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1. The rapid development of the mass media during the 1920s (1 point)
promoted a mass migration to rural areas.
encouraged Americans to work longer hours.
promoted the creation of a national culture.
simplified life for most Americans.
2. One result of Prohibition during the 1920s was (1 point)
an increase in alcoholism.
a decline in dancing and socializing.
the rise of organized crime.
the creation of urban artistic colonies.
3. The Red Scare was a response to (1 point)
Prohibition.
the Teapot Dome scandal.
the Russian Revolution.
the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
4. The economy grew in the 1920s as consumers (1 point)
carefully conserved electricity.
invested most of their money in government bonds.
learned to ignore advertisements.
began to buy goods on credit.
5. A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as (1 point)
the Dust Bowl.
Black Tuesday.
the Grapes of Wrath.
the Great Crash.
6. President Hoover believed that the best strategy for ending the Depression was (1 point)
encouraging massive government spending.
lowering import duties.
setting up federal relief programs.
encouraging voluntary controls in the business sector.
7. Which New Deal agency was created to help businesses? (1 point)
Federal Reserve Board
National Recovery Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
8. Which best describes FDR's "brain trust"? (1 point)
the members of FDR's Cabinet
an informal group of intellectuals who helped devise New Deal policies
the heads of the new government agencies
the presidents of the country's leading universities
9. Which was part of American policy during the early years of World War II? (1 point)
denouncing Britain and France for declaring war on Germany
following a foreign policy of appeasement
remaining neutral while making war supplies available to Britain
terminating all trade agreements with warring nations
10. What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941? (1 point)
the imprisonment of Jews in German concentration camps
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
the pact that the Soviet Union signed with Germany
Germany's invasion of the Rhineland
11. Which of the following took place on D-Day? (1 point)
the last fight to get American supplies across the Atlantic to Britain
the first British and American landings in North Africa
the start of the Allied invasion of Italy
the landing of Allied forces on France's Normandy coast
12. What finally brought an end to World War II? (1 point)
a massive Soviet invasion of the Japanese islands
the appeasement of Germany
a U.S. naval blockade of Japan
the dropping of atomic bombs by the United States on Hiroshimma and Nagasaki
13. What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine? (1 point)
to support nations trying to resist Soviet control
to fight hunger anywhere in the world
to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship
to reject the former policy of containment
14. What was the outcome of the Korean War? (1 point)
Korea was unified under a Communist government.
North Korea surrendered after the threat of atomic warfare.
Korea remained divided at almost exactly the same place as before the war.
China controlled North Korea while South Korea remained independent.
15. The 1957 launching of Sputnik (1 point)
proved the superiority of American technology.
greatly increased Eisenhower's popularity.
plunged the United States into a series of three recessions.
caused Congress to increase spending on teaching science and mathematics.
16. A 1950s technological innovation furthered by research during World War II was the (1 point)
television.
radio.
drive-in movie.
computer.
17. Participants in the 1963 March on Washington hoped to (1 point)
get "Bull" Connor prosecuted for police brutality.
convince Congress to pass civil rights legislation.
prevent the reelection of President Kennedy.
do battle with the police of Washington, D.C.
18. After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, (1 point)
the civil rights movement slowly ended.
white Southerners still prevented most African Americans from voting.
many African Americans were elected to office at all levels.
the Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional.
19. Which of the following best describes the Great Society? (1 point)
It won passage of several New Frontier goals and added to them.
It threw out New Frontier measures and replaced them all.
It lacked any support in Congress.
It cut back considerably on federal government spending.
20. Which of the following brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war? (1 point)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Limited Test Ban Treaty
the Panamanian riot
the Bay of Pigs invasion
21. The women's movement borrowed legal tools and inspiration from the (1 point)
hippies.
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promoted a mass migration to rural areas.
encouraged Americans to work longer hours.
promoted the creation of a national culture.
simplified life for most Americans.
2. One result of Prohibition during the 1920s was (1 point)
an increase in alcoholism.
a decline in dancing and socializing.
the rise of organized crime.
the creation of urban artistic colonies.
3. The Red Scare was a response to (1 point)
Prohibition.
the Teapot Dome scandal.
the Russian Revolution.
the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
4. The economy grew in the 1920s as consumers (1 point)
carefully conserved electricity.
invested most of their money in government bonds.
learned to ignore advertisements.
began to buy goods on credit.
5. A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as (1 point)
the Dust Bowl.
Black Tuesday.
the Grapes of Wrath.
the Great Crash.
6. President Hoover believed that the best strategy for ending the Depression was (1 point)
encouraging massive government spending.
lowering import duties.
setting up federal relief programs.
encouraging voluntary controls in the business sector.
7. Which New Deal agency was created to help businesses? (1 point)
Federal Reserve Board
National Recovery Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
8. Which best describes FDR's "brain trust"? (1 point)
the members of FDR's Cabinet
an informal group of intellectuals who helped devise New Deal policies
the heads of the new government agencies
the presidents of the country's leading universities
9. Which was part of American policy during the early years of World War II? (1 point)
denouncing Britain and France for declaring war on Germany
following a foreign policy of appeasement
remaining neutral while making war supplies available to Britain
terminating all trade agreements with warring nations
10. What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941? (1 point)
the imprisonment of Jews in German concentration camps
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
the pact that the Soviet Union signed with Germany
Germany's invasion of the Rhineland
11. Which of the following took place on D-Day? (1 point)
the last fight to get American supplies across the Atlantic to Britain
the first British and American landings in North Africa
the start of the Allied invasion of Italy
the landing of Allied forces on France's Normandy coast
12. What finally brought an end to World War II? (1 point)
a massive Soviet invasion of the Japanese islands
the appeasement of Germany
a U.S. naval blockade of Japan
the dropping of atomic bombs by the United States on Hiroshimma and Nagasaki
13. What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine? (1 point)
to support nations trying to resist Soviet control
to fight hunger anywhere in the world
to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship
to reject the former policy of containment
14. What was the outcome of the Korean War? (1 point)
Korea was unified under a Communist government.
North Korea surrendered after the threat of atomic warfare.
Korea remained divided at almost exactly the same place as before the war.
China controlled North Korea while South Korea remained independent.
15. The 1957 launching of Sputnik (1 point)
proved the superiority of American technology.
greatly increased Eisenhower's popularity.
plunged the United States into a series of three recessions.
caused Congress to increase spending on teaching science and mathematics.
16. A 1950s technological innovation furthered by research during World War II was the (1 point)
television.
radio.
drive-in movie.
computer.
17. Participants in the 1963 March on Washington hoped to (1 point)
get "Bull" Connor prosecuted for police brutality.
convince Congress to pass civil rights legislation.
prevent the reelection of President Kennedy.
do battle with the police of Washington, D.C.
18. After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, (1 point)
the civil rights movement slowly ended.
white Southerners still prevented most African Americans from voting.
many African Americans were elected to office at all levels.
the Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional.
19. Which of the following best describes the Great Society? (1 point)
It won passage of several New Frontier goals and added to them.
It threw out New Frontier measures and replaced them all.
It lacked any support in Congress.
It cut back considerably on federal government spending.
20. Which of the following brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war? (1 point)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Limited Test Ban Treaty
the Panamanian riot
the Bay of Pigs invasion
21. The women's movement borrowed legal tools and inspiration from the (1 point)
hippies.
United Farm Wor