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Base your answer to question 40 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
40 What is the principal message of this cartoon?
(1) The United States is afraid of a united
Vietnam.
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Source: Vaughn Shoemaker, Chicago American,
1965 (adapted)
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Source: Vaughn Shoemaker, Chicago American,
1965 (adapted)
40 What is the principal message of this cartoon?
(1) The United States is afraid of a united
Vietnam.
(2) Other nations in Southeast Asia might fall to
communism.
(3) President Lyndon B. Johnson is finding it
difficult to exit Vietnam.
(4) President Lyndon B. Johnson is worried about
a communist attack on the United States.
41 A main goal of President Richard Nixon’s policy
of détente was to
(1) sponsor free elections in North and South
Korea
(2) reduce tensions between the United States
and the Soviet Union
(3) negotiate an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict
(4) build support for recognition of the
Base your answers to questions 36 and 37 on the
cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
“He’s finally getting the hang of it.”
Source: Dorman Smith, Phoenix Gazette, 1949 (adapted)
36 Which statement most accurately expresses the
main idea of the cartoon?
(1) American taxpayers hope the Marshall(B)
Plan
will quickly stabilize Europe’s economy.
(2) The Marshall Plan will limit Europe’s
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Source: Dorman Smith, Phoenix Gazette, 1949 (adapted)
36 Which statement most accurately expresses the
main idea of the cartoon?
(1) American taxpayers hope the Marshall Plan
will quickly stabilize Europe’s economy.
(2) The Marshall Plan will limit Europe’s
economic recovery.
(3) Europe will not take advantage of the
Marshall Plan.
(4) The Marshall Plan will bankrupt the
American taxpayer.
37 The United States undertook the action shown in
the cartoon primarily to
(1) keep the Soviet Union from developing
atomic weapons
(2) prevent Adolf Hitler from returning to power
in Germany
(3) stop the spread of communism in Western
Europe
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se your answer to question 23 on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
TWO MORE BRIGHT SPOTS ON THE MAP
Source: Harry Osborn, Maryland Suffrage News, November 14, 1914 (adapted)
(C)
23 Information in the cartoon most clearly supports the conclusion that by 1914
(1) states along the East Coast had granted full voting rights to women
(2) women could vote only in state elections
(3) most states had approved at least some voting rights for women
(4) complete national suffrage for women had been achieved
Source: Harry Osborn, Maryland Suffrage News, November 14, 1914 (adapted)
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25 The United States Senate refused to rat
Treaty of Versailles after World War I b
many senators believed
(1) President Woodrow Wilson was too ill
the treaty
(2) most Americans had sympathized
Germany during the war
(3) the treaty would not require reparation
Germany
(4) the League of Nations could draw the
States into future wars
23 Information in the cartoon most clearly supports the conclusion that by 1914
(1) states along the East Coast had granted full voting rights to women
(2) women could vote only in state elections
(3) most states had approved at least some voting rights for women
(4) complete national suffrage for women had been achieved
The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th
century and early 20th century resulted in
(1) Supreme Court decisions that expanded the
right to vote
(2) government regulation of unfair business
practices
(3) increases in the power of monopolies
(4) reduction of the president’s power to manage
the economy
Hist. & Gov’t. – Aug. ’12
cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
The Odd Couple
Source: Bill Mauldin, Chicago Sun-Times, 1973 (adapted)
(D)
40 The cartoonist is commenting on which Cold War
foreign policy?
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Source: Bill Mauldin, Chicago Sun-Times, 1973 (adapted)
40 The cartoonist is commenting on which Cold War
foreign policy?
(1) détente
(3) the domino theory
(2) brinkmanship
(4) collective security
41 Which United States foreign policy decision most
clearly reflects the relationship shown in the
cartoon?
