Question 1

Which statement best explains why the United States entered World War II?

Accepted Answer

Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

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Interception of the Zimmerman Note

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Sinking of the Lusitania

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Surprise attacks on the Twin Towers

Question 2

Which statement best describes the Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

African Americans moved from Southern states to Northern cities

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African Americans moved from Western cities to Southern states

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African Americans moved from Northern cities to the west

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African Americans moved from Southern States to Western cities

Question 3

What amendment ended Prohibition?

Accepted Answer

21st Amendment

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19th Amendment

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18th Amendment

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20th Amendment

Question 4

What was the impact of FDR's Fair Employment Practices Committee during WWII?

Accepted Answer

Military industry jobs were integrated, so factories could not refuse to hire African American workers

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The military must be segregated

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African Americans could join the Tuskegee Airmen

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African Americans were able to join the military

Question 5

Why did the United States have the fewest casualties during WWI?

Accepted Answer

The US joined the war in the last year of the war, so they fought for less time than other nations

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The US took the Sussex pledge that prevented the use of submarine warfare

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WWI was over before the United States could join

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The US did not fight in WWI

Question 6

Which best describes Al Capone during the 1920's?

Accepted Answer

American gangster who became famous through organized crime during Prohibition

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Famous pilot that flew "The Spirit of St. Louis" across the Atlantic

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World champion boxer who won several heavy weight titles

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Preacher who shared his teachings throughout the country by radio broadcast

Question 7

In the 1920's what development was a major factor in the rise of the "flapper"?

Accepted Answer

the development of mass media

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the rise in nativism

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the popularity of contraception

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the prohibition of alcohol

Question 8

What was the effect of Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle?

Accepted Answer

President Roosevelt signed new laws that regulated the meatpacking industry

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Government began censoring the media to quiet muckrakers

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Labor Unions were formed to right for better conditions

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People stopped eating meat

Question 9

Why were people going on "bank runs"?

Accepted Answer

Banks began to close during the Depression and people wanted to get their money

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Banks were giving away free money to their customers

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Banks were offering high interest rates for savings accounts

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It was the grand opening of many banks

Question 10

What did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois have in common?

Accepted Answer

Both wanted to end lynching and racial violence.

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Both believed African Americans should fight for the right to vote

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Both were born into slavery

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Both believed hard work was more important than fighting for rights

Question 11

The form of government attempts to maintain total control over society

Accepted Answer

Totalitarianism

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Democracy

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Oligarchy

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Monarchy

Question 12

Which of these statements best describes the message of the billboard?

Accepted Answer

Unemployed workers were unwelcome in new cities because there were not enough jobs to go around.

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Unemployed workers were welcome because jobs were abundant

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Unemployed workers were welcome because people were sympathetic

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Unemployed workers were unwelcome because people feared outsiders

Question 13

What was the primary goal of the program illustrated in the photograph?

Accepted Answer

To provide supplies to nations deemed vital to the defense of the United States

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To increase defense production deemed vital to the economy of the US

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To provide proof of US neutrality to European nations

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To increase US revenue by selling surplus goods to European nations

Question 14

Which sentence best summarizes US participation in the Vietnam war?

Accepted Answer

Full military involvement began after 1964

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Ground troops replaced naval bombardment after 1968

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Broad involvement focused on South Vietnam after 1954

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The heaviest military involvement occurred before 1961

Question 15

Which of the following best summarizes President Hoover's belief in rugged individualism?

Accepted Answer

The government should not help people, people should help themselves

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The government should help people only until they can find their own jobs

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It is the government's duty to help people

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The government could not afford to help people during the Great Depression

Question 16

Why did the price of a new Model T car drop over time?

Accepted Answer

The invention of the assembly line made it easier and cheaper to produce

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The demand for cars was decreasing because they were dangerous

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The demand for the car was increasing due to advertising campaigns

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The quality of the car was decreasing so people stopped buying

Question 17

Why does the cartoon depict Standard Oil in this way?

Accepted Answer

Standard Oil was a company that dominated and controlled the oil industry

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Standard Oil was trying to complete with other oil companies

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Standard Oil was losing control of the oil industry

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Standard Oil wanted to help the state and federal governments

Question 18

Why did the US military use the island hopping strategy during World War II?

Accepted Answer

It allowed the US to strategically capture less protected islands and prepare for an attack on mainland Japan.

