U.S. History. Released Test Questions. 2 The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea of

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1 G R E 11 1 What U.S. History effect did the Enlightenment have on political thought in the colonies? olonial leaders began extending voting rights to all citizens. The First ontinental ongress determined a need for a federal bill of rights. olonial leaders began advocating the adoption of a state-supported church. olonists began to question the authority of the ritish monarchy. LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST 3 New Jersey Plan Equal representation for all states Released Test Questions U.S. ongress Virginia Plan Representation based on population One house based on population SH The eclaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea of natural rights. collective ownership. religious freedom. political equality. SH10109 One house based on equal representation Which of the following belongs in the empty box above? The Missouri ompromise The Great ompromise The Federalist papers The rticles of onfederation SV Key decisions of the Supreme ourt under the leadership of John Marshall solidified the power of the Supreme ourt to try cases between states. accept appeals from lower federal courts. try cases involving foreign diplomats. review the constitutionality of state and federal laws. SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

2 LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST G R E Released Test Questions U.S. History 11 5 The 6 acquisition of an merican overseas empire during the late 1890s created legal controversies concerning the power of the government to make and ratify peace treaties. role of the President as ommander in hief. onstitutional rights of the inhabitants of the new merican territories. rights of merican businesses to operate in the territories. SH00355 Reconstruction comes to an end in the South. White government officials regain power in the South. Southern states begin to implement poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses. uring the late 19th century, the above sequence of events resulted in the disfranchisement of most frican mericans in the South. movement to repeal the 14th mendment to the onstitution. strengthening of the Republican Party in the South. expansion of free public education to all children. 7 8 Eastern United States Which shaded area on the map was least industrialized in the second half of the 1800s? area area area area The railroad building boom during the nineteenth century contributed to SV22098 increasing agricultural production in the Northeast. the establishment of trade relations with Mexico. dramatic population decreases in Southern cities. the rapid industrialization of the United States. SV22413 SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

3 G R E 11 9 The U.S. History First Great wakening of the 1730s and 1740s was primarily a movement to increase colonial loyalty to the ritish monarchy. revival of evangelical religion that spread through the colonies. process of assimilating immigrants into colonial merican culture. period of economic prosperity brought about by colonial trade. 10 Lord altimore established the Maryland colony in response to LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST SV21147 Spanish attempts to seize lands along the hesapeake ay. the overcrowding of England s large industrial centers. the growing demand for cotton in English textile mills. discrimination against Roman atholics in England. Released Test Questions 12 Which religious group has had the greatest increase in membership due to the increasing immigration from Latin merican countries to the United States over the last fifty years? atholics Muslims Jews Protestants SH The First mendment to the U.S. onstitution, prohibiting the federal government from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, was one response to the attempts by Maryland to make atholicism the official state religion. increasing number of Puritans arriving in the country. religious persecution exhibited by the hurch of England. antireligious sentiments expressed during the Great wakening. SH The primary religious issue of the 1960 presidential election in the United States was the atholic faith of John F. Kennedy. Richard Nixon s upbringing as a Quaker. the teaching of creationism in public schools. the Mormonism of George Romney. SH10099 SV Which of the following was an effect of the publication of Upton Sinclair s The Jungle (1906)? It aided the growth of federal social services. It contributed to the development of settlement houses. It influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection ct. It led to the development of child labor laws. SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

4 LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST G R E Released Test Questions U.S. History The mericanization movement of the early twentieth century sought to assimilate ethnic immigrant groups into the dominant culture. restrict the military involvement of the United States in foreign conflicts. protect domestic businesses from foreign competition. diminish the role of government in the regulation of industry. SV uring the late 19th and early 20th centuries, urban immigrants generally supported local political machines that discouraged the new immigrants from participating in civic affairs. were usually supported by urban reformers. provided essential services to the immigrants. reminded immigrants of political practices in their homelands. SH The muckraking journalists associated with the Progressive Era were known primarily for their willingness to expose the corruption of U.S. society. articles supporting the economic benefits of laissez-faire economics. use of the media to advocate the passage of the Equal Rights mendment. support for the formation of U.S. military alliances with European countries. 18 Ford s production of Model Ts in the early 20th century demonstrated the economic relationship between specialization and reduced labor demand. greater efficiencies in production. higher production costs. decreased union organization. SH uring the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the U.S. government attempted to facilitate the growth of domestic industry by placing high tariff barriers on foreign imports. encouraging the growth of labor unions. repealing the Sherman ntitrust ct. providing subsidies to small businesses. SV How did the growth of U.S. manufacturing affect the country s international relations during the late nineteenth century? Increasing industrial production led to support for an isolationist foreign policy. Increasing demand for natural resources led to the U.S. acquisition of frican colonies. Increasing demand for markets contributed to support for an Open oor policy in hina. Increasing need for trading partners encouraged the United States to lower tariff rates. SV22406 SV This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

