global desires. A freeze at current levels of weapons would remove any incentive for the Soviets to negotiate . . . and virtually end our chances to achieve the major arms reductions which we have proposed. . ."Why did President Reagan oppose a nuclear freeze?

He believed the Soviets had to be confronted, not appeased.

Why did President Theodore Roosevelt use the power of his office to advance Progressive reform?

He believed the country needed governmental solutions to the ills of industrialization and corruption.

President Franklin Roosevelt became convinced that the United States should support the Allies in World War II for which of the following reasons?

He believed the rise of fascism was a threat to all nations.

Choose the statement that best explains why Eugene McCarthy had the support of many students during the 1968 presidential election.

He decided to compete in the Democratic primary by running on an antiwar campaign.

What did President Kennedy do in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

He demanded the Soviet Premier remove the missiles from Cuba.

As World War I broke out in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson sought to maintain U.S. neutrality for which of the following reasons?

He did not want to risk his re-election by engaging in an unpopular war.

What was one reason president John Kennedy was slow to put forth an aggressive civil rights agenda?

He didn't have the support of Congress on the issue.

How did president Ronald Reagan escalate the Cold War?

He engaged in anti-communist interventions in Grenada and Nicaragua.

Select the statement that best reflects a reason for President Kennedy's delay in supporting the civil rights movement.

He feared a loss of congressional support for his foreign policy goals.

Choose the statement that reflects a success for President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy.

He oversaw the drafting of a historic peace treaty that marked the recognition of Israel by an Arab nation.

Choose the statement that best explains why George Wallace was successful in the South in the 1968 presidential election.

He ran on a third party ticket that supported segregation.

Choose the statement that best explains why Richard Nixon represented a significant challenge to the Democratic Party in the 1968 presidential election.

He represented the majority of Americans opposed to the social changes taking place in the country.

What was president John Kennedy's response when Freedom Riders were met with open resistance by Southern whites?

He sent in federal marshals to protect the riders.

Which of the following best summarizes President Kennedy's response to the civil rights movement?

He supported civil rights but was hesitant to risk upsetting southern Democrats with bold action on the matter.

Why did Joseph Stalin want a "second front" in Europe?

He wanted to divide Adolf Hitler's armies and divert them away from the Soviet Union.

Read the excerpt from an National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) petition asking the United Nations to investigate racism in the United States, the introduction of which was written by W. E. B. Du Bois: "There are in the United States of America, fifteen millions or more of native-born citizens, something less than a tenth of the nation, who form largely a segregated caste, with restricted legal rights, and many illegal disabilities. They are descendants of the Africans brought to America during the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries and reduced to slave labor." What was the purpose of Du Bois's opening statement?

He was challenging American democracy by describing America's history of racial inequality to the entire world.

Match the statement "The EPA must be empowered to regulate and reduce the impact of carbon monoxide and other pollutants on our national health" with the 1970s environmental legislation it represents.

A.) The Clean Air Act

Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850 that appealed to northerners?

Admission of California into the Union as a free state

Which of the following traditions reflected the relationship between conformity and the American family in the 1950s?

Advertisers offered "labor-saving" devices aimed directly at a female audience.

Choose the statement that applies equally to the "Old South" and the "New South."

African Americans endured intimidation, violence and political disfranchisement.

Choose a consequence of government efforts to address violent crime and drug use in the 1980s and 1990s.

African Americans were seven times more likely to be imprisoned than white Americans.

Choose the true statement about Operation Iraqi Freedom.

After approximately two months, president George W. Bush declared a U.S. victory in Iraq.

The United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Which of the following statements reflects an idea contained in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Distinctions based on race, gender, religion or political positions of any person were prohibited.

The United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Which of the following statements reflects an idea contained in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Distinctions based on race, gender, religion or political positions of any person were prohibited.

Choose the statement that best analyzes events in the year 1968 through the lens of politics.

Divisions over the Vietnam War paved the way for a more conservative coalition to come to power.

In May of 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs raided a group of buildings (a "compound") and killed Osama bin Laden. Choose the map that indicates (in red) the country where this occurred.

In May of 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs raided a compound and killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, which is located to the west of India.

Choose the true statement about the American economy in the early 2000s.

Financial deregulation led to commercial banks engaging in investment bank practices.

One trend of the 1920s that associated the decade with a "new generation" was young urban women who wore short skirts, had short hair and smoked and drank in public. What term was used for this group?

Flappers

The political cartoon reflects the economic trends of the late 19th century that contributed to the expansion of American imperialism.Choose the statement below that best reflects the trends shown in the cartoon.

Foreign nations were eager to access the products of American industry

The political cartoon reflects the economic trends of the late 19th century that contributed to the expansion of American imperialism. Choose the statement below that best reflects the trends shown in the cartoon.

Foreign nations were eager to access the products of American industry.

What was a cause of the Great Depression?

France and Great Britain were unable to repay loans American banks had extended them during the war and were unable to collect reparations from Germany.

Many historians have argued that the New Deal changed American politics and governance. Which statement supports this argument?

Franklin Roosevelt's "fireside chats" inspired the public's faith in the presidency, which lasted beyond his administration.

During the 1920s, W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey were early proponents of an ideology known as Pan-Africanism. What was a key way in which Garvey's beliefs differed from that of Du Bois?

Garvey believed that black and white Americans were incapable of working together to overcome racism.

The AIDS crisis of the 1980s and government inaction in response to it caused organizations like ACT UP to grow. These organizations reflected the view of which of the following groups?

Gay rights activists

If a historian were to question why most of the immigrants coming into the United States were pictured as male, when large numbers of females also immigrated to the United States, they would probably be viewing this picture through which lens?

Gender

President Wilson's stance on American neutrality in World War I changed between 1914 and 1917. Which event occurred most proximate to Wilson's request to Congress to declare war?

Germany broke its promise to restrict its use of submarine warfare and sank the Laconia.

Which of the following was a positive effect of the Navigation Acts for English colonists?

Goods shipped by sea enjoyed the protection of the English Navy.

During President Carter's term, a revolution overthrew the government of what country, where 53 male employees at the American embassy were held captive?

Iran

U.S. forces finally captured the former leader of this country, who was found guilty of crimes against his own people and executed in 2006. Choose the map that accurately indicates in red the country where this occurred

Iraq

Which of the following are examples of the New World Order following the Cold War?

Israel granted a measure of self-rule to Palestinians living in the the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of Israel.

Which statement is a success of the United States' New World Order foreign policy following the end of the Cold War?

Israel recognized the legitimacy of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Choose the true statement about the Knights of Labor.

It called for equal pay and the elimination of convict labor.

Which of the following is a reason why President Theodore Roosevelt pushed for progressive reform within the federal government?

He believed that it was government's responsibility to create a climate in which all Americans could rise together.

What was the effect of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson?

It confirmed the policy of "separate but equal" in the public sphere.

Which action was supported by Kennedy's Flexible Response foreign policy?

It created the Green Berets, a new special forces units trained in counterinsurgency.

Select the statement that best reflects Dwight Eisenhower's New Look strategy during the Cold War.

It cut the size of the armed forces nearly in half while building up the nuclear arsenal.

What was the effect of the Supreme Court decision in the Civil Rights Cases?

It determined the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was unconstitutional and unenforceable for private businesses.

President Roosevelt introduced a First New Deal and a Second New Deal to overcome the Great Depression. Choose the action that was associated with the Second New Deal.

It focused on long-term reform in addition to relief and recovery.

Choose the true statement about the American Federation of Labor.

It focused on the economic advancement of its members.

Which statement about populism most closely aligns with historian Michael Kazin's interpretation of the term?

It is a political style that uses a certain type of language and rhetoric to advance the agenda of a political coalition.

Why did the Ronald Reagan administration's Strategic Defense Initiative draw public criticism?

It was believed to violate international treaties and it was extremely expensive.

Choose one way that traditional assumptions about male and female roles were reinforced during the 1950s.

It was expected that people would marry young and have large families.

Select the statement that best reflects John Kennedy's Flexible Response strategy during the Cold War.

It was reluctant to embrace the idea of "massive retaliation" in response to Soviet aggression.

Which of the following World War II events happened first?

Japan and Germany signed a mutual defense treaty.

What popular 1920s musical style, which had a quick rhythm and was largely improvised, was associated with the "new generation" of urban young people?

Jazz

"As part of the Lyndon Johnson administration's War on Poverty, my teenage son participated in a program which provided training and work experience so he could have the same advantages as others." What was the name of that program?

Job Corps

"As part of the Lyndon Johnson administration's War on Poverty, my teenage son participated in a program which provided training and work experience so he could have the same advantages as others." What was the name of that program?

Job Corps

Choose the true statement about conformity in the 1950s.

Just as the Cold War encouraged political conformity, economic expansion encouraged cultural conformity.

In 1912, the National Child Labor Committee pushed President William Howard Taft to establish the U.S. Children's Bureau and worked to help pass a policy that barred the trade of any goods that used child labor for production. What was the name of that policy?

Keating-Owen Act

Which of the following actions happened in response to the Olive Branch Petition of 1775?

King George sent Thomas Gage to Boston to restore law and order.

Read the excerpt from The New York Times about the Haymarket affair. "The celerity [speed] with which the leaders of the dynamite movement got out of the way as soon as the explosion occurred was little short of marvelous, and this fact led many to believe that they had knowledge of what was to be done, and therefore took occasion to escape the consequences they knew would follow." Of the following groups involved in the Haymarket Riot, which one is the author least sympathetic toward?

Labor organizers

What statement describes the effect globalization had on the 1990s economy for an average American?

My buddies and I worked in auto manufacturing before our company moved to Mexico. Now I work in retail."

Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy."

My factory converted its production lines to produce bombers, and we hired more workers."

Which consequence of containment policy on American politics is described as "accusing specific individuals of having ties to communism?"

Red-baiting

What was one consequence of containment policy on American politics in the 1940s and 1950s?

Red-baiting, or falsely accusing political opponents as Communist sympathizers

"During the period from 1881 to 1924, millions of Russian Jews immigrated to the United States where they were welcomed by their Jewish relatives and formed close-knit communities, usually in or near New York City."A historian would most likely make this statement if they were analyzing this image through what historical lens?

Religion

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court handed down its decision. Choose the statement that best reflects the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.

Segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause.

Which of these statements is a consequence of government efforts to reduce drug use and violent crime during the 1980s and 1990s?

States implemented mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes, violent or not.

One form of protest for civil rights was the sit-in movement that attempted to focus public attention on discriminatory practices by private businesses. The idea spread quickly and led to the formation of what group to organize and manage activists' efforts?

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Which of these statements is a cause of government efforts to reduce drug use and violent crime during the 1980s and 1990s?

Suburban residents were alarmed by the violence associated with drug crime.

Which statement best characterizes the state of race relations in the "New South?"

Supreme Court decisions validated segregation and Jim Crow laws.

Choose the statement that reflects a planned consequence of Reaganomics.

Taxes were lowered.

Which of the following was an effect of the consumer revolution in the British colonies?

Tea became as popular of a drink in the colonies as it was back in England.

Choose the law or agency correctly matched with its example.

Terrorist Surveillance Program - It was not necessary to obtain a warrant to conduct domestic wiretapping

President Johnson understood that a lack of education was one cause of poverty, so he urged Congress to pass an act that increased federal funding for public schools. What was the name of that act?

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Which of the following was associated with the New Left during the 1960s?

The Free Speech Movement

What was a cause of the Great Depression?

The Great Depression exposed significant, underlying weaknesses in the U.S. economy and the national banking system.

What group was one of the intellectual arms of the New Right, providing policy positions and political recommendations for conservative candidates?

The Heritage Foundation

Which act brought a number of government agencies into a single department to better manage terrorist threats, both foreign and domestic?

The Homeland Security Act

In 1916, pressure from activists and the National Child Labor Committee contributed to legislation that prohibited interstate trade of any goods produced by child labor. What was the name of this legislation?

The Keating-Owen Act

Which statement about 1968 reflects the lens of race?

The Kerner Commission reported that white society and institutions were responsible for the continued suffering in black communities.

Which statement best views 1968 through the lens of class?

The Kerner Commission's report warned of the creation of two societies.

The growing influence of the New Right was evident by the end of the 1970s when Jerry Falwell formed a "pro-life, pro-family, pro-America" political organization. What was the name of that organization?

The Moral Majority

In the summer of 1893, a young historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, presented a paper that explained his views on the significance of the frontier in American history. Choose the statement that best reflects Turner's views on the significance of the Western frontier.

Turner stated that Western expansion repeated American history by demonstrating and reinforcing the exceptionalism and progress of the American people.

Which of the following groups provided southern African Americans with leadership experience after the Civil War?

U.S. Army

Choose the statement that best describes an example of U.S. containment policy.

U.S. and U.K. planes delivered more than two million tons of supplies to the Western zones of Berlin.

Choose the true statement about the nature of the American economy in the 1970s.

The Sunbelt gained political influence as a center for economic and technological progress.

Which of these actions occurred as a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's First New Deal?

The Supreme Court overturned some federal actions as unconstitutional.

Which of these statements about Operation Enduring Freedom is true?

The Taliban was removed from power in Afghanistan.

Choose the statement that best describes an example of U.S. containment policy.

The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. was obligated to assist anti-communist forces around the world.

Choose the statement that best describes an example of U.S. containment policy.

The U.S. Congress allotted $400 million in aid to Turkey and Greece.

Which of the following is true about the Yalta Conference?

The U.S. and the Soviet Union promised to fight Japan together.

Determine which action was supported by both Eisenhower's New Look foreign policy and Kennedy's Flexible Response foreign policy.

The U.S. committed to fighting communism through containment policy.

Which of the following was an effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

The U.S. created internment camps for Japanese Americans.

Read the following excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush on September 20, 2001: "Tonight, we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom. Our grief has turned to anger and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done." What is an example of the Bush Doctrine in action?

The U.S. invaded Iraq based on a belief that it had weapons of mass destruction.

