The Sacco and Vanzetti trial revealed...

nativist fears of foreign influence

Why was the Selective Services Act of 1917 passed?

because during peacetime the U.S. only had a small army of troops

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

To explain to the world why America was becoming independent

How did the U.S. get access to the land it needed to complete the Panama Canal?

encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence from Columbia.

The Wagner Act gave employees the right to do what?

Gave workers the right to strike, collective bargain

What climate conditions helped lead to the Dust Bowl?

The period of severe drought during the 1930's.

What did the 19th Amendment do?

Granted women the right to vote in all states

How did the Tennessee Valley Authority improve life in smaller, isolated communities?

provided affordable electricity in rural areas

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

African American culture flourished across the US.

Which of these would be considered an ECONOMIC motivation for American Imperialism?

A desire to find raw materials and new markets

What did the Northwest Ordinance set up?

A way for the U.S. to create new states

What was the Great Migration during WWI?

The movement of 6 million African Americans from South to North for jobs

What is the result of the Spanish American War?

Cuba is liberated, US becomes a major World power

What were Hoovervilles?

Shanty towns built during the Great Depression

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1
The Sacco and Vanzetti trial revealed...
nativist fears of foreign influence
the public was against labor unions
2
Why was the Selective Services Act of 1917 passed?
a military was not needed so no one enlisted
there was no standing military after the Mexican-America War
because the U.S. only had an unpaid militia
because during peacetime the U.S. only had a small army of troops
3
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain how colonists tried to work with the King
To list all injuries the King made against America
To explain a new government
To explain to the world why America was becoming independent
4
Factors that lead to the Great Depression were:
Uneven distribution of wealth
Credit problems, both corporate & personal
All of the above
Overproduction and undercomsuption of goods
5
President Wilson believed his Fourteenth Point would keep peace in Europe. What was it called?
The League of Nations
The United Nations
The League of Trade
NATO
6
How did the U.S. get access to the land it needed to complete the Panama Canal?
negotiating an agreement with Colombia.
encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence from Columbia.
negotiating the Open Door policy
during the Mexican-American War
7
The Wagner Act gave employees the right to do what?
Prosecuted strikers
Made unions illegal
Gave workers the right to strike, collective bargain
Encouraged riots
8
What climate conditions helped lead to the Dust Bowl?
The period of severe drought during the 1930's.
Nobody has told me this...
One of many dust storms in 1910's
A name of the best bowling alley in USA
9
What part of the Compromise of 1850 pleased Southerners?
Fugitive Slave Act
Slave Reacquistion Act
Escaped Black Codes
Kansas-Nebraska Act
10
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave black men the right to vote
Granted women the right to vote in all states
Gave trainers the right to capture Pokemon
Granted everyone the right to own guns
11
Louis Armstrong and Langston Hughes were part of an explosion of African American Culture...
African Art
African Renaissance
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Renaissance
12
Which amendment made the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal in the U.S.?
22nd amendment
2nd amendment
18th amendment
5th amendment
13
What important cause did Elizabeth Cady Stanton devote much of her life to?
Ending slavery
Women's suffrage
Native American rights
Global warming
14
How did the Tennessee Valley Authority improve life in smaller, isolated communities?
Created jobs through supporting natural resources.
Improved systems of communication.
Hired people to build streets, parks, libraries, and schools
provided affordable electricity in rural areas
15
This ARMSTRONG was the most famous jazz musician of the Harlem Renaissance?
Neil
Miles
Lance
Louis
16
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
An increase in immigarnt culture
African American culture flourished across the US.
A factory for African Americans
A march across the US.
17
Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression was called
The Square Deal
The New Deal
The Great Society
Make America Great Again
18
Which of these would be considered an ECONOMIC motivation for American Imperialism?
A desire to increase national pride and security
A desire to restrict trade with foreign nations
A desire to spread democracy
A desire to find raw materials and new markets
19
What did the Northwest Ordinance set up?
A way for the U.S. to create new states
A way for the U.S. to create new laws
A way for the U.S. to create Federal Offices
A way for the U.S. to create banks
20
What was Woodrow Wilson's response to the beginning of the WWI?
American should fight
America should be neutral
He had no initial response
American's should not care if they attack United States soil
21
Initiative, Recall, and Referendum were all part of what Era of U.S. histroy?
Roaring 20's
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Great Depression
22
What was the Great Migration during WWI?
The movement of 6 million African Americans from West to North.
The movement of 6 million African Americans from North to South.
The movement of 6 million African Americans from East to West.
The movement of 6 million African Americans from South to North for jobs
23
What amendment ended the Prohibition?
13th Amendment
21st Amendment
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
24
What is the result of the Spanish American War?
US gains access to Japan
Cuba becomes an American colony
Cuba is liberated, US becomes a major World power
We build a huge wall
25
What were Hoovervilles?
Shanty towns built during the Great Depression
A famous community created by Dr. Suess.
Houses for the Rich.
Herbert Hoovers house.

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