5 G R E 11 U.S. History 21 The followers of the Social Gospel movement believed that organized religion must place greater emphasis on LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST Released Test Questions 24 The United States supported a revolution in Panama at the turn of the 20th century in order to reconstructing merican society. raising funds. supporting the Populist Party. stopping immigration to the United States. SH uring President Theodore Roosevelt s administration, ongress gave the Interstate ommerce ommission the power to enforce legislation regulating railroad rates. construct a national canal system. impose lower import tariffs on foreign goods. mint a national currency. SV In 1900 the United States declared an Open oor Policy that reflected which of the following beliefs? The hinese were secretly negotiating trade privileges with European countries. Japan might conquer hina and cut off all foreign trade. ll countries should have equal trading rights in hina. merican consumers would be hurt by international trade. SH00172 stop human rights abuses in Latin merican countries. prevent the spread of communism in Latin merica. secure the right to build a canal through entral merica. end European colonialism in entral merica. SH Theodore Roosevelt s Speak softly and carry a big stick policy relied on the United States having a competitive economy. system of military alliances. strong navy. tax on imports. 26 What did the Roosevelt orollary to the Monroe octrine state? SH00352 The United States would permanently station troops in the Philippines and other Pacific islands. The United States reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of entral merica and the aribbean. The United States had the right and duty to expand its colonial possessions in sia. The United States would provide military aid to Europe to resist communism. SV This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

6 LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST G R E Released Test Questions U.S. History The Espionage ct of 1918 included punishments for speaking or writing disloyal, scurrilous or abusive language about the merican form of government, the onstitution, the armed forces, or the flag President Wilson proposes the Fourteen Points at Paris Peace onference in Thirty-nine U.S. Senators sign petition against U.S. entry into the League of Nations. The Espionage ct of 1918 The passage and the enforcement of the Espionage ct by the Wilson dministration reflected the belief that the Fourteenth mendment permitted suspending the ill of Rights in wartime. nation s war effort would be threatened if dissenters were allowed free speech. public should be shielded from hearing about the reality of the war. other countries at war had already curtailed civil liberties. 28 The Red Scare in the United States immediately following World War I was a reaction to SH00151 President Wilson s attempts to include the U.S. in the League of Nations. the perceived growth of organized crime in major urban areas. a perceived threat of a communist revolution in the United States. a rise in the number of immigrants from Germany. Which action belongs in the empty box above as it relates to World War I? The U.S. Senate approves a military alliance with Great ritain. The U.S. Senate refuses to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. The U.S. Senate fails to pass the Selective Service ct. The U.S. Senate authorizes the use of troops in Europe. 30 Marcus Garvey s program in the 1920s emphasized vocational training. a back-to-frica movement. integration into mainstream society. separate-but-equal doctrines. SV22447 SH00233 SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

7 G R E 11 U.S. History 31 What organization was formed in the 1920s to ensure that the individual rights of citizens were protected from government abuse? House Un-merican ctivities ommittee merican ivil Liberties Union merican Liberty League United Services Organization LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST SV Marcus Garvey s ack to frica movement and the creation of the National ssociation for the dvancement of olored People (NP) were both early-twentieth-century responses to the passage of more restrictive immigration laws. the growth of communism in the South. the practice of racial discrimination in the United States. the desegregation of World War I combat units. SV Why did the number of votes cast in the U.S. Presidential election rise by 8.2 million from 1916 to 1920? Released Test Questions 34 Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes had which of the following in common? They were leaders involved with the 1960s civil rights movement. They were initial members of President Franklin Roosevelt s lack abinet. They were writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance. They were outspoken opponents to U.S. involvement in Vietnam. SH The primary objective of Harlem Renaissance writers was to encourage militant protest among frican mericans. support educational programs for frican mericans. improve literacy rates among frican mericans. generate pride in frican-merican culture. SV Which of these was an outgrowth of mass production techniques used during the 1920s? The Nineteenth mendment gave millions of women the right to vote. The people were excited about voting on the issue of Prohibition. emobilization of the military released millions of men for voting. an increase in the advertising industry a decrease in the need for female workers an increase in environmental protection laws a decrease in demand for unionization V20526 Warren G. Harding s call for normalcy energized the voters. SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

