To fight the Depression, Roosevelt believed the first thing to do was to

restore confidence in the banks.

According to the Zimmermann telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would

help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

The Emergency Banking Relief Act helped solve the banking crisis by

issued license to banks that examiners saw financially sound

In the case Schenck v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that

freedom of speech could be curbed in wartime.

all party vote for a candidate to run in the gen election

The Populists hoped to beat the Democrats in the South by

appealing to poor whites and poor blacks.

In the late 1800s, support grew in the U.S. for building a large modern navy to

avoid being shut out of foreign markets

Wisconsin became known as “the laboratory of democracy” because of its

reforms that broke the power of party bosses.

The Emancipation Proclamation...

freedom for enslaved people in states at war w/Union

Socialists believe in

government ownership of business.

To regulate the stock market, the Roosevelt Administration created the

Securities and Exchange Commission.

One effect of the Eighteenth Amendment was

an increase in federal police powers.

World War I was the first war in which

women officially served in the armed forces.

In the early 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan added to its membership by

hiring public relations people to promote the Klan.

According to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, the U.S. would

free Cuba, and annex Guam and Puerto Rico.

The Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision

advocated separate but equal accommodations in the US

Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by

the Espionage and Sedition Acts.

Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to

building codes requiring fire escapes.

The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by

a group of planters supported by the US Marines.

The event that touched off the first declaration of war in World War I was

the assassination of the heir to throne of Austria-Hungary.

Ford’s system for making cars increased efficiency by

dividing the job into simple tasks.

In the Teapot Dome scandal, a government official received bribes for

allowed private interests to lease landw/US Navy oil reserve

Supporters of laissez-faire believed the government should interfere in the economy only to

protect property rights and maintain peace.

