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Which of the following represented the largest post-World War II effort to bolster the

economies of non-Communist nations?

a. The League of Nations

b. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c. The Marshall Plan

d. The Truman Doctrine

C. The Marshall Plan

Which of the following was the greatest setback to the U.S. policy of containment?

a. The rise of Communist China under Mao Zedong

b. The formation of the Warsaw Pact, a multilateral Communist alliance

c. The Berlin Crisis during the reign of Nikita Khrushchev

d. Communism entering Latin America with Castro's Cuban Revolution

A. The rise of Communist China under Mao Zedong

Which pairing below best fits the pattern of [1] Cold War confrontation and [2] Cold War

coexistence?

a. [1] North Atlantic Treaty Organization, [2] Truman Doctrine

b. [1] Marshall Plan, [2] Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II

c. [1] Development of the hydrogen bomb, [2] The space race

d. [1] Cuban Missile Crisis, [2] Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty I

D. [1] Cuban Missile Crisis, [2] Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty I

In the 1950s and 1960s, which region's nationalist movements presented the greatest

challenge to U.S. Cold War goals?

a. The Middle East

b. Asia

c. The South Pacific

d. Africa

B. Asia

U.S. anti-Communist allies in Latin America often failed to achieve success during the

Cold War because

a. Warsaw Pact threats required U.S. policymakers to focus on Europe at the expense of

Latin America.

b. U.S. budget deficits and fiscal concerns cut critical funding for Latin American allies.

c. U.S.-backed non-Communist regimes often lacked a broad base of local popular

support.

d. the Central Intelligence Agency was not allowed to meddle in Latin American politics.

C. U.S.-backed non-Communist regimes often lacked a broad

Which of the following was NOT an element of U.S. policy in the Middle East between

1945 and 1980?

a. The Camp David peace accords between Egypt and Israel

b. Consistent U.S. financial and military support for Israel

c. U.S. intervention in the Suez Crisis in Egypt

d. U.S. support for indigenous Arab nationalist movements

D. U.S. support for indigenous Arab nationalist movements

Which of the following provoked the greatest fear of internal Communist threats?

a. The influence of Communist actors and directors in the movie industry

b. President Dwight Eisenhower's allegations of Communist subversion

c. The hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

d. The arrests and convictions of hundreds of spies in the federal government

C. The hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee

One of the largest, most passionate, and violent antiwar protests took place at Kent

State University after

a. President Nixon announced U.S. military strikes inside of Cambodia.

b. the American public was stunned by the success of the Tet Offensive.

c. the media reported civilian injuries from napalm and Agent Orange.

d. President Johnson announced the Rolling Thunder air campaign.

A. President Nixon announced U.S. military strikes inside of

Congressional passage of the 1973 War Powers Act to limit executive authority was in

part a response to

a. Eisenhower's policy of brinkmanship and his role in the military-industrial complex.

b. Kennedy's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which almost led to nuclear war.

c. Johnson's unchecked escalation in Vietnam using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

d. Nixon's policies of "Vietnamization" and secret negotiations with the Viet Cong.

C. Johnson's unchecked escalation in Vietnam using the Gulf of

Which of the following antiwar movements was most influential in organizing large-scale

protests?

a. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

b. The Black Panthers

c. Students for a Democratic Society

d. The Free Speech Movement

C. Students for a Democratic Society

What NAACP attorney successfully argued the case that overturned school segregation

and later became the first African American Supreme Court justice?

a. Thurgood Marshall

b. Rosa Parks

c. Stokely Carmichael

d. John Lewis

A. Thurgood Marshall

Match the proper branch of the federal government with the effort it led to create greater

racial justice after World War II.