8 LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST G R E Released Test Questions U.S. History Why did industrialists oppose the increased coinage of silver during the nineteenth century? It would have led to greater political power for southern states. It would have caused economic inflation. It would have made it more difficult to secure business loans. It would have limited the amount of money in circulation. SV Early in the epression, the Hoover dministration established the Reconstruction Finance orporation to make direct grants to unemployed workers. loan money to banks, insurance companies, and other depressed businesses. purchase merican manufactured goods for export to foreign markets. guarantee a minimum income to all of the nation s farmers. SH Which event most contributed to the establishment of the United States Securities and Exchange ommission (SE)? the Panic of 1893 the formation of the Standard Oil Trust the Teapot ome Scandal the 1929 crash of the stock market 40 Franklin Roosevelt s immediate response to the banking crisis after becoming president was to declare a bank holiday that closed banks in the United States for several days. nationalize the banks to ensure they were following federal regulations. establish the Federal Reserve to reduce the possibility of another bank emergency. borrow money from foreign banks to support the U.S. banking industry. SV To many alifornians, the arrival of the ust owl refugees of the mid-1930s represented a welcome addition to the labor force. a source of much-needed capital investment. new markets for alifornia businesses. unwanted additions to the ranks of the unemployed. 42 Social Security was a New eal program designed to foster the growth of trade unions. promote recovery through economic development. give direct aid to merican businesses. provide a minimum retirement income. SH00363 SH00174 SV This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

9 G R E 11 U.S. History 43 Many business groups opposed the Tennessee Valley uthority (TV) in the 1930s on the grounds that it LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST Released Test Questions 46 Japanese attempts to create an empire prior to World War II were in conflict with the U.S. goal of unfairly competed with private power companies. charged too much for the electricity it sold. did not treat its electric customers equally. generated electricity with obsolete methods and equipment. SH What New eal program employed large numbers of artists and writers during the Great epression? 45 National Recovery dministration (NR) griculture djustment dministration () Works Progress dministration (WP) National Youth dministration (NY) SH10448 Yesterday, ecember 7, 1941 a date that will live in infamy.... President Franklin Roosevelt, ecember 8, 1941 What was President Roosevelt referring to in his speech? a police attack on strikers in etroit the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor an explosion in a West Virginia coal mine the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange SH00257 maintaining an open trade policy in sia. gaining a sphere of influence in sia. establishing a military presence in hina. creating a military alliance with hina. SH uring World War II, what was the primary duty of the Navajo ode Talkers? interpreting confiscated German battle plans transmitting secret messages to U.S. forces during combat translating confidential Japanese communications informing the press about the number of llied war casualties SV In comparison to the earlier conferences at asablanca and Teheran, the meetings at Yalta and Potsdam were more focused upon postwar issues. military supply issues. long-term military planning. technological developments. SH The U.S. ongress passed a series of neutrality acts beginning in ugust 1935 in response to ritish requests to blockade German ports. merican antiwar sentiment. the German invasion of Poland. the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. SV This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

10 LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST G R E Released Test Questions U.S. History In 1944, the Supreme ourt upheld the internment of Japanese mericans residing on the West oast by ruling that the actions were part of an international agreement with U.S. allies. approved by both houses of ongress. allowed under the Fourteenth mendment. necessary for national security. SV Partly because Japanese mericans living on the West oast during World War II were considered security risks, they were forced to give up their U.S. citizenship. barred from military service throughout the war. moved from their homes to internment camps. prohibited by law from seeking employment with the federal government. SV The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to provide economic aid to Latin merican countries. develop atomic weapons for the U.S. military. bring about an end to poverty in U.S. urban areas. offer assistance to relocated European refugees. SV The purpose of the 1947 General greement on Tariffs and Trade (GTT) was to use tariffs to restrict international trade with communist countries. raise money through tariffs to rebuild Europe after World War II. encourage countries to repay war debts by increasing tariffs. expand international trade by mutual reduction of tariffs. SH The United Nations statement of principles was based on the belief that the development of nuclear weapons must be closely monitored. Germany must be punished by being forced to pay war reparations. an international peacekeeping organization could settle disputes without warfare. a strong military alliance was needed to prevent the emergence of new fascist dictators. SH President Eisenhower supported the establishment of the Southeast sia Treaty Organization (SETO) as an attempt to assist nationalist movements in sian countries. counter ritish attempts to establish colonies in sia. restrict communist aggression in sian countries. initiate programs for the protection of human rights in sia. SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

