U.S. History 1877 to the Present -- 2007 Released Test

The invention of electric lighting and telephone service increased —
1. immigration
2. westward expansion
3. racial segregation
4. industrial growth
According to Booker T. Washington, what would help African Americans gain equality?
1. Holding protests and strikes
2. Learning skills and trades
3. Working longer and harder
4. Attending meetings and elections
Which industry contributed to the growth of this city?
1. Meatpacking
2. Steel
3. Automobile
4. Cotton
After Reconstruction, the system of segregation was supported by —
1. civil rights laws
2. Jim Crow laws
3. Prohibition laws
4. immigration laws
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
1. Assembly line
2. Women’s suffrage movement
3. Progressive reforms
4. Mechanization of agriculture
The purpose of the 18th Amendment was to —
1. stop alcohol sales
2. grant women suffrage
3. prevent child labor
4. raise factory wages
Janie Porter Barrett modeled her settlement house on the one founded by —
1. Eleanor Roosevelt
2. Georgia O’Keeffe
3. Susan B. Anthony
4. Jane Addams
This painting by Jacob Lawrence shows people during the —
1. Spanish American War
2. Harlem Renaissance
3. Great Depression
4. Great Migration
One result of the Spanish American War was that the United States —
1. gained control of Mexico
2. became a world power
3. adopted a containment policy
4. became allied with Russia
The people listed in this box were —
1. poets
2. writers
3. painters
4. musicians
Which of the following was a result of Prohibition in the 1920s?
1. More jobs on farms
2. Fall of the stock market
3. Growth of organized crime
4. Less unemployment in cities
Why did African Americans move from the South to these states between 1910 and 1930?
1. The climate was better.
2. There were fewer taxes.
3. The housing was free.
4. There were more jobs.
One reason the United States became involved in World War I was because of its close political and economic ties to —
1. Austria-Hungary
2. India
3. Great Britain
4. Russia
During World War II, Germany declared war on the United States just after the United States had —
1. left the war in France
2. invaded North Africa
3. attacked Great Britain
4. gone to war with Japan
During the 1930s, American foreign policy emphasized neutrality, but this position changed when the United States began —
1. firing on German warships
2. sending soldiers to Europe
3. supplying weapons to Japan
4. giving economic aid to the Allies
This arrow is pointing to an island that was important in World War II because it was where —
1. the United States defeated the Japanese navy
2. the Soviet Union lost several submarines
3. Germany invaded the Hawaiian Islands
4. Japan halted the United States advance
Which of these headlines would most likely have appeared during World War II?
1. Banks Fail
2. Women Vote
3. Lusitania Sinks
4. Normandy Invaded
During World War II, Americans supported the war effort by —
1. conserving resources
2. protecting large cities
3. buying more food products
4. building houses for returning soldiers
During World War II, the people in this photograph were relocated to internment camps by the United States government because of —
1. age
2. citizenship status
3. race
4. economic need
Which post-World War II conflict ended with neither side winning?
1. North Korea against South Korea
2. The United States against Panama
3. East Berlin against West Berlin
4. Hungary against the Soviet Union
After World War II, which country gave large amounts of financial aid to rebuild European countries?
1. Soviet Union
2. United States
3. France
4. Italy
This picture would most likely be found in a book titled —
1. Responses to Environmental Challenges
2. Post-World War II Europe
3. Industrialization of the European Economy
4. How Technology Changed Modern Warfare
The best title for this list is —
1. GI Bill of Rights
2. Social Security
3. Selective Service
4. Civil Rights Act
The United Nations was established in 1945 in order to —
1. prevent future wars
2. punish the Axis Powers
3. oppose atomic weapons
4. limit Soviet influence
How did the Baby Boom change life in the United States?
1. Child labor increased.
2. Fewer new homes were built.
3. More people moved to large cities.
4. The population grew quickly.
What do the circular lines on this Cold War map from the Kennedy presidency most likely represent?
1. The distance planes could fly without refueling
2. The impact of earthquakes on the region
3. The weather patterns in the area
4. The reach of nuclear missiles
Which phrase completes this diagram?
1. banking services
2. transportation systems
3. satellite systems
4. education programs
One major effect of telecommunication technology is that it has —
1. slowed improvements in transportation
2. improved the possibilities for peace
3. increased access to information
4. reduced the need for education
Which of the following inventions had the greatest impact on westward expansion?
Which city completes the list?
1. Pittsburgh
2. Los Angeles
3. Atlanta
4. St. Louis
Which two numbers on this map identify noncontiguous states?
1. 1 and 2
2. 3 and 4
3. 5 and 6
4. 7 and 8
This advancement in transportation would most likely have resulted in more —
1. worker safety
2. wheat production
3. national markets
4. government spending
In which numbered region is Santa Fe located?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
All of the following helped change the United States from an agricultural to an industrial nation EXCEPT —
1. new inventions
2. free land
3. labor force
4. raw materials
Which of the following completes this diagram?
1. The Fair Deal
2. The Great Society
3. The New Frontier
4. The New Deal
Which of these did not occur after World War II?
1. Consumer goods were rationed.
2. Americans bought products on credit.
3. Labor unions merged.
4. The technology industry boomed.
In 1961, the Freedom Riders rode buses to —
1. demonstrate in support of equal rights for women
2. protest the expansion of American involvement in Vietnam
3. expose illegal segregation practices in the South
4. raise environmental awareness of automobile pollution
In Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court held that —
1. public schools could be segregated
2. separate but equal schools were not acceptable
3. all children should attend school
4. schools should be given equal amounts of money
In which industry did Guglielmo Marconi and David Sarnoff work?
1. Communications
2. Steel
3. Transportation
4. Textiles
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was telling the American people that —
1. help was coming from the business community
2. the country should worry about a revolution
3. World War II would soon be over
4. the country could survive the Great Depression