| 1. Executive | A. Civil Rights Act of 1964 |

| 2. Legislative | B. Brown v. Board of Education |

| 3. Judicial | C. Desegregation of the military |

| | D. Affirmative action |

a. 2 & C, 2 & A, 3 & B, 2 & D

b. 1 & C, 2 & A, 3 & B, 2 & D

c. 1 & A, 2 & C, 3 & B, 1 & D

d. 1 & C, 2 & A, 3 & B, 1 & D

D. 1 & C, 2 & A, 3 & B, 1 & D

Malcolm X, an African American civil rights leader who embraced confrontational tactics

against white resistance to desegregation and civil rights, was affiliated with which

group?

a. The Congress of Racial Equality

b. The Black Muslims

c. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference

d. The Black Panthers

B. The Black Muslims

In the 1960s and 1970s, gender equity was most effectively advanced by

a. educational gains resulting from passage of Title IX.

b. allowing women to assume combat roles in the military.

c. successfully closing the income gap with equal pay laws in most states.

d. the successful ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

A. educational gains resulting from passage of Title IX.

Who was a prominent feminist in the 1970s?

a. Betty Ford

b. Phyllis Schlafly

c. Gloria Steinem

d. Phyllis Diller

C. Gloria Steinem

In the 1960s and 1970s, both the United Farm Workers and the American Indian

Movement

a. followed Thoreau's model of civil disobedience and nonviolent protests.

b. greatly benefitted from the economic initiatives of the Great Society.

c. vigorously attacked the policies of legal segregation.

d. demanded social and economic justice and a redress of past injustices.

D. demanded social and economic justice and a redress of past

All the following were attempts to address the prevalence and persistence of poverty in

the United States EXCEPT

a. Medicare and Medicaid.

b. the Southern Strategy.

c. the Head Start program.

d. the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

B. the Southern Strategy.

Which 1960s Supreme Court decision recognized a right to privacy and protected

women's access to birth control?

a. Milliken v. Bradley

b. Bakke v. University of California

c. Griswold v. Connecticut

d. Roe v. Wade

C. Griswold v. Connecticut

Which pair of items best represents the dichotomy of President Lyndon Johnson's

attempts to eliminate poverty while attacking communism abroad?

a. The Federal Assistance Plan and détente

b. The Great Society and the policy of escalation

c. Medicare and increased funding for Appalachia

d. The Christmas bombing of Hanoi and "Vietnamization"

B. The Great Society and the policy of escalation

All of the following groups assailed liberals for not doing enough to promote social

change EXCEPT

a. Students for a Democratic Society.

b. the Black Panthers.

c. the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

d. Young Americans for Freedom.

D. Young Americans for Freedom.

Which of the following was most characteristic of the cultural conformity of the 1950s and

early 1960s?

a. Middle-class suburbanization

b. Steady domestic migration to rural America.

c. Racial integration following the Brown ruling

d. A decline in higher educational opportunities

A. Middle-class suburbanization

Which of the following represented the most direct rejection of mainstream 1950s

cultural norms?

a. The Beat movement

b. Middle-class consumerism

c. Liberal curricula in public high schools

d. Television shows depicting family life

A. The Beat movement

What did Nixon call his supporters who favored traditional family values and an end to

liberal politics?

a. Working-Class Patriots

b. Dixiecrats

c. The Silent Majority

d. New Republicans

C. The Silent Majority

The passage of the Immigration Act of 1965

a. was a compromise with nativists and led to few gains for Latino and Asian migrants.

b. eased restrictions on immigration by ending the previous quota system.

c. continued to favor northern Europeans but allowed small increases for U.S. allies.

d. led to a tightening of immigration standards to stop Communist infiltration.

B. eased restrictions on immigration by ending the previous

Which president oversaw passage of the Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air

Act, and Endangered Species Act?

a. John Kennedy

b. Lyndon Johnson

c. Richard Nixon

d. Jimmy Carter

C. Richard Nixon

Between 1950 and 1980, working women

a. dramatically declined in numbers as a result of the baby boom.

b. received little or no help from the federal government for equal pay.

c. were excluded from protection under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

d. increased numerically as many social and cultural attitudes changed.

