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USII.8e-9d REVIEW for Benchmark Test. US History 1865 to present. New York City and Boston can be found in the _______ region. . Southeast Northeast Midwest Pacific. B. Northeast. Minnesota, Michigan, and Indiana can be found in the __________ region. Northeast Non Contigious Southwest
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USII.8e-9d REVIEW for Benchmark Test US History 1865 to present
New York City and Boston can be found in the _______ region. • Southeast • Northeast • Midwest • Pacific
Minnesota, Michigan, and Indiana can be found in the __________ region. • Northeast • Non Contigious • Southwest • Midwest
Which region is Texas and Arizona located in? • Northeast • Southeast • Southwest • Western
Which of the following cities was the center of the meat packing industry? • Boston • Chicago • New York • Detroit
In what region of the United States were Jim Crow laws found? • Southeast • Western • Pacific • Southwest
Which of the following is found in the Western region? • Colorado • California • New Mexico • Kansas
Changes in the make-up of immigrants after 1965 included: • A. Chinese and Irish • B. Japanese and Korean • C. Hispanic and Asian Americans • D. European and African Americans
Which Supreme Court decision legalized Jim Crow segregation in the South- • Dred Scott v. Sanford • Gideon v. Wainwright • Plessy v. Ferguson • Brown v. Board of Education
What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education? • Desegregation of public schools • Integration of all public facilities • Equal voting rights • Abolition of the poll tax
Which of the following methods of protest would Martin Luther King, Jr. have disapproved? • Boycotts • Public demonstration • Sit-Ins • Setting fire to a business
The result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 was- • Greater restrictions for African Americans on public transportation • Full desegregation of public transportation • The end of bus service in cities • That African Americans still had to sit at the back of the bus
The Jim Crow laws passed in the South- • Forced African Americans to take high paying jobs • Forced African Americans to move North • Segregated African Americans from white society • Made it a crime for African Americans to attend school
The use of poll taxes was outlawed by the- • Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • 13th Amendment to the Constitution • Patriot Act
The National Organization for Women was created to- • Work against gender discrimination in employment • Elect more women to public office • Ensure that mothers have access to affordable daycare • Ensure that women receive the right to vote
Which of the following is NOT true about women in American society by the mid 1990’s? • Most women worked for pay outside the home • Most women were paid less than men • Women had achieved full economic equality with men • Women were underrepresented in the area of elected office
Who is known for the area of science and blood plasma? • A. J. Robert Oppenheimer • B. Martha Graham • C. Bill Gates • D. Charles Drew
Who is known for the area of culture and architecture? • A. Martha Graham • B. Frank Lloyd Wright • C. Henry Louis Gates • D. Ray Kroc
Who is known for the area of economics and computer technology? • A. Bill Gates • B. J. Robert Oppenheimer • C. Ray Kroc • D. Martha Graham
Who is known for culture and dance? • A. Maya Angelou • B. Henry Louis Gates • C. Martha Graham • D. Ray Kroc
Who is known for academics and history? • A. Bill Gates • B. Martha Graham • C. Henry Louis Gates • D. Maya Angelou
Who is known for economics and franchising? • A. Ray Kroc • B. Bill Gates • C. Charles Drew • D. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Who is known for science and physics (atomic bomb)? • A. Charles Drew • B . Henry Louis Gates • C. Ray Kroc • D. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Who is known for academics and literature? • A. Martha Graham • B. Ray Kroc • C. Maya Angelou • D. Bill Gates
The linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication is called: • A. Telecommunication • B. Globalization • C. Economics • D. Satellite systems
*Improvement of all communications (e.g., travel, telecommunications, Internet)*Availability of a wide variety of foreign-made goods and services*Outsourcing of jobsThe best title for the list above would be- • A. The Impact of New Technologies • B. The Impact of Globalization • C. The Impact of Satellite Systems • D. The Impact of New Challenges