The presidency of Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) was plagued by which of the following foreign policy issues? The taking of American hostages in Iran, The Cuban missile crisis, The bombing of the United States embassy in Lebanon, The crisis in Nicaragua

The taking of American hostages in Iran

The policy of containment, justified by George Kennan’s 1947 analysis of the international situation, called for

blocking the expansion of the Soviet Union’s influence

The Dawes Act (1887) did which of the following? Divided Native American tribal lands into individual holdings. Promoted the preservation of Native American cultural identity. Set up the reservation system. Granted immediate citizenship to Native Americans.

Divided Native American tribal lands into individual holdings.

All of the following contributed to the decline of open-range cattle ranching at the end of the nineteenth century EXCEPT: excessively cold winters, a drop in cattle prices at stockyards, overgrazing, production of crops for distant markets.

federal recognition of American Indian land claims

What was the main reason for the major decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?

The United States passed the National Origins Act.

During the Great Depression, “Hoovervilles” were

shantytowns of unemployed and homeless people

Which of the following is most characteristic of President Eisenhower’s Cold War strategy? It caused him to restrict covert operations of the CIA, It relied on a massive buildup of conventional troops., It relied on the principle of massive retaliation., It drastically restricted development of the US nuclear arsenal.

It relied on the principle of massive retaliation.

Which of the following best explains a reason for the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s and early 1990s? Options: Declining public trust in foreign policy approaches led to a withdrawal of the US from the world stage. Economic problems in the Soviet Union undermined its ability to control its territories and engage in international conflicts. Efforts to expose suspected communists in the US reduced the Soviet ability to exercise influence abroad. The United States' support of South Korea halted the expansionism of the Soviet Union.

Economic problems in the Soviet Union undermined its ability to control its territories and engage in international conflicts.

Which of the following groups would have been most likely to oppose the policy suggested in the image? Options: Social Darwinists and nativists, Leaders of organized labor unions, African American migrants to northern cities, Business executives and industrialists

Business executives and industrialists

The policy suggested in the image was most directly a response to: concerns that immigrants would draw on social welfare resources, demands that the government play a smaller role in regulating immigration, fears that immigrants were dangerous radicals or would increase competition for jobs, beliefs that immigrants would help establish a more multicultural and diverse United States.

fears that immigrants were dangerous radicals or would increase competition for jobs

The Ghost Dance, a religious movement that developed in the late nineteenth century, emerged from which of the following? American Indians’ distress over loss of tribal authority, African Americans’ efforts to cope with Jim Crow laws, Southern White peoples’ reactions to their loss of authority during Reconstruction, Western migrants’ nostalgia for life in the East

American Indians’ distress over loss of tribal authority

The cartoon above portrays President Wilson trying to

arouse public support for the Treaty of Versailles

An underlying cause of the Great Depression, which began in 1929, was

overproduction in the manufacturing and farm sectors

During the 1930’s, the Great Depression led to

a mass internal migration of Americans looking for work

The major objective of the antipoverty programs of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to

break the cycle of poverty among poor people through education and job training

Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance? Options: The rehabilitation of a decaying urban area, An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity, The establishment of the back-to-Africa movement, The beginning of the NAACP

An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity

1908 photograph by Lewis Hine of Sadie Pfeifer, one of many children working in a South Carolina cotton mill. The conditions shown in the photograph emerged most directly as a result of which of the following? Overpopulation that forced farming families to migrate to urban centers, The movement to promote child labor to instill values of hard work and frugality, The preference of factory owners for a cheap labor force, The need for increased family income during the Great Depression

The preference of factory owners for a cheap labor force

1908 photograph by Lewis Hine of Sadie Pfeifer, one of many children working in a South Carolina cotton mill. Conditions such as those shown in the photograph contributed most directly to which of the following? A constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote, Pressure from progressive activists to reform business practices, Political initiatives to reform city governments, Creation of the federal income tax

Pressure from progressive activists to reform business practices

The cartoonist most likely supported

government policies favoring corporations

The image was most likely intended to promote

the movement of women into jobs traditionally held by men

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to

provide military supplies to the Allies

The purpose of the Liberty Loan Campaign illustrated in the drawing was to

finance American involvement in the First World War

In the early 1960s, Malcolm X challenged the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Civil Rights movement by arguing that

African Americans must defend themselves against racism by using violence if necessary

The main goal of the Marshall Plan was to

finance the economic reconstruction of Western Europe

Which of the following best characterizes the goals of Martin Luther King, Jr.? A peaceful separation of Black people into powerful economic and political groups, A peaceful integration of the races in all areas of society, A church-centered Black community removed from the oppression of White people, Constant and, if necessary, violent political and social action to achieve long-sought justice

A peaceful integration of the races in all areas of society

The term “muckrakers” was used in the early twentieth century to refer to

journalists who wrote articles exposing political corruption and urban poverty

Which of the following best explains the factor that prompted United States involvement in military actions during the Second World War? Germany attempted to convince the Mexican government to attack the United States, Japan conducted a surprise attack on a United States military base, Germany declared war against the United States, The Japanese navy carried out strikes against United States shipping interests.

Japan conducted a surprise attack on a United States military base

The 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson did which of the following?

Upheld segregated railroad facilities.

Which of the following best explains the Reagan administration’s approach to communism? - Containing its spread by building a new system of international alliances - Engaging in military interventions in Southeast Asia to prevent coups of governments - Pursuing a policy of détente or mutual coexistence with the Soviet Union and China - Using a buildup of nuclear and conventional weapons to create pressure on the Soviet Union

Using a buildup of nuclear and conventional weapons to create pressure on the Soviet Union

One of the goals of Reaganomics was to

encourage private investment through tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following? Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean. Sought to end the wave of nationalization of American-owned property in the Caribbean. Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere. Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.

Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.

In 1962, which of the following contributed most directly to a crisis in Soviet-American relations over Cuba? Cuban attacks on the United States naval base at Guantanamo, The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuban support for leftist guerilla movements in Latin America, The discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba

The discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba

Which of the following is a major change in the status of women that occurred in the 1920s? Options: They began to vote in national elections. They achieved income equality with men. They began to serve in the armed forces. They were elected to federal office in large numbers.

They began to vote in national elections.

From 1984 to 1986, Reagan administration officials secretly sold arms to Iran to illegally finance what?

a rebellion against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua

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All of the following contributed to the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment legislating Prohibition in 1919 EXCEPT: the cumulative impact of state prohibition laws, the fervor of the First World War lending patriotism to the cause of prohibition, the Progressive belief in social reform, the high death toll from alcohol-related automobile accidents.

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the high death toll from alcohol-related automobile accidents

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Trust in the effectiveness of the United States government declined in the 1970s most directly in response to the revelation of political scandals in the executive branch.

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revelation of political scandals in the executive branch

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The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to

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raise farm prices by limiting agricultural production

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All of the following account for nativist sentiment against the “new immigrants” of the late nineteenth century EXCEPT that the immigrants

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dominate the professions of law, medicine, and engineering

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The 1920s photograph above illustrates a production process that led to

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lower prices and greater availability for mass-produced consumer goods

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William M. "Boss" Tweed: "As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?" The image was created most directly in response to the power gained by urban political machines.

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the power gained by urban political machines

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The unanimous Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka stated that segregated schools were unconstitutional because

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separation of students based solely on race constituted inherently unequal treatment

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