D. increased numerically as many social and cultural attitudes

Which of the following most energized the nascent gay rights movement in the late

1960s?

a. Anti-gay rights riots in Greenwich Village, New York

b. New state laws banning same-sex marriages

c. Homophobic attacks on college campuses

d. The Stonewall riots against police targeting of gays

D. The Stonewall riots against police targeting of gays

Which of the following is NOT a reaction to Watergate and attempts to limit the authority

of the president?

a. Presidential term limits

b. Public campaign financing

c. The Freedom of Information Act

d. Campaign spending limits

A. Presidential term limits

Which of the following represents the zenith of 1960s counterculture?

a. The British Invasion by the Beatles

b. The Woodstock music festival

c. The Miss America Pageant protests

d. The riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

B. The Woodstock music festival

Who mobilized the modern environmental movement with the publication of Silent

Spring?

a. Phyllis Schlafly

b. Ralph Nader

c. Rachel Carson

d. Cesar Chavez

C. Rachel Carson

During the early 1950s, which of the following resulted from the sentiments expressed in

the excerpt from Senator Joseph McCarthy?

a. Public debates over the proper balance between liberty and order

b. Attempts to rein in the power of the executive branch

c. Widespread concern about the military-industrial complex

d. Strong domestic opposition to the Korean War

A. Public debates over the proper balance between liberty and

Which of the following historical developments between World War I and World War II

would the author of the passage most likely support?

a. The Great Migration

b. The free speech movement

c. Restrictive immigration quotas

d. The growth of the American labor movement

C. Restrictive immigration quotas

The author of the Southern Declaration on Integration most directly attacks

a. decision-makers in each of the three branches of government.

b. desegregation of the U.S. military.

c. the doctrine of states' rights.

d. the efficacy of using federal power to achieve social goals.

D. the efficacy of using federal power to achieve social goals.

Which landmark development largely ended the possibility of support for the author's

goals outlined in the Southern Declaration on Integration?

a. The 15th Amendment

b. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

c. The New Deal

d. Post-September 11, 2001, civil rights debates

B. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

The argument in the Southern Declaration on Integration is most clearly a demand for

the reinstatement of which prior historical development?

a. The Harlem Renaissance movement

b. Restrictive immigration quotas

c. Plessy v. Ferguson

d. Prohibition

C. Plessy v. Ferguson

Which challenge faced by the United States in the 1950s and 1960s best exemplified the

concerns articulated in the Sputnik Crisis excerpt?

a. The end of détente

b. The U.S. struggle for global leadership

c. The rise of a U.S. military-industrial complex

d. The process of decolonization and shifting alliances

B. The U.S. struggle for global leadership

The Cold War challenges and technological deficits enumerated in the Sputnik Crisis

excerpt most closely parallel U.S. unpreparedness in the early stages of which previous

war?

a. The Spanish-American War

b. World War I

c. World War II

d. The Korean War

C. World War II

The author of the Port Huron Statement most likely

a. condemned violent protests.

b. was satisfied with the social programs of the Great Society.

c. supported conservative tax policies and economic deregulation.

d. assailed liberals for doing too little for racial injustice.

D. assailed liberals for doing too little for racial injustice.

What future activity was LEAST consistent with the sentiments expressed in the Port

Huron Statement?

a. Nonviolent protests for African American civil rights

b. Passionate demonstrations against the Vietnam War

c. The emergence of neoconservative ideals and policies

d. Demands for social justice for minority groups

C. The emergence of neoconservative ideals and policies

What earlier movement is most consistent with the sentiments expressed in the Port

Huron Statement?

a. Populism

b. Manifest Destiny

c. The second party system

d. Social Darwinism

A. Populism

Which of the following early 20th-century groups would most likely support the goals

stated in President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society speech?

a. Nativists

b. Progressives

c. Social Darwinists

d. Industrialists

B. Progressives

Which of the following resulted from the efforts described in President Lyndon Johnson's