Choose the statement that reflects U.S. involvement in Vietnam during the Eisenhower administration.

The U.S. provided support—money and advisors—to Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam because the administration believed that the Soviet Union and China controlled North Vietnam.

Which of these statements about Operation Iraqi Freedom is true?

The U.S. was not prepared for lengthy occupation in Iraq after they invaded.

Which act authorized law enforcement to examine American citizens' telephone conversations and emails without a warrant?

The USA PATRIOT Act

Consider the following statement:"Women have a duty to take direct action in providing freedom for slaves."Which of the following principles or movements would the speaker most likely support?

The Underground Railroad

The United States, while concerned with the rise of fascism, was committed to nonintervention in European affairs in the 1930s for which of the following reasons?

The United States did not fully comprehend the scale of Adolf Hitler's anti-Semitic campaigns.

Which statement is most reflective of Eisenhower's New Look foreign policy?

The United States dramatically increased its nuclear arsenal.

How did the American economy in the 1970s differ from the economy in previous decades?

The United States fell into an economic recession.

Choose the true statement regarding the adoption of containment policy by the United States during the Cold War.

The United States hoped to trigger the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Place the events that led up to U.S. involvement in World War II in the correct order, following Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany.

The United States passes several Neutrality Acts limiting American involvement in European affairs.2. Hitler launches a blitzkrieg against Poland.3. Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act to bolster Great Britain's defense.

Choose the action that reflects U.S. involvement in Vietnam during the Dwight Eisenhower administration.

The United States supported a corrupt and oppressive leader with money and military advisers.

Which statement accurately reflects reasons why the U.S. government adopted containment as a foreign policy strategy?

The United States wanted to expand free markets around the world.

Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush on September 20, 2001:"Tonight, we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom. Our grief has turned to anger and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done."Which statement best explains President Bush's response to the 9/11 attacks?

The United States was launching a war on terror

Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush on September 20, 2001:"Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place, until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime. "What does this excerpt say that the U.S. will do?

The United States will engage in preemptive military action to fight terrorism.

Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush on September 20, 2001:"Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place, until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime."What does this excerpt say that the U.S. will do?

The United States will engage in preemptive military action to fight terrorism.

"After the violence at Selma, our governor, George Wallace, refused to do anything about it, so I was proud of our president, who introduced and signed a bill into law which removed obstacles for African Americans and lent federal support to our cause." What was the name of that bill?

The Voting Rights Act

"After the violence at Selma, our governor, George Wallace, refused to do anything about it, so I was proud of our president, who introduced and signed a bill into law which removed obstacles for African Americans and lent federal support to our cause." What was the name of that bill?

The Voting Rights Act

When civil rights activists crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Salem, they were beaten by police on a day that became known as "Bloody Sunday;" the violence was a factor in prompting President Lyndon Johnson to sign which bill into law?

The Voting Rights Act

"Don't Fence Me In," by Robert Fletcher "Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above. Don't fence me in. Let me ride through the wide-open country that I love. Don't fence me in... Just turn me loose. Let me straddle my old saddle underneath the western skies. On my cayuse let me wander over yonder till I see the mountains rise. I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences. Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses. I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences. Don't fence me in." What idea is best expressed by the poem above?

The West was a place of individualism and self determination.

Choose the statement that describes a success of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. forces occupied Baghdad within one month.

What was one reason numerous social reform movements emerged in the late 1800s?

Urban areas had too many people without the infrastructure to protect or support them.

What was the purpose of Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal?"

Use the government to create a level playing field for all hardworking Americans.

Progressives pushed for democratic reforms in party politics, which included allowing party members, rather than delegates, to nominate candidates for office. What is the term for this reform?

The direct primary system

Choose the true statement about the court's role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.

Using Federal Bureau of Intelligence evidence, a district judge convicted five of the Watergate burglars.

A meat packing plant slaughters cattle for meat. As the company expands, it begins to raise cattle and also develops refrigerated railroad cars to transport the meat to wholesale markets in larger cities. What aspect of industrialization does this represent?

Vertical integration

Which group or person is correctly paired with their contribution to racial equality during the Progressive Era?

W.E.B. DuBois - advocated for immediate and uncompromising agitation for black civil rights

Which statement best reflects the approach of abolitionists to ending slavery?

We appeal to the conscience of all Americans to protect the country's soul by ending slavery."

Which statement best reflects rural consumption practices in the late 19th century?

We can purchase goods through mail-order catalogs for far less money than we would pay locally."

Which of the following statements is the best representation of the goals of the Populist political movement of the 1890s?

We support the increase of the money supply, restricted immigration and an eight-hour workday."

Which statement reflects the position of the Reservationists on America's involvement with the proposed League of Nations?

We will support this treaty if amendments are made to the role of the U.S. in the League of Nations."

Which economic development in the 1980s was intended by Reaganomics?

Wealthy Americans benefited more from tax breaks than those with lower incomes.

Frederick Jackson Turner wrote a paper in 1893 titled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History. "Identify the statement that best represents Turner's views about the significance of the American frontier.

Western expansion contributed to the uniqueness of the United States and played a role in developing its democracy.

The political cartoon reflects the economic trends of the late 19th century that contributed to the expansion of American imperialism. Choose the statement below that best reflects the trends shown in the cartoon.

The economy of the U.S. was booming and the U.S. was a leading economic power.

10 Read the excerpt from the autobiography of Russian immigrant Mary Antin, published in 1912: "I am not afraid to live on and on, if only I do not have to remember too much. A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you run. And I have thought of a charm that should release me from the folds of my clinging past. I take the hint from the Ancient Mariner, who told his tale in order to be rid of it. I, too, will tell my tale, for once, and never hark back any more." What aspect of the immigrant experience is reflected in Antin's excerpt?

The effort to assimilate to American culture

Kino, an experienced historian, is very interested in the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. As a historian, he is aware of possible influences on his interpretation of events. Which factor should be allowed to influence his interpretation?

The lenses he wants to apply

Match the G.I. Bill with an effect it had on economic expansion in the 1950s.

The local university reported an increase in graduates and thus an increase in the number of white collar workers in the community.

Choose the most accurate statement about the nature of politics in the Gilded Age.

The major political parties were polarized over monetary policy.

Which of the statements reflect a reason behind Christian evangelicals organizing to have more influence on American politics?

The majority in Congress are liberal and do not see homosexuality or premarital sex as sins."

Choose the statement that most accurately describes the rural economy of the late 19th century.

The more farmers produced, the more the market became saturated and crop prices dropped.

Choose the true statement about the Johnson administration's Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

The new law placed an annual limit on immigrants from Latin American countries.

Read the following accounts of an incident in Chicago in 1919 that resulted in the deaths of a young African American boy and 37 others. From the Chicago Defender: "The presence of a black face in their vicinity was a signal for a carnival of death, and before any aid could reach the poor, unfortunate one his body reposed in some kindly gutter, his brains spilled over a dirty pavement." From the Chicago Daily Tribune: "Fists flew and rocks were hurled. Bathers from the colored Twenty-fifth street beach were attracted to the scene of the battling and aided their comrades in driving the whites into the water." What could explain the different perspectives of each newspaper account?

The newspapers wrote for different audiences.

What could explain the different perspectives of each newspaper account?

The newspapers wrote for different audiences.

Choose the statement that describes a success of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The operation freed Kabul from Taliban control.

Which event that led to the economic recession of 2008 happened first?

The partial repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act opened the door for the creation of "super banks."

Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush in which he declared war on terrorism: "The terrorists practice a fringe form of Islamic extremism that has been rejected by Muslim scholars and the vast majority of Muslim clerics—a fringe movement that perverts the peaceful teachings of Islam. The terrorists' directive commands them to kill Christians and Jews, to kill all Americans and make no distinction among military and civilians, including women and children." What is the significance of this excerpt from President Bush's September 20, 2001 address?

The president distinguishes between extremists and the vast majority of Muslims, and only the former is identified as the enemy.

Choose a true statement about circumstances leading up to the War of 1898.

The press played a key role in inflaming nationalist sentiment in many Americans.

Why were many immigrants attracted to life in the U.S. in the late 19th century?

The prospect of steady, well-paid industrial jobs

Choose the factor that should influence a professional historian's interpretation of politics in the Gilded Age.

The questions the historian chooses to ask

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court handed down its decision. Which of the following arguments helped to convince the Supreme Court to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson and end segregation in public schools?

The right to education is a right that must be equally available to everyone in the U.S.

Select an argument used in favor of U.S. involvement in World War II.

The rise and spread of fascism threatens the entire globe.

What was the focus of many of the trends and styles embraced by the "New Generation" during the Roaring '20s?

The role of women

"In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." According to this excerpt from the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, why was public school segregation unconstitutional?

The segregation of public schools is in violation of the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment.

Two national labor unions emerged during the late 19th century: the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. Which statement is true of the American Federation of Labor but not the Knights of Labor?

They allowed autonomy among the different craft unions it brought together.

What did the Harlem Renaissance, the "New Negro" movement and Pan-Africanism all have in common?

They celebrated African American unity and culture and rejected racist stereotypes.

Two national labor unions emerged during the late 19th century: the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. Which statement is true of both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

They encountered anti-union tactics by employers.

Two national labor unions emerged during the late 19th century: the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor.Which statement is true of both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

They encountered anti-union tactics by employers.

When the United States entered World War I, suffragists saw the opportunity to enact a women's suffrage amendment. What was one of their main reasons for optimism?

They found it hypocritical to fight a war to defend freedom and democracy abroad and deny the vote to women at home.

Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer, given in a 1969 Senate hearing: "So when crops are over in the State of Florida, there is no way that he can continue to survive, so he migrates. And because of that the migrant farmworkers have had great difficulties in their employment relationships, much of this arising out of exploitation and abuse by irresponsible farmers and crew leaders who sometimes underpay them, short count them, and overcharge them for transportation. "Based on the excerpt, which two statements describe the experience of migrant workers in the U.S.?

They have little security or social support.

What was one way in which the Spanish posed a threat to English colonial domination in North America?

They offered freedom to slaves who rebelled and reached Spanish territory.

White Democrats, or "redeemers," were central to the development of the Jim Crow system in the South during the late 19th century. Which statement most represents their efforts?

They passed laws that required potential voters to read and interpret the Constitution to the satisfaction of white voting registrars.

Which statement is true of the Progressives?

They sought to improve industrial working conditions for men, women and children.

When the United States entered World War I, anti-alcohol groups saw the opportunity to enact a national Prohibition amendment for which of the following reasons?

They thought grain should not be used to make beer and liquor when soldiers overseas needed food.

How did the "nervous generation" react to changes in America during the 1920s?

They upheld traditional values and customs.

Two national labor unions emerged during the late 19th century: the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. Which statement is true of the Knights of Labor but not the American Federation of Labor?

They welcomed women, African Americans and both skilled and unskilled laborers.

White Democrats, or "redeemers," were central to the development of the Jim Crow system in the South during the late 19th century. Which statement best represents their efforts?

They worked to destroy black political coalitions after regaining control of state and local governments.

Which description best matches the Federal Emergency Relief Administration from Roosevelt's New Deal?

This program sent federal money to the states to help put Americans back to work."

Which of the following actions or groups increased gender equality in the 1970s?

Title IX of the Education Amendments

What was one purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act as a part of Franklin Roosevelt's First New Deal?

To address the problem of overproduction and low prices for agricultural crops

Why did the three major Allies—the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union—want to launch a "second front" in Europe?

To divide the German army

Which of the following were goals of the Populist Party in the late 19th century?

To enact an eight-hour workday

Read the excerpt from the Chicago Defender that describes what happened during a race riot in Chicago during the Red Summer. "In all parts of the city, white mobs dragged from surface cars, black passengers wholly ignorant of any trouble, and set upon them. An unidentified man, young woman and a three-month-old baby were found dead on the street at the intersection of 47th street and Wentworth avenue." What is the most likely purpose of this description?

To inspire outrage at whites' treatment of blacks

What was one motivation behind the development of the United States' containment policy following World War II?

To limit the expansion and influence of Communism in places currently undergoing decolonization.

What was one purpose of the Glass-Steagall Act, which was part of Franklin Roosevelt's First New Deal?

To prohibit commercial banks from engaging in investment banking

Which of the following were goals of the Populist Party in the late 19th century?

To promote government ownership of the railways

Choose the statement that describes a cause of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

To protect its interests in the Pacific, the U.S. imposed economic sanctions against Japan.

What was one purpose of the Civil Works Administration, which was a part of Franklin Roosevelt's First New Deal?

To provide jobs for the unemployed, workers were hired to construct public projects.

President Franklin Roosevelt oversaw both a First New Deal and a Second New Deal to curb the Great Depression. Choose the action that was part of his First New Deal.

To put Americans back to work quickly, the Public Works Administration contracted with private companies to build highways, bridges and military bases.

Read the excerpt from a speech president Ronald Reagan made in 1987: "There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" What is the most likely purpose of Reagan's speech?

To reassert to the Soviet Union his commitment to ending communism

Read the excerpt from a speech president Ronald Reagan made in 1987: "There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" What is the most likely purpose of Reagan's speech?

To reassert to the Soviet Union his commitment to ending communism

What was the purpose of the U.S. strategy of "island-hopping" in the Pacific?

To seize outlying islands in order to get close enough to bomb the Japanese mainland.

In a geopolitical sense, what was one motivation behind President Harry Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan?

To send a message to the Soviet Union about America's strength

Which description best matches the National Industrial Recovery Act from Roosevelt's New Deal?

To stabilize the manufacturing sector, businesses worked together to establish fair codes of competition."

In 1961, civil rights organizations organized "Freedom Rides." What was their purpose?

To test the enforcement of desegregation in interstate transportation

Choose the law or agency correctly matched with its example.

Troubled Asset Relief Program - The President oversaw the distribution of trillions of dollars to support the nation's banking system

Choose the statement that correctly identifies a likely purpose of this excerpt from Truman's committee to investigate racism.

Truman wanted to address the problem of racism to counter criticism by the Soviets.

