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1
Which was a major contributor to Woodrow Wilson winning the election in 1912
The candidacy of Eugene Debs
Roosevelts splitting the republican vote
Taft’s decision to not run for a second term
A split between northern and souterhn democrats
2
All of the following are true of the rail road expansion in the late 19th century EXECPT
Railroad expansion was financed by private corps. Without gov. Assistance
Railroad expansion stimulation of other industries
Railroad expansion led to faster transportation of goods
3
Virginia Commander who turned down Lincoln to fight for the South
McClellan
Lee
Grant
4
Which of the following was a long term effect of prohibition
The growth of organized crime
The consumer economy
The rise of fundamentalism
An end to alcoholism in the US
5
Which of the following was true of the American Labor Movement in the 19th century
It was involed in a number of violent strikes
It was controlled by immigrant socialist and anarchist
It was protected from employer harassment by federal law and policy
It was successful in increasing wages and better working conditions
6
In business, what is the idea that as production increases, cost per item decreases called?
Horizontal consolidation
Economics of scale
Trust
Verticals consolidation
7
Which belief was held by most progressives
The gov. Shouldn’t intervene in unfair business practices
Housing and health care should remain private
The gov. Should remain private
The gov. Should be more accountable to its citizens
8
Although Teddy Roosevelt is known as a trust buster who broke up more trust than Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Joseph Pulitzer
FDR
William Taft
9
During the civil war, the south hoped to…
Convinced Britain and France to intervene on the Confederate side
Build a huge, modern navy
Capture NYC
Form armies of enslaved african americans
10
The Harlem renaissance refers to
A population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
A struggle for civil rights led by NAACP
A celebration of african american culture in literature and art
A program to promote African American owned business
11
What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941
The imprisonment of Jews in German camps
Pact soviets signed with Germany
Pearl Harbor
Germany’s invasion of the Rhineland
12
V-E day, or may 8th, 1945 is what
Germany surrender
Soviets stopped the Germans
The day the US entered the war
Allied forced invaded France
13
All of the following were associated with the period from 1861 to 1900 except
Homestead strikes
State “right to work” laws
Hay market square riot
Pullman
14
Why was monitor and Merrimack s battle so significant
Ships made from wood were now obsolete
Showed that weight of ships made with iron can easily sink
15
Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as
Anarchist
Philanthropist
Robber barons
16
With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of ____ for African Americans
Stagnation
Advance
Uncertainty
17
Jazz music was born in N.O. And was spread to the north by musicians such as
Duke Ellington
Zara Hurston
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
18
The allied invasion of _____ was given the code name D-day
Japan
Nazi- occupied France
North Africa
Italy
19
Roosevelt led the effort to reform the meatpacking industry after reading
Shame of the cities
Uncle tom’s cabin
History of standard oil company
The jungle
20
In the 1920’s fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in
An end to alcoholism
Consumer energy
The rise of fundamentalism
The growth of organized crime
21
Teddy Roosevelt’s conservation program included
Wetland preservation
Clean water provision
Pesticide control
National parks
22
What are the 5 border states of the Civil War?
Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Delaware, and Missouri
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Delaware, and Mississippi
Illinois, Indiana, Florida, New York, and Kentucky
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
23
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln…
Offered forgiveness to the south
Condemned the use of total war
Promised the nation a new birth of freedom
Declared that slavery was moral
24
President Lincoln refrained taking actions to emancipate slaves until the civil war had been in progress for almost 2y
Congress had not granted him the authority
He was preparing a plan to send all of slaves to Liberia
Because slavery still existed in most Northern states
Beacause he sought to retain the loyalty of the border states
25
What was the name of the first radio station in the US
Y94
KDKA
WKRP
NPR
26
If Grant’s army could gain control of the Mississippi River, the confederacy
Forced to invade the north
Assured a victory
Split into two parts
27
To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden night clubs known as
Tenements
Speakeasies
Nightclubs
Pent houses
28
The major strikes in the latter part of the 19th century show that the
Use of violence in strikes was steadily diminishing
Strikers were usally successful in winning their demands
Demands of the workers were limited to the goal of higher wages
Federal gov. Intervention better served the interests of the employer
29
All of the following were african american writers during the harle renaissance except
Langston Hughes
James Johnson
Billy Sunday
Zara Hurston
30
Citizens can propose new laws through the _____ process
Referendum
Direct primary
Recall
Initiative
31
Henry kaiser contributed to wartime production by
Using mass production techniques to build liberty ships
Converted automobile plants to aircraft production
Organizing the war production board
Creating new markets overseas
32
Voters can remove public officials from office before the next election through the _____ process
Initiative
Recall
Referendum
Direct primary
33
Who ran as a 3rd party bull moose candidate
William Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
FDR
34
Which amendment made alc illegal
18th
19th
20th
21st
35
Where did he drop the atomic bombs
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal
Hiroshima and Okinawa
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
36
Why did FDR create the office of War Mobilization
To centralize agencies dealing with war production
Reduce gov. Role in war production
To build up war time morale
To replace office of price admin
37
Which of the following made possible the American Industrial growth of late 1800s
Development of labor unions
Gov reforms
Tech advances
Tech advances
38
Progressive authors who exposed political and corporate corruption with investigative reporting were called?