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It allowed the US to strategically attack islands that were heavily fortified

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It allowed the US to spread out resources and attack many places at once

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It allowed the US to spread out the military fleet

Question 19

What was the purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

Accepted Answer

First federal law to limit trusts and monopolies

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First federal law to limit child labor

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First federal law to increase trusts and monopolies

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First federal law to increase labor unions

Question 20

Why were most of the workers at Oak Ridge women?

Accepted Answer

Women worked in factory jobs while me were off fighting in WWII

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Women were better at keeping secrets

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Women working in factory jobs while men were farming in rural areas

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Women have smaller hands to operate the machinery

Question 21

This advertisement is supporting which movement?

Accepted Answer

Womens Suffrage

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Education

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Child Labor

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Motherhood

Question 22

Which development of the 1920's was a major factor in the rise of celebrities like Babe Ruth and Lou Gherig?

Accepted Answer

Development of mass media

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Reduction of men's alcohol consumption

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Change in women's social behavior

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Mass production of goods

Question 23

Which statement about population between 1860 and 1920 is best supported by the graph?

Accepted Answer

The population of cities grew at a faster rate than that of rural areas

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Rural population declined after 1910

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Immigration played a limited role in urban growth

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Many American migrated from urban to rural areas.

Question 24

Which country was the main enemy of the United States during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

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Great Britain

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Germany

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Italy

Question 25

Which of the following statements best describes the effect of labor saving devices on life in the 1920's?

Accepted Answer

People had more time for fun and leisure

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People could save money

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People no longer had to work

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People could move away from the cities

Question 26

What was the central debate in the Scopes Trial?

Accepted Answer

Whether or not the theory of evolution should be taught in public schools

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Whether or not Scopes was guilty of lynching

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Whether or not Scopes was a member of the KKK

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Whether or not women had the right to vote for state representatives

Question 27

What movement is shown in the cartoon?

Accepted Answer

Temperance Movement

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Women's Suffrage

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World War I

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Harlem Renaissance

Question 28

What caused the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Overgrazing, overfarming, and drought exposed dirt to high winds

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Large amounts of dust coming down to earth from space

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Stock Market crash due to overspeculation and bad investments

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Great Plains had strongest tornados on record

Question 29

Which of the following was not a goal of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

Accepted Answer

Build factories and stores

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Control flooding on the Tennessee River

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Create jobs during the Great Depression

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Provide hydroelectric power

Question 30

What was the significance of the Tuskegee Airmen?

Accepted Answer

African American pilots who overcame obstacles to fight in the war

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First all woman fighting brigade

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Suffered the most severe casualties of all units

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Japanese Americans fighting against their home country

Question 31

Why was secrecy so important at Oak Ridge?

Accepted Answer

Military did not want other countries to find out about the bomb

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Jobs paid very well and there were not enough jobs for everyone

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What the military was doing was illegal

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US did not want our citizens to be afraid

Question 32

What was rationing during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Americans conserving goods and materials in order to supply the military

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Americans lending supplies to Great Britain

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Americans making sure they had a surplus for their families

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Americans hiding raw materials from Japan

Question 33

What was the impact of WWII on women in the US?

Accepted Answer

Women were able to work in factories while men were fighting

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Women had to wear scarves

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Women had to have a factory job before they could get married

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Women were no longer allowed to raise children

Question 34

What is a problem with trusts and monopolies?

Accepted Answer

They eliminate competition and increase prices for consumers

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They keep people from finding jobs

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They create competition and decrease prices

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They help protect workers

Question 35

What did the US do in response to the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania?

Accepted Answer

Forced Germany to sign the Sussex Pledge, promising to stop sinking passenger ships

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Immediately declared war on Germany

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Immediately declared war on Great Britain

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Began sinking ships without warning

Question 36

Which of the following is not a danger of trench warfare?

Accepted Answer

Walking many miles per day on foot

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Wet and muddy conditions led to trench foot

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Lack of nutritious food and clean water

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Poison gas suffocated lungs of soldiers

Question 37

Which of the following countries was not a member of the Axis Powers during WWII?

Accepted Answer

Russia

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Germany

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Japan

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Italy

Question 38

Which group of people were sent to relocation camps in the US during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Japanese Americans

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Chinese Americans

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German Americans

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Mexican Americans

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