USII.8e-9d REVIEW for Benchmark Test

US History 1865 to present

New York City and Boston can be found in the _______ region.

A.Southeast

B.Northeast

C.Midwest

D.Pacific

B. Northeast

Minnesota, Michigan, and Indiana can be found in the __________ region.

A.Northeast

B. Non Contigious

C. Southwest

D.Midwest

D. Midwest

Which region is Texas and Arizona located in?

A.Northeast

B. Southeast

C. Southwest

D.Western

C. Southwest

Which of the following cities was the center of the meat packing

industry?

A.Boston

B. Chicago

C. New York

D.Detroit

B. Chicago

In what region of the United States were Jim Crow laws found?

A.Southeast

B. Western

C. Pacific

D.Southwest

A. Southeast

Which of the following is found in the Western region?

A. Colorado

B. California

C. New Mexico

D. Kansas

A. Colorado

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

• C. Hispanic and Asian Americans

Which Supreme Court decision legalized Jim Crow

segregation in the South-

A. Dred Scott v. Sanford

B. Gideon v. Wainwright

C.Plessy v. Ferguson

D.Brown v. Board of Education

C. Plessy v. Ferguson

What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board

of Education?

A.Desegregation of public schools

B.Integration of all public facilities

C.Equal voting rights

D.Abolition of the poll tax

A. Desegregation of public schools

Which of the following methods of protest would Martin Luther

King, Jr. have disapproved?

A.Boycotts

B.Public demonstration

C.Sit-Ins

D.Setting fire to a business

D. Setting fire to a business

The result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 was-

A. Greater restrictions for African Americans on public transportation

B. Full desegregation of public transportation

C. The end of bus service in cities

D. That African Americans still had to sit at the back of the bus

B. Full desegregation of public transportation

The Jim Crow laws passed in the South-A. Forced African Americans to take high

paying jobsB. Forced African Americans to move NorthC. Segregated African Americans from white

societyD. Made it a crime for African Americans to

attend school

C. Segregated African Americans from white

society

The use of poll taxes was outlawed by the-A. Voting Rights Act of 1965

B. Civil Rights Act of 1964

C. 13th Amendment to the Constitution

D. Patriot Act

A. Voting Rights Act of 1965

The National Organization for Women was created to-A. Work against gender discrimination in

employmentB. Elect more women to public officeC. Ensure that mothers have access to

affordable daycareD. Ensure that women receive the right to

vote

A. Work against gender discrimination in employment

A.Which of the following is NOT true about women in American society by the mid 1990’s?

A. Most women worked for pay outside the homeB. Most women were paid less than menC. Women had achieved full economic equality

with menD. Women were underrepresented in the area of

elected office

C. Women had achieved full economic equality with men

Who is known for the area of science and blood plasma?

• A. J. Robert Oppenheimer

• B. Martha Graham

• C. Bill Gates

• D. Charles Drew

• 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

• B. Frank Lloyd Wright

Who is known for the area of economics and computer

technology?

• A. Bill Gates

• B. J. Robert Oppenheimer

• C. Ray Kroc

• D. Martha Graham

• A. Bill Gates

Who is known for culture and dance?

• A. Maya Angelou

• B. Henry Louis Gates

• C. Martha Graham

• D. Ray Kroc

• C. Martha Graham

Who is known for academics and history?

• A. Bill Gates

• B. Martha Graham

• C. Henry Louis Gates

• D. Maya Angelou

• C. Henry Louis Gates

Who is known for economics and franchising?

• A. Ray Kroc

• B. Bill Gates

• C. Charles Drew

• D. J. Robert Oppenheimer

• A. Ray Kroc

Who is known for science and physics (atomic bomb)?

• A. Charles Drew

• B . Henry Louis Gates

• C. Ray Kroc

• D. J. Robert Oppenheimer

• D. J. Robert Oppenheimer

Who is known for academics and literature?

• A. Martha Graham

• B. Ray Kroc

• C. Maya Angelou

• D. Bill Gates

• C. Maya Angelou

The linking of nations through trade, information, technologies,

and communication is called:

• A. Telecommunication

• B. Globalization

• C. Economics

• D. Satellite systems

• B. Globalization

*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

• B. The Impact of Globalization

All of the following were industries benefiting from new

technologies except:

• A. Airline-jets & space exploration

• B. Entertainment & news media

• C. Internet & satellite

• D. Bicycles & gliders

• D. Bicycles & gliders

Decreased regional variation, greater access to news, other

information, heating and airconditioning were:

• A. Impacts of old technologies in American life after WWII

• B. Impacts of new technologies in American life after WWII

• C. Results of women re-entering the workforce

• D. Results of men returning to jobs after WWII

• B. Impacts of new technologies in American life after WWII

*Increase in terrorist activities*Conflicts in the Middle East

*Changing relationships with nationsThe best title for the list above would be-

• A. America’s New Technologies

• B. America’s New Challenges

• C. America’s Foreign Policies

• D. America’s White Table

• C. America’s Foreign Policies

Policies to protect the environment, global climate change, and

conservation of water and other natural resources are included in

America’s interest in-

• A. City environment

• B. State environment

• C. National environment

• D. Global environment

• D. Global environment