(1) issuance of the Eisenhower Doctrine
(2) quarantine of Cuba
(3) support of Israel in the Six Day War
(4) negotiation of the Strategic Arms Limitation
Treaty (SALT)
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below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Source: Herblock, “I am Not a Crook,”
The Washington Post, May 24, 1974
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41 The cartoon is most closely associated with the
controversy over the
Source: Herblock, “I am Not a Crook,”
The Washington Post, May 24, 1974
41 The cartoon is most closely associated with the
controversy over the
(1) Watergate affair
(2) war on drugs
(3) Arab-Israeli conflict
(4) Iran hostage crisis
U.S. Hist. & Gov’t.–June ’08
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(2) Great Society
Base your answer to question 34 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Source: Dr. Seuss, PM, April 7, 1942
34 This World War II cartoon was used to encourage
Americans to
(F)
(1) buy war bonds
(2) conserve natural resources
(3) serve in the armed forces
(3)
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Source: Dr. Seuss, PM, April 7, 1942
34 This World War II cartoon was used to encourage
Americans to
(1) buy war bonds
(2) conserve natural resources
(3) serve in the armed forces
(4) work in war industries
U.S. Hist. & Gov’t.–June ’09
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Base your answer to question 20 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
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The Rising of the Usurpers and
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A Government
of the People
by the People
and for
the People
Source: Thomas Nast, 1889 (adapted)
20 This cartoonist is expressing
(1) support for new tariffs
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Source: Thomas Nast, 1889 (adapted)
20 This cartoonist is expressing
(1) support for new tariffs
(2) encouragement for increased immigration
(3) concern for environmental pollution
(4) dissatisfaction with the power of big business
21 In the late 1800s, the principles of Social
Darwinism were most consistent with the ideas of
(1) Populism
(2) laissez-faire economics
(3) trustbusting
(4) utopian socialism
U.S. Hist. & Gov’t.–Aug. ’07
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cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
Woman’s Holy War
Grand Charge on the Enemy’s Works
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22 The “Holy War” illustrated in the cartoon was an
effort to
Source: Currier and Ives,
Library of Congress (adapted)
22 The “Holy War” illustrated in the cartoon was an
effort to
(1) recruit women soldiers
(2) promote world peace
(3) ban the sale of alcoholic beverages
(4) spread Christian religious beliefs
23 Women gained a victory in the “war” shown in the
cartoon through the
(1) ratification of a constitutional amendment
(2) legalization of birth control
(3) expansion of missionary activities overseas
(4) repeal of national Prohibition
U.S. Hist. & Gov’t.–Jan. ’07
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Base your answers to questions 30 and 31 on the
cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Source: Fred O. Seibel, Richmond Times-Dispatch,
January 8, 1937
30 What is the main idea of this cartoon?
Source: Fred O. Seibel, Richmond Times-Dispatch,
January 8, 1937
30 What is the main idea of this cartoon?
(1) The legislative branch disagreed with the
executive branch during the presidency of
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(2) President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted the
Supreme Court to support his programs.
(3) Justices of the Supreme Court were not asked
for their opinion about New Deal programs.
(4) The three branches of government agreed on
the correct response to the Great Depression.
31 President Roosevelt responded to the situation
illustrated in the cartoon by
(1) calling for repeal of many New Deal programs
(2) demanding popular election of members of
the judicial branch
(3) asking voters to elect more Democrats to
Congress
(4) proposing to increase the number of justices
American economy
(4) the president’s success in solving social problems
Base your answer to question 34 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
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Source: Burt Thomas, Detroit News (adapted)
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34 The cartoonist is commenting on President
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to
(1) veto several bills sent him by Congress
(2) end New Deal programs
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Source: Burt Thomas, Detroit News (adapted)
34 The cartoonist is commenting on President
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to
(1) veto several bills sent him by Congress
(2) end New Deal programs
(3) gain quick passage of his legislation
(4) slow down the legislative process
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Base your answer to question 43 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Source: Scott Stantis, The Birmingham News, June 27, 2002
(adapted)
43 Which issue is the central focus of this cartoon
drawn after September 11, 2001?
(1) Is there a need to give up some civil liberties
(K)
to protect the nation?
(2) Should the United States reduce oil imports
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Source: Scott Stantis, The Birmingham News, June 27, 2002
(adapted)
43 Which issue is the central focus of this cartoon
drawn after September 11, 2001?
(1) Is there a need to give up some civil liberties
to protect the nation?
(2) Should the United States reduce oil imports
from the Middle East?
(3) Does the United States need fewer limits on
immigration?
(4) Should the United States abandon the
Constitution?
44 Which heading best completes the partial outline
below?
I.____________________________________
A. Nullification crisis
B. Kansas-Nebraska Act
C. Dred Scott v. Sanford
D. Election of Lincoln (1860)
against Hitler and Mussolini
Base your answer to question 24 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
A Wise Economist Asks a Question
Source: Chicago Tribune, August 19, 1931
(adapted)
24 Which factor contributed most to the situation
(L)
shown in the cartoon?
(1) low tariff rates
Source: Chicago Tribune, August 19, 1931
(adapted)
24 Which factor contributed most to the situation
shown in the cartoon?