Union busters
Blockbusters
Trust busters
Muckrakers
39
The america first comities wanted to
Bomb japan
Enter the war
Attack Germany
Block any further aid to Britain
40
During the early part of the war, Lincoln’s main goal was to
Reduce the power of the states
Preserve the union
Free the slaves
Stop the spread of slavery
41
How did John D. Rockefeller gain control of the oil industry
Joined a cartel
He formed a trust
He practiced vertical consolidation
42
The law that required truthful labels was the
Meat inspection act
Sherman anti trust act
Interstate commerce act
Pure food and drug act
43
Which battle allowed the U.S. to gain control of the Mississippi River, splitting the south into two
Vicksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
Bull run
44
Congress passed the neutrality acts that were designed to
Allow nations to purchase weapons on credit
Support other neutral states around the world
Support other neutral nations in the Western Hemisphere
Limit international involvement
45
Who published the book about urban poor in NYC called. How the other half lives
Jacob Riis
Teddy Roosevelt
Thorstein vebien
Upton Sinclair
46
A basic purpose of the Sherman antitrust act of 1890 was to
Establish strict federal controls over business practices
Give the states the power to break up large business corps.
Restore business competition and a self-regulating economy
Establish federally regulated monopolies in railroads and other public utls
47
Who were the union and confederate commanders at the battle of bull run
Hooker and jackson
Beauregard and Anderson
Beauregard and McDowell
Grant and lee
48
In their fight for better waged and working conditions, workers negotiated as a group with their employers. What is this
Skilled labor
Division of labor
Collective bargaining
Strikes
49
One of Andrew Carnegie’s most famous quote is, “the man who dies thus rich dies disgraced,” this best describes
Horizontal consolidation
Social Darwinism
Trust
Gospel of wealth
50
All of the following statements about African American soldiers are true EXCEPT
Soldiers risked being captured or murdered by Confederate Military
Soldiers initially earned less than white soldiers
Soldiers made up just one percent of troops
Soldiers served in segregated units
51
In what Speech did lincoln dedicate a battlefield in honor of the union troops
Emancipation Proclamtion
Gettysburg Address
Inaugural adress
Gettysburg Proclamtion
52
What action did President Roosevelt take in the united mine workers strike in 1902
He dissolved the union
He sent the army to seize and operate the mines
He insisted that labor and management submit the dispute to arbitration
He refused to interfere with labor and management relations
53
The Emancipation Proclamation freed…
Enslaved people living in territories
Enslaved people living in areas controlled by the confederacy
All enslaved people living in the U.S.
Enslaved people living in the Union
54
Where was the first real battle of the war?
Gettysburg
Antietam
Vicksburg
Bull run
55
Which State was the first to secede from the Union
South Carolina
Texas
Virgina
Lousiana
56
William Jennings Bryan took up the cause of fundamentalist Christians
In Hollywood studios
At speakeasies in Chicago
At the scope trial
On new buses
57
According to the theory of socail Darwinism, the gov should…
Raise taxes on the rich
Protect the rights of workers
Stay out of the affairs of business
Outlaw trusts and cartels
58
The rise of films, broadcasting, and the news media all helped to bring about
Garvey movement
KKK
Organized crime
National culture
59
What was the bloodiest battle of the war?
Antietam
Bull run
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
60
President Roosevelt’s progressive record included all the following execpt
Break up of several trust deemed harmful to the public
Conversation of forest land
Regulation of food and drugs
Establishment of theFedeal Reserve System
61
Election in which voters cast ballots to select nominees for upcoming elections is called
Initiative
Recall
Referendum
Direct primary
62
How did the gov. Respond to the Pullman strike, setting a precedence
Took Pullman officials to court
Shut down all railway operations
Used federal troops to control the workers
Forced unions and workers to negotiate
63
A key difference between knights of labor and American federation of labor was that the knights
Welcomed all skilled and unskilled workers, but not women and blacks
Welcomed all skilled and unskilled workers, blacks, and women
Restricted their membership to skilled workers in each trade
Focused exclusively on higher wages and better working conditions
64
The lost generation references the 1920s writers who were upset that society had become
Promiscuous and materialistic
Wealthy and snotty
Rich and respectable
Poor and irresponsible
65
The Civil war began with…
Attack on Lawrence, Kansas, a center of free solider activity
Secession of South Carolina
The confederate attack on fort Sumter
Illegal formation of the Confederate States of America
66
The prob of _______ was targeted by the office of price admin
Depression
Inflation
Unemployment
67
Some employers forced workers to sign “yellow dog contracts” stating that
Workers would not join labor unions
Workers would work twelve hour days
No scabs could be hired
Women and children were prohibited from working
68
Flappers dance the Charleston, a new dance that embodied the spirit of
The jazz age
The lost generation
The Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
69
Where did Lee surrender to Grant on 04/09/1865
Washington D.C.