11 G R E 11 U.S. History 56 Which of these was a cause of the Korean War? NTO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea. North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea. United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea. Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war. LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST 60 Released Test Questions Employment Figures for Three Economic Sectors* Year griculture Manufacturing Service ,050 7,252 6, ,001 18,475 20,721 *numbers in millions Sources: Historical Statistics of the United States, olonial Times to 1970; Statistical bstracts of the United States, 1953, 1954, 1999 SH Which of these was a formal statement of intention of the United States to aid any country threatened by communist aggression? Truman octrine Marshall Plan lliance for Progress Vietnamization SH Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the old War? Suez risis, 1956 ay of Pigs, 1961 uban Missile risis, 1962 Gulf of Tonkin, 1964 SH The Truman octrine was a pledge on the part of the United States to help Greece and Turkey What factor would be considered most responsible for the employment trend depicted in the chart? the increasing use of technology the issuance of an isolationist trade policy the establishment of a restrictive immigration policy the initiation of extensive farm subsidy programs SV The federal government initiated the bracero program during World War II in an effort to restore the agricultural industry in the Plains states. provide financial support for irrigation projects. address the urgent need for agricultural laborers. increase the revenue of crop producers. SV21837 avoid engaging in a war over oil reserves. recover land they had lost during World War II. resist the spread of communism in the region. prosecute captured military leaders for war crimes. SV This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

12 LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST G R E Released Test Questions U.S. History uring the second half of the twentieth century, the largest source of labor in alifornia agriculture was unemployed Midwestern industrial workers. relocated Southern sharecroppers. displaced workers from the Plains states. immigrants from Mexico. SV One reason labor union leaders opposed the passage of the Taft-Hartley ct in 1947 was that the act placed a limit on wage rates. favored big business interests over union interests. forced the consolidation of the FL and IO unions. placed too much bargaining control in the hands of ongress. SV hanges in the balance of power among the three branches of the Federal government during the 20th century have resulted from the passage of onstitutional mendments on voting. expansion of executive power during periods of crisis. loss of the Supreme ourt s power to review ongressional actions. revival of the authority of the states. 65 Use the excerpt to answer the following question. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of merica in ongress assembled, That the ongress approves and supports the determination of the President, as ommander in hief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression... Joint Resolution of ongress, ugust 7, 1964 What effect did the 1964 joint resolution of ongress have regarding the deployment of U.S. troops to Vietnam? It limited the powers of ongress during time of war. It limited the power of the President to use U.S. troops overseas. It authorized the President to send troops into battle. It granted the President the authority to declare war. SH10511 SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

13 G R E 11 U.S. History LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST Released Test Questions 66 United States uring the last half of the twentieth century, what region of the United States saw a decrease in its population due to a decline in factory jobs? region region region region SV major accomplishment of medical science since the end of World War II has been the virtual worldwide elimination of death caused by 68 The outstanding record of frican mericans who served in the military forces during World War II was one reason President Truman decided in 1948 to begin drafting frican mericans into the armed forces. order an end to racial segregation in the military. create special frican-merican combat units. continue the Tuskegee irmen program. SH What effect did the frican-merican civil rights movement have on other minority groups in the United States? It brought about anti-discrimination legislation that applied to other groups. The backlash caused other minority groups to limit the use of civil disobedience. It convinced other groups to create one unified civil rights movement. It convinced other groups to minimize the use of protests as a way to end discrimination. malaria. smallpox. cholera. tuberculosis. SH The Supreme ourt in rown v. oard of Education (1954) SH10409 permitted affirmative action in admission to colleges. ended ible reading and prayer in public schools. outlawed racial segregation in public schools. authorized schools to censor student newspapers. SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.

14 LI FOR N I ST N R S TE ST G R E Released Test Questions U.S. History In 1957, President Eisenhower used federal troops in Little Rock, rkansas, to 74 The passage of the Immigration ct of 1965 resulted in eliminate racial discrimination in housing. allow frican mericans to vote in local elections. integrate the public schools. admit frican mericans to graduate programs. SH The successful formation of the United Farm Workers indicated that the ideals of the civil rights movement had influenced the actions of Native mericans. Hispanic mericans. Korean mericans. hinese mericans. SH The immigration policies in place since the 1960s have reinforced the population patterns reflected in the laws of the 1920s. greatly increased ethnic diversity in merican society. encouraged immigration from Western European countries. discouraged immigration from sian countries. 75 the deportation of large numbers of political refugees. an increase in the number of Eastern European immigrants. the elimination of an immigration policy based on national origin quotas. an increase in the deportation of sian immigrants. SV21891 This administration, today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in merica, and I urge this ongress and all mericans to join with me in that effort. President Lyndon. Johnson State of the Union ddress January 8, 1964 The program President Lyndon. Johnson created to wage his unconditional war on poverty was the lliance for Progress. Fair eal. Great Society. New eal. SV20594 SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 2008 alifornia epartment of Education.