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The Roaring

20s

World War II Civil Rights

The Great Depressio

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The Cold War

Technology

The Roaring Twenties 10

ANSWER

How did automobiles impact movement of people in the U.S.?

A. People were able to move to the suburbs

B. People were afraid to drive far from home.

C. People preferred walking to their jobs.

The Roaring Twenties 10 BOARD

A. People were able to move to the suburbs.

The Roaring Twenties 20

ANSWER

Which inventor first used the radio waves to communicate without wires?A. Thomas Edison

B.Frank Conrad

C.Guglielmo Marconi

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C. Guglielmo Marconi

The Roaring Twenties 30

ANSWER

What is the banning of the manufacture, transport, and sale of liquor called?

A. segregation

B. prohibition

C. legalization

The Roaring Twenties 30 BOARD

B. prohibition

The Roaring Twenties 40

ANSWER

Name the period of time when African American artists and musicians gave birth to a flourishing new cultural movement.

A. Reconstruction

B. New Deal

C. Harlem Renaissance

The Roaring Twenties 40 BOARD

C. Harlem Renaissance

The Roaring Twenties 50

ANSWER

Bessie Smith was best known as what type of singer and recording artist?

A. Classical

B. Blues

C. Jazz

The Roaring Twenties 50 BOARD

B. Blues

The Great Depression 10

ANSWER

The Federal Reserve System failed to --

A. Protect the banking system.

B. Change high tariffs.

C. Keep banks closed.

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A. Protect the banking system.

The Great Depression 20

ANSWER

Federal work programs created --

A. Traffic.

B. Jobs.

C. Social security.

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B. Jobs

The Great Depression 30

ANSWER

What was the impact on American farmers during the Great Depression?

A. Farmers lost income and farms.

B. Farmers grew more crops.

C. Farmers profits increased.

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A. Farmers lost income and farms.

The Great Depression 40

ANSWER

Major features of the New Deal included the following except:

A. Federal work programs B. farm assistance programsC. increased rights for laborD. Building new homes

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D. Building new homes

The Great Depression 50

ANSWER

The New Deal Act that created a form of “insurance” for most workers was called:

A. Everyman’s Insurance

B. Job Security Act

C. The Social Security Act

The Great Depression 50 BOARD

C. The Social Security Act

World War II 10

ANSWER

Due to Europe’s economic and political difficulties, which of the following were causes of WWII?

A. High inflation and worldwide depression.

B. Germany owed a high war debt.C. Massive unemploymentD. All of the above.

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D. All of the above.

World War II 20

ANSWER

Prior to World War II, rather than join the League of Nations, the U.S. --

A. Became a totalitarian state.

B. Adopted a policy of isolationism.

C. Adopted a policy of communism.

D. Joined the Axis Powers.

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B. Adopted a policy of

isolationism

World War II 30

ANSWER

Rising tension developed between the U.S. and Japan because of --

A. Japanese aggression in East Asia.B. Trade agreements with Canada.C. Internment of Japanese AmericansD. War debt owed to the U.S.

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A. Japanese aggression in East

Asia.

World War II 40

ANSWER

The U.S. gave Britain war supplies and old navy ships for military bases in:

A. Bermuda and the CaribbeanB. Philippines and TaiwanC. Greece and ItalyD. Denmark and Norway

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A. Bermuda and Caribbean

World War II 50

ANSWER

Prior to Pearl Harbor, one way the U.S. gradually changed from neutrality to involvement in the war in Europe through—

A. Economic aid to Axis.

B. The desire to return to war.

C. Anti-expansionist policy.

D. Economic aid to Allies.

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D. Economic aid to Allies

Cold War 10

ANSWER

The struggle for power between communist and non-communist countries is referred to as --

A. The Warsaw Pact

B. The Arms Race

C. The Cold War

D. The General Assembly

Cold War 10 BOARD

The Cold War

Cold War 20

ANSWER

The breakup of the Soviet Union into independent countries and the des- truction of the Berlin Wall led to the--

A. Collapse of Communism in Europe.

B. Collapse of the Wall of China.

C. Collapse of Russia’s democratic government

D. Collapse of ethnicity in Russia

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A. Collapse of Communism in

Europe

Cold War 30

ANSWER

During President Kennedy’s term, which event brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to a nuclear war?

