What was the difference between the "old wave immigrants" (1800-1860) and the "new wave immigrants" (1890-1915)

New; East Europe and hard to fit in. Old; West Europe and easy to fit in

A significant effect of the Smoot-Hawley tariff was that

Trade between the United States and Euopre was greatly reduced

What was the goal of President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy

To create stability abroad for the benefit of U.S commerical interests

Prior to U.S entry into WW1, what factor most challenged the nation's neutrality?

Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

Which of the following was a main cause of the Spanish-American war?

The sinking of the USS Maine in Havan Harbor

Which motivation for U.S imperialism is being depicted in the political cartoon

Expand to become a great naval power

The 1887 Dawes Act was passed to

force Native Americans to adopt Western culture and farming practices

Which of the following best describes the Great Migration that occurred during WW1?

movement of African Americans from south to north to work in factories

How did Reconstruction affect the social structure of the South?

African Americans demanded the same economic and political rights as whites

With which of the following would supporters of the American Anti-Imperialist League most likely agree?

The peoples of Asia had a right to govern themselves without disruption

Which development prompted formulation of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Latin American countries defaulting on their debts to foreign investors

During the late 1800s, what was the main reason labor unions had difficulty achieving gains for workers?

The government supported business efforts to limit the powers of unions

In the late 19th century, the ideas of Social Darwinism were used primarily to

explain the differences in income between the poor and the rich

How did presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover contribute to the prosperity of the 1920s?

Largely inactive and allowed businesses to grow unregulated

The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to...

Prevent African Americans from exercising their rights

Which development occurred due to the influence of the Progressive movement at the turn of the 20th century

Government becoming more responsive to social issues

Booker T. Washington and Du Bois argued over which main issue

Washington's non-focus on political & civil rights for African Americans

How did the Great Depression change the role of government in America

The role of government greatly expanded

Which of the following factors was instrumental in this shift toward legal protection for organized labor?

Increased public & political support for workers during Great Depression

What best describes the difference in economies between the North and South before the Civil War?

The south relied on agriculture with the North relied on industry

Unit 3: Which of the following was a major economic argument for expansion?

The U.S needed new markets for its goods

The reconstruction plan of the Radical Republicans (1867)

Established military control in the South

Unit 2: The Homestead Act of 1862 was important to the expansion of the U.S because it provided

free land to settlers in the West

An underlying cause of WW1 was

the web of alliances European nations created for their defense

The Freedman's Bureau succeeded in...

Provided clothing, food, medical care, and education to many freed people

In 1860 and 1861, 7 southern states seceded from the Union in protest of the...

Election of Lincoln as president

Which of the following factors was most significant in contributing to the onset of the Great Depression in the U.S

Declining agricultural prosperity

What was the purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal?

Help the federal and state governments improve the distribution of wealth

What practice in large part caused the stock market crash, sparking the Great Depression of the 1930s?

Over speculating on stocks, using borrowed money that they couldn't repay

How did city bosses and their "machines" rise to leadership in city governments despite their reputations of corruption?

