EOC U.S. History Review #2

What has been one effect of legal and illegal immigration on demographic patterns in the United States?

• The total U.S. population has increased at a rapid pace.
• The size of the U.S. population has decreased.
• The average age of Americans is older than before.
• Women in American society now outnumber men.

Several of the business trusts created in the late 1800s were later declared illegal because they --

• reduced competition through unfair business practices
• combined companies that manufactured different products
• donated large sums of money to political candidates
• allowed children to work under unsafe conditions

What effect did Teapot Dome, Watergate, and President Clinton's impeachment have on citizens of the United States?

• They led to citizens to demand limits to Presidential power.
• They brought about increased regulation of government spending
• They damaged popular trust in the federal government and tis leaders
• They demanded U.S. foreign policies towards to containing Communism

Which major era of U.S. history was characterized by greater freedom for women, general economic prosperity, over-speculation in the stock market, and conflicting social values between rural communities and growing urban centers?

• the Progressive Era (1890-1914)
• the Twenties (1920-1929)
• the Sixties (1960-1969)
• the New Millennium (2001-2010)

The formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to --

• the passage of federal laws favoring workers
• new laws restricting immigration and naturalization
• poor working conditions and low wages in may industries
• economic depression that led to high unemployment

The purchase of war bonds, the planting of Victory Gardens, and the high rates of enlistment during World War II demonstrated that --

• government power tends to increase in wartime
• civil liberties are often limited in wartime
• patriotism inspired acts of volunteerism by U.S. citizens
• Americans remained deeply divided about fighting World War II

What was the significance of the Camp David Accords?

• Egypt first recognized and signed a peace treaty with Israel.
• The Panama Canal Zone was returned to Panama.
• The Shah of Iran was overthrown by Fundamentalist Muslims.
• The accords helped to roll back the spread of Communism in Afghanistan.

Why was the decision of the Texas Supreme Court in Edgewood ISD v Kirby of special importance to Mexican Americans in Texas?

• It eliminated the segregation of Mexican-American children in public schools.
• It brought additional funds to schools in many of the state's poorest districts.
• It applied the Brown decision to public schools in Texas
• It encouraged the study of mathematics and science so that American students would not fall behind students in the Soviet Union.

Which legislation was passed over the objections of Southern Democrats in order to prevent racial discrimination in businesses affecting interstate commerce, such as restaurants?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Equal Rights Amendment
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Which method of achieving civil rights did Rosa Parks use when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

• lobbying
• litigations
• amending the U.S. Constitution
• non-violent protest