In the summer of 1893, a young historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, presented a paper that explained his views on the significance of the frontier in American history. Choose the statement that best reflects Turner's views on the significance of the Western frontier.

Turner argued that Western expansion allowed those who were dissatisfied with their economic or social positions elsewhere to improve them on the frontier.

In the summer of 1893, a young historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, presented a paper that explained his views on the significance of the frontier in American history. Choose the statement that best reflects Turner's views on the significance of the Western frontier.

Turner stated that Western expansion repeated American history by demonstrating and reinforcing the exceptionalism and progress of the American people

Prior to Brown v. Board of Education, President Truman created a committee to ________.

investigate racial discrimination in the United States

Which statement is true of a primary source?

A primary source is usually created at the time an event takes place.

What did President Kennedy order in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A quarantine zone around Cuba

Which of these is an example of a primary source for historical research on America's westward expansion?

A recorded interview with an American Indian

What statement describes the effect globalization had on the 1990s economy for an average American?

"My buddies and I worked in auto manufacturing before our company moved to Mexico. Now I work in retail."

What sequence of events best reflects the experiences of homeowners in the U.S. in the 2000s?

"A mortgage company offered me a subprime mortgage with a low-interest rate." "The mortgage company sold my mortgage to a big national bank." "My mortgage payments increased, but my wages remained flat and I was forced to foreclose."

Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy" during World War II.

"My community is growing wealthier every year."

Which of the following was a factor in President Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

A need to limit Soviet expansion in Asia

Suppose two competing railroad companies agreed to fix shipping rates at a level that benefited both. What is this kind of voluntary arrangement called?

A pool

Several ideologies—social Darwinism, the self-made man and the Gospel of Wealth—emerged in the Gilded Age, each with its advocates. Choose the statement most likely spoken by Horatio Alger

"A person born into a disadvantaged situation can succeed through ingenuity and hard work."

Which statement is true of a primary source?

A primary source is a firsthand account of an event.

Identity politics emerged in the 1960s as movements began to focus on issues specific to the subgroups to which their participants belonged. Choose the true statement about the effects of the Black Power movement.

"I supported the decision to kick whites out of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee."

Identity politics emerged in the 1960s as movements began to focus on issues specific to the subgroups to which their participants belonged. Choose the true statement about the effects of the Black Power movement.

"I supported the decision to kick whites out of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee."

Which statement is most likely to have been spoken by Booker T. Washington, reflecting his approach to black equality in the Progressive Era?

"I urge you graduates to focus on your own self-improvement within your African American communities."

What sequence of events best reflects the experiences of homeowners in the U.S. in the 2000s?

"I was finally able to purchase a home because of the low interest rates offered to me." "It was difficult to find a buyer for my home because home prices everywhere were falling." "I was angry with the federal government for helping the banks but not helping individual homeowners very much."

Which statement reflects an effect that World War II had on American workers?

"I'm grateful that the government is helping me to take care of my children while I support the war effort."

Choose the statement that best describes a way in which Americans were encouraged to conform during the second Red Scare.

"If a witness refuses to testify before our committee, he or she should be placed on a blacklist and refused employment."

Choose the statement that best reflects an argument used by Chief Joseph to oppose federal assimilation.

"If the white man wants to live in peace with us, we only ask that all men are treated equal and are subject to the same laws."

Choose the statement that best reflects an argument in favor of Indian assimilation in the late 1800s.

"If we kill the Indian in children through education, we will have saved the man."

Identity politics emerged in the 1960s as movements began to focus on issues specific to the subgroups to which their participants belonged. Choose the true statement about feminism and the women's liberation movement.

"In 1968, a group of us crowned a sheep as Miss America and threw symbols of our oppression into a freedom trash can."

Choose the statement that best reflects reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling in southern politics and culture.

"In the Southern Manifesto, we accuse the Supreme Court of misusing its power."

What statement would a historian most likely make if they were analyzing this image through the lens of politics?

"In the election of 1900, the Republican McKinley administration argued that their policies had transformed the country from an economic downturn into prosperity."

What statement would a historian most likely make if they were analyzing this image through the lens of politics? (American flag)

"In the election of 1900, the Republican McKinley administration argued that their policies had transformed the country from an economic downturn into prosperity."

During the late 1800s, dreams of the West held by prospective settlers were not matched by the realities. Choose the statement that describes a myth of the West.

"It is the destiny of white Americans to claim the West as their own."

Which of the following statements describes circumstances that led to the rise of identity politics in 1960s America?

"Legislation does little to solve problems like residential segregation and economic equality for blacks."

Choose the true statement about the effects of economic expansion in 1950s America.

"Like our peers, my husband and I married young and had more children than our parents did."

Which of the following statements reflect the effects of the Second Red Scare on the American people?

"Many Hollywood films are reinforcing the importance of traditional families and responsibilities."

Which statement best reflects rural consumption practices in the late 19th century?

"My aunt ordered a sewing machine from a catalog and paid much less than in the past."

Select the statement that best describes the reform efforts of 'muckrakers' in the late 19th century.

"My brother is writing articles to expose the problems associated with urban living—living conditions are atrocious for many."

Put the steps that an American homeowner in the 2000s might have experienced in chronological order.

"My credit wasn't the best, but I was able to get a subprime mortgage with an adjustable interest rate." "I didn't know at the time that my lender had sold my mortgage to a larger bank." "Suddenly, my variable interest rate increased, and I was unable to keep up with my higher mortgage payments."

Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy."

"My factory converted its production lines to produce bombers, and we hired more workers."

Choose the statement that describes a way that conformity was encouraged among Americans during the Second Red Scare.

"Our neighbors seem to have an unusual family structure and nontraditional gender roles, and we think they might be Communists."

Which of the statements reflect a result of Christian evangelicals organizing to influence American politics and government?

"Pat Buchanan challenged incumbent George H.W. Bush in the 1992 election."

Choose the statement that accurately reflects the relationship between private business and the federal government during World War II.

"Since the government guaranteed a profit on sales, our corporation accepted a defense contract."

Which statement reflects Charles Coughlin's opinion about Roosevelt's New Deal?

"The New Deal doesn't do enough to defend labor or establish monetary reform."

Which statement reflects Republican leaders' opinions about Roosevelt's New Deal?

"The New Deal is moving us away from America's traditional values of individualism and small government."

Which of the following statements reveal a cause of political organizing by evangelical Christians during the 20th century?

"The Scopes Trial/Monkey Trial ridiculed our beliefs and painted us as ignorant of science

Which of the following statements reveal a cause of political organizing by evangelical Christians during the 20th century?

"The Scopes Trial/Monkey Trial ridiculed our beliefs and painted us as ignorant of science."

Which of the following statements describes circumstances that led to the rise of identity politics in 1960s America?

"The Selective Service has it set up so that white Americans can avoid active duty in the Vietnam War."

Which of the following statements reflects a reason for political organizing by evangelical Christians?

"The Soviet Union seeks to turn the United States into a godless nation."

President Harry Truman outlined the Truman Doctrine in a speech to Congress in 1947. Choose the statement that best summarizes his argument in favor of this doctrine.

"The United States has an obligation to provide aid to any country currently fighting Communism."

Choose the statement that best reflects an argument in favor of Indian assimilation in the late 1800s.

"The best way forward is through white education for Indians and subdividing Indian lands into individual allotments."

Which statement is most likely to have been spoken by Booker T. Washington, reflecting his approach to black equality in the Progressive era?

"The burden of change is on black communities, not on white men to fix it for us."

Which statement would be characteristic of a historian looking at this cartoon published during the Civil War through the lens of class? (emancipation)

"The center image shows an African American family earning fair wages, allowing them to live independently after the end of slavery."

During the 1890s, American businesses increased their investments in foreign markets, which made foreign affairs more important to their success. The creation of new and stronger international ties led to new markets for exports and better prices on raw materials. In addition, what other two factors changed American foreign policy in the 1890s?

1) America extended its empire by establishing naval bases in the Pacific Ocean and expanding the navy. 2) Missionaries worked to increase the influence of Christianity and American democracy around the world.

Which answer accurately reflects President Wilson's progression of thought on American neutrality in World War I?

1. In a speech, President Wilson said, "The United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name." 2. President Wilson outlined a new agenda, calling for "peace without victory." 3. Wilson addressed Congress, saying "the world must be made safe for democracy."

Select the correct chronological sequence of the civil rights victories prior to Brown v. Board of Education.

1. Jackie Robinson became the first to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. 2. President Harry Truman desegregated the armed forces with an executive order. 3. Heman Sweatt successfully sued the University of Texas for denying his admission into law school.

Select the correct chronological sequence of the civil rights events prior to Brown v. Board of Education.

1. Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of "separate but equal" in public accommodations.2. Desegregation of Major League Baseball was achieved when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.3. President Truman issued an executive order to desegregate America's armed forces.

Place the events that led up to U.S. involvement in World War II in the correct order, following Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany.

1. The United States passes several Neutrality Acts limiting American involvement in European affairs.2. Hitler launches a blitzkrieg against Poland.3. Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act to bolster Great Britain's defense.

Which of these is an example of a secondary source for historical research on President Theodore Roosevelt?

A biography of Theodore Roosevelt

Youth in urban areas during the Roaring '20s adopted a new morality. What was one of the features of this new morality?

A challenge to traditional gender roles

What is something the counterculture and the New Left had in common?

A dislike of conformity

Determine the true statement about the American economy during the 1970s.

A general rise in prices along with declining wages meant Americans consumed less.

Choose the factor that most contributed to rapid industrialization in the late 19th century.

A growing urban labor force

Dust storms, such as the one depicted above, had a number of consequences. Which of the following is NOT an effect of the "Dust Bowl?"

A major population shift to the East

Determine the true statement about the American economy during the 1970s.

A.) A general rise in prices along with declining wages meant Americans consumed less.

Choose the true statement about the consequences of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization.

A.) Americans were deeply divided over the Vietnam War and became disillusioned with the government.

President Reagan's foreign policy brought about the end of the Cold War, but it also resulted in which of the following situations?

A.) An increase in U.S. debt

Read the excerpt from a 1983 speech by President Reagan in which he discusses the Soviet Union: "Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all those who live in that totalitarian darkness-pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world." According to this excerpt, why does Reagan refer to the Soviet Union as "the focus of evil in the modern world?"

A.) Because the Soviet Union was atheist

Arab members of OPEC imposed an oil embargo on the United States in response to American support of which country?

A.) Israel

"They were in favor of lower taxes, less regulation and cuts to social welfare programs." This describes what political ideology?

A.) Neoconservatism

Choose the statement that reflect an unintended consequence of Reaganomics.

A.) Public services deteriorated from a lack of tax revenue.

Choose the answer that best describes the culture wars of the 1980s.

A.) Social and political conflicts between liberal and conservative values in the U.S.

Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush articulating the Bush Doctrine in 2001: "Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime." Which organization was President Bush most likely referring to when using the word "terrorists?"

Al-Qaeda

Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush articulating the Bush Doctrine in 2001: "Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime." Which organization was President Bush most likely referring to when using the word "terrorists?"

Al-Qaeda

Which of the statements best expresses one of the common realities of homesteaders?

All one had to do to acquire land was pay a minimal fee and promise to "improve" it.

Which statement reflects the principles within the first four articles of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

All people are born free and with equal rights.

Which statement describes events associated with the conference at Potsdam?

Allies agreed to divide Germany into four zones, each controlled by an Allied power.

Choose the statement that reflects a foreign policy success for President Gerald Ford.

Along with the Soviet premier and 31 other countries, he agreed to the Helsinki Accords.

Choose the true statement about the nature of the rural economy in the late 19th century.

Although cotton remained a significant crop in the South, it was not profitable for many farmers.

Determine which statement was more likely spoken by Herbert Hoover than by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

America has endured financial panics before, and I am certain the economy will recover."

Choose the true statement about American foreign policy during the Progressive era that is reflected in this cartoon.

American leaders believed in white Anglo-Saxon superiority.

Choose the true statement about the effects of the 1990s economy in America.

American manufacturing jobs were outsourced to Mexico where wages were lower.

Which of the following was an effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

American support for fighting in World War II increased.

A judge tells Uncle Sam, "If Immigration was properly Restricted you would no longer be troubled with Anarchy, Socialism, the Mafia, and such kindred evils!" Some of the labels on the immigrants include: "German socialist," "Polish vagabond" and "English convict." Choose the statement that best reflects the experience of immigrants in America as illustrated in the cartoon.

Americans are suspicious of how immigrants might change the character of the nation.

A judge tells Uncle Sam, "If Immigration was properly Restricted youwould no longer be troubled with Anarchy, Socialism, the Mafia, and such kindred evils!" Some of the labels on the immigrants include: "German socialist," "Polish vagabond" and "English convict." Choose the statement that best reflects the experience of immigrants in America as illustrated in the cartoon.

Americans are suspicious of how immigrants might change the character of the nation.

Which statement reflects how the New Deal changed Americans' relationship with the government?

Americans expected the federal government to regulate the economy.

Choose the true statement about the consequences of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization.

Americans were deeply divided over the Vietnam War and became disillusioned with the government.

Choose the factor that most contributed to rapid industrialization in the late 19th century.

An abundance of natural resources

What is the correct sequence of the changes in American immigration policy during the 20th century?

An act drastically reduced immigration by restricting it to a certain percentage of that nation's presence in the United States. A law placed less emphasis on an immigrant's country of origin and more emphasis on reuniting families. An act offered amnesty to any individual who had entered the country illegally and continued to reside here.

hat is the correct sequence of the changes in American immigration policy during the 20th century?

An act drastically reduced immigration by restricting it to a certain percentage of that nation's presence in the United States. A law placed less emphasis on an immigrant's country of origin and more emphasis on reuniting families. An act offered amnesty to any individual who had entered the country illegally and continued to reside here.

Choose the true statement about events that led to uncovering President Richard Nixon's role in the Watergate scandal.

An anonymous source implicated the White House to two Washington Post reporters.

Choose the true statement about the press's role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.

