American History II: Unit Six Test1. United States participation in the Washington Conference (1921), in the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928), and

the SALT talks of the 1970s is evidence that the United Statesa. Has followed a free trade policy for most of the 20th centuryb. Relies on military alliances for defense against aggressionc. Has been willing to cooperate with other nations to reduce world tensionsd. Believes that cultural exchange programs are a way to promote international understanding

Base your answer to question 2 on the political cartoon below and on your knowledge of American history.

2. What is the main idea of this 1997 cartoon?

3. Which statement about the economy of the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s is most accurate?

a. The increased cost of imported oil hurt economic growthb. The Federal budget was balanced for the first time since the Jackson administrationc. Inflation declined sharply to an all time lowd. The number of jobs in farming increased while service industry jobs decreased

4. The Camp David Accords negotiated during President Carter’s administration were an attempt toa. Decrease United States intervention in Central Americab. Encourage the use of solar and other sources of renewal energyc. End inflationary oil pricesd. Establish peace between Middle Eastern nations

Base your answer to question 5 on the headlines below and on your knowledge of American history.

“President Nixon Plans Trip to China to Meet with Chairman Mao”“President Carter Signs New Panama Canal Treaty”“President Clinton Concludes Trade Agreement with Japan”

a. Investors believe the stock market may crash in the near future

b. Illegal aliens are trying to come to the United States in record numbers

c. Workers still suffer from dangerous conditions on the job

d. Workers are being laid off to keep corporate profits high

5. Each of the headlines above illustrated an action of a President fulfilling his role asa. Chief of Partyb. Commander in Chiefc. Chief Diplomatd. Chief Legislator

6. The “supply side” economics of President Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush favoreda. Raising tariffs to increase the number of importsb. Increasing Federal taxes to support social welfare programsc. Providing incentives to stimulate business growthd. Establishing government programs to provide jobs for the unemployed

7. In the United States, industrial unions of the 1880s and of the 1980s had similar goals in that both campaigned for

a. National health insuranceb. Better unemployment insurancec. Greater job security and higher wagesd. Wage and price freezes

Base your answer to question 8 on the political cartoon below and on your knowledge of American history.

8. What is the main idea of this cartoon about President Bill Clinton?

9. President Bill Clinton supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) primarily as a way toa. Normalize trade relations with Cubab. Stimulate economic growth in the United Statesc. Restrict the flow of drugs into United Statesd. Increase the United States trade deficit

10. In 1988, Congress voted to pay $20,000 to each of the surviving Americans of Japanese descent who were interned during World War II because

a. The danger of war with Japan no longer existedb. All of the interned Japanese Americans eventually became American citizensc. The World Court ordered the United States to pay reparationsd. Many Americans believed that the internment of the 1940s was unjust and unnecessary

a. Positive economic conditions helped maintain his high approval ratings

b. Voter approval of the president declined due to flaws in his character

c. He did not deserve credit for the economic prosperity of the nation

d. The American public considered personal character the most important trait of a president in the 1990s

Base your answer to question 11 on the quotation below and on your knowledge of American history.

“… Our decision about energy will test the character of the American people and the ability of the President and the Congress to govern. This difficult effort will be the ‘moral equivalent of war’ – except that we will be uniting our efforts to build and not destroy…” – President Jimmy Carter Address to the Nation, 1977

11. President Carter put these ideas into practice bya. Halting construction of nuclear power plantsb. Increasing imports of foreign oilc. Urging the development of alternative fuel sourcesd. Imposing a price freeze on all petroleum products

12. The growth of modern technology has resulted ina. A decrease in the population of the worldb. Increasing interdependence among nationsc. A growing need for unskilled labord. A sharp decline in the need for oil and coal

Base your answer to question 13 on the graph below and on your knowledge of American history.

13. What did the federal government propose to address the problem suggested by the graph?a. Creation of a national one-child policyb. Expansion of the Medicare programc. Development of a national child-care program for working parentsd. Elimination of Social Security benefits for Americans over the age of 85

14. President Bill Clinton’s decision to send troops to Bosnia in 1995 and to participate in the bombing of Kosovo in 1999 were both in response to international concern over

a. Trade agreement violationsb. Access to world oil reservesc. Human rights violationsd. Monetary policies

15. A primary reason for the increase in federal debt between 1980 and 1996 wasa. The cost of sending United States troops to the Balkansb. Instability of the stock marketc. Lower sales tax revenues collected by state and local governmentsd. High levels of spending by the federal government

Base your answer to question 16 on the political cartoon below and on your knowledge of American history.

16. This 1991 cartoon is criticizing President George Bush for

a. Refusing to support the United Nationsb. Involving the United States in foreign warsc. Using foreign affairs to hide domestic failuresd. Ignoring the economic need of developing nations

17. Since the Russian people rejected communism in the early 1990s, the United States has provided support to the new nation by

a. Creating a military alliance with Russiab. Destroying most United States nuclear weaponsc. Opposing the independence of the other Russian republicsd. Giving foreign aid to Russia in the form of low-interest loans

18. Since the 1980s, a major goal of the Republican Party has been to a. Increase federally funded welfare programsb. Increase the size of the federal workforcec. Reduce defense and military spendingd. Cut federal taxes

19. One important conclusion that can be drawn as a result of the United States experience in both the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Persian Gulf War (1991) is that

a. Only the President should decide issues of war and peaceb. The media are a powerful influence in shaping American public opinion toward warc. The public has little confidence in the ability of the American militaryd. International organizations play a decisive role in determining the outcome of a way

Base your answer to question 20 on the political cartoon and on your knowledge of American history.

