Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question

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1 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Meat inspection Act Secret Ballot 17th Amendment National Park Service Initiative, recall, and referendum The above items would most likely be referred to in an essay written about - a. U.S. foreign policy c. Progressive Era reform b. environmental conservation d. civil rights legislation Use the cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question According to the cartoon above, which of the following problems was associated with Prohibition? a. Smuggling liquor c. Gambling b. Counterfeiting d. Embezzling funds

2 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin. - Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948 President Harry Truman initiated the executive order excerpted above to - a. help veterans finance their education c. provide benefits for veterans b. reduce the size of the military d. integrate the military Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Which of the following statements does the map above support? a. Each of the founding members of OPEX is from the Middle East b. The largest exporter of crude oil among OPEC members if located in South America c. Each OPEC member exports approximately the same amount of crude oil d. The last member to join OPEC was from Africa.

3 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question - This viral disease affects the nervous system - Epidemics occurred in cycles during the first half of the 1900s - Franklin D. Roosevelt was paralyzed by this disease - Called infantile paralysis, it often struck children - People produce antibodies for this disease when immunized - It has been virtually eliminated in the United States What is the best title for the box above? a. Rachel Carson Raises Environmental c. Louis Pasteur Fights Rabies Concerns b. Jonas Salk Develops the Polio Vaccine d. Charles Drew Improves the Processing of Blood Plasma Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Which of the following statements about the 1968 presidential election is most accurate? a. Most of the southwest states went to Hubert Humphrey b. George Wallace received more electoral votes in the West than Richard M. Nixon c. Richard M. Nixon lacked support in the Midwest d. George Wallace received his greatest support from southern states.

4 Use the poster and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The poster above used which of the following to advertise a meeting in support of women s suffrage? a. Freedom of religion c. Freedom of the press b. Right to bear arms d. Right to a fair trial

5 Use the headline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The event described in the newspaper headline above was a cause of the - a. the end of Progressive reform c. the rise of the Ku Klux Klan b. World War I d. the Great Depression

6 Use the photograph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question This photograph shows child workers in a textile mill. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many U.S. employers - a. required vocational training programs for c. sought government regulation of child children labor b. hired children as a source of cheap labor d. provided safe working conditions for child labors Use the information in the box below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. -Led to increased acts of prejudice and discrimination - Resulted in a housing shortage in major cities - Resulted in the establishment of ethnic neighborhoods - Introduced new languages, foods, and religions Which of the following is the best title for the box above? a. Integration c. Imperialism b. Progressivism d. Immigration

7 Use the photograph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Which of the following issues was the most likely reason for the creation of the National Woman s Party, shown in the photograph above? a. Promoting conservation legislation c. Promoting the growth of big business b. Ending gender discrimination in voting d. Ending immigration restrictions

8 Use the image below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The image above refers to what constitutional amendment? a. 13th c. 15th b. 14th d. 19th Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The only possible program, as we see it, is this:... III. The removal... of all economic barriers and the establishment of an equality of trade conditions among all the nations... IV. Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety. XIV. A general association of nations must be formed... - President Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points Speech to Congress, January 8, 1918 The three points listed above support President Wilson s belief that the Fourteen Points were - a. arranged b private negotiations c. necessary to prevent future wars b. important to the United States supremacy d. reasons for punishing Germany

9 Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Which of the following questions can be answered from the map above? 15. a. How many people in Texas voted in the c. Which candidate won the electoral vote in 1924 presidential election? North Carolina? b. What percentage of the population in d. How many people in New York voted for California voted Republican? the Democratic candidate? 5.5 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. The police search a house suspected of containing stolen goods. The police do not obtain a warrant for the search. The prosecuting attorney refers to the results of the search in the trial. Which of the following court cases is directly related to the scenario described above? a. Gideon v Wainwright: The accused has the right to an attorney in state felony cases. b. Escobedo v Illinois: The accused has the right to an attorney during police interrogation. c. Reynolds v Sims: Congressional districts should be equal in population. d. Mapp v Ohio: Evidence seized illegally cannot be used in a court of law.

10 Use the poster and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. It can be inferred from the World War II poster above that the U.S. government wanted labor and management - a. to compete for the loyalty of workers c. to protest the nation s participation in the war b. to enlist in military service d. to cooperate to help win the war

11 Use the headline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question How did the United States initially respond to the event described in the headline above? a. The president ordered the construction of c. Congress emphasized science and math the Berlin Wall. education as a matter of national security. b. Congress appropriated additional money d. The president created a national to develop a hydrogen bomb. committee on physical fitness Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 1. The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. 2. U.S. and Filipino soldiers are taken captive at Bataan. 3.???? 4. An atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. Which statement best completes the sequence of events listed above? a. The Japanese suffer a major defeat at Midway. b. The Japanese surrender on board a U.S. battleship. c. The United States initiates an oil embargo against Japan. d. The U.S. government apologizes for the internment of Japanese Americans.

