Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

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How did congressional Republicans and Democrats respond to President Bush’s proposed changes to immigration law?

A
Both parties supported his guest worker program.
B
Both parties criticized his guest worker program.
C
Only Democrats passed his guest worker program.
D
Only Republicans passed his guest worker program.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided support by

A
bailing out financial institutions.
B
making loans to auto companies.
C
funding road and bridge construction.
D
working to ease the bank credit crisis.
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Which of the following events contributed to Joseph McCarthy’s rise to power during the early 1950s?

A
The House Un-American Activities Committee was formed.
B
Alger Hiss was prosecuted and convicted as a Soviet spy.
C
The Senate passed a resolution to censure McCarthy.
D
Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress.
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How did Hoover’s belief that Americans should maintain their individualism affect his response to the Depression?

A
He led efforts to build the St. Lawrence Seaway.
B
He let the Depression continue until World War II.
C
He hired a thousand economists to advise him.
D
He wanted to provide indirect aid to people.
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Which of the following had the greatest influence on how Germany was treated after World War I?

A
President Wilson’s desire to form the League of Nations
B
Germany’s desire for reasonable conditions of surrender and fair treatment
C
Europe’s desire to maintain original pre-war borders
D
the Allies’ desire to seek retribution for Germany’s actions

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