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- 1. Multiple Choice
With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the great majority of Americans
earnestly hoped to stay out of the war
favored entering the war in support of the Allies
supported the Central Powers
wanted to form a military alliance of neutral nations
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following British passenger liners was sunk by German submarines?
Lusitania
Arabic
Sussex
None of these were American ships.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Zimmermann note involved a proposed secret agreement between
Britain and France
Russia and Germany
Mexico and Germany
Mexico and Russia
- 4. Multiple Choice
Two constitutional amendments, adopted in part because of World War I, were the Eighteenth, which dealt with ____, and the Nineteenth, whose subject was ____.
prohibition; an income tax
direct election of senators; woman suffrage
prohibition; woman suffrage
women suffrage; prohibition
- 5. Multiple Choice
Woodrow Wilson's ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Conference was to
stop the spread of communism.
blame no one for starting the war.
force Germany to pay reparations for the war.
establish the League of Nations.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The 1920 census revealed that, for the first time, most
men worked in manufacturing.
adult women were employed outside the home.
Americans lived in cities.
Americans lived in the trans-Mississippi West.
families had fewer than four children.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as
a celebration of black culture and creative expression
the migration of Southern blacks to northern sections of New York City
the movement led by Marcus Garvey
the effort to resist racism and segregation in the North.
None of these
- 8. Multiple Choice
The term "Hoovervilles" refers to
industrial sections of cities where poor workers lived.
shantytowns filled with shacks created by homeless people during the Great Depression.
picket lines erected by the Bonus Army in their protest against Washington D.C.
breadlines and soup kitchens that fed the hungry during the Great Depression.
- 9. Multiple ChoicePractice of sensationalizing stories in order to increase subscriptionsDirect ElectionScientific ManagementYellow JournalismMuck Rakers
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe New Deal concentrated power in the hands of:the executive branch.the legislative branch.the judicial branch.state government.
- 11. Multiple Choice______ revolutionized the auto industry by lowering prices and raising wages so that almost all families could afford a car by the 1920'sHenry FordLouis ChevroletRansom OldsJohn Francis Dodge
- 12. Multiple Choice______ was the dominant civil rights leader of the 1920's. He was militaristic and radically rejected lack of equality by proposing a migration to Africa, but was imprisoned and deported.Marcus GarveyW.E.B. DuBoisMartin Luther KingMalcolm X
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Scopes Trial represented the conflict betweenAnarchists and Communists about political reform.scientists and environmentalists about the environment.fundamentalist beliefs and scientific ideals about evolution.the government and U.S. citizens about prohibition.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSilent Calvin Coolidge's quote, "the business of America is business" illustrates the commitment of government in the 1920's to _______.laissez-faire economicsKeynesian economicssocialismreformed capitalism
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe _______ was a massive movement of African Americans north after World War I opened job opportunities and southern African Americans realized some relief from racism (still segragation and discrimination, but less violence) could be found in northern cities.Great MigrationGreat ExodusHarlem RenaissanceGreat Shift
- 16. Multiple Choice
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainlyon the Atlantic Coaston the Great Plainsin the Rocky Mountainsin the Pacific Northwest - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the major goals of the New Deal?no gold standard and free coinage of silverabolition and suffragerelief, recovery, and reformexpanding the size and economic influence of the United States
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to President Roosevelt's plan to alter the Supreme Court to increase his power in having his New Deal legislation passed instead of having it struck down on constitutional grounds?The New DealThe Great DepressionCourt PackingSecond New Deal
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich president was known as a "trustbuster?Theodroe RooseveltWoodrow WilsonWilliam Howard TaftFranklin Roosevelt
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhen did the United States enter World War 2?January 1, 1939September 2, 1940December 8, 1941November 1, 1940
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHe was elected President in 1920, promising "Normalcy."WilsonRooseveltHardingHoover
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which amendment repealed the 18th Amendment and ended Prohibition?
