apsuh unit test

American participation in the Second World War had which of the following major effects on the home front?

A movement of women into factory work

The establishment of a stronger economic regulatory system during the Great Depression most closely reflected a continuity with which of the following?

Efforts to restrict the excesses of corporations during the Progressive Era

Which of the following was most responsible for the change shown between 1938 and 1942 on the chart above?

Industrial mobilization related to the Second World War

Which of the following best characterizes the National Origins Act of 1924 ?

It established immigration quotas based on a percentage of each nationality residing in the United States in 1890.

Which of the following ways best explains how the United States attempted to influence the outside world following the conclusion of the First World War?

It used trade and investment in order to maintain international connections.

Which of the following best explains a result of the developments described in the excerpt?

New employment opportunities opened up for African Americans in industrial and defense industries.

Democratic Party support by a new coalition of workers and African Americans during the 1930s was most similar to that of

Republican Party support following the Civil War

Based on the map above, which of the following is the most accurate statement about the 1948 presidential election?

The New Deal coalition that had elected Franklin D. Roosevelt four times had begun to weaken by 1948.

What was the main reason for the major decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?

The United States passed the National Origins Act.

Patterns of migration in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s were most similar to which of the following earlier patterns of migration?

The immigration of Europeans to Northern cities in the United States during the Gilded Age

Which of the following was Harry Truman's stated reason for authorizing the use of the atomic bomb against Japan?

Using the atomic bomb would prevent the need for a costly invasion of Japan.

The assembly-line production of Henry Ford's Model T automobile resulted in which of the following by the end of the 1920's?

Widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families

All of the following have been cited as reasons for the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 EXCEPT the need to

block a planned Japanese invasion of the United States

All of the following concerns were addressed during the "Hundred Days" of the New Deal EXCEPT

court restructuring

During the 1920s, both the Sacco and Vanzetti case and the rise of the new Ku Klux Klan reflected

public fear and resentment of southern and eastern European immigrants

During the Great Depression, "Hoovervilles" were

shantytowns of unemployed and homeless people

One means by which President Hoover attempted to fight the Great Depression was

the establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation