The Pendleton Act of United States in 1883 decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit (test) instead of political affiliation.
direct voting
civil service reform
political machines
civil labor unions
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Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
Democrats
Republicans
Donald Trump
Nativists
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He invented the electric light bulb in 1879 at his laboratory in New Jersey called Menlo Park.
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver
The Wright Brothers
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He invented the telephone in 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver
The Wright Brothers
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A way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply by blasting hot air through melted iron to quickly remove impurities
Molten Iron
Lava
Birmingham Process
Bessemer Process
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He focused his efforts on steel making
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
Coach Webb
Mike Ford
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A legal arrangement grouping together a number of companies under a single board of directors
Truth
Trust
corporations
Corporations
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What did labor unions want in return?
Higher wages, shorter hours, safer working conditions
More friends
More help
Feedback from their boss
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What were settlement houses?
Storage spaces
Center offering help to the urban poor community
Sweatshops
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What were living conditions like in tenements?
Small, no windows, 10 people in one room sharing one bathroom, many diseases spread
Fun and luxurious
Not many people
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What were tenements?
buildings that were spacious
buildings that had swimming pools
buildings that rich people lived in
buildings divided into many tiny apartments
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What was steerage?
Where people sat on the bus
Where people sat for fun
In the back of the boat
Large compartments usually held cattle
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With the proposal of his Fourteen Points, President Wilson intended to-
Create the nation of Israel to secure a homeland for the Jews
Expand Russian influence in eastern Europe
Increase the role of the United States global affairs
Resolve grievances between nations without having to resort to war
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The Zimmerman note, intercepted by the British and shown to the United States, suggested an alliance between Germany and Mexico.
True
False
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Woodrow Wilson's idea for peace after WWI?
14 points
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
10 points
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In the 1920`s what was the most popular musical form which was influenced by African American musicians?
trance
pop
jazz
hip hop
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Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
smoked and drank in public
over 65 yrs. old
wore make up
rebellious, fun, and energetic
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Who became a national celebrity for becoming the first man to fly non-stop, across the Atlantic Ocean?
Louis Armstrong
Claude McKay
Charles Lindbergh
Calvin Coolidge
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What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
Diabolical Drivers
Bootleggers
Rule Breakers
Tricksters
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The Scopes Trial is one of the most famous trials in the History of the U.S. It garnered a great deal of media attention and caused a great bit of controversy in the country. What was the issue up for debate in the Scopes Trial?
Prohibition
Deficit Spending
Evolution
Communism
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A fear of communism that swept the United States following World War I.
Red Scare
Prohibition
Immigration
the Great Fear
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Movement of Southern blacks to urban Northeast, Midwest & West.
Harlem Renaissance
Great Migration
Fundamentalism
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After WWI, most Americans wanted to avoid future wars by
avoiding involvement in world affairs
excluding Germany from the League of Nations
disbanding the League of Nations
forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces
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Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to American's desire to
become a world power
reform society
return to life as it was before the war
repeal Prohibition
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Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because
the bullets used in a murder matched Sacco's gun
They were Italian immigrants and anarchists
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
they were members of the KKK
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Germany's plan to defeat France in 6 weeks and then defeat Russia was known as the...
Versailles Plan
Schlieffen Plan
Fourteen Points
Specialists
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World War I ended on...
December 7, 1945
November 8, 1911
November 11, 1918
July 28, 1914
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Who is the founder of the modern assembly line?
Charles Lindbergh
Harry Daugherty
Bill Gates
Henry Ford
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When stock market prices plummeted in 1929,
brokers' investments were secure
millions bought into stocks
stocks bought on margin were being sold
only savings in banks were secure
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Which BEST completes the diagram?
Communism
Imperialism
Liberalism
Nationalism
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Which 1899 statement established America's right to trade with China without interference from European nations?
the Monroe Doctrine
the Fourteen Points
the Open Door Policy
the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
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What is the name of the American ship that was blown up in Cuba?
U.S.S Maine
Lusitainia
Caravel
U.S.S. Panama
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What is it called when Newspapers exaggerate the headlines to sell more papers?
purple journalism
green journalism
yellow journalism
not the news
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What did the United States build that connects North and South America to make trading easier?