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
22nd Amendment
25th Amendment
- 23. Multiple ChoiceForeign Policy of William TaftMoral DiplomacyBig Stick PolicyDollar DiplomacyIsolationism
- 24. Multiple Choice_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very, very thin evidence.Sacco and VanzettiLaurel and HardyRogers and HammersteinThe Howard Brothers
- 25. Multiple ChoiceImperialism is __________.when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nationwhen a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrializewhen a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nationwhen weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?Explosion of the USS ArizonaSinking of the USS MaineSinking of the LusitaniaRussia
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was used by the United States toa. settle a dispute between Russia and Japana. act as a police power in the Western Hemispherea. expand its colonial empire in Africaa. isolate itself from European conflicts
- 28. Multiple ChoiceCongress passed the _____________ to keep America out of the war.Lend-Sell ActsIsolationist PactNeutrality ActsNew Deal Programs
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Roosevelt fear would happen if the Axis powers won the war?The Axis powers would respect all other nationsFreedom and democracy might be threatened everywhereGermany would surrender to Great BritanThe Allied would be mad at the U.S.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to Japanese Americans who lived on the west coast after the attack on Pearl Harbor?They worked for the U.S. governmentThey were relocated to internment campsThey were allowed to stay in their homesThey were spies and committed crimes against the government
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich treaty made Germany take full responsibility for WWI?Fault ClauseTreaty of VersaillesBlame ClauseWorld War 1 Cause Clause
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another warGermany was allowed into the League of NationsThe League of Nations would be too costly for AmericansThe U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWWI veterans and their families who marched on Washington were referred to as the:Bonus ArmyWWI Veteran UnionVeterans' AllianceAngry Mob
- 34. Multiple Choice
The main goal of the (FDIC) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was to
build dams and provide cheap electricity to the Tennessee Valley
restore confidence back into the banking system
give farmers relief by having them reduce their supply
blame Hoover for the Great Depression
- 35. Multiple ChoiceOn October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.Black ThursdayBlack TuesdayBlack FridayBlack Sunday
- 36. Multiple Choice
Why did the U.S. sell war bonds during the war?
To control wages and prices
To raise money for the war
To rally support for the war
To conserve scarce resources
- 37. Multiple Choice
What was the American government's response to the fear of the spread of communism in the 1920s?
Immigration Quota
KKK Revival
Shutting down Ellis Island
Chinese Exclusion Act
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationSecurities and Exchange CommissionTennessee Valley AuthoritySocial Security Admistration
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?“Rugged individualism” will end social inequalityGovernment must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunateAntitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise systemState governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
- 40. Multiple ChoiceAgency that protected the price of crops.AAACCCCWAFDIC
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWho revealed the extensive corruption of the monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?Ida TarbellLewis HinesJacob RiisUpton Sinclair
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?Jacob RiisLewis HineIda TarbellUpton Sinclair
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWho was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?Elizabeth Cady StantonJane AddamsSusan B. AnthonyBelle Starr
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWriters that exposed the corruption of the Gilded AgeSuffragistsMuckrakersStudentsRobber Barons
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWrote "How the Other Half Lives" and photographer who revealed to the world the poverty of the urban slums?Alexander BellJacob RiisUpton SinclairTheodore Roosevelt
- 46. Multiple ChoiceHis goal was to gradually earn economic equality through jobs and job training.Booker T. WashingtonW.E.B. DuBois
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Supreme Court decide in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896?Legalized "separate but equal" public facilitiesGuaranteed woman's right to voteLegalized the right of suffrage to all male citizensLimited Chinese immigration for 10 years
- 48. Multiple ChoiceCentral to Theodore Roosevelt's political philosophy was the phrase:"Square Deal""Round Peg thru a Square Hole""Circular Logic""Never Give Up, Never Surrender"
- 49. Multiple Choice
The Populist party was made up of which group of people?
Doctors
Lawyers
Farmers
Teachers
- 50. Multiple ChoiceHe was the leader of the Populist movement nationallyEugene V. DebbsJ. P. MorganSamuel GompersWilliam Jennings Bryan
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