12 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, July 28, 1914 The United States enters the three year-old war. The U.S. Congress passes the Selective Service Act. General John J. Pershing commands the American Expeditionary Forces. The armistice, ending the war, is signed on November 11, Which war is described by the information above? a. Spanish-American War c. World War II b. World War I d. Korean conflict Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. TITLE??? A primary goal of President Theodore Roosevelt. Hay-Pauncefote Treaty authorized its construction Swamps drained in the 10-mile strip leased to the United States A series of locks built to raise and lower ships Which one of the following is the BEST title for the box above? a. Hoover Dam c. Panama Canal b. Golden Gate Bridge d. Transcontinental Railroad Use the photograph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The photograph above depicts a demonstration during the Vietnam conflict. It reflects-- a. bitter opposition to U.S. foreign policy c. widespread support for military buildup b. popular sympathy for Soviet communism d. unanimous support for the president

13 Use the headline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. As a result of the event described in the headline above, the United States - a. became a world power c. rejected imperialism b. remained an isolationist in world affairs d. placed limitations on foreign travel Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Refugee Act of Defines a refugee as any person leaving his or her country based on a well-founded fear of persecution. - Applies to race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular group, or political opinion - Predicted the admission of 50,000 refugees each year The act above assists individuals who leave their homeland as a result of - a. severe discrimination c. few educational opportunities b. poor economic conditions d. extreme weather conditions

14 Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Mohandas Gandhi Martin Luther King, Jr. Lived Lived Born in India Born in Atlanta, Georgia Trained as a lawyer Trained as a minister Demonstrated against British Demonstrated against racial colonial rule in India equality in the United States Which of the following best completes the diagram above? a. Favored extensive limits on free speech c. Used nonviolent protest strategies b. Supported stricter immigration laws d. Effected little social change Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Population Change for the 10 Most Populous U.S. Cities, City and State 1990 Population 2000 Population Percent Change Los Angeles, CA 3,485,398 3,694, Chicago, IL 2,783,726 2,896, Houston, TX 1,630,553 1,953, Philadelphia, PA 1,585,577 1,517, Phoenix, AZ 983,403 1,321, San Diego, CA 1,110,549 1,223, Dallas, TX 1,006,877 1,188, San Antonio, TX 935,933 1,144, Detroit, MI 1,027, , New York, NY 7,322,564 8,008, Which statement can best be supported from the information in the table about the population change of these cities? a. The ranking of the 10 most populous cities remained constant from 1990 to b. The ranking for Phoenix, Arizona, remained the same. c. Three cities in Texas are ranked among the 10 most populous cities. d. The city that showed the greatest percent change from 1990 to 2000 was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

15 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. When our moneyed classes...found that living and gathering riches on the half-paid toil of workers was a pleasant thing they had no further scruples.. They seemed...to adopt Vespasian s famous maxim, ill-gotten gains do not stink. - Excerpt from an unsigned editorial in the Labor Standard, June 16, 1877 The author of the excerpt, above describes a condition that resulted from industrialization and criticizes the - a. wealthy for taking advantage of workers c. workers for not supporting management b. workers for not joining trade unions d. government for protecting workers Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. The statement above, which describes the innovative manufacturing process of the assembly line, was made by -- a. Orville Wright c. Henry Ford b. Henry Bessemer d. Charles Lindbergh Use the information in the box below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question - Use of threats and intimidation - Call for revenge for the Treaty of Versailles - Promise of more jobs and food - Use of Jews a political scapegoats Which of the following titles best completes the box above? a. The Nazis rise to power in Germany c. The military seizes power in Japan b. The United States declares a policy of d. The Soviet Union annexes Poland neutrality

16 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Statement 1: We have responsibility to honor their independence. They fought side by side with us against the Spanish. Statement 2: They care for our wounded and did not mistreat the Spanish prisoners. Statement 3: With their help we were able to surround Manila and capture the Spanish garrison. Statement 4: In the interest of civilization, we must take their land. These savage heathens are ill equipped to rule their own country. Bias is illustrated in which of the above statement? a. Statement 1 c. Statement 3 b. Statement 2 d. Statement Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations far away. We have learned that we must live as men, not as ostriches, nor as dogs in the manger. We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 1945 Fourth Inaugural Address In the speech excerpt above, President Roosevelt argued that the United States needed to abandon its foreign policy of - a. containment c. internationalism b. imperialism d. isolationism Use the information in the chart below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 1. The U.S. stock market crashed. 2. Approximately 25% of Americans were unemployed. 3. President Herbert Hoover was defeated in the election of ???????? Which of the following best completes the sequence of events in the chart? a. The U.S. economy was stimulated when the United States withdrew from World War II. b. Progressive Era reforms brought greater government regulation of the economy. c. The United States reinforced its laissezfaire economic policy. d. Congress responded to the economic crisis by passing New Deal legislation.