An anonymous source in the FBI provided information that implicated President Richard Nixon's administration in the Watergate break-in.

"This Sir, was a time in which you clearly saw into the injustice of a State of Slavery, and in which you had just apprehensions of the horrors of its condition, it was now Sir, that your abhorrence thereof was so excited that you publicly held forth this true and invaluable doctrine, which is worthy to be recorded and remembered in all Succeeding ages. We hold these truths to be self evident that ll men are created equal and that they are endowed by their creater with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

An end to racial slavery

Match the statement below with its most likely speaker from the Gilded Age. "When giving to charity, we must only help those who are willing to help themselves."

Andrew Carnegie

Match the statement below with its most likely speaker from the Gilded Age."When giving to charity, we must only help those who are willing to help themselves."

Andrew Carnegie

Several ideologies—social Darwinism, the self-made man and the Gospel of Wealth—emerged in the Gilded Age. Choose the person from the Gilded Age whose ideas are reflected in this statement: "There is a difference between the deserving and the undeserving poor."

Andrew Carnegie

Which of the statements describes the relationship between U.S. participation in World War I and Progressive reform?

Antagonism toward the Germans, who ran most breweries in the U.S., helped to pass Prohibition.

Choose the statement that best reflects the relationship between Progressive reform and the United States' entry into World War I.

Anti-German sentiment contributed to the greater citizen and federal support for Prohibition.

The reality of western life was often very different from the dreams of homesteaders. Which of the statements best expresses one of the common myths of prospective homesteaders?

Any American could profit from Western lands and resources by simply claiming them.

Which of the statements best expresses one of the common myths of prospective homesteaders?

Any American could profit from Western lands and resources by simply claiming them.

Which list of activities best represents the basic practices of historians?

Applying historical lenses, asking questions about the nature of history, compiling facts about past events and interpreting evidence from the past

Choose the statement that reflects a foreign policy failure for president Richard Nixon.

Arab nations imposed an oil embargo on oil shipments to the United States.

Which of the following statements reflects an effect of political organizing by evangelical Christians?

As a Republican politician, I have staked out a position against abortion to appease my constituents."

As a result of what policy during the 2000s did the federal government funnel $800 billion into the economy to stimulate growth and create jobs?

As a result of what policy during the 2000s did the federal government funnel $800 billion into the economy to stimulate growth and create jobs?

Which list of activities best represents the basic practices of historians?

Asking questions about the nature of history, interpreting evidence from the past, remaining objective and selecting relevant primary and secondary sources

Although many young Americans in urban areas were associated with the "new generation" during the 1920s, the decade also witnessed the rise of the Lost Generation. Which of the following describes an aspect of the "Lost Generation?"

Authors created characters who had to display resilience amid constant struggle and failure.

Match the Council on Environmental Quality to the statement that exemplifies it.

B.) "We must establish a single, unified system of governmental oversight to protect the United States' air, water, and land."

Match Congress with its role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.

B.) During hearings, it was discovered that a recording system had been installed in the Oval Office.

Match the National Women's Political Caucus with the feminist movement of the 1970s with its effect.

B.) Patsy Mink became the first Asian American woman elected to Congress.

Choose the true statement about the consequences of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization.

B.) President Nixon claimed he was limiting the war in Vietnam, but he secretly escalated it.

Determine the true statement about the American economy during the 1970s.

B.) Stagnant wages and higher prices restricted American consumers' purchasing power.

In 2011, revolts associated with the Arab Spring shook the Middle East. The protests in one country led to forceful responses by its president and eventually a civil war, which was still continuing in 2017. Select the map that accurately depicts in red the country in which this occurred.

B.) Syria

Choose the statement that reflect an unintended consequence of Reaganomics.

B.) Taxes were lowered.

Determine the true statement about the American economy during the 1970s.

B.) The United States experienced a trade deficit for the first time in the 20th century.

In May of 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs raided a group of buildings (a "compound") and killed Osama bin Laden. Choose the map that indicates (in red) the country where this occurred.

B.) West of India

Which event that led to the economic recession of 2008 happened first?

Banks marketed subprime mortgages to individuals who had low incomes and low credit ratings.

Which statement accurately reflects reasons why the U.S. government adopted containment as a foreign policy strategy?

Because of destabilization after the war, the United States had to remain engaged in world affairs.

Why did President Kennedy begin to publicly support civil rights?

Because of the violence white southerners inflicted on civil rights activists

Read the excerpt from a speech Ronald Reagan gave to the National Association of Evangelicals in 1983: "Let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness—pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world." According to the excerpt, why did President Reagan refer to the Soviet Union as "the focus of evil in the modern world?"

Because the Soviet Union rejected Christian values

Read the excerpt from a speech Ronald Reagan gave to the National Association of Evangelicals in 1983: "Let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness—pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world." According to the excerpt, why did President Reagan refer to the Soviet Union as "the focus of evil in the modern world?"

Because the Soviet Union rejected Christian values

Read the excerpt from a 1983 speech by President Reagan in which he discusses the Soviet Union: "Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness—pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world. "According to this excerpt, why does Reagan refer to the Soviet Union as "the focus of evil in the modern world?"

Because the Soviet Union was atheist

Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal" had three main components, one of which was consumer protections. What else was included in his plan?

Federal oversight of public lands

Which of the following World War II events happened first?

Benito Mussolini granted himself dictatorial powers in Italy.

The reality of western life was often very different from the dreams of homesteaders. Which of the statements best expresses one of the common realities of homesteaders?

Bonanza farms hired migrant workers who traveled from farm to farm during the harvest.

Which of the statements best expresses one of the common realities of homesteaders?

Bonanza farms hired migrant workers who traveled from farm to farm during the harvest.

Which of the following World War II events happened first?

Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement toward Germany.

Read the newspaper excerpt from The Indianapolis Journal quoting Jay Gould about the 1886 railroad strike."There is no room for a compromise, for the strikers have confessed, in effect, that they have no grievances against our company. I am bound to fight this question to the bitter end for this very reason. The position is a simple one; if we had interfered with the management of the Texas Pacific we should have been in contempt of the United States Court which has charge of that road. The men on our own lines have made no complaint against us, but by striking try to enforce the demands of workmen on another road not under our control. There can be no compromise of such a strike. I have asked the opinion of Judge Dillon as to our legal rights under such circumstances, and his decision is that it is our duty, not alone our right, to prevent the interruption of the business of the road by all legal means."Jay Gould's comments most likely represent what group's perspective?

Business leaders

What did Parliament intend to accomplish with the Tea Act of 1773?

By reducing taxes, imperial merchants could undercut competition from smugglers and still increase their profits.

How did Britain respond to colonial protests against the Townshend Acts?

By sending four thousand additional troops to boston.

Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal had three main tenets: consumer protection, conservation and regulation of corporations. Which of the following is an example of regulation of corporations?

By signing the Hepburn Act of 1906, Roosevelt expanded federal oversight of railroads and interstate transportation.

Which list of activities best represents the basic practices of historians?

Creating narratives about the past, interpreting evidence from the past, remaining objective and selecting relevant primary and secondary sources

Match the 1970s court case Milliken v. Bradley with the quotation that voices a reaction to it.

C.) "I do not support forced busing within the Detroit school system."

Read this excerpt from a 1983 speech by President Reagan, in which he discusses the Soviet Union: "I would agree to a [nuclear] freeze if only we could freeze the Soviets' global desires. A freeze at current levels of weapons would remove any incentive for the Soviets to negotiate...and virtually end our chances to achieve the major arms reductions which we have proposed..." Why did President Reagan oppose a nuclear freeze?

C.) He believed the Soviets had to be confronted, not appeased.

During President Carter's term, a revolution overthrew the government of what country, where 53 employees at the American embassy were held captive?

C.) Iran

Jerry Falwall was a Virginia minister who identified with the Republican Party and founded a political organization to advance conservative ideas and policies. What was the name of that organization?

C.) Moral Majority

Choose the answer that best describes the culture wars of the 1980s.

C.) Political polarization over issues such as gender rights and sexual orientation

Match the statement "Before the federal government can begin a project, it has to consider possible environmental impacts and write up a report", with the 1970s environmental legislation it represents.

C.) The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

The election of Ronald Regan, the former governor of California, to the presidency in 1980 reflected the ascendency of the political importance of what region of the United States?

C.) The Sun Belt

Choose the most accurate statement about the nature of politics in the Gilded Age.

Candidates and officials exchanged favors with political machines for votes.

Based on Olaudah Equiano's experiences as a slave, which of the following statements is true?

Capture and transport were dangerous and traumatic experiences for Africans.

Choose the combination of words that correctly completes this sentence:"In 1856, the caning of ________ in the Senate chamber, in response to his antislavery speech, deepened sectional divisions that, two years earlier, led to the creation of a new political coalition called the ________."

Charles Sumner; Republican Party

Read the sentence from a Chicago newspaper account of a race riot during the Red Summer. Some of the victims were chased, caught and dragged into alleys and lots, where they were left for dead. In all parts of the city, white mobs dragged from surface cars, black passengers wholly ignorant of any trouble, and set upon them. The writer of this account was most likely sympathetic to which group?

Chicago's black population

The New Generation of the 1920s is most closely associated with what kind of changes in urban America?

Cultural

In 1971, President Nixon announced that he would travel to which country to establish relations with its government and work towards implementing trade agreements and full diplomatic relations?

China

What does this primary source suggest about why the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882?

Chinese immigrants did dangerous, back-breaking work for the transcontinental railroad but competition with white Americans for jobs led to hostility.

Consider "The Chinese Question" by Thomas Nast, published in Harper's Weekly, February 18, 1871. Choose the statement that best analyzes the experience of immigrants portrayed in the image.

Chinese immigrants were targeted with hate speech and anti-immigrant sentiment.

Consider "The Chinese Question" by Thomas Nast, published in Harper's Weekly, February 18, 1871. Choose the statement that best analyzes the experience of immigrants portrayed in the image.

Chinese immigrants were targeted with hate speech and anti-immigrant sentiment.

Men stand outside a soup kitchen in Chicago opened by Al Capone in February 1931. 60 million people, including many members of the middle class, were affected by the Great Depression by the end of 1932, and soup lines became common in urban cities. For many, the descent into poverty was a result of which of the following?

Collapsed banks that consumed life savings

Which two areas of American life did the G.I. Bill have the largest impact on in the 1950s?

College enrollment and home ownership

What was one assumption behind the United States's decision to adopt a strategy of containment after World War II?

Communism was poised to expand into Asia and Europe.

One consequence of containment policy on American politics occurred during Richard Nixon's run for Congress in 1946, when he accused his opponent of having been endorsed by groups with links to which political party?

Communist Party

What is the correct sequence of the changes in American immigration policy during the 20th century?

Congress limited overall immigration to the United States with a quota system that privileged immigrants from northern and western Europe. Congress established an immigration policy that prioritized the admittance of immigrants with valuable job skills, rather than a particular race or ethnic background. Congress attempted to deal with the reality of illegal immigration by providing legal status to 1.7 million foreigners living in the United States.

Which of these actions occurred as a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Second New Deal?

Congress passed legislation, such as the Social Security Act, to reform society and create a welfare state.

Young urban professionals (yuppies) were preoccupied with individual prosperity and consumerism during the 1980s. The values of the yuppies were most easily embraced by which of the following political groups?

Conservatives

Match the term "suburbanization" with its effect on American economic expansion in the 1950s.

Convenience stores and drive-in movie theaters sprang up on the edges of cities.

Identify the most important reason that the election of 1896 was significant in American politics.

Corporate dollars donated to the campaign had a significant impact on the election's results.

Choose the most accurate statement about the nature of politics in the Gilded Age.

Corruption and inefficiency were hallmarks of politics in this time period.

Match the 1970s court case Roe V. Wade with the quotation that voices a reaction to it.

D.) "This is an important victory for women and their family planning choices."

Choose the true statement about the consequences of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization.

D.) Anitwar protects intensified with President Nixon's announcement that he was bombing Cambodia.

In 1971, President Nixon announced that he would travel to which country to establish relations with it's government and work towards implementing trade agreements and full diplomatic relations?

D.) China

President Reagan's Cold War foreign policy resulted in a military buildup in the United States. Choose the answer that best explains why.

D.) His administration wanted to restore American's stature as a world power.

Choose the statement that reflect an unintended consequence of Reaganomics.

D.) Income inequality rose.

Why did President Reagan change his foreign policy approach towards the Soviet Union during the mid-1980s?

D.) Mikhail Gorbachev implemented a series of economic and political reforms in the Soviet Union.

Choose the answer that best describes the culture wars of the 1980s.

D.) Political conflicts between conservatives and liberals over social issues including gender equality and censorship

Match the press with its role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.

D.) The White House was implicated in the Watergate scandal by information provided by an anonymous government source to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.

Match the court system with its role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.

D.) Using information collected by the FBI, a district judge convicted five Watergate burglars, as well as two of the "plumbers" associated with the break-in.

Specific actions by real estate developers, local politicians and individuals worked together to deprive many African Americans from becoming homeowners. This was an example of what form of segregation?

De facto segregation

Specific actions by real estate developers, local politicians and individuals worked together to deprive many African Americans from becoming homeowners. This was an example of what form of segregation?

De facto segregation

The separation of races was common during this time period because of specific laws that authorized it in schools and other public accommodations. What is the best term to describe these laws?

De jure segregation

Which of the following was a cause of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Diplomacy failed between the United States and Japan.

What was one way that the Second Red Scare encouraged conformity in the American people after World War II?

Discovery and dismissal of homosexuals employed by the government

Match Congress with its role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.

During hearings, it was discovered that a recording system had been installed in the Oval Office

In the late 19th century, the consolidation of manufacturing in large cities and an ever-growing railroad system changed the nature of consumption in rural America. Choose the statement that best describes one of these changes in the nature of rural consumption.

Ed's newspaper began to include full-page advertisements for new consumer products.

In response to the 1973 oil crisis, a new policy was passed to establish fuel economy standards for automobiles. What was the name of that policy?