Appomattox court house
Gettysburg
Richmond
70
What is the correct order of Progressice Presidents based on their term of office
Trump, Obama, Washington
Wilson, McKinley, T. Roosevelt
Lincoln, Johnson, FDR
Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson
71
What made freeing the slaves a new focus for the civil war?
Fugitive slave act
Battle of Vicksburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Bull run
72
General Sherman’s capture of which city probably ensure that lincoln was reelected
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Jackson
73
Which of the following was a strategy of the confederate gov.?
Limiting the upper draft age to 35
Seeking support from Britain and France
Blockading the North’s Atlantic coast
Attacking the north by the way of the Mississippi River
74
Some criticized G. Shermans march to the sea because
He attacked civilian homes and farms
He lost every battle in his path
75
What did the Bessemer process improve
Factory productivity
Production of electricity
Production of steel
Transmission of Morse code
76
Home projects that raised one third of the nation’s vegetables were called
V-E gardens
Grocery banks
Victory gardens
War farms
77
How did industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth in the US
All americans enjoy a higher standard of living
The income gap between rich and poor grew smaller
The income gap between farmers and factory workers Widen
Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists
78
Truman’s main reason in dropping the bomb was to
End war and save american lives
Find out how destructive it was
Show how powerful the US was
Teach japan military leaders a lesson
79
What Tech Advance contributed to the civil war’s high casualty rate
Minie ball
Telegraph
Land mine
80
John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
Evolution
Creationism
Biology
Fundamentalism
81
Both the palmer raids and the Sacco and Vanzetti case demonstrated how
Americans were beginning to embrace the modern
Christian fundamentalism had permeated society
Technology was improving life
The red scare provoked injustice
82
How did life change for american women in the 1920s
Married women found it much easier to balance careers and family life
Many women felt freer to experiment with bolder styles and manner
Most women grew long hair and stopped using makeup
Women began to dominate the work force, often taking leadership positions
83
What was meant when Mark Twain coined the period of american history from 1865 through 1900 as the glided age
A time when a thin layer of prosperity covering poverty and corruption
A period when the US had no social or political issues
A period when US shined with the glory of markets of manifest destiny
An era when nothing could go wrong in America, the country was heading good
84
Why did states an the teaching of evolution in schools
The theory appeared violated the constitution
The theory was unknown to most teachers
The theory seemed to contradict the Bible’s account of creation
The theory challenged scientific belief
85
Who gained most from the ratification of teh seventeenth amendment
Party bosses
Industrial leaders
Ordinary citizens
State legislatures
86
At first, some women did not exercise their newly won right to vote because
The could not leave their children to go to polls
Their families discouraged them for voting
They did not feel comfy voting
All of the above
87
What was the manhattan project
Plan to devolve the atomic bomb
The historic meeting of the “big three”
The plan to crash Japanese suicide planes into allied troops
Training of Navajo code talkers
88
Who did Lincoln appoint as General-in-Chiefs of the Union army in 1864
McDowell
McClellan
Grant
Lee
89
Which of the following was an advantage the North hard over the south?
Military support
Larger population
More money to spend on the war
More experienced generals
90
The emancipation Proclamation was issued after which union victory?
Bull run
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Gettysburg
91
When did Theodore Roosevelt promised a square deal he was pledging
Encouraging trust
Give voters a Tex break
Give lumber companies the right to cut timber
Use government to protect the people
92
He was the supreme commander of allied troops in Europe and the executer of the D-day invasion
Henry kaiser
Joseph Stalin
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
93
Which of the following best states the primary goal of prohibitions
To eliminate the use of alc in society
To reduce the availability of alc to minors
To eliminate the sale of alc to minors
To reduce accidents in the workplace
94
What is the separation of a work process into a number of tasks with each task done by a separate person called
Monopoly
Piecework
Division of labor
Skilled labor
95
As a measure to prevent bank failures, president Wilson helped create the
Sherman anti-trust act
Federal farm loan board
Federal reserve system
Federal trade commission
96
When forced to abandon the Philippines, _____ made the vow “I shall return”
Douglas MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
FDR
97
How did Rockefeller and Carnegie use “vertivle integration” to their advantage
Spread their wealth out to serveal outside business, thus supporting local
Bid out their supply needs to lowest bidder
Worked together to gain access to cheapest materials for their production
98
The battle of the bulge was significant why?
Allie’s first victory in land battle
Last german offense
Axis powers first loss
99
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of traditional society
Change occurred slowly
Rural
Willing to use debt/use credit
Deeply religious
100
Who invented the first gossip colum
Billu Sunday
Walter winchel
Zara Hurston
Langston hughs