1 Multiple Choice Social Studies Assessment Questions Hospitality Services Chapter 130 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education Subchapter I. Hospitality and Tourism (4) The student examines and reviews ethical and legal responsibilities related to guests, employees, and conduct within the establishment to maintain high industry standards. The student is expected to: (B) examine laws regarding hiring, harassment, and safety issues (C) determine legal responsibilities and employer policies (D) analyze ethical considerations Microsoft Office Clip Art: Used with permission from Microsoft. All Social Studies questions come from TEKS 113.41 Subchapter C. High School United States History Studies Since 1877 and address TEKS 130.228 (3) History. The student understands the political, economic, and social changes in the United States from 1877 to 1898. The student is expected to: (C) analyze social issues affecting women, minorities, children, immigrants, urbanization, the Social Gospel, and philanthropy of industrialists (D) describe the optimism of the many immigrants who sought a better life in America (6) History. The student understands significant events, social issues, and individuals of the 1920s. The student is expected to: (A) analyze causes and effects of events and social issues such as immigration, Social Darwinism, eugenics, race relations, nativism, the Red Scare, Prohibition, and the changing role of women (7) History. The student understands the domestic and international impact of U.S. participation in World War II. The student is expected to: (G) explain the home front and how American patriotism inspired exceptional actions by citizens and military personnel, including high levels of military enlistment; volunteerism; the purchase of war bonds; Victory Gardens; the bravery and contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Flying Tigers, and the Navajo Code Talkers; and opportunities and obstacles for women and ethnic minorities
(8) History. The student understands the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts in the Cold War on the United States. The student is expected to: (F) describe the responses to the Vietnam War such as the draft, the 26th Amendment, the role of the media, the credibility gap, the silent majority, and the anti-war movement (17) Economics. The student understands the economic effects of World War II and the Cold War. The student is expected to: (A) describe the economic effects of World War II on the home front such as the end of the Great Depression, rationing, and increased opportunity for women and minority employment (23) Citizenship. The student understands efforts to expand the democratic process. The student is expected to: (B) evaluate various means of achieving equality of political rights, including the 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments and congressional acts such as the American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (26) Culture. The student understands how people from various groups contribute to our national identity. The student is expected to: (A) explain actions taken by people to expand economic opportunities and political rights including those for racial, ethnic, and religious minorities as well as women, in American society (C) explain how the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, gender, and religious groups shape American culture (D) identify the political, social, and economic contributions of women such as Frances Willard, Jane Addams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dolores Huerta, Sonia Sotomayor, and Oprah Winfrey to American society Assessment Questions 1. All of the following describe responses the woman wage earner during the Great Depression except: a. three out of four school boards refused to hire married women teachers b. most respondents to public opinion polls said that wives of employed men should not hold jobs c. federal law prevented more than one family member from working in the civil service, forcing resignations from women employees d. the proportion of married women in the labor force declined 2. Which of the following best explains the increase of women s participation in the labor force during the Great Depression? a. The FDR administration insisted that women workers enjoy equal access to jobs b. Sex segregation in the work force insulated many women workers from the depression s impact c. Federal law provided equal employment opportunity to women workers d. Women found new jobs as teachers, social workers, and in other professions 2
3. The formation of the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) in 1937 had the following effect on women workers: a. the CIO organized many women workers in textile plants and canning plants b. the CIO organized only skilled crafts workers in such industries as printing and construction c. the CIO deprived women workers of the right to organize d. the CIO organized women workers in sales work, domestic service, and agricultural work 4. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the experience of Mexican American women during the Great Depression: a. the U.S. repatriation policy skewed sex ratios among Mexican Americans, which increased Mexican American women s problems of self support b. while job opportunities for most Americans declined in the 1930 s, those for Mexican American women increased c. By the end of the 1930 s. Mexican American men outnumbered Mexican American women two to one d. The U.S. Women s Bureau on the 1930s accused Mexican American women of working for pin money 5. The Social Security Act of 1933 included all of the following measures except: a. aid to dependent children b. paid maternity leaves for working women c. unemployment compensation d. grants to the states for homeless or disabled children 6. Change in the women s work force during World War II included all of the following except: a. a rise in the proportion of married women who held jobs b. migration of women to war production centers like Detroit or Seattle c. a rise in the number of women in domestic service jobs d. a doubling of the number of the nation s women office workers 7. Efforts to increase the size of the female labor force during World War II included all of the following except: a. office of war information campaigns urged women to join the labor force b. business magazines explained to managers the advantages of hiring women workers c. the federal government provided child care services for most women workers d. employers in defense industries paid relatively high wages to women workers 8. Which of the following statements most accurately describes support for an equal rights amendment (ERA) during the Great Depression and World War II? a. the ERA remained a subject of dispute between members of the National Woman s Party and a majority of activist women b. the Women s Bureau threw its support behind an ERA during World War II c. Eleanor Roosevelt began to support an ERA during the Great Depression d. Congress approved an ERA during World War II 3
9. All of the following statements accurately describe the experience of African American women during World War II accept: a. African American women were typically the last in line of emergency workers, hired only when other groups of workers were unavailable b. many African American women joined a new wave if migration from the rural South to northern cities c. African American women were among the hardest hit of women workers by loss of wartime jobs in the postwar era d. The end of racial segregation in the military enabled one fourth of African American workers to serve in the armed forces during the war 10. Frances Perkins, the first woman Cabinet member supervised this department: a. Labor and Statistics b. Standards c. Safety d. Labor 4
5 Answer Key 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. D