Energy Policy and Conservation Act

In response to the 1973 oil crisis, a new policy was passed to establish fuel economy standards for automobiles. What was the name of that policy?

Energy Policy and Conservation Act

In the summer of 1963, President John Kennedy stated his support for a civil rights bill. The bill he envisioned would give the federal government greater power to do which of the following actions?

Enforce school desegregation

Which action is an example of a U.S. foreign initiative that reflected the New World Order during the 1990s?

Ethnic cleansing in southeastern Europe gave member nations of NATO a new focus on protecting international human rights.

"I will run for president on an antiwar campaign. "This quotation would best reflect the views of which candidate in the presidential campaign of 1968?

Eugene McCarthy

"I will run for president on an antiwar campaign." This quotation would best reflect the views of which candidate in the presidential campaign of 1968?

Eugene McCarthy

"I will run for president on an antiwar campaign."This quotation would best reflect the views of which candidate in the presidential campaign of 1968?

Eugene McCarthy

Which of the following was associated with the counterculture movement in the 1960s?

Experimenting with marijuana and psychedelic drugs

Men stand outside a soup kitchen in Chicago opened by Al Capone in February 1931.Which factor contributed to the descent into poverty of many Americans?

Families that had savings exhausted them quickly, trying to stay afloat.

The Red Scare was in response to labor unrest and radical activism following World War I. Which event is considered a consequence of the Red Scare?

Federal agents arrested (often without warrants) thousands of individuals affiliated with radical organizations and labor unions.

President Truman issued an executive order in 1947 that provided the FBI with broad powers to investigate communist ties among which group of people?

Federal employees

Read the newspaper excerpt from the Austin Weekly Statesman about a railroad strike in Fort Worth, Texas in 1886."Governor Ireland, who was present, said the quarrel between the Knights of Labor and the railroads did not concern the state. The lawlessness existing here was the matter with which the state had to deal. Every order had among its members a heap of bad men, and would not undertake to become responsible for them. The Knights of Labor made a great mistake in permitting a man in another state to order men in Texas to quit work, who struck without being able to give any reason except that they had been ordered out. He did not believe the Knights of Labor sanctioned lawlessness."What group of people's perspective is being described in this excerpt?

Government officials

During the Gilded Age, city bosses appropriated funds from politicians for community needs and promised to direct votes their way in the next election. These bosses pocketed the extra funds not used for the project. What term best describes this practice?

Graft

Understand the factors that contributed to the establishment of Jim Crow. Which of the following terms is paired correctly?

Grandfather clauses - an exemption from poll taxes or other voting requirements provided to anyone whose ancestors could vote before the Civil War

Which of the following terms is paired correctly?

Grandfather clauses - an exemption from poll taxes or other voting requirements provided to anyone whose ancestors could vote before the Civil War

What was a cause of the Great Depression?

Growing panic and pessimism among consumers led to decreased production in the automotive, construction and other key sectors of American industry.

Choose the true statement about African American culture and politics in the 1920s.

Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City became associated with the "New Negro" movement.

"....It seems to me that God, with infinite wisdom and skill, is training the Anglo-Saxon race for an hour sure to come in the world's future. Heretofore there has always been in the history of the world a comparatively unoccupied land westward, into which the crowded countries of the East have poured their surplus populations. But the widening waves of migration, which millenniums ago rolled east and west from the valley of the Euphrates, meet to-day on our Pacific coast. There are no more new worlds... The time is coming when the pressure of population on the means of subsistence will be felt here as it is now felt in Europe and Asia. Then will the world enter upon a new stage of its history—the final competition of races, for which the Anglo-Saxon is being schooled. Long before the thousand millions are here, the might centrifugal tendency, inherent in this stock and strengthened in the United States, will assert itself. Then this race of unequaled energy, with all the majesty of numbers and the might of wealth behind it—the representative, let us hope, of the largest liberty, the purest Christianity, the highest civilization—having developed peculiarly aggressive traits calculated to impress its institutions upon mankind, will spread itself over the earth." In writing his book titled Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis in 1885, and particularly the passage above, Reverend Josiah Strong made what argument about America's foreign policy goals?

He believed that expansion of missionary work would not only benefit people around the world, but would also invigorate American democracy.

In writing his book titled Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis in 1885, and particularly the passage above, Reverend Josiah Strong made what argument about America's foreign policy goals?

He believed that expansion of missionary work would not only benefit people around the world, but would also invigorate American democracy.

Which of the following is a reason why President Theodore Roosevelt pushed for progressive reform within the federal government?

He believed that federal oversight of large corporations and monopolies was needed to protect consumers.

The 1970s economy in the United States experienced a phenomenon known as "stagflation." What are three indicators of stagflation?

High inflation, slow economic growth and rising unemployment

The 1970s economy in the United States experienced a phenomenon known as "stagflation." What are three indicators of stagflation?

High inflation, slow economic growth and rising unemployment

President Reagan's Cold War foreign policy resulted in a military buildup in the United States. Choose the answer that best explains why.

His administration wanted to restore America's stature as a world power

President Reagan's Cold War foreign policy resulted in a military buildup in the United States.Choose the answer that best explains why.

His administration wanted to restore America's stature as a world power

Why did President Theodore Roosevelt use the power of his office to advance Progressive reform?

His prior experiences led him to sympathize with many of the goals of the Progressive movement.

John works for a business that owns the majority of stock in several companies in the food, manufacturing and real estate industries. John's job is not to produce a product, but to manage these investments. What term best describes the business John works for?

Holding company

Choose the law or agency correctly matched with its example.

Homeland Security Act - Government agencies work together to monitor the security of the country's borders and ports of entry

Match the statement below with its most likely speaker from the Gilded Age. "I wrote novels in which characters succeeded in business despite their poor beginnings."

Horatio Alger

A meat packing plant buys a smaller meat packing plant and lowers prices to effectively run another out of business. It then strikes a deal with the railroad to transport the meat at a lower price and gains control of the meat market. What aspect of industrialization does this represent?

Horizontal integration

Choose the true statement about the American economy in the early 2000s.

Investments in high-tech companies increased, but few of them turned a profit.

Choose the statement that best reflects the views of a member of Coxey's Army.

I demand a public works program to provide work for unemployed Americans like myself."

Which of the following men was associated with the growth of the Populist Party in the late 19th century?

Ignatius Donnelly

Which statement characterizes American immigration policy during the early 20th century?

Immigrants from Europe were subject to quota requirements based on nationality.

Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush articulating the Bush Doctrine: "Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make: Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime." Under what circumstances was the Bush Doctrine articulated?

In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001

Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush articulating the Bush Doctrine: "Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make: Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime." Under what circumstances was the Bush Doctrine articulated?

In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001

Choose the statement that reflects an unintended consequence of Reaganomics.

Income inequality rose.

Choose the true statement about the effects of the 1990s economy in America.

Increased tax revenue, budget cuts and economic growth transformed budget deficits to budget surpluses.

Choose the most accurate social or cultural effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century.

Increasing immigration

Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression differed from Franklin D. Roosevelt. Part of the difference was a belief that every person should be responsible for themselves and pull themselves out of poverty through their own hard work. This idea reflects what ethos?

Individualism

Which of these statements about Operation Iraqi Freedom is true?

Information that Iraq was trying to procure uranium from Africa was proven false.

A neighborhood in New York City, Harlem, became a center for a black political and cultural movement in the 1920s. Which of the following statements best describes the "New Negro" movement?

It promoted a black literary culture that celebrated its racial heritage.

Which action did President John F. Kennedy's administration support in Vietnam?

It sought a military coup against the Diem regime in South Vietnam.

Which statement about populism most closely aligns with historian Lawrence Goodwyn's interpretation of the term?

It was a political movement that offered an alternative to the political-economic order of the Gilded Age.

Read the excerpt from a letter written by Albert Parsons after the Haymarket Riot. "There was no evidence that any one of the eight doomed men knew of, or advised, or abetted the Haymarket tragedy. But what does that matter? The privileged class demands a victim, and we are offered a sacrifice to appease the hungry yells of an infuriated mob of millionaires, who will be contented with nothing less than our lives. Monopoly triumphs! Labor in chains ascends the scaffold for having dared to cry out for liberty and right!" What group of people would most likely agree with Albert Parsons's perspective?

Labor organizers

Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer to Congress in 1969: "So when crops are over in the State of Florida, there is no way that he can continue to survive, so he migrates. And because of that, the migrant farmworkers have had great difficulties in their employment relationships, much of this arising out of exploitation and abuse by irresponsible farmers and crew leaders who sometimes underpay them, short count them, and overcharge them for transportation." How did migrant workers attempt to combat the exploitation mentioned above?

Labor organizing

Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer to Congress in 1969: "So when crops are over in the State of Florida, there is no way that he can continue to survive, so he migrates. And because of that, the migrant farmworkers have had great difficulties in their employment relationships, much of this arising out of exploitation and abuse by irresponsible farmers and crew leaders who sometimes underpay them, short count them, and overcharge them for transportation." How did migrant workers attempt to combat the exploitation mentioned above?

Labor organizing

The Red Scare was a period following World War I in which Americans began to limit radical dissent. Which event is a consequence of the Red Scare?

Labor union members of Russian descent were deported to the Soviet Union.

The New Deal transformed the Democratic Party. Choose one example of this transformation.

Labor unions and organizers were firmly in the Democrat camp after the National Labor Relations Act was enacted.

Choose the true statement about the American economy in the early 2000s.

Large corporations were accused and convicted of allegations of massive accounting fraud.

One significant aspect of the election of 1896, exemplified by William Jennings Bryan's campaign, was:

Large crowds hearing his speeches

Which of the following methods used by slaveowners to subdue their slaves was most common?

Lashings

The farmers of the Alliance were poor and humble. In their Alliance, they had found collective confidence, free of deference and ridicule. Which historian would this perspective best represent, and why?

Lawrence Goodwyn, because he identifies populism as a political movement with a distinct political ideology.

The farmers of the Alliance were poor and humble. In their Alliance, they had found collective confidence, free of deference and ridicule.Which historian would this perspective best represent, and why?

Lawrence Goodwyn, because he identifies populism as a political movement with a distinct political ideology.

Choose the true statement about the nature of the rural economy in the late 19th century.

Lenders and farmers used the crop-lien system to subsidize the cost of running a farm.

The average compensation for the highest-paid CEOs in America went up 400% between 1980 and 1988. Which group was least likely to view growing class divisions in America in the 1980s as a problem?

Liberal Democrats

Read an excerpt from Lincoln's 1864 speech in Baltimore:"Having determined to use the negro as a soldier, there is no way but to give him all the protection given to any other soldier. The difficulty is not in stating the principle, but in practically applying it. It is a mistake to suppose the government is indifferent to this matter, or is not doing the best it can in regard to it..."What does Lincoln's speech reveal about the participation of Black soldiers in the Civil War?

Lincoln was concerned that they could face more severe consequences from southerners than white soldiers.

Choose the true statement about the nature of the rural economy in the late 19th century.

Most farmers grew wheat or cotton because that was all they could afford to grow.

Select the statement that most accurately characterizes the nature of Gilded Age politics.

Local politics were dominated by political machines.

Choose one way the image demonstrates continuity in the immigrant experience in the 20th century.

Low wage textile work continues to be performed largely by immigrant women.

Which of the following motives was common among Loyalists?

Many Loyalists remained faithful to King George because of ideology or personal factors.

Choose the statement that most accurately describes the rural economy of the late 19th century.

Many Southern farmers lacked sufficient land, tools or money to succeed in the new market economy.

Choose the true statement about the effects of industrialization in the United States during the late 19th century.

Many immigrants were attracted to the United States in hopes of finding consistent work.

What was one difficulty associated with the Proclamation of 1763?

Many land speculators continued to illegally buy native lands in secret.

What evidence does this political cartoon provide about why manyimmigrants from Asia and Eastern Europe faced prejudice when reaching the United States?

Many native-born Americans were fearful of immigrants who came from cultures that differed from their own.

One of the most famous civil rights demonstrations, which took place in August of 1963, attempted to build support for Civil Rights Act. What was the name of this demonstration?

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

One of the most famous civil rights demonstrations, which took place in August of 1963, attempted to build support for Civil Rights Act. What was the name of this demonstration?

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Match the 1970s court case Milliken v. Bradley with the quotation that voices a reaction to it.

Match the 1970s court case Milliken v. Bradley with the quotation that voices a reaction to it.

Why did President Reagan change his foreign policy approach towards the Soviet Union during the mid-1980s?

Mikhail Gorbachev implemented a series of economic and political reforms in the Soviet Union.

Select a factor that shifted American foreign policy toward imperialism in the 1890s.

Missionaries believed their work abroad would benefit people and help expand democratic principles.

During the 1880s, Standard Oil owned or controlled nearly all facets of oil refining. When a company has such control over the marketplace, what term best describes it?

Monopoly

Jerry Falwell was a Virginia minister who identified with the Republican Party and founded a political organization to advance conservative ideas and policies. What was the name of that organization?

Moral Majority

Jerry Falwell was a Virginia minister who identified with the Republican Party and founded a political organization to advance conservative ideas and policies.What was the name of that organization?

Moral Majority

Which of the following was an advantage for the Union in the Civil War?

More developed infrastructure

Which statement is an example of a "consequence" of the rise of mass incarceration in the 1980s and 1990s?

More prisons were built and increasingly turned over to private management companies.

Select a factor that shifted American foreign policy toward imperialism in the 1890s.

Navy officials supported the acquisition of Pacific islands to establish bases and coaling stations.

Why did the United States adopt a "Europe first" strategy upon entering World War II?

Nazi Germany appeared to be on the brink of conquering Europe.

The average compensation for the highest-paid CEOs in America went up 400% between 1980 and 1988. Which group was least likely to view growing class divisions in America in the 1980s as a problem?

Neoconservatives

Choose the factor that was most likely an effect of rapid industrialization in the United States during the late 19th century.