By providing aid to citizens in exchange for political support

What was the purpose of the Sedition Act passed by President Wilson in 1917

Made it a federal offense to belittle the Constitution, government, culture

The "black codes" developed by the Southern states were designed to

Keep freed slaves subordinate to whites

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1
What was the difference between the "old wave immigrants" (1800-1860) and the "new wave immigrants" (1890-1915)
New came to U.S but left, Old came to U.S and stayed
New; East Europe and hard to fit in. Old; West Europe and easy to fit in
New tended to be from Europe and Old tended to be from Asia.
New were happy to come and do whatever needed to be done but old were tired
2
A significant effect of the Smoot-Hawley tariff was that
U.S consumers benefited from lower prices on goods and services
Trade between the United States and Euopre was greatly reduced
Labor unions gained legal protection for collective bargaining
U.S manufacturers faced more competition from foreign nations
3
What was the goal of President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy
To raise the living standards of people in poverty-stricken countries
To create stability abroad for the benefit of U.S commerical interests
To support the development of democracies in Central America
to help U.S allies increase the readiness of their armed forces
4
Prior to U.S entry into WW1, what factor most challenged the nation's neutrality?
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
Great Britain's blockade of European ports
Russia's withdrawl of troops after the Bolshevik Revolution
Mexico's support of the Central powers
5
Which of the following was a main cause of the Spanish-American war?
The Great White Fleet's demonstration of U.S naval power
U.S intentions of annexing the Panama Canal Zone
The sinking of the USS Maine in Havan Harbor
President McKinley's interventionist policies in the Western Hemisphere
6
Which motivation for U.S imperialism is being depicted in the political cartoon
Expand to spread peace
Expand to compete economically
Expand to become a great naval power
Expand to spread Anglo-Saxon civilization
7
Political party that wanted to destroy power of slaveholders and give African-Americans citizenship and right to vote
Anti-Slavery Republicans
Freedmen's Bureau
Radical Republicans
Radical Democrats
8
The 1887 Dawes Act was passed to
force Native Americans to adopt Western culture and farming practices
help Native Americans retain their cultures
move Native Americans onto western reservations
compensate Native Americans for prior illegal land contracts
9
Which of the following best describes the Great Migration that occurred during WW1?
movement of African Americans from south to north to work in factories
movement of German Americans into cities to live in ethnic neighborhoods
movement of immigrants from cities to rural to escape discimination
movement of women from rural to city factories during the war
10
Which was not one of the disputed states in the 1876 election
Louisiana
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
11
How did Reconstruction affect the social structure of the South?
African Americans recieved pay for their forced labor during slavery
African Americans got free land from southerners who had to give up land
African Americans demanded the same economic and political rights as whites
African Americans were recognized as equals under southern laws
12
Which of the following is a reason for the population shift from rural to urban?
Higher rates of immigration to the U.S
All of the above!
Increase in industrial production creating more jobs in cities
Advancments in technology and innovative city planning
13
With which of the following would supporters of the American Anti-Imperialist League most likely agree?
The U.S should control weak countries that may fall to other powers
U.S had must bring a new civilization & religion to old Spanish colonies
People of the Philippines were unprepared and unfit to govern themselves
The peoples of Asia had a right to govern themselves without disruption
14
Which development prompted formulation of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Attacks on U.S workers during the construction of the Panama Canal
Rebels threatening to overthrow Mexico's democratic government
Spain's reluctante to sign a peace treaty after the Spanish-American War
Latin American countries defaulting on their debts to foreign investors
15
During the late 1800s, what was the main reason labor unions had difficulty achieving gains for workers?
Most workers were satisfied with working conditions
Most unions had been organized by big business
Communists had taken control of the major unions
The government supported business efforts to limit the powers of unions
16
Which of the following New Deal measures is still part of American life today
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
The National Industrial Recovery Act
The Works Progress Administration
The Social Security Act
17
With which of the following are Niccola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti most closely associated
The Teapot Dome Scandal
Harlem Renaissance
Great Depression
The Red Scare
18
Which ideology most influenced those who supported the Immigration Act of 1924?
Populism
Social Darwinism
Fundamentalism
Nativism
19
In the late 19th century, the ideas of Social Darwinism were used primarily to
Encourage the passage of compulsory education laws
support the growth of new political parties
explain the differences in income between the poor and the rich
urge Congress to end immigration
20
Zora Neale Hurston is most closely associated with which of the following developments of the early 20th century
The Prohibition Era
The Great Depression
The Harlem Renaissance
The Lost Generation
21
How did presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover contribute to the prosperity of the 1920s?
