MCC History Practice Exam

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• What describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution?
• Which term describes a rapid selling of stocks causing prices to fall and market turmoil?
• Which phrase best captures the meaning of 'gilded' in historical context?
• Which former president was not a natural Washington politician yet excelled as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and lost his bid for re-election to Wilson?
• What does 'gilded' mean when describing the Gilded Age?
• Which New Deal program provided employment for young men in conservation projects?
• During this era, many immigrants entered the labor force as what kind of workers?
• What was a primary goal of Progressive Era reforms?
• Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
• The 18th Amendment is commonly known as which of the following?
• Which event brought the United States out of the Great Depression?
• The right for women to vote in the United States was guaranteed by which amendment?
• Which policy is most associated with Roosevelt's response to the Depression?
• Which two presidential candidates split the Republican vote in the 1912 election?
• The Tennessee Valley Authority was created to modernize the region by building what infrastructure?
• Immigrants came to America to escape which conditions?
• What term describes making a very risky investment in the stock market in hopes of earning a large profit?
• John D. Rockefeller is best known for dominating which industry?
• During the Industrial Revolution, most immigrants lived where?
• During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by establishing what?
• Which of the following is NOT a major goal of the New Deal?
• During the Industrial Revolution the factory system led to
• Which term describes a wealthy industrialist who supported public works such as libraries and universities?
• Which factor most directly contributed to the onset of the Great Depression?
• Which factor contributed to rapid industrialization in the United States?
• The ___ was an agency formed to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount.
• Which statement is true of the 1932 presidential election?
• Which statement best describes the living and working conditions of immigrants in urban industrial areas?
• The Jungle was a novel written by which author?
• Which amendment fits best with the quote?
• The Banking Holiday was implemented during the presidency of which U.S. leader?
• A political organization that controls election results by awarding jobs and other favors in exchange for votes
• Senator Huey Long, Dr Francis Townsend, and Father Charles Coughlin are best known as
• Which of the following best summarizes the overall urban trend during the Industrial Revolution?
• Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?
• The Fair Labor Standards Act addressed what labor issue?
• The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
• Which statement describes how government officials responded to the arrival of Asian immigrants in the United States?
• The Dust Bowl disaster caused Great Plains farmers to become what?
• A major reason that president Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding justices to the Supreme Court in 1937 was to
• Which law granted free federal land to settlers moving to the Great Plains?
• What happened on Black Tuesday?
• Why did immigrants tend to vote in line with the demands of urban political machine bosses?
• What best describes a laissez-faire economy?
• During the late 19th century, many immigrants found work as what?
• The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called
• Process which makes steel more affordable and profitable
• The Progressive movement supported the idea that the federal government should do what?
• What term describes FDR's action of closing all banks for a period during the early 1930s?
• The Agricultural Adjustment Act tried to help farmers by
• Which era in US history is characterized by political corruption, the rise of big business, immigration, and rapid urbanization?
• During which years did rural-to-urban migration primarily occur due to urban opportunities?
• Which statement best describes the overall effect of the New Deal on the federal government?
• Which activity did Civilian Conservation Corps members primarily perform on public lands?
• Suffrage refers to
• Which term describes businessmen who used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and keep wages low?
• Andrew Carnegie is best known for expanding which industry?
• Compared with Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented policies that primarily aimed to do which of the following?
• What fraction of states is required to ratify an amendment?
• Which development most contributed to mass production in the United States during the Industrial Revolution?
• Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and what?
• During economic downturns, what term is used to describe a period of prolonged high unemployment and low demand?
• Which amendment was passed first in U.S. history?
• What were FDR's weekly radio addresses to the American public called?
• Who was the president associated with the Square Deal?
• What is another name for a big business that controls an entire market?
• Which energy source is associated with increased manufacturing efficiency in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
• Which president wanted to control businesses and conserve the environment?
• Which innovation contributed to rapid industrialization of the United States?
• Which statement describes a referendum?
• A major difference in responding to the Great Depression was that Roosevelt supported direct relief to people out of work.
• What is the NRA?
• Which industry employed many Chinese immigrants during railroad construction?
• A surplus occurs when farmers can produce ___ than they can sell.
• Jane Addams's settlement houses were located in which city?
• Which transportation innovation opened new markets in the West and helped settle the Great Plains?
• During the 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to
• Which statement about tenement housing is accurate?
• Which event led to building codes and government regulation of business?
• What were the major goals of the New Deal?
• What term describes multi-family apartments that were dark, crowded, and barely meeting minimal living standards in rapidly growing cities?
• The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures resulted in
• What type of work did the Works Progress Administration focus on?
• Passage of the Social Security Act (1935) helped American workers by
• The CCC and WPA were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of
• In Chicago, Jane Addams's settlement house movement aimed at
• Progressives concentrated their reform efforts in which three areas?
• The term 'Gilded Age' was used to describe the era because it looked prosperous on the outside but hid underlying corruption. Which phrase best captures this idea?
• Which era introduced reforms aimed at addressing urban poverty and social reform?
• In the early 1900s, muckrakers described what?
• The Dust Bowl migration led farmers to move to which state?
• What innovation made manufacturing more efficient?
• Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
• During which period did the temperance movement primarily operate?
• Which invention made steel production more affordable and widespread?
• Which policy was NOT part of the early New Deal reforms?
