Copy of State Test Prep

1.

• conservatives
• civil rights advocates
• supporters of Roe v. Wade decision
• environmental activists

2. In what way did the attack on Pearl Harbor impact American foreign policy?

• The United States slowed down the expansion of the military.
• The United States abandoned the policy of neutrality.
• The United States adopted a policy of isolationism.
• The United States stopped selling supplies to other nations.

3.

• Equal Pay Act
• G.I. Bill
• Immigration Act of 1965
• Interstate Highway Act

4.

• to prevent veterans from taking the jobs held by civilians during the war
• to acknowledge that veterans faced fewer challenges than civilians
• to restrict veterans’ access to higher education and homeownership
• to ensure that veterans received the benefits they deserved for their service

5. What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan in 1948?

• to promote competitive elections in European democracies
• to provide military assistance to the Soviet Union
• to stimulate economic growth in European nations
• to help the recovery of nations under Soviet influence

6. How did the tearing down of the Berlin Wall contribute to the end of the Cold War?

• It demonstrated that democracy was not necessary to protect freedoms.
• It communicated that communism would continue in East Germany.
• It marked the end of democratic rule and the loss of freedoms.
• It symbolized the end of communist rule in East Germany.

7.

• Racial order established by states in the South extended more rights to African Americans.
• Segregation in southern states escalated the racial oppression of African Americans.
• Southern states enforced federal policy by protecting African Americans from racial violence.
• African Americans in the South had no barriers to political, economic, or social equality.

8.

• by signing a peace treaty with Japan
• by declaring war against Japan
• by dropping atomic bombs on Japan
• by passing a funding bill for Japan

9. Which event completes this chart?

• passage of the Meat Inspection Act
• adoption of initiative, referendum, and recall
• repeal of the Sherman Antitrust Act
• creation of the National Park Service

10.

• lack of voting from voters aged 30 to 44
• increased turnout from voters aged 18 to 29
• low voter turnout from voters aged 30 and above
• decreased turnout from voters aged 65 and above