GED Social Studies Test #7 2

Question 1

The primary cause of the Great Depression (1929) was:

Accepted Answer

A combination of stock market crash, bank failures, and reduced consumer spending

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A drought that destroyed American agricultural production

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Government overspending and high national debt

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A foreign invasion disrupting American trade

Question 2

The Women's Suffrage Movement in the U.S. achieved its goal with the ratification of:

Accepted Answer

The Nineteenth Amendment (1920)

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The Fifteenth Amendment (1870)

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The Equal Rights Amendment

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 3

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) was designed to:

Accepted Answer

Eliminate trade barriers and tariffs between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico

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Create a common currency for North America

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Establish a joint military defense system in North America

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Set environmental and labor standards for North American companies

Question 4

The system of government in ancient Athens is historically significant because it was one of the first examples of:

Accepted Answer

Direct democracy, where citizens voted on laws themselves

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Representative democracy through elected officials

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Constitutional monarchy limiting royal power

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A federal system dividing power among city-states

Question 5

A political map of Europe in 1914 shows many multi-ethnic empires (Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, Russian). By 1920, these empires had:

Accepted Answer

Collapsed, creating many new independent nation-states

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Expanded their territories significantly

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United into a single European federation

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Reformed as constitutional monarchies

Question 6

The term "bicameral legislature" describes a law-making body with:

Accepted Answer

Two separate chambers (e.g., Senate and House of Representatives)

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One chamber with all elected members

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Both elected and appointed members in a single body

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Equal representation for all states regardless of population