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EOC Practice/#1

Quiz by Barbara Parsons

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  • Q1
    The Progressive goal to implement women's suffrage was accomplished by
    a Supreme Court decision
    a national referendum
    a constitutional amendment
    an executive order
    30s
  • Q2
    Earth day was created for the purpose of
    honoring the world's agricultural workers
    promoting peace throughout the world
    raising awareness of environmental issues
    celebrating diversity of humankind
    30s
  • Q3
    The Korean War was an effort by the United States to
    secure additional Asian trading partners
    extend the principls of the Marshall plan to Asia
    carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism
    keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activities
    30s
  • Q4
    "A heat shield material designed to act as an insulating barrier is now used to protect high-rise buildings from fires" (NASA). .....This technology was originally developed primarily to
    give rockets greater boost during takeoff
    protect the space shuttle on reentry
    slow down space capsules as they landed in the ocean
    provide astronauts with improvee navigational equipment
    30s
  • Q5
    One reason the 2008 presidential election was historically significant is that it was the first time
    an African American won the presidency
    traditionally Republican states voted Democratic
    a Southerner won the vice-presidency
    voters used computerized ballots
    30s
  • Q6
    What was one direct effect of WW II activities like those promoted by this poster?
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    changes in the traditional roles of women
    combat training for women
    the election of women political leaders
    the establishment of women's suffrage
    30s
  • Q7
    "An estimated thousand people lived in St. Louis's Hooverville, located on the banks of the Missisippi near the city dump. In New York, noted one observer in 1931, hobos were "coming into the city in larger numbers than ever before and have set up a 'jungle' for themselves in the heart of the East Side" on vacant lots owned by the city. --Kenneth Kusmer, 2002......Which of the following contributed most ot th esituation described in this except?
    strict bankin regulations and high income tax rates
    the influx of immigrants into urban areas
    high unemployment and widespread home foreclosures
    the rise of corporate monopolies
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following is an example of fulfilling a civic responsibility?
    collecting donations for charities
    reporting for jury duty
    preserving records of ethnic ancestry
    interviewing for employment
    30s
  • Q9
    * College "teach-ins" * Burning draft cards * Mass demonstrations Which of the following is the best title for this list?
    Demands to stop dumping chemical waste
    Opposition to the Arms Race
    Support for Gender Equality
    Protest Against the Vietnam War
    30s
  • Q10
    The main reason the U.S. launched military operations in Afghanistan in October 2001 was to
    prevent genocide
    seize weapons of mass destruction
    overthrow an aboslute monarchy
    destroy an international terrorist organization
    30s
  • Q11
    "The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States" --U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2.....Which statement from the Declaration of Independence influenced Article 1, SEction 2 of the Constitution?
    "To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
    He has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent to laws for estabilishing judiciary powers"
    "These united colonies are, and of right out to be free and...they are absolved form all allegiance to the British Crown,"
    "He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power"
    30s
  • Q12
    This poster could be used to support which assertion?
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    Demand for labor in war industries helped increase employment
    Use of new war technologies required extensive training
    consription caused a shortage of laborers during wartime
    standardization of parts helped streamline the production of munitions
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of the following was a direct result of the civil rights movement?
    increase in respect for suburban housewives
    revitalization of inner cities
    increased political participation by minority groups
    increased migration to rural areas
    30s
  • Q14
    "The United States is the world's best hope, but...if you tangle her in the intrigues of Europe, you will destroy her power for good, and endanger her very existence..." --Senator Henry Cabot Lodge....Lodge made this statement in opposition to...
    a relaxation of U.S. citizenship requirements
    U.S. membership to the League of Nations
    the funding of a massive buidup of the U.S. Navy
    U.S. entry into the Spanish-Americna War
    30s
  • Q15
    The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the
    U.S. to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
    Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the U.S.
    U.S. to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
    Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated
    30s

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