Great Society speech?

a. New laws restricting Asian and Hispanic immigration

b. Congressional indifference to voting rights

c. Increased military spending

d. Increased funding of social programs

D. Increased funding of social programs

The initiatives outlined in President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society speech are most

similar to the legislative goals of which president?

a. Abraham Lincoln

b. Woodrow Wilson

c. Franklin Roosevelt

d. Ronald Reagan

C. Franklin Roosevelt

The ideas expressed in President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society speech most directly

reflect which of the following continuities in American history?

a. Debates about the size and scope of the federal government's power

b. Debates about the multiethnic and multiracial nature of American society

c. Debates about the assimilation of immigrants into American society

d. Debates about the definition and extension of democratic ideals

A. Debates about the size and scope of the federal government's

The ideas expressed in President Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam speech can be seen as an

expression of which of the following?

a. Mercantilism

b. Imperialism

c. Colonialism

d. Containment

D. Containment

President Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam speech was most clearly a response to

a. debates over the methods and policies to root out communism within the United

States.

b. the lack of Republican and Democratic party support for the policy of containment.

c. growing public protests against the conflict in Vietnam.

d. concerns about the growth of a "military-industrial complex."

C. growing public protests against the conflict in Vietnam.

The sentiments expressed in President Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam speech are most

consistent with America's stated goals prior to

a. the Revolutionary War.

b. the Mexican-American War.

c. the Civil War.

d. World War I.

D. World War I.

In President Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam speech, he drew an analogy between the

conflict in Vietnam and the struggle of

a. gays and lesbians for greater social and economic equality.

b. African Americans for civil rights and racial justice.

c. Americans to adapt to growing economic inequalities.

d. rebellious youth against cultural conformity.

B. African Americans for civil rights and racial justice.

The sentiments expressed in President Nixon's Watergate conversation are most

consistent with which of the following political challenges?

a. Growing public opposition to and protests against the Vietnam War

b. Political attacks by conservative movements against liberal principles

c. Political scandals and clashes over the power of the presidency

d. Groups on the left claiming U.S. foreign policy was immoral

C. Political scandals and clashes over the power of the

Which of the following resulted from the eventual disclosure of President Nixon's

Watergate conversation?

a. Reduced public confidence and trust in the federal government

b. Supreme Court decisions expanding the power of the federal government

c. A newly energized conservative movement

d. Clashes between conservatives and liberals over social issues and movements for

greater individual rights

A. Reduced public confidence and trust in the federal government

President Nixon's Watergate conversation most directly contributed to renewed debates

about

a. the proper degree of government activism.

b. the power of the presidency and the federal government.

c. official restrictions on freedom of speech.

d. the proper balance between liberty and order.

B. the power of the presidency and the federal government.

The excerpt from Caroline Bird's What Women Want was most likely a response to

a. groups on the left assailing the status quo in American society.

b. the divisive impact of the 14th Amendment on the women's rights movement.

c. conservatives and liberals clashing over the women's rights movement.

d. Supreme Court decisions expanding individual freedoms.

C. conservatives and liberals clashing over the women's rights

Which of the following groups would most likely support the arguments in Caroline Bird's

What Women Want?

a. American political leaders opposed to the ratification of the Constitution

b. Revivalist preachers during the Second Great Awakening

c. States' rights advocates during the antebellum era

d. Urban social reformers during the Gilded Age

D. Urban social reformers during the Gilded Age

The 1964 electoral map illustrates the

a. growing public anger at the war in Vietnam.

b. peak of liberalism in 20th-century politics.

c. impact of African American disenfranchisement throughout the South.

d. deeply partisan and closely divided nature of American politics.

B. peak of liberalism in 20th-century politics.

The change illustrated by the 1964 and 1968 electoral maps best demonstrates the

a. electoral impact of more African Americans being able to vote.

b. deep divide within the country resulting from a tumultuous decade of change.

c. result of internal migration out of the South on voting patterns.

d. growing public opposition to the Vietnam War in the late 1960s.