(1) low tariff rates
(2) shortages of consumer goods
(3) nonregulation of banks
(4) creation of a national bank
25 The decision of the Supreme Court in Korematsu
v. United States (1944) upheld the power of the
president during wartime to
(1) ban terrorists from entering the country
(2) limit a group’s civil liberties
(3) stop mistreatment of resident legal aliens
(4) deport persons who work for enemy nations
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Base your answers to questions 16 and 17 on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
16 What is the main idea of this cartoon from the 1800s?
(1) Labor is gaining power over big business.
(2) Most Americans support the labor movement.
(3) Business has advantages over labor.
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16 What is the main idea of this cartoon from the 1800s?
(1) Labor is gaining power over big business.
(2) Most Americans support the labor movement.
(3) Business has advantages over labor.
(4) Government should support the expansion of railroads.
17 The American Federation of Labor responded to the situation shown in
(1) organizing skilled workers into unions
(2) encouraging open immigration
(3) forming worker-owned businesses
(4) creating a single union of workers and farmers
Base your answer to question 26 on the cartoon
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
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26 The cartoon illustrates President Theodore
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Roosevelt’s attempt to
(1) ignore antitrust laws
Source: Triumph of the American Nation, Harcourt Brace
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27 Why did the Senate reject the Versailles Treaty
(1919)?
(1) to keep the United States free from foreign
entanglements
(2) to express opposition to the harsh sanctions
imposed on Germany
(3) to avoid the dues for membership in the
League of Nations
(4) to reduce United States military forces in
Europe
26 The cartoon illustrates President Theodore
Roosevelt’s attempt to
(1) ignore antitrust laws
(2) conserve natural resources
(3) limit the power of monopolies
(4) eliminate foreign ownership of United States
corporations
Source: Triumph of the American Nation, Harcourt Brace
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your answer to question 39 on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
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39 The main idea expressed in the cartoon involves the
(1) relationship between consumer needs and military needs
(2) problems created by the development of nuclear weapons
(3) need for all people to be informed about world affairs
(4) problems associated with the shift from a wartime economy to a peace-
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39 The main idea expressed in the cartoon involves the
(1) relationship between consumer needs and military needs
(2) problems created by the development of nuclear weapons
(3) need for all people to be informed about world affairs
(4) problems associated with the shift from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy
& Gov’t. – June ’01
Base your answers to questions 32 and 33 on the
cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
The Only Way We Can Save Her
War Mad Europe
Source: Carey Orr, Chicago Tribune, 1939 (adapted)
(P)
32 What is the main idea of this 1939 political
cartoon?
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Source: Carey Orr, Chicago Tribune, 1939 (adapted)
32 What is the main idea of this 1939 political
cartoon?
(1) Great Britain and France do not want the
United States to enter World War II.
(2) The United States should remain isolated
from the war in Europe to preserve
democracy.
(3) The survival of democracy requires that the
United States enter the war.
(4) The United States believes there is no real
threat to democracy.
33 Which action is most consistent with the
viewpoint expressed by this cartoonist?
(1) passing the Neutrality Acts
(2) negotiating the Destroyers for Naval Bases
deal
(3) joining the League of Nations
(4) signing the Atlantic Charter
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below and on your knowledge of social studies.
OH, SO THAT’S THE KIND OF A SAILOR
HE IS!
Source: J. N. “Ding” Darling, Des Moines Register,
March 29, 1937 (adapted)
(R)
29 The cartoon illustrates President Franklin D.
Roosevelt’s dissatisfaction with
[6]
Source: J. N. “Ding” Darling, Des Moines Register,
March 29, 1937 (adapted)
29 The cartoon illustrates President Franklin D.
Roosevelt’s dissatisfaction with
(1) Congress leading the nation into World War II
(2) Congress resisting proposals to strengthen
the navy
(3) New Deal programs being declared
unconstitutional
(4) being unable to appoint minorities to the
Supreme Court
your answer to question 28 on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
28 Which title best describes the message of this cartoon?
(1) “Neutrality is the Best Policy”
(S)
28 Which title best describes the message of this cartoon?
(1) “Neutrality is the Best Policy”
(2) “Isolationism: Our Old Ally”
(3) “Temptations of the Imperialist Menu”
(4) “The Dangers of Overeating”
29 In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis
described the living conditions of
(1) workers in urban slums
(2) African Americans in the segregated South
(3) the rich in their mansions
(4) Native American Indians on reservations
31 What was a major reas
to obtain a fair share
of the 1920s?
(1) Crops failed due
(2) The government
(3) Farm crops were
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