1) The mining boom changed the land by causing
A) towns to spring up overnight.
B) people to become more migratory.
C) railroad expansion around profitable mines.
D) all of the above
2) The government attempted to prevent the stock market crash of 1929 by
A) selling war bonds.
B) having large banks buy stocks.
C) starting a lottery.
D) raising taxes.
3) Increased use of steam power instead of horse power was a result of the
A) Agricultural Revolution.
B) American Revolution.
C) Industrial Revolution.
D) Financial Revolution.
4) Civil rights laws are necessary in order to protect minorities from
A) ethnic discrimination.
B) segregation.
C) having to pay taxes.
D) both ethnic discrimination and segregation.
5) After the United States entered World War 1, Utahns
A) remained neutral.
B) increased enlistment in the military.
C) moved to Canada.
D) decreased manufacturing.
6) During the Great Depression, unemployment in utah averaged about
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 25%
D) 50%
7) During WW2, the state of Utah served as a training area for which event?
A) chemical warfare training.
B) post-war job training.
C) atomic bomb detonation training.
D) submarine training.
8) Topaz was a(n) ______ during WW2, located in utah, housing Japanese-Americans following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
A) concentration camp
B) military installational
C) internment camp
D) industrial factory
9) The practice of separating groups based on race is known as
A) civil rights.
B) civil liberties.
C) segregation.
D) desegregation.
10) Since 9/11, more than ______ members of Utah's National Guard have been deployed overseas.
A) 2,000
B) 6,500
C) 20,000
D) none of the above
True or false
11) Following the Industrial Revelution, farming and ranching were impacted minimally.
A) True
B) False
12) A severe drought that hit the western states during the Great Depression caused many farmers to abandon their farms and search for work elsewhere.
A) True
B) False
13) One way Japanese-Americans preserved their way of life while living in the Topaz Internment Camp was through gardening.
A) True
B) False
14) Prior to the use of the telegraph, a stagecoach was the fastest means to get information from one place to another.
A) True
B) False
15) Promontory Summit, Utah marks the spot where the final railroad spike completing the Transcontinental Railroad was laid.
A) True
B) False
16) After the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, cross-country travel increaded from weeks to days.
A) True
B) False
17) Utah was home to fewer than five ethnic groups prior to the late twentieth century.
A) True
B) False
18) Job opportunities in mining, farming, and ranching were major factors that attracted new pioneers to Utah.
A) True
B) False
19) Irrigation systems were not required for farmers and ranchers located in southern Utah.
A) True
B) False
20) any utahns had to ration water from irrigation ditches for their crops and cattle.
A) True
B) False
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21) The _______ settlers were the first ones to develope agricultural practices that were adapted to the arid west.
________
22) The invention of the ________ ________ made it possible for farmers to farm much bigger plots of land.
________
23) The practice of ________ made it possible for farmers to grow wheat, dispite the arid climate.
________
24) The United States tried to stay out of the World War 1 (WW1) but was pulled in after a ________ submarine sank a British ocean liner and killed 128 American cilvilians.
________
25) The Depression years saw a reinvigoration of Utah's ________ movement, and new passed allowing unions to protect workers' right.
________
26) Historians generally agure that ______ ______ ______ pulled American out of the Great Depression, rather than President Roosevelt's New Deal policies.
________
27) The United States was drawn into World War 2 after Japan attacked ______ ______, killing 2,402 Americans and wounding 1,282.
________
28) What were three contributing factors to the Great Depression?
____________
29) Explain three facts concerning the U.S. government's treatment of Japanese Americans following the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
____________
30) Describe three key figures and/or events that led to the passing of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964.
____________
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