Practice Test US History Unit Six

1. Practice TestUS HistoryUnit Six • Instructions for Use: • Click the mouse and a question will appear, some with answers to choose from, some without. • Click on the answer you think is correct or if there are not answers to choose from try to answer it in your head and then click the mouse button. • The correct answer will then be highlighted or will appear on the screen. • Click the mouse button again and the next question will appear. If you cannot finish the Practice test in one sitting, use the scroll bar on the right to remember where you left off.

2. This established the maximum number of immigrants who were allowed into the United States from each foreign country. • Answer • Quota System

3. Although its membership sharply increased as a result of the Red Scare and nativism, its power declined once its criminal activity and racial violence became exposed. • Answer • Ku Klux Klan

4. This is a policy of abstaining from involvement in world affairs. • Answer • Isolationism

5. This is an economic and political system based on a single party government ruled by a dictatorship. • Answer • Communism

6. Their radical opposition to any and all forms of government led many with similar beliefs to be harassed, arrested, and deported during the Red Scare. • Answer • Anarchists

7. As Attorney General, he sent government agents out on a series of illegal raids to hunt down suspected radicals. • Answer • Mitchell Palmer

8. As president of the United Mine Workers, he led the miners on a strike that eventually resulted in a significant wage increase. • Answer • John L. Lewis

9. Which of the following called for the abolition of private property in order to equally distribute wealth and power? a. quota system b. Isolationism c. Nativism d. communism

10. To expand its membership in the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan engaged in all of the following except a. blaming national problems on immigrants. b. encouraging white women to join the organization. c. playing on people's fears of political radicals. d. allowing members to profit from recruiting new members.

11. The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all of the following countries except a. Italy. b. Japan. c. Mexico. d. England.

12. According to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, what was "eating its way into the homes of the American workman, its sharp tongues . . . licking the altars of the churches"? a. Communism b. the philosophy of nativism c. the hopelessness of poverty d. governmental abuse of civil rights

13. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from a. big business. b. political radicals. c. corruption and fraud. d. labor union members.

14. Nativists who found fault with the Emergency Quota Acts of 1921 would have been most likely to say which of the following? a. It did not restrict immigration enough. b. It threatened industry with a labor shortage. c. It discriminated against the wrong immigrants. d. It violated U.S. principles by restricting immigration.

15. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of, a. treason. b. anarchy. c. receiving bribes. d. robbery and murder.

16. To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being a. spies. b. Communists. c. bigots. d. nativists.

17. During the 1920s, union membership a. remained constant. b. increased slightly. c. increased considerably. d. dropped considerably.

18. Which of the following was most closely tied to the public's negative reactions to organized labor in the 1920s? a. fears of rising prices b. fears of communism c. fears of a depression d. resentment of labor's advances

19. Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact considered useless? a. It didn't prevent war; it only punished countries that started wars. b. It made the process of repaying war debts too easy. c. It provided no means of enforcing the "no war" agreement. d. It failed to include several of the strongest military powers.

20. Which of the following rose dramatically in the early 1920s? a. Wages b. labor union membership c. Tariffs d. the build-up of armaments

21. The Fordney-McCumber Tariff was meant to a. help Britain and France pay off their war debts. b. raise taxes on goods entering the United States. c. help Germany pay off its war debts. d. raise taxes on goods leaving the United States.

22. John L. Lewis is most closely associated with which of the following? a. the coal miners' strike b. the steel mill strike c. the Boston police strike d. the Teapot Dome scandal

23. The Teapot Dome scandal centered around a. gold mines. b. union members. c. high tariffs. d. oil-rich lands.

24. What might an anarchist have said about the scandals that plagued President Harding's administration? a. In a successful government, all officials should be chosen by the public. b. The scandals are more proof that all forms of government should be abolished. c. Such scandals would not happen in a communist government. d. Mistakes made by cabinet members should not damage the reputation of the president.

25. The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was a. the automobile. b. the use of electricity. c. growth in industry. d. a change in the birthrate.

26. Which of the following is not considered a sign that the prosperity of the 1920s was superficial? a. the economic situation on farms b. the success of the advertising industry c. the number of products purchased on credit d. the difference in income between workers and managers

27. The first practical peacetime use of airplanes was for a. crop-dusting. b. carrying mail. c. carrying passengers. d. weather forecasting.

28. Which of the following is not considered a direct result of the growing popularity and availability of the automobile? a. changes in American landscape b. changes in American architecture c. urban sprawl d. changes in the advertising industry

29. He was called as a witness in the Scopes trial. • Answer • William Jennings Bryan

30. This was someone who provided illegal alcohol. • Answer • Bootlegger

31. One of the effects of this was a rise in organized crime. • Answer • Prohibition

32. The government failed to budget enough men and money to enforce this. • Answer • Prohibition

33. The American Civil Liberties Union hired him to represent John T. Scopes. • Answer • Clarence Darrow

34. This was an "underground" saloon or nightclub where liquor was sold illegally. • Answer • Speakeasy

35. This Protestant movement was grounded in the literal, word for word, interpretation of the Bible. • Answer • Fundamentalism

36. This was to determine the role of evolution and science in schools. • Answer • Scopes Trial

37. It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons except a. many people were determined to break the laws. b. insufficient funds were provided to pay for enforcement. c. many law enforcement officials took bribes from smugglers and bootleggers. d. prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages manufactured in the United States.

38. To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as a. speakeasies. b. penthouses. c. tenements. d. tea rooms.

39. John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of a. biology. b. evolution. c. creationism. d. fundamentalism.

40. Fundamentalists believed that a. evolution and creationism could coincide. b. prohibition should be repealed. c. the Bible should be taken literally. d. drinking alcohol was acceptable.

41. Except for ___, all of the following were likely to approve of prohibition in the 1920s and early 1930s. a. recent immigrants b. rural residents of the South c. members of organized crime syndicates d. the Women's Christian Temperance Union

42. ___ increased during the 1920s. a. Child labor b. The birthrate c. The school dropout rate d. The crime rate

43. The main significance of the trial of John T. Scopes was that ___. a. it ended the career of William Jennings Bryan, who was unable to defend fundamentalism b. its outdoor setting allowed many Americans to witness the justice system in action c. it highlighted the struggle between science and religion in American schools d. led to the repeal of a law that made teaching evolution in schools illegal

44. Except for ___, alcohol caused all of the following, according to most fundamentalists. a. urban slums b. child abuse c. Crime d. evangelism

45. A flapper was a young woman who did everything except a. seemed casual and independent. b. found true equality with men. c. often smoked and drank in public. d. wore short skirts. e. openly discussed courtship and relationships.

46. In the 1920s, women in the workplace found everything except • they could earn as much as men. b. many assembly-line jobs were available. c. some previously "men only" jobs were available to them. d. most paid workers were still men.

47. In the 1920s, women at home found all except a. more ready-made foods and clothing were available. b. they were usually expected to work outside the home. c. their children spent most of their days at school and in organized activities. d. they experienced greater equality in marriage.

48. "Double standard" refers to a. stricter social and moral standards for women than for men in the 1920s. b. lower wages women earned compared to those earned by men in the 1920s. c. amount of work that women did both at home and outside the house in the 1920s. d. unfair treatment of women in the workplace in the 1920s.

49. This artist produced intensely colored canvases that captured the grandeur of New York. • Answer • Georgia O'Keefe

50. He was a small-town pilot who made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic. • Answer • Charles A. Lindbergh