B. deep divide within the country resulting from a tumultuous

Which of the following most directly contradicts the arguments in Anthony J. Badger's

excerpt on the Civil Rights Movement?

a. The Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education

b. The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

c. The increased philosophical and tactical divisions within the civil rights movement in

the late 1960s

d. The widespread white acceptance of desegregation efforts in the South in the 1960s

and 1970s

D. The widespread white acceptance of desegregation efforts in

One result of the process described in Anthony J. Badger's excerpt on the Civil Rights

Movement was

a. growing tension and disagreements within the civil rights movement in the late 1960s

and early 1970s.

b. increased public support in the 1970s for more radical civil rights remedies.

c. other rights groups abandoning the tactics and strategies pioneered by civil rights

movement.

d. the election of only Democratic presidents in the 1970s and 1980s.

A. growing tension and disagreements within the civil rights

The post-1965 white Southern attitude described in Anthony J. Badger's excerpt was

most similar to

a. nativist views of European immigrants in the mid-1800s.

b. Radical Republicans' views of free blacks during Reconstruction.

c. Social Darwinists' view of the poor during the late 1800s.

d. imperialists' views of indigenous peoples in Latin America and the Pacific in the early

1900s.

A. nativist views of European immigrants in the mid-1800s.

Which major industry was transformed by use of the assembly line in the early 20th

century?

a. Steel

b. Electronics

c. Ship building

d. Automobile

D. Automobile

By the end of the 1920s, where did a majority of the American population reside?

a. In rural areas

b. In the northeastern part of the country

c. In towns and cities

d. In the western states

C. In towns and cities

Which of the following agencies was created during the Great Depression to regulate the

banking industry?

a. The Securities and Exchange Commission

b. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c. The Federal Reserve System

d. The Bank of the United States

B. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Progressive reformers attempted to ease corruption in state governments by adding

which of the following to a number of state constitutions?

a. The initiative process

b. Bicameral legislatures

c. Presidential term limits

d. The direct election of governors

A. The initiative process

In 1920, which group had their right to vote expanded?

a. Immigrants

b. African Americans

c. Young people ages 18-20

d. Women

D. Women

Which of the following New Deal programs had the most impact long term on U.S. life?

a. The Agricultural Adjustment Agency

b. The Works Progress Administration

c. The Social Security Administration

d. The Civilian Conservation Corps

C. The Social Security Administration

Who promoted the Share Our Wealth concept and was considered a threat to President

Franklin Roosevelt's reelection until he was assassinated in 1935?

a. Huey Long

b. Father Charles Coughlin

c. Dr. Francis Townsend

d. Harry Hopkins

A. Huey Long

Since the New Deal, aside from African Americans, the Democratic Party has had

widespread support from

a. Southerners and women.

b. union members and Jewish Americans.

c. Catholics and the middle class.

d. Hispanics and Midwesterners.

B. union members and Jewish Americans.

The Tennessee Valley Authority led to an expansion of

a. African American voting rights.

b. wheat production during World War II.

c. the recall movement in the South.

d. electrical power in rural areas.

D. electrical power in rural areas.

Which region of the world accounted for the most substantial number of international

migrants to the United States between 1890 and 1920?

a. Western Europe

b. Southeastern Europe

c. Latin America

d. Asia

B. Southeastern Europe

Which decade saw the initial introduction of commercial radio broadcasts in the United

States?

a. 1900-1910

b. 1911-1920

c. 1921-1930

d. 1931-1940

C. 1921-1930

Which organization experienced dramatic growth in the early 1920s as many

conservative Americans resisted cultural and social changes?

a. American Nazi Party

b. The Ku Klux Klan

c. The Know-Nothing Party

d. The Grange

B. The Ku Klux Klan

The movie The Jazz Singer was most notable because it was

a. written by Langston Hughes.

b. the first movie to include African Americans in its cast.

c. transformed into a nationally broadcast radio program.

d. the first movie to include speaking roles.

