AnswersHSSUS US History Sem 1 26-27Early Civil Rights Movements

Early Civil Rights Movements — Unit test Answers

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Read the quotation from Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, recalling his childhood under Jim Crow. “Even on our way to school some days, men would come by and throw oranges at us, sometimes rock perhaps. We [also] were very much aware of police brutality in that city at that time. We were conscious of the Ku Klux Klan riding around the town to keep everybody in check.” In this quotation, Dr. Bronson is describing

A
intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by both the police and the Ku Klux Klan against African American citizens.
B
how the police protected African American citizens from intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by the Ku Klux Klan.
C
conflicts between the police and the Ku Klux Klan that caused violence in the city in which he lived.
D
how residents protected each other from the Ku Klux Klan and the police in the city in which he lived.
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Which of the following best describes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

A
two women who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association
B
the first two American women to hold national elected office
C
two women who formed the American Abortionist Movement
D
the first two American women to vote legally in a national election
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Which of the following best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political experience?

A
Bryan served as the governor of Nebraska and as secretary of state.
B
Bryan served as a congressman and as the attorney general.
C
Bryan served as secretary of state and a congressman.
D
Bryan served as vice president.
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Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in 1954 when the Supreme Court decided that

A
racial segregation was unconstitutional.
B
segregation was necessary for "public peace and good order."
C
the "separate but equal" doctrine applied to education.
D
the government could not legislate equality.
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Which individual was an influential leader of Progressivism?

A
Dwight Eisenhower
B
Theodore Roosevelt
C
Herbert Hoover
D
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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What did the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Public Works Administration (PWA) have in common?

A
They both focused on reforestation and land restoration.
B
They were both government-run construction programs.
C
They both provided government support for labor unions.
D
They were created to provide electricity in rural areas.
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Which group would have been most likely to oppose New Deal reforms?

A
farmers
B
business owners
C
construction workers
D
bank depositors
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Which of the following best describes the connection between the 1933 National Industry Recovery Act (NIRA) and the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)?

A
The Supreme Court declared both the NIRA and the NLRA unconstitutional, leading to violence between workers and employers.
B
The Supreme Court declared the NLRA unconstitutional, leading to tension between workers and employers.
C
The Supreme Court declared the NIRA unconstitutional, leading to the passage of the NLRA.
D
The Supreme Court declared both the NIRA and the NLRA to be constitutional, leading to stable relations between workers and employers.
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Which of the following was true before the Social Security Act of 1935?

A
Retired Americans were provided for by the government.
B
Very few retired Americans needed financial help.
C
Very few retired Americans had a guaranteed income.
D
Retired Americans lived on pensions from their former employers.
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When farmers’ incomes fell due to low prices in the 1920s, they

A
produced more crops to repay their loans.
B
were unable repay their loans.
C
received credit from banks to repay their loans.
D
received credit from the stock market to repay their loans.
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A common problem described in popular music of the 1930s was

A
not having money and standing in bread lines.
B
needing ten more cents to buy something.
C
losing a job and trying to find a new one.
D
having to regularly borrow money from friends.
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The stock market crash of 1929 was a direct result of

A
a lack of confidence in the economy.
B
a mass practice of buying goods and services on credit.
C
a surge of growth in the economy.
D
an underproduction of goods in farming and manufacturing.
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Floridian Zora Neale Hurston was a famous

A
migrant worker who established a powerful union.
B
politician who created the New Deal programs.
C
land owner who prospered during the land boom.
D
author who worked in federal writing programs.
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Californians called many migrants “Okies” because

A
the migrants worked in the fruit-picking industry.
B
the migrants were old and ready to retire.
C
Californians wanted to discriminate against them.
D
Californians wanted to welcome them.
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Large numbers of people settled on the Great Plains because of

A
the passage of the Homestead Act.
B
the beginning of the Depression.
C
the use of steam tractors.
D
the consolidation of farms.
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Florida became a popular vacation spot in the 1920s, leading investors to develop

A
hotels and resorts.
B
state parks and campgrounds.
C
industrial parks.
D
housing subdivisions.
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As a result of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff,

A
loans were created to help railroads, banks, and other businesses.
B
shantytowns were being built across the country.
C
the Bonus Army protested in Washington, DC.
D
foreign countries refused to buy American goods.
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Which was true about the economy when Franklin Roosevelt first campaigned for president?

A
It was in a serious depression.
B
It was recovering from a depression.
C
It was in a strong position.
D
It was in a stable position.
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Francis Townsend, an advocate of financial security for retired Americans, believed that

A
older workers needed to retire to free up jobs for younger workers.
B
all people should work until at least 70 years old before collecting pensions.
C
younger people should give their jobs to the elderly.
D
a new state tax should be created to give elderly retirees a guaranteed income.

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