New consumer methods such as mail-order catalogs

Choose the factor that was most likely an effect of rapid industrialization in the United States during the late 19th century.

New infrastructures in large cities, such as elevated trains

Read the following excerpt on rioting in Chicago from the Chicago Defender: "Rioters operating in the vicinity of the stock yards, which lies in the heart of white residences west of Halsted street, attacked scores of workers—women and men alike returning from work. Stories of these outrages began to fluster into the black vicinities and hysterical men harangued their fellow to avenge the killings—and soon they, infected with the insanity of the mob, rushed through the streets, drove high powered motor cars or waited for street cars which they attacked with gunfire and stones. Shortly after noon all traffic south of 22nd street and north of 55th street, west of Cottage Grove avenue and east of Wentworth avenue, was stopped with the exception of trolley cars. Whites who entered this zone were set upon with unmeasurable fury. Policemen employed in the disturbed sections were wholly unable to handle the situation. When one did attempt to carry out his duty he was beaten and his gun taken from him. The fury of the mob could not be abated. Mounted police were employed, but to no avail." What does this excerpt reveal about the United States in 1919?

Northern cities like Chicago were diverse, but geographically segregated by race.

Which of the following made same-sex marriage legal in the United States?

Obergefell v. Hodges

Identify the most important reason that the election of 1896 was significant in American politics.

One party used corporate campaign donations to hire speakers and print literature to discredit the opponent.

Choose the statement that best reflects historian Lawrence Goodwyn's interpretation of populism.

Populism was a movement against the politics of the Gilded Age that supported big business rather than farmers and laborers.

Which of the following led to the United States abandoning its neutral stance in World War II?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt was convinced it was in the nation's best interests to support Great Britain.

The United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Which of the following statements reflects an idea contained in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Reason and conscience can guide human beings to treat one another as equals.

Choose the statement the best explains how most farmers such as those depicted in the image experienced the Great Depression.

Over-farming and drought led to economic hardships for farmers and their families.

Choose the region where the United States acquired territory after the Spanish-American War of 1898.

Pacific Ocean

This is the country in which U.S. Navy SEALs raided a compound and killed the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden. Select the map that denotes its location in red.

Pakistan

The New Deal transformed the Democratic Party. Choose one example of this transformation.

Party dominance by white Southerners was challenged by new members, including northern liberals and African Americans.

Choose the form of political corruption most commonly associated with the Gilded Age.

Patronage

Match the National Women's Political Caucus with the feminist movement of the 1970s with its effect.

Patsy Mink became the first Asian American woman elected to Congress.

Which of the following was a cause leading up to the Great Depression?

Plentiful money brought about dubious investment schemes that took advantage of novice investors.

The caption reads, "The Anarchist Riot in Chicago - a Dynamite Bomb Exploding Among the Police. "What group of people does this image show in the most positive manner?

Police officers

The caption reads, "The Anarchist Riot in Chicago - a Dynamite Bomb Exploding Among the Police."What group of people does this image show in the most positive manner?

Police officers

Choose the true statement about the National Origins Act of 1924.

Policymakers subjected European immigrants to quota requirements based on nationality.

Choose the answer that best describes the culture wars of the 1980s.

Political polarization over issues such as gender rights and sexual orientation

Historians have a renewed interest in the 1890s because, in many ways, the 1890s reflect elements of modern America. What was the most significant political movement of the 1890s?

Populism

Choose the most likely statement by Kazin to support the idea of populism as a political style.

Populism has continued to influence American politics in that candidates portray themselves as outsiders to the political establishment.

Choose the most likely statement by Lawrence Goodwyn to support his interpretation of Populism.

Populism represented a coherent political ideology concerned with public participation and reform.

Read the excerpt from a memoir written by Allan Pinkerton about the Great Railway Strike of 1877."For this reason the strike of '77 was a complete failure. Although in many instances riotous excesses were not committed, the attempt of which they were all guilty—to prevent the movement of trains—made their strike as truly a riotous proceeding as the pillage, arson, and murder of Pittsburgh could have made it. By this act the strikers placed themselves in an attitude of defiance to all law and to society, and as surely arrayed law, order, and society against them. Had they won, it would have been a triumph of anarchy; and anarchy is a something impossible to exist. No community can exist save under law and order; and no riotous strike is possible of success short of revolution; while revolution itself is a failure, unless it brings to a people a still purer law and a more secure order."What group of people would most likely agree with Allan Pinkerton's opinion?

President Hayes

Choose the true statement about the consequences of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization.

President Nixon claimed he was limiting the war in Vietnam, but he secretly escalated it.

Choose the true statement about the consequences of Vietnamization.

President Nixon escalated the war in Southeast Asia by sending troops into Cambodia.

Choose which phrase was a factor in President Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan

Prevention of Soviet expansion in Asia

Choose which phrase was a factor in President Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.

Prevention of Soviet expansion in Asia

Which statement is true of a primary source?

Primary sources are primarily used for fact-checking and learning more about the time period.

Which of the following was a consequence of government efforts to address violent crime and drug use in the 1980s and 1990s?

Prisons provided a source of jobs and revenue for rural areas.

Choose the statement that reflects a feature of Progressivism.

Progressives pursued a social justice agenda that sought greater equality for women, workers and black Americans

Choose the true statement about Progressives or the Progressive Era.

Progressives pushed for the nomination of candidates through a direct vote by party members.

Which of these Progressive reforms gained momentum after the U.S.'s entry into World War I?

Prohibition

Choose the statement that reflects an unintended consequence of Reaganomics.

Public services deteriorated from a lack of tax revenue.

Which of the following was a factor in President Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

Racism toward the Japanese

Choose the factor that most contributed to rapid industrialization in the late 19th century.

Railroads

Select the statement that best describes either a cause or effect of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Rather than invade Cuba, the CIA developed a strategy to send Cuban exiles to the Bay of Pigs.

In some large Northern cities, developers tore down "slums" and replaced them with housing that only middle class buyers could afford. When African Americans tried to purchase homes in predominately white neighborhoods, they were often turned away because homeowners had signed agreements that prevented them from selling their homes to blacks. What was the name of these types of agreements?

Real estate covenants

During the 1890s, American businesses invested in mining and railroad construction in Latin American nations. Increased investment in foreign markets strengthened American interest in foreign affairs. In addition, what other factor changed American foreign policy in the 1890s?

Religious leaders believed that missionary work would spread democracy and benefit non-Christians.

What was the philosophy behind the Social Gospel?

Religious leaders, as well as ordinary Americans, must work together to support individuals from all class backgrounds.

Looking at the election of Richard Nixon to the presidency in 1968 through ONLY the lens of class leads to which of the following conclusions?

Republican voters accused the federal government of neglecting the needs of white rural Americans.

"I drew my support from the 'silent majority,' who have had their needs ignored by Washington for too long." Of the candidates who ran for President in 1968, match the statement with its likely speaker.

Richard Nixon

Which of the following characterizes the response to the Stamp Act by the Sons of Liberty?

Riots and effigies against stamp distributors.

Choose the true statement about American foreign policy during the Progressive Era that is illustrated in the cartoon

Roosevelt believed that shows of military strength were sufficient to establish American dominance in the western hemisphere.

Choose the true statement about American foreign policy during the Progressive Era that is illustrated in the cartoon.

Roosevelt believed that shows of military strength were sufficient to establish American dominance in the western hemisphere.

Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal had three main tenets: consumer protection, conservation and regulation of corporations. Which of the following is an example of conservation?

Roosevelt used executive power to preserve federal lands based on their beauty or cultural significance, or as wildlife habitats.

Many of the new fads and opportunities arising in the 1920s were unavailable to what group of Americans?

Rural Americans

One of the most significant and swift social transformations in recent American history occurred when the Supreme Court rendered what ruling?

Same-sex marriage was a constitutional right.

Why was the United States reluctant to launch a land invasion of Japan?

Savage fighting and heavy American casualties occurred in the battles on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

"The telegraph profoundly changed businesses and governments by making rapid, long-distance communication possible."A historian would most likely make this statement if they were analyzing this image through what historical lens?

Science

Which of the following was associated with the New Left in the 1960s?

Seeking to end poverty among poor people of color throughout the country

Read the excerpt from the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education: "Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law; for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group. A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law, therefore, has a tendency to [retard] the educational and mental development of negro children and to deprive them of some of the benefits they would receive in a racial[ly] integrated school system." The court ruling makes which of the following arguments?

Segregated schools lower the self-esteem of African American children.

Read the excerpt from the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education: "Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law; for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group. A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law, therefore, has a tendency to [retard] the educational and mental development of negro children and to deprive them of some of the benefits they would receive in a racial[ly] integrated school system." The court ruling makes which of the following arguments?

Segregated schools lower the self-esteem of African American children.

Choose the statement that best characterizes the "New South" rather than the "Old South."

Segregation and Jim Crow laws were supported by Supreme Court decisions.

Name an unintended effect of Reaganomics in the 1980s

There was a significant increase in the national debt.

"Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law, for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group." Which of the following statements best explains Chief Justice Earl Warren's argument against public school segregation contained in this excerpt?

Separating children on the basis of race has a negative effect on African American students even if the separate facilities are equal in every way.

Select the late 19th century social reform movement associated with the statement below. "A building in my neighborhood offers free healthcare for working women and daycare for children."

Settlement house movement

Which of these actions occurred as a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's First New Deal?

Several government initiatives quickly provided work for the unemployed.

Which statement best characterizes the economy of the "New South?"

Sharecropping kept farmers in debt to the landowners.

Why does the photographer call the woman in the image a "pioneer?"

She reinforces the traditional American values of persistence and hard work in the face of adversity.

The United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Which of the following statements reflects an idea contained in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Slavery is wrong no matter where or why it occurs

The United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Which of the following statements reflects an idea contained in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Slavery is wrong no matter where or why it occurs.

Many thought that, by ending the United States's participation in the international slave trade, slavery would gradually diminish. Why did slavery nonetheless continue to flourish in the South?

Slaves in the U.S. had comparatively high birth rates and low mortality rates, leading to natural increase.

Select the late 19th century social reform movement associated with the statement below. "Our pastor urges us to pay attention to social ills and work together to better American society."

Social gospel

Which statement describes Congressional Reconstruction?

Some supporters of this approach believed that schools should be integrated, and African American men should have the right to vote.

Which action is reflective of an individual who identified with the counterculture movement?

Someone who chose alternative lifestyles such as living in communes

Which action is reflective of an individual who identified with the New Left?

Someone who organized an activist group to address economic inequality, especially among poor blacks

Choose the statement that best reflects reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling in southern politics and culture.

Southern congressmen issued a 'Declaration of Constitutional Principles' to resist the Brown decision."

Why did President Ronald Reagan begin to change his position toward the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s?

Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev made efforts to reform the Soviet government and economy.

Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer to Congress in 1969: "What this system and our society is going to have to know and understand is that the migrant farmworker, even though tired, uneducated, hungry, and sick, have contributed and sacrificed just as much as anyone else and more than most to this Nation. We have cultivated this earth, planted and harvested all crops for generations in order to provide all the luxuries in food, clothing, and many other items that those of society which surrounds us enjoy today." In addition to commercial agriculture, what other industry continued to rely heavily on immigrant labor in the 20th century?

Textile

Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer to Congress in 1969: "What this system and our society is going to have to know and understand is that the migrant farmworker, even though tired, uneducated, hungry, and sick, have contributed and sacrificed just as much as anyone else and more than most to this Nation. We have cultivated this earth, planted and harvested all crops for generations in order to provide all the luxuries in food, clothing, and many other items that those of society which surrounds us enjoy today." In addition to commercial agriculture, what other industry continued to rely heavily on immigrant labor in the 20th century?

Textile

Which statement regarding the "New World Order" after the Cold War ended is true?

The "New World Order" led the U.S. to assume a greater role in the Middle East and other regions.

Which statement regarding the "New World Order" after the Cold War ended is true?

The "New World Order" was an idealistic vision of cooperation among nations to deter war and protect human rights.

Which of the following is an agreement formed during the Potsdam Conference?

The Allied leaders required the unconditional surrender of Japan.

As a result of what policy during the 2000s did the federal government funnel $800 billion into the economy to stimulate growth and create jobs?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Which of the following events resulted in total war against the Plains Indians by the U.S. Army?

The Battle of Little Bighorn

Match the statement "The EPA must be empowered to regulate and reduce the impact of carbon monoxide and other pollutants on our national health" with the 1970s environmental legislation it represents.

The Clean Air Act

A chemical company wants to release wastewater directly into a river that abuts its property. Which policy requires the company to follow certain regulations and to obtain a permit before doing so?

The Clean Water Act

A chemical company wants to release wastewater directly into a river that abuts its property. Which policy requires the company to follow certain regulations and to obtain a permit before doing so?

The Clean Water Act

President Harry Truman created a committee to investigate racism, which had released its findings in 1947. The committee determined that the federal government had a responsibility to ensure equal protection under the law. Please read the following excerpt from the report: "We cannot escape the fact that our civil rights record has been an issue in world politics. The world's press and radio are full of it. This Committee has seen a multitude of samples. We and our friends have been, and are, stressing our achievements. Those with competing philosophies have stressed—and are shamelessly distorting—our shortcomings. They have not only tried to create hostility toward us among specific nations, races and religious groups, they have tried to prove our democracy an empty fraud, and our nation a consistent oppressor of underprivileged people. . . "Select the statement that best reflects the "competing philosophies" to which the report refers.

The Committee is referencing the emerging Cold War with the Soviet Union.

The Johnson administration's Office of Economic Opportunity funded programs that enabled citizens to create agencies to improve their lives at the local level. What was the name of this policy?

The Community Action Program

Which of the following played the biggest role in Lincoln's election in 1860?

The Democratic Party was divided and ran multiple candidates.

President Johnson understood that a lack of education was one cause of poverty, so he urged Congress to pass an act that increased federal funding for public schools. What was the name of that act?

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Place the acts that changed American immigration policy during the 20th century in chronological order.

