Period 7 Test
The message of the cartoon can be best described by which of the following?
Civilians play a vital role in the war effort.
The Supreme Court ruled the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional on the grounds that
Congress could not use taxes to regulate any sector of the economy
Which of the following was not a major goal of the New Deal?
Expanding America's overseas empire to import more raw materials
Which action most directly resulted from the decision in the Supreme Court case?
Increased demand for federal legislation
Which change in American society most directly led to the situation described in the Supreme Court case?
Increases in immigration and industrialization
Which of the following was most directly a reason for American imperialism in the late 19th century?
Increasing importance of foreign trade to the national economy
The internment of Japanese Americans began for all of the reasons listed EXCEPT
Japanese Americans needed protection, and the camps would provide it for them
Which situation most directly resulted from the actions portrayed in the poster?
Rise of a limited welfare state
This pro-temperance poster was designed to
Show the effects of alcohol consumption on the family
Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the demands in the previous passage?
The Peoples (Populist) Party
Though some "Rosie the Riveters" left their jobs to return to homemaking following World War II, the number of U.S. women who worked outside the home rose steadily during the 1950s and 1960s. Based on this fact, which of the following conclusions can be drawn?
The role of "Rosie the Riveters" in the war effort helped lead to the expansion of jobs for women
The ideas expressed in the cartoon above most clearly show which of the following?
The shifting roles of women in American society
Which of the following groups would have most strongly appreciated the cartoon above?
Women who had joined the workforce
After the Great War, one of America's greatest internal concerns was
a fear of communism and socialism infiltrating American life and politics
In the case Korematsu v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese Americans was
constitutional because it was based on military urgency
Which of the groups from the late 19th century would have supported the Populist Party?
Agrarian workers
This cartoon most directly refers to which aspect of the American war effort during World War II?
American industrial production
All of the following were causes of the Red Scare except
American soldiers returning from Europe with socialist ideals
Which of the following were most offended and most critical of the views expressed by Lanston Hughes in his essay?
Americans, white and black, who celebrated all of the writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Which of the following political movements could be considered a source of principles for the Populist Party?
Antebellum reform movements
Viewing this cartoon would encourage Americans to do which of the following?
Avoid the wasteful use of metal products.
Which of the following events of the early 20th century most clearly represents a continuation of the ideas illustrated in the passage?
Creation of the League of Nations
The ideas expressed in the photograph above most directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?
Debates about the judicial system
The actions in the previous passage most clearly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?
Debates over the proper degree of government activism
The reasoning expressed in the Court's decision most directly reflects which of the following continuities in United States history?
Debates over the role of government in regulating the economy
Which of the following actions of the late 20th century most clearly reflects the perspective of the passage?
Decolonization movements in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
Which change in American society in the early 20th century most directly led to the situation described in the poster?
Demographic shift in immigration patterns
Fifty years after the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, then Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis declared that the two men had not been given a fair trial. Given this fact, what conclusion can be drawn about the protest demonstration depicted in the photograph?
Demonstrators were justified in their concerns about Sacco and Vanzetti.
What was the motivation for Franklin D. Roosevelt s idea that is portrayed in the above political cartoon?
FDR wanted to be able to appoint new Supreme Court justices, as the Court had declared some of his key New Deal legislation unconstitutional.
During his presidency, President Roosevelt was responsible for all the following in regards to private business except the
Federal Reserve Act
The ideas expressed in the passage most directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?
Finding acceptable ways to pursue international and domestic goals
Which of the following Bill of Rights would most directly support the sentiments expressed in the photograph above?
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
In which two countries were most of the concentration and extermination camps located?
Germany and Poland
Which of the following best describes the reason that America ultimately entered the First World War?
Germany began to practice unrestricted submarine warfare on the open seas.
Which of the following presidents reacted to a Supreme Court decision in a manner similar to the one depicted in the political cartoon?
Grover Cleveland's reaction to Plessy v. Ferguson
What most likely prompted Langston Hughes to write the words in the excerpt?
His disagreements with other African American writers and intellectuals concerning the most appropriate way to depict and represent his fellow African Americans
Which change in American society most directly led to the situation described in the poster?
