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pane00 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

What did Richard Nixon do as president that resulted in the most drastic government intervention in the economy since World War II?

A) He eviscerated most New Deal programs, including elimination of Social Security.
B) He doubled the size of the Medicare budget.
C) He increased the government's support to welfare assistance programs.
D) He instituted wage and price controls to curb inflation.

Question 2

Why did modern Progressive reformers, who dominated the League of Women Voters and included future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, oppose passage of an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1920s?

A) They felt that gaining the right to vote ensured that women were equal to men in the United
States.
B) They were concerned that the ERA could endanger the protective legislation for women that
they had created in the recent past.
C) They questioned whether equality would mean that women would have to serve in the Armed
Forces.
D) They feared that the ERA would not guarantee women equal pay for equal work when
competing with men in the job market.

Question 3

A prominent figure in promoting the New South economy was __________.

A) Confederate General Robert E. Lee
B) newspaper editor Henry Grady
C) African American activist Frederick Douglass
D) Wall Street titan Jay Gould

Question 4

The founding of Apple Computer and Microsoft were examples of what change in the American economy?

A) a focus on creating luxury goods
B) a shift to high-tech industries
C) an emphasis on making products for entertainment
D) the rewarding of innovation with wealth