The National Origins Act did not establish immigrant quotas for Latin America because the U.S. needed migrant farmworkers. The Immigration and Nationality Act established preferences for immigrants who had desirable skills or family ties to the U.S. The Immigration and Control Act granted amnesty to anyone who had entered the country illegally and remained for a number of years.

Most historians would agree with which of these statements?

The New Deal greatly increased the size and scope of the federal government in everyday life.

Many historians have argued that the New Deal changed American politics and governance. Which statement supports this argument?

The New Deal represented one of the few times in history in which the federal government successfully implemented substantial social changes.

President Richard Nixon's process of "Vietnamization" shifted the responsibility for defending South Vietnam to the Vietnamese. Choose the true statement about the consequences of Vietnamization.

The Nixon administration moved swiftly to prevent future government leaks following the release of the Pentagon Papers.

President Richard Nixon's process of "Vietnamization" shifted the responsibility for defending South Vietnam to the Vietnamese. Choose the true statement about the consequences of Vietnamization.

The Nixon administration moved swiftly to prevent future government leaks following the release of the Pentagon Papers.

The seeds of the Harlem Renaissance were sown by the Great Migration in which large numbers of African Americans left the South and migrated north. Which of the following is a reason African Americans continued to move northward in the 1920s?

The North allocated more funds for public education for both whites and blacks.

Which statement regarding the "New World Order" after the Cold War ended is true?

The Oslo Accords and the New World Order temporarily lessened tensions in the Middle East.

Which statement best reflects the significance of the election of 1896?

The Populist Party ceased to exist as an independent political entity following the election.

Choose the action that reflects U.S. involvement in Vietnam during the Lyndon Johnson administration.

The President was unwilling to de-escalate or withdraw from Vietnam because he feared being painted as "soft" on Communism.

"The decline of manufacturing here, along with the recession and a lack of well paid jobs, has convinced many of us blue collar workers to support the Republican Party in the 1980 election." The speaker is most likely from which area of the U.S.?

The Rust Belt

Choose the statement that best characterizes the "Old South" rather than the "New South."

The Southern economy rested exclusively on slave labor.

Read the excerpt from a presidential committee report published in 1947, at the beginning of the Cold War. "The international reason for acting to secure our civil rights now is not to win the approval of our totalitarian critics. We would not expect it if our record were spotless; to them our civil rights record is only a convenient weapon with which to attack us. Certainly we would like to deprive them of that weapon. But we are more concerned with the good opinion of the peoples of the world." The excerpt twice refers to "them." Who is "them?"

The Soviet Union

Read the excerpt from a presidential committee report published in 1947, at the beginning of the Cold War. "The international reason for acting to secure our civil rights now is not to win the approval of our totalitarian critics. We would not expect it if our record were spotless; to them our civil rights record is only a convenient weapon with which to attack us. Certainly we would like to deprive them of that weapon. But we are more concerned with the good opinion of the peoples of the world." The excerpt twice refers to "them." Who is "them?"

The Soviet Union

Which statement describes events associated with the conference at Yalta?

The Soviet Union agreed to participate in the United Nations.

Select the statement that best describes the effects of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Soviet Union and the United States took some steps to try to prevent a threat of nuclear war in the future.

Name the group that formed in 1960 to organize protests such as sit-ins on behalf of the civil rights movement.

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Match the press with its role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.

The White House was implicated in the Watergate scandal by information provided by an anonymous government source to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.

After President Woodrow Wilson's "peace without victory" speech, several events occurred that led to the United States entering World War I. Which of these events most contributed to the United States entering the war?

The Zimmerman Telegram was sent to the German ambassador in Mexico.

Choose a true statement about consequences of the War of 1898.

The acquisition of Pacific islands after the war resulted in more naval bases and a larger U.S. Navy.

Which action did President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration support in Vietnam?

The administration supported Diem's decision not to hold a reunification election.

Prior to Brown v. Board of Education, in 1946, President Harry Truman worked on advancing civil rights. What was a civil rights achievement undertaken by the Truman administration?

The armed forces were desegregated through an executive order.

Prior to Brown v. Board of Education, in 1946, President Harry Truman worked on advancing civil rights. What was a civil rights achievement undertaken by the Truman administration?

The armed forces were desegregated through an executive order.

Choose the statement that best reflects an argument in favor of Indian assimilation in the late 1800s.

The best way forward is through white education for Indians and subdividing Indian lands into individual allotments."

Which statement would be characteristic of a historian looking at this cartoon published during the Civil War through the lens of class?

The center image shows an African American family earning fair wages, allowing them to live independently after the end of slavery."

Choose the factor that should influence a professional historian's interpretation of the economic depression in the 1890s.

The choice of historical lenses the historian applied

As cities began to adopt Progressive reforms for governance, these reforms included electing people to run specific city operations. What is the term for this reform?

The commission system

What reform in city governance divided responsibilities for specific city operations and greatly decreased corruption?

The commission system

Read the excerpt from a presidential committee report published in 1947: "It is impossible to decide who suffers the greatest moral damage from our civil rights transgressions, because all of us are hurt. That is certainly true of those who are victimized. Their belief in the basic truth of the American promise is undermined . . . The damage to those who are responsible for these violations of our moral standards may well be greater . . . All of us must endure the cynicism about democratic values which our failures breed." How does this excerpt demonstrate that the Cold War affected the civil rights movement in the United States?

The committee is aware that the United States needs to take stronger steps to address racial discrimination at home.

Choose the true statement about African American culture in the 1920s.

The concept of "Pan-Africanism" included an embrace of Africa as the homeland of ethnic Africans.

Which of the following statements was a cause of the Red Scare?

The cost of living in the United States nearly doubled between 1916 and 1919.

How did a series of Supreme Court rulings in the 1870s influence the establishment of Jim Crow in the South?

The court's rulings diminished protections provided by the 14th Amendment.

Which of the following was a significant effect of containment policy and the Cold War on the American government in the 1940s and 1950s?

The creation of new federal bodies, such as the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency, to curtail Communist subversion at home and abroad

Choose the statement that most accurately describes the rural economy of the late 19th century.

The cycle of debt left farmers unable to buy their own land or stop working for their creditors.

Read the excerpt from the autobiography of Russian immigrant Mary Antin, published in 1912: "I am not afraid to live on and on, if only I do not have to remember too much. A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you run. And I have thought of a charm that should release me from the folds of my clinging past. I take the hint from the Ancient Mariner, who told his tale in order to be rid of it. I, too, will tell my tale, for once, and never hark back any more." What aspect of the immigrant experience is reflected in Antin's excerpt?

The effort to assimilate to American culture

Which of the following actions or groups advanced gay rights during the 1970s?

The election of Harvey Milk

Which statement best reflects the significance of the election of 1896?

The election redefined the agendas of both the Democratic and Republican parties.

What statement describes the effect NAFTA had on the U.S. economy in the 1990s for average Americans?

The elimination of tariffs and trade restrictions between the U.S., Canada and Mexico made the household goods I buy cheaper."

Which event from the 1920s is associated with the resurgence of American nativism during that decade?

The execution of Sacco and Vanzetti

Choose a reason why the federal government increased efforts to address violent crime and drug use in the 1980s and 1990s.

The expanding population of men aged 16 to 36 was associated with a rise in crime rates.

Choose the true statement about the American economy in the early 2000s.

The federal deficit continued to increase under the George W. Bush administration's economic policies.

Choose the true statement about the effects of the 1990s economy in America.

The federal government had to borrow less money as the federal deficit shrank.

What was a cause of the Great Depression?

The general public, along with investors, began to withdraw their money from banks, fearing the banks would collapse and they would be left with nothing.

Many historians have argued that the New Deal permanently changed the U.S. Which of the following is a long-term effect of the New Deal identified by historians?

The government assumed greater responsibility for the security of the people.

Which statement reflects Huey P. Long's opinion about Roosevelt's New Deal?

The government is not doing enough to redistribute wealth from the rich to those less fortunate."

Rosemary is curious about the history of the Amish in America and begins her research at the library. As a historian, she is aware of possible influences on her interpretation of events. Which factor should be allowed to influence her interpretation?

The historical question she wants to ask

Which of the following is the best analysis of the 1872 painting American Progress?

The idea of manifest destiny represented in the painting would most likely be celebrated by white Americans.

Which statement reflects a way in which historians have argued that the New Deal changed the nature of American politics?

The inability of states to deal with the Great Depression led to growth in the federal government.

What Progressive reform enabled the public to propose new laws?

The initiative

Name an unintended effect of Reaganomics in the 1980s.

There was a significant increase in the national debt.

In 1893, a young historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, presented a paper that explained his views on the significance of the frontier in American history. Since then, Turner's argument that western expansion was integral to the development of American democracy and features of the American character has been challenged by other historians. Which of the following best expresses a criticism of Turner's work?

The significance of the frontier in American history is much more complex and mixed than Turner portrayed it.

Choose the factor that should influence a professional historian's interpretation of Native Americans' experiences during the westward expansion of America in the late 1800s.

The time period during which the historian is writing

Select an argument used to oppose U.S. involvement in World War II.

The war is a struggle among Europeans in which the United States has no vested interest.

Choose a true statement about the War of 1898.

The war was against Spain, but it took place in Cuba and in the Philippines.

Read the excerpt from the Chicago Daily Tribune that describes an event that turned into a race riot in Chicago during the Red Summer. "Racial feeling, which had been on a par with the weather during the day took fire shortly after 5 o'clock when white bathers at the Twenty-ninth street improvised beach saw a colored boy on a raft paddling into what they termed 'white' territory." What do the details tell the reader about the writer's perspective on the event?

The writer accepts the presence of informal racial segregation in Chicago.

Choose the statement that reflects a feature of Progressivism.

Theodore Roosevelt's rise to the presidency brought Progressivism to the federal government.

Frederick Jackson Turner wrote a paper in 1893 titled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History. "Choose the statement that best represents Turner's argument about the significance of the American frontier.

Western expansion has been integral to the development of American democracy and the American character.

Frederick Jackson Turner wrote a paper in 1893 titled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History."Choose the statement that best represents Turner's argument about the significance of the American frontier.

Western expansion has been integral to the development of American democracy and the American character.

Consider the excerpt from a speech given by the former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society: "I have had but one idea for the last three years to present to the American people, and the phraseology in which I clothe it is the old abolition phraseology. I am for the 'immediate, unconditional, and universal' enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union. [Loud applause.] Without this, his liberty is a mockery; without this, you might as well almost retain the old name of slavery for his condition; for in fact, if he is not the slave of the individual master, he is the slave of society, and holds his liberty as a privilege, not as a right. He is at the mercy of the mob, and has no means of protecting himself." Which question would be most relevant for analyzing this historical speech?

What did Douglass want for African American men following the Civil War?

Economic expansion and suburbanization in the 1950s led to cultural pressures to behave in certain ways according to your __________.

What did President Kennedy order in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Which of the following statements about the French and Indian War is true?

What had started as tension between colonists and Native Americans escalated into a global war between England and France.

Consider the excerpt from a speech given by the former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass: "I have had but one idea for the last three years to present to the American people, and the phraseology in which I clothe it is the old abolition phraseology. I am for the 'immediate, unconditional, and universal' enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union. [Loud applause.] Without this, his liberty is a mockery; without this, you might as well almost retain the old name of slavery for his condition; for in fact, if he is not the slave of the individual master, he is the slave of society, and holds his liberty as a privilege, not as a right. He is at the mercy of the mob, and has no means of protecting himself." Which question would be most relevant for analyzing this historical speech?

What was the purpose of the speech?

Choose the statement that best reflects the views of a participant of the Homestead Strike.

When our union contract came up for renewal, we weren't able to reach a settlement with Carnegie Steel and we were locked out of the facility."

Study the political cartoon published in Judge in 1905. Which aspect of American foreign policy during the Progressive Era is represented in this image?

When solving disputes, the United States would act unilaterally.

Consider the excerpt from a speech given by the former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society: "I have had but one idea for the last three years to present to the American people, and the phraseology in which I clothe it is the old abolition phraseology. I am for the 'immediate, unconditional and universal' enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union. [Loud applause.] Without this, his liberty is a mockery; without this, you might as well almost retain the old name of slavery for his condition; for in fact, if he is not the slave of the individual master, he is the slave of society, and holds his liberty as a privilege, not as a right. He is at the mercy of the mob, and has no means of protecting himself." Which question would be most relevant for analyzing this historical speech?

When was the speech presented?

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court handed down its decision. Which of the following arguments helped to convince the Supreme Court to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson and end segregation in public schools?

b.) The right to education is a right that must be equally available to everyone in the U.S.

Consider the excerpt from a speech given by the former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society: "I have had but one idea for the last three years to present to the American people, and the phraseology in which I clothe it is the old abolition phraseology. I am for the 'immediate, unconditional, and universal' enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union. [Loud applause.] Without this, his liberty is a mockery; without this, you might as well almost retain the old name of slavery for his condition; for in fact, if he is not the slave of the individual master, he is the slave of society, and holds his liberty as a privilege, not as a right. He is at the mercy of the mob, and has no means of protecting himself." Which question would be most relevant for analyzing this historical speech?

Where was the speech presented?

Which statement reflects Charles Coughlin's opinion about Roosevelt's New Deal?

Which statement reflects Charles Coughlin's opinion about Roosevelt's New Deal?

Which statement best characterizes the politics of the "New South?"

White Democrats worked steadily to erode voting rights for blacks at national, state and local levels.

Which element of Manifest Destiny is reflected in the following statement?"The lands to the west are ripe for the taking, as their only occupants are savages and foreign nationals."

White supremacy

Consider the excerpt from a speech given by the former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society: "I have had but one idea for the last three years to present to the American people, and the phraseology in which I clothe it is the old abolition phraseology. I am for the 'immediate, unconditional and universal' enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union. [Loud applause.] Without this, his liberty is a mockery; without this, you might as well almost retain the old name of slavery for his condition; for in fact, if he is not the slave of the individual master, he is the slave of society, and holds his liberty as a privilege, not as a right. He is at the mercy of the mob, and has no means of protecting himself." Which question would be most relevant for analyzing this historical speech?