The Great Migration during World War I was a flow of

African Americans moving from the South to North

The Triple Alliance included

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

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1
To fight the Depression, Roosevelt believed the first thing to do was to
set up public works programs.
provide direct relief to people.
provide relief for farmers.
restore confidence in the banks.
2
The Supreme Court set the stage for legalized segregation by overturning the
Civil Rights Act of 1875.
Pendleton Act.
Fourteenth Amendment.
Fifteenth Amendment.
3
By the 1890s, more than half of all immigrants in the United States were
eastern and southern Europeans
European Jews
Chinese
Japanese
4
The Twenty-first Amendment
repealed Prohibition.
established Prohibition.
guaranteed African Americans the right to vote.
guaranteed women the right to vote.
5
a technique for breaking a union and refusing to allow the workers on property and pay them.
blacklist
shutout
strikebreaker
lockout
6
The Amendment to the Constitution that banned slavery was the
13th
12th
14th
10th
7
The Triple Entente included
Germany, Turkey, and Russia.
Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy.
Britain, France, and the U.S.
Britain, France, and Russia.
8
The “Big Four” who attended the meeting at end of WWI were leaders from US, Britain, France,and
Italy
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
9
According to the Zimmermann telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would
prevent the United States from taking control of Mexico.
help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
send troops to support the Huerta government.
help Mexico take control of Central America.
10
The Emergency Banking Relief Act helped solve the banking crisis by
close bank long enough for Fed Reserve to save gold reserve
issued license to banks that examiners saw financially sound
declaring that the gold standard would not be abandoned.
putting all banks under government operation.
11
In the case Schenck v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that
the right to bear arms could be limited for immigrants.
immigrants from countries at war w/ US excluded from power
the Sedition Act was unconstitutional.
freedom of speech could be curbed in wartime.
12
Most economists agree that a key cause of the Depression was
overproduction
inflation
overconsumption
deflation
13
Henry Ford’s business philosophy was to increase sales by
advertising.
lowering the cost per car.
providing consumers with a variety of styles and colors.
constantly improving his cars’ mechanical reliability.
14
In a direct primary,
party’s state legislators vote for candidate to run election
all party vote for delegates to the party’s convention
all party vote for a candidate to run in the gen election
the state legislators vote delegates to party’s convention
15
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
teaching creationism.
being a leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
teaching evolution.
violating Prohibition laws.
16
The new morality of the 1920s glorified
work
wealth
promiscuity
personal freedom
17
In 1932 farmers on the Great Plains began to lose their crops because
the soil lost its fertility.
the soil dried up.
frequent rains eroded the soil.
a wheat fungus devastated the fields.
18
Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants
would work for low wages.
had no marketable skills.
did not understand English.
would not join a union.
19
The Populists hoped to beat the Democrats in the South by
promising to legalize segregation.
promising government jobs to poor blacks.
appealing to white racism.
appealing to poor whites and poor blacks.
20
Because of shortage of workers in California, the Central Pacific Railroad hired workers from
China
Mexico
Japan
Ireland
21
In the late 1800s, support grew in the U.S. for building a large modern navy to
avoid being shut out of foreign markets
protect the U.S. from invasion
conquer islands in the Pacific
conquer Latin American countries
22
Wisconsin became known as “the laboratory of democracy” because of its
consumer protection laws.
efforts for woman suffrage.
reforms that broke the power of party bosses.
antitrust laws.
23
The Roosevelt Corollary was seen as a statement which was built upon the
Declaration of Independence
Open Door Policy
Monroe Doctrine
Platt Amendment
24
What organization offered practical aid and religious counseling to the urban poor?
Salvation Army
Vaudeville
American Protective Association
Tammany Hall
25
The Emancipation Proclamation...
freedom for enslaved people in states at war w/Union
freed enslaved people in the border states
decreed freedom for all enslaved people.
process of amending the Constitution to free enslaved people
26
Socialists believe in
government regulation of business.
no government.
government ownership of business.
private ownership of business.
27
To regulate the stock market, the Roosevelt Administration created the
Social Security Administration.
Federal Trade Commission.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
National Recovery Administration.
28
One effect of the Eighteenth Amendment was
a decrease in immigration.
the decline of Fundamentalism as a national political force.
an increase in immigration.
an increase in federal police powers.
29
World War I was the first war in which
Black soldiers were not segregated from white soldiers
women officially served in the armed forces.
the military drafted African American men.
the government officially imposed conscription.
30
The NAACP’s lobbying efforts influenced the House of Representatives to pass, in 1922,
equal opportunity legislation.
anti-lynching legislation.
legislation supporting African American voting rights.
anti-segregation legislation.
31
_ is the philosophy that wealthy Americans responsibility to use their fortunes to help society
Redistribution of Wealth
Gospel of Wealth
Realism
Social Darwinism
32
Laissez-faire relies on ____ to regulate prices and wages.
suppy and demand
business
the GNP
government
33
In the early 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan added to its membership by
publicizing their support of legitimate political goals.
hiring public relations people to promote the Klan.
holding rallies open to everyone.
opening membership to all whites, regardless of religion.
34
According to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, the U.S. would
free Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
free Cuba, and annex Guam and Puerto Rico.
annex Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
free Guam and Cuba, and annex Puerto Rico.
35
The Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision
unregulated silver would correct an economic in the US
None of the above.
advocated separate but equal accommodations in the US
demanded racial equality in the United States.
36
Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by
the Committee on Public Information.
the Red Scare.
the Espionage and Sedition Acts.
the Palmer raids.
37
Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to
laws against harmful fumes.
building codes requiring fire escapes.
standards for safe use of machines.
child labor laws
38
The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by
a group of planters supported by the US Marines.
a group of Hawaiian peasants upset over the islands’ economy
an invasion by the United States military.
a group of Hawaiian peasants supported by the US Marines.
39
The event that touched off the first declaration of war in World War I was
the assassination of the heir to throne of Austria-Hungary.
the assassination of the archduke of Germany.
the German invasion of Belgium.
the German invasion of Russia.
40
Ford’s system for making cars increased efficiency by
assigning a team to each car.
training workers to do every task.
reducing the number of car parts.
dividing the job into simple tasks.
41
New technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to
raise prices
increase demand
lower prices
decrease demand
42
In the Teapot Dome scandal, a government official received bribes for
allowing lumber companies to cut trees in national forests
promising immunity for businessmen who overcharged U.S. Navy
allowed private interests to lease landw/US Navy oil reserve
allowing private interests to drill for oil in national park
43
Supporters of laissez-faire believed the government should interfere in the economy only to
keep prices from rising too high.
protect new domestic businesses from foreign competition.
protect property rights and maintain peace.
bring the country out of an economic crisis.
44
According to the Selective Service Act the order men were called to service was determined by
military HQ in Washington DC
local draft boards
lottery
age
45
Nativists wanted to
limit immigration.
convert immigrants to Protestantism.
group immigrants into their own sections of the city.
assimilate immigrants into American society.
46
Political machines provided immigrants with jobs, housing and police protection in exchange for
votes
graft
kickbacks
a portion of their wages
47
The Great Migration during World War I was a flow of
European immigrants fleeing to US to escape war in Europe
French refugees fleeing to Britain before German onslaught
Mexicans fleeing to American SW to escape political turmoil
African Americans moving from the South to North
48
The Triple Alliance included
Britain, France, and the United States.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
Britain, France, and Russia.

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