U.S. History Quiz (Practice Test)

(11) Which group used nonviolent protest through demonstrations, marches, and boycotts during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Americans with Disabilities and African Americans

• African Americans

• American Indian Movement (AIM)

• Americans with Disabilities

(5.1) How did radio impact American society in the 1920s?

• by decreasing consumerism for decades to come

• by creating a mass national culture

• by devaluing sales for newspapers for the immediate future

• by increasing government regulations for citizens

(5.4) What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created by the Banking Act of 1933?

• to issue a national currency

• to collect taxes from private businesses

• to protect deposits in a bank failure

• to access data about individual bank deposits

(11.3) Which legislation was passed as a result of the event represented on the map?

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Social Security Act of 1965

• Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

• Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965

(9.5) As a result of the following events:

1965 Senate holds hearing on the effects of lead in gasoline

1966 88 people in NYC die due to pollution-related causes

1969 Oil and Chemicals in the Ohio river causes a fire in Cleveland

• The Highway Beautification Act was passed.

• The Forest Service was established.

• The Environmental Protection Agency was created.

• The Kyoto Protocol was ratified.

(3.2) What was the purpose of the constitutional regulations described in the Mississippi Constitution of 1890?

• to ensure the orderly collection of tax revenue

• to end the one-party system

• to limit access to voting

• to allow local governments to determine polling places

How did President Eisenhower's support of brinkmanship affect society in the United States?

• Minority groups found discrimination in the workplace to be widespread.

• Media appearances by political leaders were limited.

• Government funding for science education was expanded.

• Immigrant laborers found advancement in the workplace to be difficult.

(6.3) What was a reason for the establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission?

• to provide employment for artists

• to provide insurance for mortgages

• to regulate stock transactions

• to regulate farm subsidies

(5.2) Which trend is reflected by the literary example from a novel published in 1920?

• the sense of disillusionment in the Lost Generation

• the focus on social reform of the Muckrakers

• the expression of identity in the Harlem Renaissance

• the opposition to conformity of the Beat Generation

(3.2) What was a consequence of the Supreme Court upholding the Louisiana law in 1896?

• Exceptions were made based on economic status.

• Facilities provided for African Americans were inferior.

• Local governments passed laws protecting African American equality.

• Public funds were withheld from companies for refusing to comply.