17 Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Percentage of African Americans Who Completed Four Years of High School or More Year Percentage The trend represented in the table above most likely resulted from - a. the efforts of the Civil Rights movement c. the strengthening of Jim Crow laws b. government support of private schools d. segregation in public schools Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The consumer boycott is the only open door in the dark corridor of nothingness down which farm workers have had to walk for many years. It is a gate of hope through which they expect to find the sunlight of a better life for themselves and their families. - Cesar Chavez According to the excerpt, what did Caesar Chavez advocate to open the door to a better life? a. Sit-ins c. Petitions b. Refusal to purchase certain goods d. Voter registration drives Use the chart below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Immigration Corporate mergers and monopolies Andrew Carnegie Laissez-faire economics???????? Which of the following best completes the chart above? a. Industrialism c. Prohibition b. Imperialism d. Reconstruction

18 Use the chart below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question 320,710 U.S. military casualties Opposition to Woodrow Wilson s Fourteen Points Reluctance to join the League of Nations????????? Which of the following best completes the chart above? a. A return to isolationism c. Restrictions on immigration b. Raids on extremist groups d. The impact of demobilization Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question -Varying elevation - Tropical climate - Swampy land - Rock slides - Yellow Fever The best title for the box above is - a. Obstacles to Building the Transcontinental Railroad b. Challenges During the Construction of the Panama Canal c. Difficulties Faced by Pioneers Settling the Great Plains d. Problems Encountered by Immigrants Entering Ellis Island

19 Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Population, Land Area, and Density for the 10 Largest U.S. Cities: 1990 Rank U.S. City Population Land Area (square miles) Density (average population per square mile) 1 New York, NY 7,323, ,700 2 Los Angeles, CA 3,485, ,400 3 Chicago, IL 2,784, ,300 4 Houston, TX 1,631, ,000 5 Philadelphia, PA 1,586, ,700 6 San Diego, CA 1,111, ,400 7 Detroit, MI 1,028, ,400 8 Dallas, TX 1,007, ,900 9 Phoenix, AZ 983, , San Antonio, TX 936, ,800 Which of the following statements is most accurate, based on the table above? a. The cities with the greatest land area have the lowest population. b. Population density is greater in cities located in the North. c. The cities with the greatest population have the greatest population density. d. The cities with the greatest land area have the greatest population.

20 Use the cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The cartoon above expresses the opinion that - a. monopolistic practices by big business are c. high protective tariffs are preventing U.S. a threat to the United States trade with foreign countries b. the U.S. government should pass stricter d. the U.S. government must relax immigration laws regulations on big business and 5.2 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Creation of NATO McCarthyism Launch of Sputnik I Cuban Missile Crisis All the events listed above are associated with which period in U.S. History? a. World War II c. The Cold War b. The Great Depression d. The Progressive Era

21 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Excerpt from the First Lusitania Note to Germany In view of recent acts of the German authorities in violation of American rights on the high seas which culminated in the torpedoing and sinking of the British steamship Lusitania on May 7, 1915, by which over 100 American citizens lost their lives, it is clearly wise and desirable that the government of the United States and the Imperial German government should come to a clear and full understanding as to the grave situation which has resulted. - President Woodrow Wilson, May 13, 1915 What effect did the event described in the excerpt above have on the United States? a. It caused the United States to join c. It led to the U.S. rejection of the Treaty of Germany in the Triple Alliance Versailles b. It resulted in the creation of the United d. It influenced U.S. public opinion against Nations Germany Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Percentage Change in Population for Texas and the United States Population, 2000 Percentage Change in Population, Population, 2001 Percentage Change in Population, April 1, July 1, 2001 Texas 20,581, % 21,325, % United States 281,421, % 284,796, % It can be concluded from the table above that - a. the population of Texas is growing at a faster rate than that of the United States as a whole b. Texas and the United States each experienced the same rate of population growth c. the percentage change in population for Texas was greater than that of any other state d. the poor job market in Texas resulted in a decline in population

