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US History OST Review

US History OST Review

Morgan Dorsky
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US History OST Review

Morgan Dorsky

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# 1Multiple Choice
Historians evaluate credibility of sources based on which of the following?
Ease of availability of the source
Race and gender of the source's author
Accuracy and internal consistency of the source
Payment made by the publisher to the author
# 2Multiple Choice
Which source would be most credible for information about daily life of factory workers in the 1880s?
Collection of letters written by a farmer
Journal written by an employee at a factory
Novel written to encourage factory regulation
Pamphlet written by a group opposing unions
# 3Multiple Choice
What perspective held by Hispanic-American farmers led to the United Farm Workers?
Workers wanted to become owners
Small family farms needed assistance from the government
Farm workers organized in order to bargain with owners
Large farms could be made more efficient with technology
# 4Multiple Choice
Before 1950, most US immigrants came from Europe. What changed in the 1965 Immigration Act?
Set large quotas to encourage European immigration
Enforced a complete ban on immigration from China
Imposed stricter quotas on immigration from every country
Allowed more immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
# 5Multiple Choice
Who was in charge of investigating communist activities during the 2nd Red Scare (1940s-1950s)?
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss
Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
House Un-American Activities Committee
# 6Multiple Choice
Which event was a result of domestic policy changes after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
US bombed Berlin in retaliation
US government forced Japanese Americans to internment camps
Congress passed an act that allowed Britain to buy weapons
New Deal agencies prepared the country for war
# 7Multiple Choice
Which reason explains why the US Senate refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles after WWI?
Treaty would forgive Germany
Treaty would let League of Nations assemble its own army
Treaty would force US to surrender territorial gains
Treaty would drag US into foreign issues with League of Nations
# 8Multiple Choice
Persecutions over the spread of communism after WWII became known as
McCarthyism
Progressivism
Marshall Plan
Counterculture movement
# 9Multiple Choice
How did US national security policy change at the end of the Cold War?
US withdrew from NATO
US reduced defense spending
US initiated containment policies
US eliminated its nuclear program
# 10Multiple Choice
Which social change was encouraged by the movement for prohibition in the US?
Outlawing of alcohol in the US
Integration of public facilities in the US
Limitations on foreign immigration to the US
Establishment of civil rights for minorities in the US
# 11Multiple Choice
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence describes the Enlightenment idea of natural rights?
"all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with . . . Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
"He has dissolved Representative Houses for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."
"we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations . . ."
"whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it"
# 12Multiple Choice
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, how did industrialization affect U.S. agriculture?
It delayed the transportation of crops to market.
It decreased opportunities to grow a variety of crops.
It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops.
It decreased the amount of land available for cultivation.
# 13Multiple Choice
Which situation contributed to the growth of labor organizations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Passage of federal laws that supported workers' rights
Laws restricting immigration and naturalization
Poor working conditions and low wages in many industries
Economic recession leading to high unemployment rates
# 14Multiple Choice
What was the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
Restrictions on business monopolies were repealed.
Women were denied the right to vote in national elections.
Policies of 'separate but equal' were upheld.
Native Americans were moved onto reservations.
# 15Multiple Choice
Which group relocated from the South to the North in the largest numbers during the Great Migration?
Asian Americans
Native Americans
African Americans
Mexican Americans
# 16Multiple Choice
What foreign policy did the United States follow in the period immediately following World War I?
Limiting its involvement in international affairs
Containing the spread of communism in Europe and Asia
Competing with European countries to build an overseas empire
Taking a leading role in international peacekeeping efforts of the League of Nations
# 17Multiple Choice
What was one effect of the New Deal?
Thousands of government workers lost their jobs.
The powers of the president became significantly weaker.
The role of the federal government in Americans’ lives expanded.
Roosevelt became a one-term president when he lost the 1936 election.
# 18Multiple Choice
The attack on Pearl Harbor caused changes in American domestic policies. Which event was a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
The US bombed Berlin in retaliation, causing Germany to declare war.
The US government forced Japanese Americans to relocate to internment camps.
Congress passed the Neutrality Act of 1939, & permitted Britain to buy U. S. weapons.
The Roosevelt administration created New Deal agencies to prepare the country for war.
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