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The Roaring 20s
The Great Depression
Civil Rights
Technology
The Cold War


World War II






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The Roaring Twenties 10
How did automobiles impact movement of people in
the U.S.?
A. People were able to move to the suburbs B.
People were afraid to drive far from home. C.
People preferred walking to their jobs.
ANSWER
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A. People were able to move to the suburbs.

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The Roaring Twenties 20
Which inventor first used the radio waves to
communicate without wires?

• A. Thomas Edison
• Frank Conrad
• Guglielmo Marconi

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The Roaring Twenties 20
C. Guglielmo Marconi

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The Roaring Twenties 30
What is the banning of the manufacture,
transport, and sale of liquor called? A.
segregation B. prohibition C. legalization
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B. prohibition

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The Roaring Twenties 40
Name the period of time when African American
artists and musicians gave birth to a flourishing
new cultural movement. A. Reconstruction B. New
Deal C. Harlem Renaissance

ANSWER
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C. Harlem Renaissance
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The Roaring Twenties 50

• Bessie Smith was best known as what type of
  singer and recording artist?
• A. Classical
• Blues
• Jazz

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B. Blues
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The Great Depression 10
The Federal Reserve System failed to -- A.
Protect the banking system. B. Change high
tariffs. C. Keep banks closed.
ANSWER
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A. Protect the banking system.
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The Great Depression 20

Federal work programs created -- A. Traffic. B.
Jobs. C. Social security.
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B. Jobs
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The Great Depression 30
What was the impact on American farmers during
the Great Depression? A. Farmers lost income and
farms. B. Farmers grew more crops. C. Farmers
profits increased.
ANSWER
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A. Farmers lost income and farms.
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The Great Depression 40

• Major features of the New Deal included the
  following except
• A. Federal work programs
• farm assistance programs
• increased rights for labor
• D. Building new homes

ANSWER
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D. Building new homes
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The Great Depression 50
The New Deal Act that created a form of
insurance for most workers was called A.
Everymans Insurance B. Job Security Act C. The
Social Security Act
ANSWER
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C. The Social Security Act
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World War II 10
Due to Europes economic and political
difficulties, which of the following were causes
of WWII? A. High inflation and worldwide
depression. B. Germany owed a high war debt. C.
Massive unemployment D. All of the above.
ANSWER
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D. All of the above.
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World War II 20
Prior to World War II, rather than join the
League of Nations, the U.S. -- A. Became a
totalitarian state. B. Adopted a policy of
isolationism. C. Adopted a policy of
communism. D. Joined the Axis Powers.
ANSWER
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B. Adopted a policy of isolationism
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World War II 30
Rising tension developed between the U.S. and
Japan because of -- A. Japanese aggression in
East Asia. B. Trade agreements with Canada. C.
Internment of Japanese Americans D. War debt
owed to the U.S.
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A. Japanese aggression in East Asia.
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World War II 40
The U.S. gave Britain war supplies and old navy
ships for military bases in A. Bermuda and the
Caribbean B. Philippines and Taiwan C. Greece
and Italy D. Denmark and Norway
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A. Bermuda and Caribbean
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World War II 50
Prior to Pearl Harbor, one way the U.S. gradually
changed from neutrality to involvement in the war
in Europe through A. Economic aid to Axis. B.
The desire to return to war. C.
Anti-expansionist policy. D. Economic aid to
Allies.
ANSWER
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D. Economic aid to Allies
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Cold War 10
The struggle for power between communist and
non-communist countries is referred to as -- A.
The Warsaw Pact B. The Arms Race C. The Cold
War D. The General Assembly
ANSWER
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Cold War 10
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The Cold War
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Cold War 20
The breakup of the Soviet Union into independent
countries and the des- truction of the Berlin
Wall led to the-- A. Collapse of Communism in
Europe. B. Collapse of the Wall of China. C.
Collapse of Russias democratic government D.
Collapse of ethnicity in Russia
ANSWER
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A. Collapse of Communism in Europe
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Cold War 30
During President Kennedys term, which event
brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to a
nuclear war? A. The Bay of Pigs Invasion B. The
Cuban Missile Crisis C. The Gulf of Tonkin
Resolution D. The Tet Offensive
ANSWER
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B. The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cold War 40
When President Eisenhower coined the term domino
theory, he was referring to A. The spread of
Communism in Southeast Asia if S. Vietnam lost
the war B. The spread of Christianity to other
third world countries C. The effect of a nuclear
war on cities and farms across the nation. D.
The result of an anti-discrimination policy
during his term.
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A. The spread of Communism in Southeast Asia if
South Vietnam lost the war.
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Cold War 50
NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was
formed to A. Build an alliance against the
North Atlantic countries B. Build an alliance
against democracies. C. Build an alliance
against Germany. D. Build an alliance against
communism.
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D. Build an alliance against communism.
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Civil Rights 10
Which of the following best describes the
decision of Plessy v. Ferguson? A. Same
facilities for races B. Separate but equal C.
Integration is the law D. Segregation was
unconstitutional
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B. Separate but equal
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Civil Rights 20
What was NOWs (National Organization for Women)
primary accomplishment? A. NOW worked to ban all
discrimination on the basis of educational
background. B. NOW worked to boycott wages and
working conditions for migrant workers. C. NOW
worked to pass laws that required equal pay for
equal work. D. NOW worked to stop segregation on
busses and in schools.
ANSWER
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C. NOW worked to pass laws that required equal
pay for equal work.
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Civil Rights 30
Which statement best explains the effect the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 had on women in the
workplace? A. Women performed the same jobs as
men, but received less pay. B. Women were
permitted to perform only non-hazardous
duties. C. Women and men were equal in all
levels of the workplace.
ANSWER
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C. Women and men were equal in all levels of the
workplace.
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Civil Rights 40
Some effects of segregation on American society
during the Civil Rights Movement include all
except A. Desegregation of armed forces. B.
Separate schools. C. Separate public
facilities D. Social isolation.
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A. Desegregation of armed forces.
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Civil Rights 50
Which action banned literacy tests and poll taxes
as requirements for voting? A. Civil Rights Act
of 1964 B. Freedom March of 1963 C. Voting
Rights Act of 1965 D. Womens Movement
ANSWER
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C. Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Technology 10
Which invention caused an information
revolution?
A. typewriters B. computers C. Radios D.
Morse Code
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B. Computers
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Technology 20
Americans were made more aware of important
issues in everyday life through A. The use of
Morse Code B. Entertainment and news media
instructions. C. a new ability to read. D.
Production of the newspaper.
ANSWER
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B. entertainment and news media industries.
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Technology 30
Which industries benefited the least from new
technologies during the second half of the 20th
century. A. Airlines, auto industry, and the
interstate highway system. B. Entertainment and
media industries C. Housing and apartment
development industries. D. Telecommunications
(Satellite, pager, cell phone) and computer
industries.
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C. Housing and apartment development industries.
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Technology 40
New technologies had an impact on American life
through all of the following except A.
Increased domestic and international travel for
business and pleasure. B. Decreased travel. C.
Greater access to heating and air-conditioning D.
Decreased regional variation
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B. Decreased travel
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Technology 50
Satellites that revolve around the Earth enable
the use of all of the following except-- A.
pagers B. radios C. Cell phones D. television

ANSWER
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Technology 50
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B. radios
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