22 42. Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Excerpt form a Fireside Chat We are now in the midst of a war, not for conquest, not for vengeance, but for a world in which this nation, and all that this nation represents, will be safe for our children. We expect to eliminate the danger from Japan, but it would serve us ill if we accomplished that and found that the rest of the world was dominated by Hitler and Mussolini. - Franklin D. Roosevelt What event is Roosevelt referring to in the excerpt above? a. World War I c. The Cold War b. World War II d. The Korean War Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Great Depression Scenario 1. An investor goes to the broker to buy stock but does not have enough money. 2. The broker allows the investor to buy stock on credit. 3. The broker borrows money from a bank to buy the investor s stock. 4. The stock market crashes. 5. The broker wants his money from the investor. 6. The bank wants its money from the broker. During the Great Depression, what usually happened when a majority of investors and brokers could not pay back their loans? a. The banks failed c. The brokers lost their licenses b. The investors went to jail d. The government paid off all the loans

23 Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. According to the map, in which of the following regions does the United Nations have peacekeeping operations? a. South America c. Central America b. Northern Europe d. The Middle East

24 Use the poster and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. The purpose of World War II posters such as the one above was to encourage women to - a. sell bonds for the war effort c. play an active role in the war effort b. support government rationing d. pursue opportunities in high education

25 Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Median Age (2002) and Life Expectancy (2003) of Selected Countries Country Total Median Age Male Median Age Female Median Age Total Life Expectancy at Birth Male Life Expectancy at birth Afghanistan China Ethiopia France Liberia Mexico United States Zimbabwe Female Life Expectancy at Birth Based on the table above, it can be concluded that - a. men have a longer life expectancy than women b. countries with lower median ages also have shorter life expectancies c. deaths from childbirth result in a lower median age for women than for men d. a longer life expectancy is a result of proximity to the equator

26 Use the cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The view expressed in the cartoon above is that - a. both political parties cooperated to establish an effective foreign policy b. the public supported foreign-policy decisions made by the two political parties c. U.S. foreign-policy decisions made the world safer d. neither political party wanted to take responsibility for U.S. foreign-policy decisions

27 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question - Higher wages - Safer working conditions - Collective bargaining The items in the box above are most closely associated with the - a. expansion of U.S. railroads c. deregulation of big business b. development of labor unions d. rise of organized crime Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Which of the following geographic features most likely played a significant role in preventing the Axis powers from taking control of Great Britain during World War II? a. The Alps c. The English Channel b. The Rhine River d. The Mediterranean Sea

28 Use the information in the box and yoru knowledge of social studies to answer the following question To find better jobs with higher wages To escape prejudice and discrimination To search for better housing To gain more political rights The items in the box describe the reasons for the - a. mass migration of African Americans to c. government s abandonment of laissezfaire economic policy in the 1920s northern cities in the early 1900s b. limits placed on European immigration in d. development of political parties in the the 1930s 1790s Use the headline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question The event referred to in the headline above led directly to the - a. collapse of the U.S. stock market c. entry of the United States into World War II b. formation of the North Atlantic Treaty d. beginning of the Cold War Organization

29 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Statement 1: The League of Nations was the forerunner to the United Nations. Statement 2: The D-Day invasion led to the defeat of Germany during World War II. Statement 3: The Vietnam conflict occurred at the same time as the Civil Rights movement. Statement 4: The Cold War involved competition between the United States and the Soviet Union Which statement above describes a cause-and-effect relationship? a. Statement 1 c. Statement 3 b. Statement 2 d. Statement Use the photograph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question National and state governments finance mass-transportation projects like the one shown in the photograph above. Which of the following is a reason for these projects? a. Population growth c. Unionization of workers b. Ethnic neighborhoods d. Aging population

30 Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Manhattan Project U.S. scientists begin work on atomic bomb Establishment of labs at Los Alamos??????? Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Which of the following correctly completes the diagram above? a. Successful nuclear test in New Mexico c. Soviet scientists assist in project development b. Zimmerman note intercepted d. Nuremberg trails reveal atrocities Use the chart below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) Created in 1954 to oppose the expansion of Communism in Southeast Asia Initially consisted of the United States, Thailand, the Philippines, Pakistan, New Zealand, Great Britain, France, and Australia Provided for the mutual defense of member nations, including the newly created South Vietnam Which of the following statements can be supported by the chart above? a. The commitment of the United States to SEATO was one reason for U.S. involvement in Vietnam. b. SEATO was created in response to a worldwide economic depression. c. Most SEATO members supported using nuclear weapons to fight the spread of Communism. d. SEATO was created after the fall of South Vietnam to Communist forces.

31 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Events Surrounding the Spanish-American War 1. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer practice yellow journalism. 2. The De Lome letter angers many Americans. 3.????? 4. The United States declares war on Spain. Which of the following best completes the sequence of events listed above? a. The use of unrestricted submarine warfare ends neutrality. b. The Lusitania sinks off the coast of Ireland. c. The battleship USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor. d. The Buffalo Soldiers take San Juan Hill.