• Which statement best reflects how wealthier industrialists influenced politics during the gilded age?
• Who established the Federal Reserve in 1913?
• The initiative, referendum, and recall were adopted by several states during the Progressive Era for what purpose?
• The Jungle exposed unsanitary practices in meatpacking and led to passage of which federal laws?
• Which act is least associated with Theodore Roosevelt's progressive reforms?
• Growth of American industry in this era is best explained by which combination of factors?
• National parks were established for the purpose of
• Which statement best describes how the Great Depression affected production and consumption?
• Between 1860 and 1900, a primary cause of migration from rural to urban areas was
• Which statement best describes the overall impact of the New Deal?
• Civil service reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries primarily aimed to address which problem?
• Which of the following reflects a positive effect attributed to wealthy industrialists?
• The Tennessee Valley Authority accomplished what?
• Which tactic did labor groups commonly use to advocate for better working conditions?
• The creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was intended to
• What did the 18th Amendment accomplish?
• Which term describes 19th-century industrialists who gained wealth through aggressive practices but contributed to industrial growth?
• Which act strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act?
• Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?
• Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?
• What was the Square Deal?
• Who was responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the United States during 1865–1900?
• What are pull factors in immigration?
• The growth of cities is called
• Who accepted bribes in return for favors?
• Which statement best describes gilded age politics?
• How would an African American during the Great Depression most likely have felt about the New Deal?
• The Agricultural Adjustment Act sought to assist farmers by paying them not to grow crops.
• The National Recovery Administration was part of the New Deal and aimed to
• Chinese immigrants were mainly employed by companies in which industry?
• Muckrakers used which methods to bring attention to social problems?
• Which statement best explains what happened in the election of 1912?
• Which policy instrument expanded direct democracy at the state level during the Progressive Era?
• One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was
• What caused many businesses to close because they produced more goods than consumers were willing to buy?
• The term 'Gilded Age' suggests that behind the glittering wealth lay
• Cities grew because of all these factors except which?
• Which group did the Agricultural Adjustment Administration primarily aim to help?
• What was one positive of wealthy industrialists?
• Which statement best defines the temperance movement?
• Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and influenced the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
• Which era was a period of social, economic, and political reform in response to rapid industrialization?
• Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
• Which innovation helped people settle the Great Plains and opened new markets in the West?
• Which term best represents a policy of minimal government interference in the economy?
• Who is credited with inventing the lightbulb?
• Which of the following best explains the impact of railroads during the Industrial Revolution?
• The Sherman Antitrust Act targeted which of the following?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of New Deal relief programs?
• I passed the Meat Inspection Act.
• Who was the US president when women won the right to vote?
• Which factor most contributed to the living conditions faced by many immigrants during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
• Southern states restricted the voting rights of Black citizens by enacting which measures?
• Which federal agency was established by 1916 to manage national historic sites?
• Which term describes a market situation where a single company dominates and eliminates competition?
• In urban politics, immigrants often aligned with political machines because they provided what in exchange for votes?
• Which description best captures the gilded age in this context?
• Which policy granted land to settlers to promote westward expansion?
• Which of the following is not a pull factor for immigration?
• What kind of projects did the Works Progress Administration primarily fund?
• What nickname was given to government agencies created under the New Deal?
• Which statement about push and pull factors is most accurate?
• What are push factors in immigration?
• Which statement best captures the character of the New Deal era in terms of federal involvement?
• The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by Congress to do what?
• Which factor most attracted immigrants to urban areas during this period?
• What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?
• The famous immigration center in New York City during the early 20th century processed millions of incoming immigrants. Which location is this?
• Which statement best captures the core aim of muckrakers in the Progressive Era?
• What statement about tenements was true during the gilded age?
• Nativists believed which of the following?
• Which statement best describes the aim of the New Deal?
• Muckrakers were reformers who used photography to expose unsafe or unsanitary conditions. Which pair is correctly identified as muckrakers known for such photographs?
• This political party proposed an increase in the money supply, a gradual income tax, and a federal loan program
• One of the most influential political machines was
• Americans who were anti-immigration due to fear of losing jobs to newcomers were called
• The method by which a company controls all stages of production to maximize efficiency is called what?
• The 17th Amendment changed the election of which political office?
• Which statement describes housing for immigrants during this era?
• Many immigrants found work as ___.
• During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains
• Which gateway was primarily used for Asian immigrants entering the United States on the West Coast?
• What describes a market when the economy expands, stock prices rise, and investing increases?
• What was one way workers tried to get better working conditions?
• Which law restricted Chinese immigration in 1882?
• A major result of the New Deal was that it
• Which statement best describes the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration during the early 1930s?
• Muckrakers and urban photographers sought to expose what to spark reform?
• Which term describes the mixing of cultures we have in the United States?
• Which group benefited from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration?
• What are businessmen who are known for their positive contribution to the modern industrial economy called?
• Which phrase best describes late 19th-century business leaders who modernized the economy and funded public works?
• The set of programs started by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help the nation out of the Great Depression is known as what?
• The biggest oil companies in the United States during 1865–1900 were created by whom?
• What is the term for a large number of customers withdrawing cash from a bank?
• How did the US government respond to women who protested outside the White House?
• During the Gilded Age, there was an increase in which two trends as people moved to cities seeking economic opportunities?