Use the cause-and-effect chart to answer the question.
Cause- ?
Effect- The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929
Which of the following best completes the chart?
Investors made high-risk purchases and bought stocks with small down payments
Which of the following statements best describes the Hoover administration's initial response to the Great Depression?
Hoover created new jobs programs to put Americans back to work
Which of the following was a relief effort under the Hoover administration?
The federal government funded private relief efforts, such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and the YMCA
Drag each of the factors that caused the Dust Bowl to the correct category. Each category matches with two examples.
Human Factors
- Many farmers mortgaged their farms and borrowed money against the profits
- The demand for crops decreased and prices dropped after World War I
Geographic Factors
- A drought struck in 1931
- Massive wind storms swept across the area
Read the following passage, "The Ordeal of Herbert Hoover." Then answer the question.
Which statement best reflects the argument the article makes about President Hoover's actions during the Great Depression?
It was a mistake failing to acknowledge the pain people were in because of the depression
Which piece of legislation passed by President Roosevelt was designed to regulate banking and investment and protect consumers?
The Glass-Steagall Act
How did the New Deal farm relief efforts lead to the creation of the Southern Tenant Farmers Union?
The union was founded because New Deal programs disproportionately helped large commercial farms
Which piece of New Deal legislation established a federal minimum wage, set a 40-hour work week, and prohibited child labor for those younger than 16?
Fair Labor Standards Act
What did Franklin Roosevelt do when the Supreme Court struck down several key pieces of New Deal legislation?
Roosevelt failed at a "court packing" plan but persuaded the Supreme Court justices to support his programs
What conditions in post-war Germany led to the rise of fascism?
The Great Depression led to high unemployment
What was the connection between Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech and his lend-lease program?
Roosevelt believed the U.S. needed to get involved in the war in order to protect the Four Freedoms
Which of the following were ways the U.S. economy mobilized in response to World War II? Select two correct answers.
- Many women took over factory and office jobs previously held by men
- American businesses agreed to convert their factories to wartime production
What was the strategic advantage of invading France on D-Day?
It created a war with multiple fronts for Germany
What did the Bataan Death March show Americans about the Japanese battle mentality?
Americans learned that they were merciless to prisoners
Read the following excerpt from President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union speech in 1982. This speech was given after Reagan had been president for about a year. Then answer the question.
Which of the following goals reflect Reagan's alliance with the conservative movement?
To reduce the staffing and expenses of federal agencies
Drag each event to the correct box by deciding whether they increased or decreased government involvement in the country.
Increased government involvement
- Creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs
- New payroll taxes to fund Social Security
Decreased government involvement
- Deregulation of the banking industry
- Relaxation of oversight by the Environmental Protection Agency
How did the Reagan administration contribute to the end of the Cold War?
By meeting with Gorbachev to reduce armaments
Which of the following statements is true about George H.W. Bush's response to developments in the Middle East?
Iraq invaded Kuwait, so President Bush sent military troops to Kuwait as part of Operation Desert Storm
Which of the following policies were part of President Clinton's plan to stimulate the economy?
Lower taxes of small businesses
What challenges did the United States face in the war with Afghanistan? Select the two correct answers.
- Osama bin Laden was hiding in the rugged, high mountains in Pakistan
- The process of establishing a new democratic government took longer than expected
Which of the following were criticisms of Obama's Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare? Select the two correct answers.
- It mandated that everyone have health insurance
- Insurance costs increased for some
How has technology led to greater globalization?
E-commerce is now one of the largest sectors of the global economy
The following events occurred in United States history and signaled the changes to immigration policies. Place them in order in which they occurred.
- The Chinese Exclusion Act greatly restricted Chinese immigrants from entering the United States
- The Immigration Act of 1965 phased out official immigration quotas
- The United States offered sanctuary to refugees fleeing conflict in Southeast Asia
Which of the following statements is true about President Harry Truman's Fair Deal?
The Fair Deal set a minimum wage and expanded Social Security
Why did the United States take a more active role in world politics after World War II?
Countries such as Great Britain and France were no longer powerful enough to police the globe
Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War?
The North Korean army had directly threatened the United States
Drag each effect of the space and arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union to the correct cause.
Americans developed ICBMs, or long-range missiles.
- The Soviets and Americans entered a stalemate as both developed powerful weapons
Americans tested the first hydrogen bomb.
- The Soviet Union responded by testing its own hydrogen bomb
The Soviets exploded their first atomic bomb.
- The United States and Soviets and Soviets began a nuclear arms race
The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite.
- The Americans vowed to go to the moon and created NASA
Which of the following statements shows the impact of the Greensboro sit-ins?
The movement had spread to more than 50 cities within a few months
What was the goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
To prohibit segregation in schools, employment, and public spaces
How were the goals of Marcus Garvey and Stokely Carmichael different?
Garvey supported cultural pride, while Carmichael argued for separatism
What was the significance of the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court decision?
It protected freedom of speech and expression for student protests
Which of the following describes a successful domestic policy for Richard Nixon?
Creating OSHA to help set safety and health standards for workers
Place the following events that led to the end of the Vietnam War in the order in which they occurred.
- President Richard Nixon announced his strategy of Vietnamization
- Congress repealed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, limiting the president's power to send more troops to Vietnam
- Nixon worked to secure peace in Vietnam through diplomatic efforts
- Americans and South Vietnamese refugees fled Saigon before it fell to the North Vietnamese
Which of the following describes the unique nature of Ford's political career?
Ford was the first president to take office after a sitting president resigned
Which of the following were environmental disasters that occurred in the 1970s? Select the two correct answers.
- The fire on the Cuyahoga River
- The nuclear meltdown at Three-Mile island
Which of the following was the biggest contributing factor to advances in women's rights during the late 1960s through the 1970s?
Women's greater engagement in politics
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