1. Which set of events is listed in chronological order?

2. Which of the following would have supported the viewpoint in the excerpt above?
Factory workers
Populist party
Big business
Laissez-faire government

3. “Dollar Diplomacy” was used to –
convince immigrants to come to the United States to work in factories.
develop a system of money under the Federal Reserve.
promote communism and socialism in third world countries.
promote American foreign policy through the use of American economic investments.

4. How did President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” programs create new economic opportunities?
New regulations made it easier for citizens to borrow money from banks.
The Better Business Bureau provided more loans to small businesses.
New programs like “Head Start” helped poor people to improve their conditions.
The Social Security Administration introduced unemployment benefits to those out of work.

5. Statement 1: The U.S. oil industry boomed due to the increase in factory mechanization.
Statement 2: Rebuilding its devastated army cost the United States an enormous amount of money.
Statement 3: The shift to wartime production caused a significant reduction in unemployment.
Statement 4: The United States had a military alliance with several European countries.
Which statement would most likely be found in a history of the economic impact of World War I on the United States?
Statement 1
Statement 2
Statement 3
Statement 4

6. The 17th amendment to the U.S. Constitution
A. increases the ability of citizens to participate in government
B. gave universal suffrage to all U.S. citizens
C. enabled Congress to collect income taxes
D. instituted laws of Prohibition in the United States

7. He contested the recounting of election ballots in federal court.
This table shows the number of votes received in the state of Florida by the three leading candidates in the 2000 presidential election.
Which of the following best describes Ralph Nader’s effect on the election in Florida?
He contested the recounting of election ballots in federal
court.
His presence as a third-party candidate discouraged voter
turnout.
He persuaded state officials to abandon the punch-card
method of voting.
His candidacy drew crucial votes away from the other
candidates.

8. It limited the powers of Congress during time of war.
Use the excerpt to answer the following question.
What effect did the 1964 joint resolution of Congress have regarding the deployment of U.S. troops to Vietnam?
It limited the powers of Congress during time of war.
It limited the power of the President to use U.S. troops overseas.
It authorized the President to send troops into battle.
It granted the President the authority to declare war.

9. Filibusters were used by United States Senators from the South in the 1950s and 1960s to
block passage of civil rights bills.
protest United States involvement in Vietnam.
override presidential vetoes of environmental bills.
gain approval of presidential appointments to the Supreme Court.

10. Which of the following was an economic impact of increased defense spending during World War II?
Increased civilian unemployment rates
A decline in the manufacturing of consumer goods
A decline in average per capita income
A decline in the U.S. Gross National Product

11. Answer Key B D C A J