D. the first movie to include speaking roles.

Which labor leader was arrested and convicted during World War I for violating the

Espionage Act of 1917?

a. "Mother" Mary Harris Jones

b. Walter Reuther

c. Eugene Debs

d. Samuel Gompers

C. Eugene Debs

Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer is best known for his association with the

a. Lindbergh kidnapping case.

b. Scopes "Monkey Trial."

c. Teapot Dome Scandal.

d. Red Scare.

D. Red Scare.

The Immigration Quota Act of 1921 and the Immigration Act of 1924 were designed to

restrict migrants from

a. southeastern Europe.

b. Mexico.

c. Japan.

d. China.

A. southeastern Europe.

The "Great Migration" of African Americans out of the South during World War I was

spurred primarily by

a. racial violence.

b. a devastating drought in the South.

c. the growth of industrial jobs in the North.

d. the Harlem Renaissance.

C. the growth of industrial jobs in the North.

Which region saw an influx of internal migrants due to both the Dust Bowl during the

Great Depression and industrial development during World War II?

a. The Northeast

b. The South

c. The Midwest

d. The West

D. The West

Large numbers of Mexican migrants faced deportation during

a. World War I.

b. the Red Scare.

c. the Great Depression.

d. World War II.

C. the Great Depression.

Which labor union's leaders were a primary target of prosecution and deportation during

the Red Scare?

a. The American Federation of Labor

b. The Industrial Workers of the World

c. The United Mine Workers

d. The Congress of Industrial Organizations

B. The Industrial Workers of the World

Who authored the Frontier Thesis, which stated that the United States' western frontier

was "closed"?

a. Theodore Roosevelt

b. Frederick Jackson Turner

c. William Randolph Hearst

d. William McKinley

B. Frederick Jackson Turner

Compared to the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection was

a. longer but less deadly.

b. shorter but less deadly.

c. longer and more deadly.

d. shorter and more deadly.

C. longer and more deadly.

Following a series of raids on American towns and citizens led by Pancho Villa's forces,

the United States

a. invaded northern Mexico.

b. established a naval blockade of Mexican ports.

c. blamed Germany for the actions of Villa.

d. cut diplomatic relations with Mexico.

A. invaded northern Mexico.

"He Kept Us Out of War" was a slogan during the presidential reelection campaign of

a. William McKinley.

b. Theodore Roosevelt.

c. William Taft.

d. Woodrow Wilson.

D. Woodrow Wilson.

Who was President Wilson's strongest opponent during the debates over ratification of

the Treaty of Versailles?

a. William Jennings Bryan

b. Eugene Debs

c. Henry Cabot Lodge

d. Warren Harding

C. Henry Cabot Lodge

Between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II, in which region did

the United States most often intervene with its military?

a. Mexico

b. The Caribbean

c. South America

d. China

B. The Caribbean

Which of the following best describes the home-front experience of many Americans

during World War II?

a. There were severe shortages of basic commodities throughout the nation.

b. No significant sacrifices were asked of Americans at home during the war.

c. Severe shortages of farmworkers required many women to leave their homes and

families and work in agricultural regions.

d. The production of some consumer goods was limited or actually stopped.

D. The production of some consumer goods was limited or

Which of the following was true about the internment of Japanese Americans during

World War II?

a. It applied to anyone of Japanese ancestry living anywhere in the United States.

b. Japanese American citizens could leave the internment camps if they signed a loyalty

oath.

c. Japanese American men living in the internment camps were not allowed to serve in

the military.

d. It was the result of a Presidential executive order.