20. Which statement most accurately describes the main idea of this 1975 cartoon?

21. The beginning of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe is most closely associated with thea. Fall of the Berlin Wallb. Admission of Warsaw Pact nations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)c. Intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Yugoslaviad. Formation of the European Union

Base your answer to question 22 on the political cartoon below and on your knowledge of American history.

22. Which statement about immigration to the United States is most accurate?

23. Which situation faced by President Bill Clinton is expressed in the cartoon?

a. The press should not publish materials that damage the reputation of public officials

b. The government is improperly hiding information from the public

c. Government should restrict the publication of sensitive materials

d. Libraries are making too many government reports open to the public

a. The desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the United States

b. The ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged

c. The number of immigrants has remained constant in each decade during most of United States history

d. Nearly all immigrants have easily assimilated into American culture

a. Impeachment hampered his ability to carry out programsb. International problems interfered with domestic policy goalsc. Health care costs took away needed for peacekeeping commitmentsd. Budget deficits prevented military action in world trouble spots

Base your answer to question 24 on the political cartoon below and on your knowledge of American history.

24. What is the main idea of the cartoon?

25. In 1991, one of the reasons President George H. W. Bush committed United States troops to the Persian Gulf War was to

a. Maintain the flow of trade through the Suez Canalb. Fulfill military obligations as a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)c. Contain the spread of communism in the Middle Eastd. Assure the flow of Middle East oil to the United States and its allies

26. The development of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan has been criticized by the United States government because

a. India and Pakistan are allied of Russiab. India and Pakistan have threatened to use these weapons against the United Statesc. The United States insists on maintaining its nuclear capabilityd. The spread of nuclear weapons threatens all humankind

27. Social scientists use the expression “the graying of America” to describe thea. Aging of the nation’s populationb. Declining political power of older Americansc. Possible failure of the Social Security Systemd. Increasing number of babies born to older couples

Base your answers to questions 21 and 22 on the graph below and on your knowledge of American history.

a. Airline technology has resulted in more efficient service

b. Reduced competition in the airline industry has hurt the consumer

c. A growing economy has led to the start-up of new airlines

d. An increase in the number of airlines has led to computer malfunctions

28. Which statement is most clearly supported by the information in the graph?a. More children were under age 6 than in 1950b. Since 1990, women have made up more than half of the workforcec. The gap between male and female incomes has declinedd. Fewer women are staying home to raise their young children

Base your answer to question 23 on the newspaper excerpt below and on your knowledge of American history.

Washington, Dec 4 – Supporters of limits on Congressional terms gathered in the nation’s capital today, limiting the number of years that members of Congress could serve to 12 years – six terms for House members and two terms for senators – would force more competition into the system… supports of term limits said this year’s elections, with a 96 percent re-election rate in the House, showed how hard it was for even an angry electorate to defeat incumbents. – The New York Times, December 1990

29. The major reason for increased support for the change discussed in the article is the public’s belief thata. Most current members of Congress have taken bribesb. The President’s political party should have a majority in Congressc. Political disputes in Congress would be reducedd. The democratic process would be strengthened

Base your answer to question 25 on the graphs below and on your knowledge of American history.

30. Data from the graphs support the conclusion that between 1960 and 1990a. The government failed in its efforts at recyclingb. The amount of waste that was increasedc. Most people favor mandatory recycling effortsd. Efforts to recycle waste decreased steadily

31. The goal of current Federal Government policies toward Native Americans is toa. Make Native Americans more dependent on the Federal Governmentb. Give the state more control over Native American affairsc. Eliminate tribal ties and customsd. Give Native Americans more control over their own affairs

Base your answer to question 29 on the political cartoon below and on your knowledge of American history.

32. The cartoonist of the image approve is critical of computers mainly becausea. Important personal records are frequently lostb. Personal information may no longer be privatec. Computers are becoming more difficult to used. Computer technology becomes obsolete too quickly

33. A candidate for public office would likely conclude from a study of this graph that the public would favor increased government support for

a. Additional foreign aidb. Health care facilitiesc. Child day-care centersd. Colleges universities

Base your answer to question 23 on the graphs below and on your knowledge of American history.

34. As the average age of the nation’s population increases, there will be need toa. Create more child care facilitiesb. Address the financing of Medicarec. Increase the number of public schoolsd. Reform immigration laws

35. Data from the graphs most clearly support the conclusion that by the mid-1990s, American women as a group

a. Surpassed men in the number of businesses owned and law degrees receivedb. Had given up marriage in favor of careers outside the homec. Had gained more opportunities in professional areasd. Earned more than men in the legal profession

Base your answer to question 34 on the political cartoon below and on your knowledge of American history.

36. What Native American Indian viewpoint does the cartoonist support?a. Illegal immigrants should not be allowed to settle on Native American Indian reservationsb. European settlers took Native American Indian landc. Government efforts to restrict immigration should be supportedd. Native American Indians support government efforts to stop illegal immigration

Base your answers to questions 36 and 37 on the chart below and on your knowledge of American history.

37. Which criticism of the Electoral College system is illustrated by the information in the table?a. Presidential electors frequently do not vote for the person they were pledged to support

b. A person can win the presidency without winning the most popular votesc. The vote of the people in each state has little relationship to the election outcomed. Minor-party candidates often receive too many electoral votes

38. What change is most often proposed to correct the problem showed by the table?a. Pass a law requiring state electors to vote for the candidate with the most popular votesb. Place limits on the number of political parties in presidential electionsc. Adopt a constitutional amendment to elect the president by popular voted. Allow the elected members of Congress to select the president

39. What was a direct result of the census of 2000?a. Personal income tax rates were changedb. New United States District Courts were createdc. Seats in the House of Representatives were reapportionedd. The number of United States Senators was increased

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