A. The Bay of Pigs Invasion

B. The Cuban Missile Crisis

C. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

D. The Tet Offensive

Cold War 30 BOARD

B. The Cuban Missile Crisis

Cold War 40

ANSWER

When President Eisenhower coined the term “domino theory,” he was referring to

A. The spread of Communism in Southeast Asia if S. Vietnam lost the war

B. The spread of Christianity to other third world countries

C. The effect of a nuclear war on cities and farms across the nation.

D. The result of an anti-discrimination policy during his term.

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A. The spread of Communism in Southeast Asia if South

Vietnam lost the war.

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ANSWER

NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed to –

A. Build an alliance against the North Atlantic countries

B. Build an alliance against democracies.

C. Build an alliance against Germany.

D. Build an alliance against communism.

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D. Build an alliance against communism.

Civil Rights 10

ANSWER

Which of the following best describes the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson?

A. Same facilities for races

B. Separate but equal

C. Integration is the law

D. Segregation was unconstitutional

Civil Rights 10 BOARD

B. Separate but equal

Civil Rights 20

ANSWER

What was NOW’s (National Organization for Women) primary accomplishment?

A. NOW worked to ban all discrimination on the basis of educational background.

B. NOW worked to boycott wages and working conditions for migrant workers.

C. NOW worked to pass laws that required equal pay for equal work.

D. NOW worked to stop segregation on busses and in schools.

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C. NOW worked to pass laws that required equal pay for

equal work.

Civil Rights 30

ANSWER

Which statement best explains the effect the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had on women in the workplace?

A. Women performed the same jobs as men, but received less pay.

B. Women were permitted to perform only non-hazardous duties.

C. Women and men were equal in all levels of the workplace.

Civil Rights 30 BOARD

C. Women and men were equal in all levels of the workplace.

Civil Rights 40

ANSWER

Some effects of segregation on American society during the Civil Rights Movement include all except:

A. Desegregation of armed forces.

B. Separate schools.

C. Separate public facilities

D. Social isolation.

Civil Rights 40 BOARD

A. Desegregation of armed forces.

Civil Rights 50

ANSWER

Which action banned literacy tests and poll taxes as requirements for voting?

A. Civil Rights Act of 1964

B. Freedom March of 1963

C. Voting Rights Act of 1965

D. Women’s Movement

Civil Rights 50 BOARD

C. Voting Rights Act of 1965

Technology 10

ANSWER

Which invention caused an “information

revolution?’A. typewriters

B. computers

C. Radios

D. Morse Code

Technology 10 BOARD

B. Computers

Technology 20

ANSWER

Americans were made more aware of important issues in everyday life through

A. The use of Morse Code

B. Entertainment and news media instructions.

C. a new ability to read.

D. Production of the newspaper.

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B. entertainment and news media

industries.

Technology 30

ANSWER

Which industries benefited the least from new technologies during the second half of the 20th century.

A. Airlines, auto industry, and the interstate highway system.

B. Entertainment and media industries

C. Housing and apartment development industries.

D. Telecommunications (Satellite, pager, cell phone) and computer industries.

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C. Housing and apartment development industries.

Technology 40

ANSWER

New technologies had an impact on American life through all of the following except:

A. Increased domestic and international travel for business and pleasure.

B. Decreased travel.C. Greater access to heating and air-

conditioningD. Decreased regional variation

Technology 40 BOARD

B. Decreased travel

Technology 50

ANSWER

Satellites that revolve around the Earth enable the use of all of the following except--

A. pagers

B. radios

C. Cell phones

D. television

Technology 50 BOARD

B. radios

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