unit 7 test

Which of the following evidence would best support Ngai's argument in the excerpt? A Census data showing the changing percentages of the foreign-born population from 1920 to 1930 B Narratives describing the challenges of immigrant family life C Diplomatic correspondence reflecting the increasing isolationism of United States foreign policy in the 1920s and 1930s D Census data revealing the Great Migration of African Americans to cities in the North and West in the 1920s

A Census data showing the changing percentages of the foreign-born population from 1920 to 1930

The above excerpt is most closely associated with which sector of the Progressive movement? A Muckrakers B Trust-busters C Wisconsin Idea D Square Deal

A Muckrakers

The conditions shown in the image depict which of the following trends in the late nineteenth century? A The growing gap between rich and poor B The rise of the settlement house and Populist movement C Increased corruption in urban politics D The migration of African Americans to the North in the late nineteenth century

A The growing gap between rich and poor

Which of the following historical evidence could best be used to support Kennedy's argument in the excerpt? A The passage of legislation providing unemployment insurance B Attempts by the United States to remain isolated from international conflicts C The strong influence of White southerners on New Deal legislation D Efforts by the government to discourage women from holding paid jobs

A The passage of legislation providing unemployment insurance

The leader most closely associated with the viewpoint in this excerpt was who? A William Jennings Bryan B William McKinley C William Howard Taft D Woodrow Wilson

A William Jennings Bryan

The ideas expressed in the excerpt differed from the prevailing United States approach to foreign policy issues primarily in that Roosevelt was...? A arguing to expand the role of the United States in the world B encouraging the United States to avoid political entanglements in Europe C seeking to promote United States influence throughout Latin America D encouraging new laws that would give the United States international police power

A arguing to expand the role of the United States in the world

The poster most directly reflects the...? A wartime mobilization of United States society B emergence of the United States as a leading world power C expanded access to consumer goods during wartime D wartime repression of civil liberties

A wartime mobilization of United States society

The economy described in the speech is most similar to the economy in which of the following decades? A 1910s B 1930s C 1950s D 1960s

B 1930s

Conditions like those shown in the image contributed most directly to which of the following? A The passage of laws restricting immigration to the United States B An increase in Progressive reform activity C A decline in efforts to Americanize immigrants D The weakening of labor unions such as the American Federation of Labor

B An increase in Progressive reform activity

The sentiments expressed in the image helped prompt Congress to take which of the following actions in the 1920s? A Instituting new military service requirements B Establishing restrictive immigration quotas C Recognizing labor unions and collective bargaining rights D Creating tough mandatory sentencing guidelines in criminal cases

B Establishing restrictive immigration quotas

Which of the following does this excerpt support as the primary cause of the U.S. declaration of war in April 1917? A Mexico's plan to invade the United States B Germany's violations of U.S. neutral rights C Pro-British intelligence and propaganda D Germany 's violation of the Monroe Doctrine

B Germany's violations of U.S. neutral rights

The Jungle directly contributed to the passage of what? A National Labor Act B Meat Inspection Act C Eight-Hour Work Day D Federal Trade Commission

B Meat Inspection Act

The ideas expressed in Garvey's declaration drew the most significant support from which of the following? A Presidents favoring colonization efforts B Participants in the Great Migration C Urban Progressive reformers D Former slaves

B Participants in the Great Migration

The superiority of America over the stereotype of the uncivilized Filipino was a part of the U.S. philosophy of? A Exceptionalism B Social Darwinism C Cultural Diversity D Social Gospel

B Social Darwinism

Which of the following most directly contributed to the anti-imperialist sentiments expressed in the excerpt? A The sensationalism of the popular press of the time B The provisions of the peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War C The expansionist politics of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge D The debate over the Platt Amendment and its consequences

B The provisions of the peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War

Which of the following most strongly sought to limit the New Deal reforms described in the excerpt? A Organizations of older Americans B Radicals such as members of the Communist Party C Conservatives in Congress and on the Supreme Court D African American groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

