EOC Practice Test

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Which movement benefited the most from its members’ contributions to the war effort during World War I? Options: A populism, B civil rights, C temperance, D women’s suffrage

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women’s suffrage

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What was the main purpose of the World War I poster?

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to generate financial support for the war effort

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What conclusion can be drawn from the timeline showing changes in U.S. tariff policy between 1920 and 1930? May 1921— Emergency Tariff increases import taxes on agricultural products September 1922— Fordney--‐McCumber Tariff raises tariffs on farm and manufactured goods June 1930— Smoot--‐Hawley Tariff increases tariff levels to record high level

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During the 1920s, Congress supported domestic producers with a protective trade policy.

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Based on the chart, which statement describes the economic condition of American farm workers during the 1920s?

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Overproduction reduced crop prices and kept farm workers from enjoying the general prosperity of the times.

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Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars? A the Wagner Act, B the Espionage Act, C the Lend--‐Lease Act, D the Taft--‐Hartley Act

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C the Lend--‐Lease Act

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Which of these was used to justify U.S. support for South Vietnam? A internationalism, B McCarthyism, C the domino theory, D the nuclear arms race

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the domino theory

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Which of these contributed to increasing tensions between the United States and the communist world at the beginning of the Cold War period? A the United States' participation in the Korean War, B the efforts of the Soviet Union to place nuclear missiles in Turkey, C the United States' construction of a wall dividing East and West Berlin, D the military intervention in Hungary by NATO forces

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the United States' participation in the Korean War

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Which of these efforts by the women's rights movement was similar to the Civil Rights movement's support for an end to poll taxes? A the attempt to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified, B the attempt to have women included in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, C the attempt to promote equal pay for equal work, D the attempt to raise awareness about women's underrepresentation in Congress

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the attempt to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified

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The bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1993 was an example of the growth of which of the following issues at the end of the 20th century?

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terrorism

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What was the event that forced President Reagan to make this address? "A few months ago, I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and evidence tell me it is not."

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Iran Contra affair