D. It was the result of a Presidential executive order.

Franklin Roosevelt had a strong personal relationship with which foreign leader during

World War II?

a. Josef Stalin

b. Charles de Gaulle

c. Winston Churchill

d. Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)

C. Winston Churchill

In which of the following areas did the United States make the greatest contribution

among all of its allies?

a. Industrial production

b. Combat casualties

c. Military tactics

d. Women in the workforce

A. Industrial production

In the early 1900s, which of the following groups most supported the political changes

described in Paul Johnson's excerpt?

a. Large corporations

b. Imperialists

c. Progressives

d. Recent migrants from southern and eastern Europe

C. Progressives

Many of those who supported Wilson's efforts to "impose a little order on this new giant"

were also eager to

a. preserve the social dominance of rural America.

b. strengthen the power of the states in the face of growing federal power.

c. keep all levels of government from getting involved in any social problems facing

Americans.

d. see an expansion of democratic principles throughout the government.

D. see an expansion of democratic principles throughout the

Which of the following events represents a continuation of the actions described in Paul

Johnson's excerpt?

a. Franklin Roosevelt's efforts to bolster regulation of the banking system in the 1930s

b. Lyndon Johnson's support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

c. Harry Truman's attempt to contain communism following World War II

d. Ronald Reagan's attempt to shrink "big government" in the 1980s

A. Franklin Roosevelt's efforts to bolster regulation of the

The approach Franklin Roosevelt outlines in his 1934 speech is most consistent with the

previous efforts of

a. Radical Republicans during Reconstruction.

b. Populist farmer organizations during the late 19th century.

c. The women's rights movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

d. the Progressives in the early 20th century.

D. the Progressives in the early 20th century.

At the time of Franklin Roosevelt's 1934 speech, which of the following groups most

opposed his New Deal reforms?

a. The Supreme Court

b. Labor unions

c. African Americans

d. Populist movements

A. The Supreme Court

The principles championed by President Roosevelt in his 1934 speech directly

challenged the

a. view that the United States should remain a nation based largely on agriculture.

b. laissez-faire economic policies of the Gilded Age.

c. the efforts by Progressives to institute social reforms at all levels of society.

d. idea that large corporations had come to dominate the American economy.

B. laissez-faire economic policies of the Gilded Age.

The sentiments expressed in Langston Hughes' "The Negro Artist and the Racial

Mountain" are best understood in the context of the

a. existence of segregation laws in the South.

b. Harlem Renaissance movement.

c. restrictions on free speech coming out of World War I.

d. rise of cinema in the 1920s.

B. Harlem Renaissance movement.

The "Great Migration" out of the South by many African Americans during World War I

was most immediately the result of

a. the first Red Scare.

b. their economic displacement due to the rising number of migrants from Mexico moving

into the South.

c. the influence of the mass media.

d. economic opportunities created by the demands of World War I.

D. economic opportunities created by the demands of World War

Which of the following events in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted from the

idea described in Howard Zinn's passage?

a. The creation of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs

b. America's initial neutrality in World War I

c. President Wilson's support for the League of Nations

d. The acquisition of island territories by the United States

D. The acquisition of island territories by the United States

What factor most influenced "the tendency for expansion" noted in Howard Zinn's

passage?

a. The extension of public control over natural resources

b. The migration of large numbers of European immigrants to the United States

throughout the 19th century

c. The rise of Populism in the late 19th century

d. The transition of the United States from a rural, agricultural society to an urban,

industrial one

D. The transition of the United States from a rural, agricultural

Which aspect of America's involvement in World War II is best illustrated by the 1942

Westinghouse poster?

a. Technological and scientific contributions

b. The popular commitment to advancing democratic ideals

c. Questions about American values

d. The mass mobilization of American society to the war effort

D. The mass mobilization of American society to the war effort

The 1942 Westinghouse poster best supports which of the following assertions?

a. The Great Depression had been brought to an end by full employment.

b. The United States maintained an isolationist foreign policy.

c. African Americans were denied opportunities to participate in the wartime labor force.

d. America would play a dominant role in the postwar peace settlements due to its

commitment to democratic ideals.

A. The Great Depression had been brought to an end by full