Opened new markets for U.S products overseas by employing dollar diplomacy
Carried ideals of the progressive era into the 1920s and regulated industry
Largely inactive and allowed businesses to grow unregulated
invested large sums of U.S tax dollars giving incentives to business owners
22
Laws requiring the separation of the races in public facilities were called
Amnesty Acts
Sharecropper statutes
Jim Crow laws
Equal protection provisions
23
The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to...
Improve conditions for poor whites
Prevent African Americans from exercising their rights
Restore the Conrederacy
Gain control of state legislatures
24
Which development occurred due to the influence of the Progressive movement at the turn of the 20th century
The acceptance of Darwin's theory of evolution
Politicans taking a more laissez-faire approach to economic issues
A growing interest in expanding U.S influence beyond the nation's borders
Government becoming more responsive to social issues
25
Booker T. Washington and Du Bois argued over which main issue
Du Bois lack of focus of education for the improvement of African Americans
Washington's unwant to accept advice from anyone except African Americans
Washington's non-focus on political & civil rights for African Americans
Du Bois' belief that African Americans shall gain economic self-sufficiency
26
How did the Great Depression change the role of government in America
The role of government greatly expanded
The federal government became less involved in the economy
The federal government decreased in size and scope
State governments became more important than the federal government
27
Which of the following factors was instrumental in this shift toward legal protection for organized labor?
The preparation for U.S entry into WWII
The effort to prevent strikes that threatened middle class prosperity
The desire to undermine communist influence among workers
Increased public & political support for workers during Great Depression
28
What best describes the difference in economies between the North and South before the Civil War?
The North relied on manual labor, but the South did not
Northern factories had better working conditions
The standard of living was more in the South
The south relied on agriculture with the North relied on industry
29
Unit 3: Which of the following was a major economic argument for expansion?
Americans needed the respect of foreign countries
Foreign goods were often superior to American products
Many U.S industries were short of labor
The U.S needed new markets for its goods
30
The reconstruction plan of the Radical Republicans (1867)
Was prompted by the South's acceptance of the 14th amendment
Was essentially the plan proposed by Johnson
Established military control in the South
Included seating former Confederate military leaders in Congress
31
Unit 2: The Homestead Act of 1862 was important to the expansion of the U.S because it provided
land for agricultural colleges
free land to settlers in the West
assistance to sharecroppers in the south
land grants for construction of transcontinental railroads
32
An underlying cause of WW1 was
An alliance between the autocratic rulers of Germany and Russia
The ongoing dispute over the convoy system
American insistence on neutrality
the web of alliances European nations created for their defense
33
The Freedman's Bureau succeeded in...
Election of African-Americans to political office
Provided clothing, food, medical care, and education to many freed people
Kept ex-confederates out of political office
Redistributed formerly white-owned land to black southerners
34
In 1860 and 1861, 7 southern states seceded from the Union in protest of the...
Dred Scott Decision
Brutal beating of Charles Sumner in the Senate
Federal government's refusal to punish John Brown
Election of Lincoln as president
35
Which of the following factors was most significant in contributing to the onset of the Great Depression in the U.S
Increasing reliance on foreign imports
Declining agricultural prosperity
An inadequately skilled workforce
Vast military expenditrue during WWI
36
What was the purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal?
To increase budgets of the four military branches
To ensure all citizens enjoyed their constitutional rights
Help the federal and state governments improve the distribution of wealth
To promote policies beneficial to all of the U.S, not just certain sectors
37
What practice in large part caused the stock market crash, sparking the Great Depression of the 1930s?
Banks purchasing combination of stocks, bonds, & land invests with deposits
People buying stock and selling it the same day, called "day trading"
Government investing the taxes it collected in the stock market
Over speculating on stocks, using borrowed money that they couldn't repay
38
How did city bosses and their "machines" rise to leadership in city governments despite their reputations of corruption?
By developing alliances with state and federal officials
By providing aid to citizens in exchange for political support
By using police forces to intimidate their political rivals
The acceptance of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
39
What was the purpose of the Sedition Act passed by President Wilson in 1917
Made it a federal offense to belittle the Constitution, government, culture
Federal Reserve System to be central bank for a stable financial system
Authorized the U.S gov to raise a national army for WW1 through consription
Create Gov. Agency to purchase war supplies between War and Navy Department
40
The "black codes" developed by the Southern states were designed to
Help freed slaves adjust to their freedom through education
Divide old plantations and distribute land to former slaves
Keep southern blacks in the Democratic Party
Keep freed slaves subordinate to whites

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