Who was Frederick Douglass?

Match the statement below with its most likely speaker from the Gilded Age. "My success is proof of my own biological fitness and ability to adapt."

William Graham Sumner

Match the statement below with its most likely speaker from the Gilded Age."My success is proof of my own biological fitness and ability to adapt."

William Graham Sumner

Which statement best reflects rural consumption practices in the late 19th century?

With credit, we can become part of the middle class."

Choose the true statement about women in the workforce during World War II.

Women made up more than a third of the domestic workforce.

Select an argument used to oppose U.S. involvement in World War II.

c.) The war is a struggle among Europeans in which the United States has no vested interest.

One significant aspect of the election of 1896, exemplified by William McKinley's campaign, was actively seeking

corporate campaign contributions

Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer given in a 1969 Senate hearing: "So when crops are over in the State of Florida, there is no way that he can continue to survive, so he migrates. And because of that the migrant farmworkers have had great difficulties in their employment relationships, much of this arising out of exploitation and abuse by irresponsible farmers and crew leaders who sometimes underpay them, short count them, and overcharge them for transportation." What hardship for migrant workers in the United States is described in the excerpt?

Workers are often taken advantage of by unscrupulous employers.

Choose the statement that describes a cause of the War of 1898.

Yellow journalism inflamed American nationalism with sensational reporting on events in Cuba.

Which of these is an example of a secondary source for historical research on World War II?

a U.S. history textbook about World War II

Choose the statement that best reflects the idea that those who didn't conform to the American way were threats to the nation.

a.) "Homosexuals and lesbians are morally weak and likely to betray this country."

Choose the statement that best reflects reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling in southern politics and culture.

a.) "I am going to join a White Citizens Council to resist the court's decision."

Choose the statement that best describes a way in which Americans were encouraged to conform during the second Red Scare.

a.) "If a witness refuses to testify before our committee, he or she should be placed on a blacklist and refused employment."

Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy."

a.) "My factory converted its production lines to produce bombers, and we hired more workers."

Choose the statement that best reflects the experiences of Japanese Americans after the United States entered World War II.

a.) "We were forced by the government to move from California because they feared we might be capable of sabotage or espionage."

Choose the statement that best reflects the experience of women as a social group after the United States entered World War II.

a.) "We, both single and married, comprised over 30% of the domestic workforce during the war."

Choose the statement that best describes a reason President Truman decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan.

a.) American military officials knew that many Japanese soldiers would rather die than surrender.

Which statement accurately reflects reasons why the U.S. government adopted containment as a foreign policy strategy?

a.) Because of destabilization after the war, the United States had to remain engaged in world affairs.

Which two areas of American life did the G.I. Bill have the largest impact on in the 1950s?

a.) College enrollment and home ownership

President Truman issued an executive order in 1947 that provided the FBI with broad powers to investigate communist ties among which group of people?

a.) Federal employees

Which statement accurately reflects reasons why the U.S. government adopted containment as a foreign policy strategy?

a.) Many Americans believed that capitalism was a superior economic system to communism.

Choose which phrase was a factor in President Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.

a.) Prevention of Soviet expansion in Asia

Which statement describes events associated with the conference at Yalta?

a.) The Soviet Union agreed to participate in the United Nations.

Choose the statement that best describes an example of U.S. containment policy.

a.) The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. was obligated to assist anti-communist forces around the world.

Why did the three major Allies—the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union—want to launch a "second front" in Europe?

a.) To divide the German army

Choose the statement that describes a cause of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

a.) To protect its interests in the Pacific, the U.S. imposed economic sanctions against Japan.

What was the primary goal of the U.S. strategy of "island hopping" in the Pacific?

a.) To seize islands vital to Japanese transportation and communication

One significant aspect of the election of 1896, exemplified by William McKinley's campaign, was actively seeking _________.

corporate campaign contributions

President Harry Truman created a committee to investigate racism, which had released its findings in 1947. The committee determined that the federal government had a responsibility to ensure equal protection under the law. Please read the following excerpt from the report: "The international reason for acting to secure our civil rights now is not to win the approval of our totalitarian critics. We would not expect it if our record were spotless; to them our civil rights record is only a convenient weapon with which to attack us. Certainly we would like to deprive them of that weapon. But we are more concerned with the good opinion of the peoples of the world." Choose the statement that correctly identifies a likely purpose of this excerpt from Truman's committee to investigate racism.

a.) Truman wanted to address the problem of racism to counter criticism by the Soviets.

fundamentalist Muslim group, the Taliban, ruled this country from 1996 to 2001.Select the map that denotes its location in red.

afganistan

Which of these is an example of a primary source for historical research on the American Civil Rights movement?

an audio recording of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech

Which list of activities best represents the basic practices of historians?

applying historical lenses, asking questions about the nature of history, compiling facts about past events and creating narratives about the past

Which list of activities best represents the basic practices of historians?

applying historical lenses, compiling facts about past events, remaining objective and selecting relevant primary and secondary sources

Which list of activities best represents the basic practices of historians?

asking questions of the past, compiling facts about historical events, creating stories about the past and using historical lenses

Choose the statement that best reflects the idea that those who didn't conform to the American way were threats to the nation.

b.) "Hollywood actors and writers are using films to promote communism."

Choose the statement that best reflects reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling in southern politics and culture.

b.) "Southern congressmen issued a 'Declaration of Constitutional Principles' to resist the Brown decision."

Select the correct chronological sequence of the civil rights victories prior to Brown v. Board of Education.

b.) 1. The NAACP founded the organization's Legal Defense and Education Fund.2. President Truman created a Presidential Committee on Civil Rights to investigate racism in the U.S.3. In Sipuel v. Board of Regents, the Supreme Court ruled that Ada Lois Sipuel had been unlawfully refused admission to law school.

Place the events that led up to U.S. involvement in World War II in the correct order, following Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany.

b.) 1. The United States passes several Neutrality Acts limiting American involvement in European affairs.2. Hitler launches a blitzkrieg against Poland.3. Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act to bolster Great Britain's defense.

Choose one way that traditional assumptions about male and female roles were reinforced during the 1950s.

b.) It was expected that people would marry young and have large families.

Which statement about conformity in the 1950s is FALSE?

b.) Men and women were increasingly delaying marriage in the 1950s.

Which consequence of containment policy on American politics is described as "accusing specific individuals of having ties to communism?"

b.) Red-baiting

A federal housing agency designed to rescue homeowners from foreclosure during the Great Depression created residential security maps, which classified neighborhoods according to a letter scale. However, bankers refused to issue mortgages in low-rated neighborhoods. What is the best term for this form of discriminatory lending?

b.) Redlining

Why was the United States reluctant to launch a land invasion of Japan?

b.) Savage fighting and heavy American casualties occurred in the battles on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court handed down its decision. Choose the statement that best reflects the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.

b.) Segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause.

Which of the following was an effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

b.) The U.S. created internment camps for Japanese Americans.

Which statement accurately reflects reasons why the U.S. government adopted containment as a foreign policy strategy?

b.) The United States wanted to expand free markets around the world.

Match the G.I. Bill with an effect it had on economic expansion in the 1950s.

b.) The local university reported an increase in graduates and thus an increase in the number of white collar workers in the community.

President Harry Truman created a committee to investigate racism, which had released its findings in 1947. The committee determined that the federal government had a responsibility to ensure equal protection under the law. Please read the following excerpt from the report:"It is impossible to decide who suffers the greatest moral damage from our civil rights transgressions, because all of us are hurt. That is certainly true of those who are victimized. Their belief in the basic truth of the American promise is undermined... The damage to those who are responsible for these violations of our moral standards may well be greater... All of us must endure the cynicism about democratic values which our failures breed." Select the statement that best reflects the "damage to those who are responsible for these violations" to which the report refers.

b.) The righteousness of democracy as a political ideology may be called into question.

Why were Hiroshima and Nagasaki chosen as the targets for nuclear attacks?

b.) They had significant military value that helped to keep Japan in the war.

Which statement reflects the principles within the first four articles of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

b.) Trading of human beings as property is always illegal.

Choose the statement that accurately reflects the relationship between private business and the federal government during World War II.

c.) "As a business owner, I had to begin to deduct a federal income tax from my employees' paychecks."

Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy."

c.) "Corporations and business owners used the assembly line to tackle production on a massive scale."

Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy."

c.) "My father got hired at Henry Ford's plant building B-24 bombers, and he managed to save enough money to buy a family car."

Choose the statement that accurately reflects the relationship between private business and the federal government during World War II.

c.) "Since the government guaranteed a profit on sales, our corporation accepted a defense contract."

Choose the statement that best reflects the experiences of African Americans after the United States entered World War II.

c.) "We began a civil rights campaign to achieve both a victory in Europe and a victory over racism in the U.S."

Select the correct chronological sequence of the civil rights events prior to Brown v. Board of Education.

c.) 1. Plessy v. Ferguson established the doctrine of "separate but equal" in public accommodations.2. Desegregation of Major League Baseball was achieved when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.3. President Truman issued an executive order to desegregate America's armed forces.

Which of the following is a reason that the United States initially stayed out of World War II?

c.) A belief that European affairs did not concern the United States

Which statement reflects the principles within the first four articles of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

c.) All people are born free and with equal rights.

Which statement describes events associated with the conference at Potsdam?

c.) Allies agreed to divide Germany into four zones, each controlled by an Allied power.

Match the term "suburbanization" with its effect on American economic expansion in the 1950s.

c.) Convenience stores and drive-in movie theaters sprang up on the edges of cities.

The separation of races was common during this time period because of specific laws that authorized it in schools and other public accommodations. What is the best term to describe these laws?

c.) De jure segregation

According to the Supreme Court, how did school segregation violate the 14th Amendment?

c.) It did not give equal education to all citizens.

Choose the true statement about conformity in the 1950s.

c.) Just as the Cold War encouraged political conformity, economic expansion encouraged cultural conformity.

Which statement describes events associated with the conference at Yalta?

c.) Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met at this conference to discuss the future of eastern Europe.

Choose the statement that describes an effect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

c.) The attack bolstered American support for involvement in World War II.

Select an argument used in favor of U.S. involvement in World War II.

c.) The rise and spread of fascism threatens the entire globe.

Discrimination in the housing sector after World War II allowed whites to live in houses they owned in the suburbs, but when blacks tried to buy homes in predominately white neighborhoods, they were often unable to do so because of legal agreements or contracts that prevented white property owners from selling their houses to black buyers. These agreements or contracts were called __________.

covenants

Discrimination in the housing sector after World War II allowed whites to live in houses they owned in the suburbs, but when blacks tried to buy homes in predominately white neighborhoods, they were often unable to do so because of legal agreements or contracts that prevented white property owners from selling their houses to black buyers. These agreements or contracts were called __________.

covenants

Choose the statement that best reflects reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling in southern politics and culture.

d.) "In the Southern Manifesto, we accuse the Supreme Court of misusing its power."

Choose the statement that accurately reflects the relationship between private business and the federal government during World War II.

d.) "The government paid most of the costs for my company to convert to wartime production."

Place the events following the Nuremberg Laws that led to World War II in the correct sequence.

d.) 1. Germany sent military troops into the Rhineland, a region that had been demilitarized.2. Austria was invaded and occupied by Germany.3. Germany began to expand into eastern Europe, despite an agreement reached during a conference in Munich.

Select the correct chronological sequence of the civil rights victories prior to Brown v. Board of Education.

d.) 1. Jackie Robinson became the first to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.2. President Harry Truman desegregated the armed forces with an executive order.3. Heman Sweatt successfully sued the University of Texas for denying his admission into law school.

Place the events related to World War II in the correct sequence, following the signing of a mutual defense treaty by Japan and Germany.

d.) 1. Nazis destroy Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues during Kristallnacht.2. France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.3. The German army conquers much of Scandinavia and defeats France.

One consequence of containment policy on American politics occurred during Richard Nixon's run for Congress in 1946, when he accused his opponent of having been endorsed by groups with links to which political party?

d.) Communist Party

In some large Northern cities, developers tore down "slums" and replaced them with housing that only middle class buyers could afford. When African Americans tried to purchase homes in predominately white neighborhoods, they were often turned away because homeowners had signed agreements that prevented them from selling their homes to blacks. What was the name of these types of agreements?

d.) Real estate covenants

President Harry Truman created a committee to investigate racism, which had released its findings in 1947. The committee determined that the federal government had a responsibility to ensure equal protection under the law. Please read the following excerpt from the report: "We cannot escape the fact that our civil rights record has been an issue in world politics. The world's press and radio are full of it. This Committee has seen a multitude of samples. We and our friends have been, and are, stressing our achievements. Those with competing philosophies have stressed—and are shamelessly distorting—our shortcomings. They have not only tried to create hostility toward us among specific nations, races and religious groups, they have tried to prove our democracy an empty fraud, and our nation a consistent oppressor of underprivileged people. . ." Select the statement that best reflects the "competing philosophies" to which the report refers.

d.) The Committee is referencing the emerging Cold War with the Soviet Union.

Choose the statement that best describes an example of U.S. containment policy.

d.) The U.S. Congress allotted $400 million in aid to Turkey and Greece.

Which statement reflects the principles within the first four articles of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

d.) The political status of a region should not affect the treatment of its people.

Choose the statement that best describes an example of U.S. containment policy.

d.) U.S. and U.K. planes delivered more than two million tons of supplies to the Western zones of Berlin.

All of the following are aspects of U.S. foreign policy during the Progressive Era represented in this political cartoon EXCEPT __________.

dollar diplomacy

Economic expansion and suburbanization in the 1950s led to cultural pressures to behave in certain ways according to your __________.

gender

Which of the following officially ended the Civil War?

he surrenders of Lee and Johnston

Tina, a professional historian, is considering the factors that can influence a historian's interpretation of a past event. She is researching the rise of women activists in the 18th and 19th centuries in the United States. Which factor should be allowed to influence her interpretation?

possible bias in primary or secondary sources