C Conservatives in Congress and on the Supreme Court

The New Deal drew most directly on which of the following earlier sets of ideas? A Abolitionism B Populism C Progressivism D Social Darwinism

C Progressivism

Which of the following aspects of Muir's description expresses a major change in American's views of the natural environment? A The idea that wilderness areas are worthy subjects for artistic works B The idea that wilderness areas serve as evidence of divine creation C The idea that government should preserve wilderness areas in a natural state D The idea that mountainous scenery is more picturesque and beautiful than flat terrain

C The idea that government should preserve wilderness areas in a natural state

The issue of freedom of the seas in World War I most closely resembles the cause of which of the following conflicts? A Mexican War of 1846 B American Civil War C War of 1812 D Spanish-American War of 1898

C War of 1812

The concerns expressed in the image contributed most directly to...? A restrictions on Chinese labor B international conferences to promote arms reduction C government repression of radicals D military intervention in the Caribbean and Latin America

C government repression of radicals

The Immigration Act of 1924 produced highly discriminatory results because it...? A created a guest worker program that encouraged temporary immigration but denied citizenship B relied on a series of literacy tests and physical examinations to manage immigration C placed restrictions on immigration by national origin, ethnicity, and race D encouraged immigration of people with highly sought after skills or family in the United States

C placed restrictions on immigration by national origin, ethnicity, and race

People who agreed with the argument made in the speech would most likely have recommended which of the following solutions? A Separate but equal segregated facilities to increase job opportunities B United States membership in an international peacekeeping body C Reduced government involvement in the economy in order to create more competition D A stronger government role in the economic system

D A stronger government role in the economic system

The Minneapolis Tribune cartoon best reflects which viewpoint? A The U.S. should avoid returning the Philippines to the corrupt chaos of Spanish rule and they should be given their immediate independence B As legitimate "spoils of war" possession of the Philippines had been earned by American forces and they should be retained as a colony C Owning colonies invite attacks by other nations so to avoid future wars the U.S. should not retain ownership of them D Care for Filipinos as they are in the words of Rudyard Kipling in the "White Man's Burden" "half devil and half child" and ill prepared for self-government

D Care for Filipinos as they are in the words of Rudyard Kipling in the "White Man's Burden" "half devil and half child" and ill prepared for self-government

The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following trends during the 1940s? A Women's widespread support for an equal rights amendment B Growing challenges to civil liberties C New technological and scientific advances D Enhanced opportunities for women

D Enhanced opportunities for women

Advocates for individuals such as those shown in the image would have most likely agreed with which of the following perspectives? A The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was justified B Capitalism, free of government regulation, would improve social conditions C Both wealth and poverty are the products of natural selection D Government should act to eliminate the worst abuses of industrial society

D Government should act to eliminate the worst abuses of industrial society

Muir's position regarding wilderness was most strongly supported by which of the following? A Members of the Populist movement B Urban political bosses C American Indians living on reservations D Preservationists concerned about overuse of natural resources

D Preservationists concerned about overuse of natural resources

The excerpt was most likely intended to do which of the following? A Address the need to contain the Soviet Union through military action B Dispel concerns about wartime cooperation between industry and the government C Raise questions about the role of the United States in the world D Reduce anxieties about wartime mobilization on the home front

D Reduce anxieties about wartime mobilization on the home front

Which of the following most plausibly influenced Garvey's argument in the excerpt? A The emerging support for United States intervention in the affairs of Asia and Latin America B Calls for integration of the United States armed forces C New cultural expressions that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance D The concept of self-determination debated at the Treaty of Versailles peace talks

D The concept of self-determination debated at the Treaty of Versailles peace talks

The poster was intended to...? A persuade women to enlist in the military B promote the ideals of republican motherhood C advocate for the elimination of sex discrimination in employment D convince women that they had an essential role in the war effort

D convince women that they had an essential role in the war effort

The excerpt best reflects an effort by Roosevelt to...? A encourage the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles B promote the acquisition of new territories abroad C contain the spread of Soviet-dominated communism D overcome opposition to participation in the impending Second World War

D overcome opposition to participation in the impending Second World War