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1
What was the role of women in American society during WW1?
To go to war and fight alongside men
To stay at home and do housework
To fill jobs left by men
2
What did the Jim Crow laws do?
Kept black people in indentured servitude
Prevented black people from migrating north for work
Made it easier for black people to find jobs
Segregated white and black people
3
How did the Social Darwinism theory justify robber barons' actions?
Wealth is a measure of value, poor people have less value
Without big business leaders, small businesses would fail
The poor people refuse to rise up against the power
Workers wouldn't make as much money if not for robber barons
4
What was prohibition?
A ban on the sale of alcohol
The sale of weapons from the U.S. to Britain and France
The time period for soldiers to depart
Women earning the right to vote
5
Which of the following is not a part of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?
Promoting openness
A movement towards ending colonialism
Promoting bans on trading with certain countries
Encouraging independence
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How did the espionage and sedition acts limit civil liberties and rights?
Stopped civilians from sharing negative thoughts on the war
Stopped soldiers from talking to reporters
Created and encouraged debate within journals
7
What were the 4 main causes of World War 1
Militarism, Arguments, Importance of nation, Nationalism
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Misfire, Aggravation, Interaction, Nationalism
Making investments, Arming, Increasing debt, nationalism
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Who of the following was NOT a person important to the Harlem Renaissance?
Bessie Smith
Claude McKay
Louis Armstrong
Oliver H. Kelley
9
What event took place to make the American people want to go to war with Spain?
The US ship "the Challenger" sank
The US ship "the Maine" blew up
US stationary troops were attacked in Cuba
President McKinley advocated strongly for it in a speech
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What are 3 things that progressives promoted?
Reconstruction, sanitization, employment
Living conditions, public health, schools
Laissez-faire, industrialism, capitalism
11
What did muckrackers do?
They were farming but were affected by drought
Responsible for corruption in the political field
They wrote investigative reports and revealed corruption
They were people forced to migrate to areas with bad land
12
What group of people did the Dawes Act of 1887 negatively affect?
Newly freed slaves
Native Americans
European immigrants not considered fully white
Black southerners
13
Who was John Scopes and what was the Scopes Trial of 1925 about?
John Scopes was caught selling alcohol during prohibition
John Scopes was a bible teacher challenging modernism
John Scopes challenged school segregation
John Scopes taught evolution in school, which was illegal
14
What did the 13th amendment end?
Jim Crow laws
Slavery
Civil war
Voter discrimination
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What did the 14th amendment guarantee?
Full citizenship status to all people born in U.S.
An end to segregation
An end to Jim Crow laws
An end to voter discrimination based on race
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What did the 15th amendment guarantee?
An end to segregation of schools
No male citizen could be denied right to vote due to race
No citizen at all could be denied right to vote due to race
An end to the segregation of all public places
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Did the U.S. congress oppose the Treaty of Versailles?
Yes, they feared becoming part of the League of Nations
No, they believed the League of Nations was good for America
