Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
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Use the poster and your knowledge of social
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The point of view
expressed in this poster is that if Americans failed to support the war effort by purchasing
government bonds, then — A | freedom would be threatened. | B | the government would increase rationing. | C | more soldiers would have to be drafted. | D | the United States would be expelled from the Allied
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One reason people overextended their use of credit
in the stock market during the late 1920s was that they believed —
A | debts would not have to be repaid for many
years. | B | the federal government would assume their
debts. | C | they would make quick profits and be able to repay their
debts. | D | overspending would bolster the weak
economy. |
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Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social
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And
so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your
country.
— John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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Which of the following would be the best example of
what President Kennedy asked Americans to do in the excerpt above?
A | Conserve energy | B | Support his reelection | C | Perform civil
service | D | Oppose Supreme Court rulings
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The opening of the
Erie Canal in 1825 — A | ended the use of natural waterways for
trade. | B | increased trade between the Midwest and the East
Coast. | C | diminished the importance of
railroads. | D | improved the delivery of cotton and rice to markets in
the South. |
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Many U.S. farmers
from the Great Plains left their farms and migrated to California in the 1930s because of —
A | the excessively high cost of new farm
machinery. | B | federal and state assistance programs available to
farmers in California. | C | drought and dust
storms that destroyed their crops. | D | the availability of
factory jobs in California. |
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Which of the following was the immediate result of
the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)?
A | The all-white primary was declared
unconstitutional. | B | States were
permitted to adopt Jim Crow laws. | C | Poll taxes were
upheld as a legitimate restriction on voting. | D | Public schools were
ordered to desegregate. |
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How did the introduction of the assembly line affect
the U.S. automobile industry in the early 20th century?
A | There was an increase in federal regulation of automobile
production. | B | The United States
began to import large numbers of cars. | C | There was a decrease
in demand for unskilled labor. | D | The demand for cars
increased as they became affordable for the average person. |
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Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social
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Excerpt from
Federalist No.
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[I]t is evident that each department
should have a will of its own; and consequently should be so constituted that the members of each
should have as little agency as possible in the appointment of the members of the
others.
— James Madison, 1788 | |
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According to the excerpt above, Madison favored the
basic constitutional principle of —
A | separation of powers. | B | republicanism. | C | federalism. | D | popular
sovereignty. |
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During World War II, the Soviet Union pressured the
other Allies to open a second front in France in order to —
A | allow the Soviet Union to send troops to fight in North
Africa. | B | help French communists resist the
Nazis. | C | free the Soviet Union to concentrate on fighting
Japan. | D | force Germany to move some of its troops away from the
eastern front. |
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Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social
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I believe that it must be the policy
of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed
minorities or by outside pressures. . . . If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace
of the world—and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.
— President Harry Truman, 1947
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What threat was President Truman referring to in the
excerpt above?
A | Regional wars in South America
| B | The spread of communism | C | Civil disobedience in U.S. cities | D | The formation of the United Nations |
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Which of the following events prompted the
ratification of the 26th Amendment, which gave 18-year-olds the right to vote?
A | The Watergate scandal | B | The election of Richard M. Nixon | C | The energy crisis | D | The Vietnam War
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