Impact of severe business cycle fluctuation
How did many Americans respond to the event to which the woman in the photograph is responding?
Migrating westward to California and other states, often working as migrant laborers
Which of the following movements from the 1930s most clearly parallels the ideas of the passage?
New Deal
Which of the following was not associated with the temperance movement of the late 19th century?
Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
Which of the following actions by the federal government was most influenced by the Populist Party platform?
Passage of the income tax and direct election of senators amendments
The reasoning expressed in the passage most directly reflects which of the following?
Principles of republican self-government contained in the Declaration of Independence
What were the Nuremberg Laws?
Regulations passed by Germany that deprived German Jews of certain rights such as citizenship
When Franklin Roosevelt became president in 1932, his most daunting task was
Relieving unemployment
Which of the following terms most clearly relates to the goals of the work described in the passage?
Social Gospel
The ideas illustrated in the poster most clearly show the influence of which of the following?
Social justice reforms of the Progressive era
Which of the following was most directly a reason for American imperialism in the late 19th century?
Spanish-American War
What Nazi plan led to concentration camps and extermination camps?
The "final solution" the last straw
The sentiments expressed by Langston Hughes in the previous passage were later amplified and popularized in
The 1960s by advocates of Black Power and "Black Is Beautiful"
The actions referred to in the previous passage lost directly contributed to which of the following?
The Allied victory over the Axis powers
The migration depicted in the map is most similar to which of the following events?
The Exodusters going to Kansas in the 1870s and 1880s
Most of the relocation camps were located in what region?
The West
The temperance movement of the late 19th century was given most of its support from which region of the country?
The West
The message of the cartoon for Americans can best be compared to which of the following?
The boycotts of British goods in the 1760s and 1770s
Which of the following ideas of the 20th century most closely resembles the sentiment expressed in the excerpt?
The creation of federal regulations over the banking industry during the New Deal
What argument used by some at the time to justify American imperialism is most being implied in the cartoon?
The duty of America to control the Western hemisphere
The phenomenon described in the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is best described by which of the following?
The exodus of Okies from the Dust Bowl to California
Which event of post World War I era most directly challenged the sentiment in the poster?
The first Red Scare
The illustrator of the cartoon was making which of the following statements about the Populist (or People's) Party?
The party lacked originality and direction.
What was the major motivation for the migration depicted in the map shown?
The promise of industrial jobs with good pay and more political freedom
A major reason for demands made by the Populist Movement was
The railroads and other agriculture oriented businesses took advantage of the farmer
The excerpt from the Populist Party platform of 1892 reflects which of the following realities in the late 19th century?
The rapid growth of big business went unregulated.
The ideas expressed in the cartoon above Host clearly show the influence of which the following prior events?
The women's rights movement of the 19th century
Which of the following best describes the motivation for the move made by the migrant people described in the Steinbeck excerpt?
They were looking for work as they escaped the impact of the Great Depression on their hometown.
Which of the following groups at the time would have most likely supported the sentiments shown in the photograph above?
U.S. immigrants
Which of the following groups would have most likely supported the main idea of the political cartoon?
Union Democrats
The actions in the previous passage were most likely the result of an alliance between which of the following?
Urban political machines and Progressive reformers
Which of the following socioplitical leaders and their associated institution of the African American community emerged during the time of the Great Depression?
W.E. B. DuBois and the Niagara Movement
The ideas expressed in the poster most clearly show the influence of which of the following?
Wartime patriotism
When it came to his policies with trusts, Roosevelt
believed in regulating good trusts and bringing down those he determined to be too powerful
After war broke out in Europe, President Wilson's biggest challenge was
keeping the United States neutral
Langston Hughes chose the example of "Bessie Smith singing the Blues" primarily because he wished to call attention to
one of the distinctive forms of African American culture represented by such songs
Photographs of the era such as this one were generally taken by the photographer to
show the harsh rural poverty of the time, hoping to generate reform
What was the main function of President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066?
to force Japanese-Americans into internment camps
Theodore Roosevelt was a president who
was personally and directly involved with government policies
