HST 122: Exam 2 Practice Questions

A. How African Americans should achieve equality

The differing viewpoints of the W.E.B DuBois and Booker T. Washington illustrate which major debate in early 20th-century America?

C. Wartime often leads to restrictions on free speech

The Espionage Act and Sedition Act during World War I demonstrate that:

A. The growth of Black cultural and political movements

The Great Migration most directly contributed to

C. Achieve civil rights through legal action

The primary goal of the NAACP in the early 1900s was to:

B. Mass production and access to credit

The rise of consumer culture in the 1920s was most influenced by:

B. Expansion of democratic participation

The passage of the 19th Amendment reflects:

A. Social reforms may fail and be reversed

The repeal of Prohibition through the 21st Amendment suggests that:

B. Writers disillusioned by World War I

The “Lost Generation” is best understood as:

C. Expansion of federal government responsibility

One major impact of the Great Depression was:

A. Regulate the stock market and prevent abuses

The Securities and Exchange Commission was created to:

A. Government investment in regional development

The Tennessee Valley Authority best represents:

C. Some Americans believed the New Deal did not go far enough

The popularity of Huey Long and Charles Coughlin indicates that:

B. Created long-term economic protections for citizens

The Social Security Act is significant because it:

A. Fundamental human rights worth protecting

The Four Freedoms speech outlined:

B. The impact of fear and prejudice on government decisions

The policy of Japanese Relocation during WWII demonstrates

B. Expansion of the middle class

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill) contributed to:

A. Contain the spread of communisim

The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were both intended to:

C. U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts

The Domino Theory was used to justify

B. Competition for global influence during the Cold War

The arms race and space race illustrate:

C. Fear-driven accusations of communism

McCarthyism is best defined as:

A. Declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional

Brown V. Board of Education was significant because it:

A. Movement of white families to suburbs to avoid integration

“White Flight” refers to:

C. Progress influenced by wartime experiences

The desegregation of the armed forces demonstrates: