Why was the transcontinental railroad important?

It helped trade, jobs & enabled settlement of the west.

The members of the Triple Entente were

France, Great Britain, & Russia

Why is the Triangle Shirtwaist Co fire important in labor history?

It led to reforms of safety, inspections & sanitation.

The Securities & Exchange Commission helped the public

regain faith in the stock markets

In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to

promote competition & free trade

What was one effect of the New Deal?

It offered a more active & constructive role for government.

The ____helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation's banks.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Which of the following is an example of a Jim Crow law?

requiring separate RR cars for whites & blacks

Which of the following developments benefited rural Americans?

the development of mail-order catalogs

The famous "I want you for the US Army" poster was created by artists hired by

the Committee on Public Information

How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?

The exposed corruption by writing about it.

The enclosure of the open range by barbed wire led to conflict between

cattle owners who used the range & ranchers who enclosed it.

The Sedition Act, passed by Congress in 1917, made it illegal to

print or publish disloyal criticism of the government

The construction of the Hoover Dam illustrated the creative partnership between

private businesses & the federal government

Why do historians call the Civil War the last old-time war and the first modern war?

Generals used old tactics, but weapons were new & deadlier.

During the Hundred Days, why was a program approved to pay farmers to NOT grow crops?

to raise demand & drive up prices

What did members of terrorist groups in the South after the Civil War have in common?

a desire to undo the changes & restore the old ways of life.

Which of the following quotes expresses the attitude of nativism?

Immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans- go home!"

In 1920 Sacco & Vanzetti were convicted of murder & robbery because

the broader fear of communists, anarchists, & socialists

Native Americans were subjected to "Americanization." What is this?

an attack on NA beliefs/practices, including tribal identity

How did sharecropping & tenant farming differ?

SC got share of employer's crop; T rented & grew any crops.

Two popular ideologies contributed to imperialism; a sense of nationalism and

a feeling of cultural superiority

One of the basic principles of communism is that everyone should

share equally in society's wealth

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1
In the 1850s, the US government policy toward NA changed from pushing farther West to
paying them for their lands
relocating them in the East
sending them to reservations
giving them land in Texas
2
Why was the transcontinental railroad important?
It helped the South win the Civil war.
It created division between the east & west.
It encouraged the development of new ways of making steel.
It helped trade, jobs & enabled settlement of the west.
3
The members of the Triple Entente were
France, Great Britain, & Russia
Great Britain, Italy, & Spain
Germany, France, & Serbia
Germany, Italy, & Austria- Hungary
4
Why is the Triangle Shirtwaist Co fire important in labor history?
Owners & families went to court to sue for damages
The tragedy gave labor an edge in contract negotiations
It led to reforms of safety, inspections & sanitation.
The fire set off strikes across the nation
5
Incentives for settlement of the Great Plains came mainly from
cattle ranchers & big business
homesteaders & adventurers
Congress & the railroads
western states & industries
6
_____is the term that describes the devastation of the Great Plains by drought.
The Grapes of Wrath
Black Tuesday
the Great Depression
the Dust Bowl
7
The first flight in an airplane took place in Kitty Hawk, NC was piloted by
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
Thomas Edison
Edwin Drake
8
The Securities & Exchange Commission helped the public
regain faith in the stock markets
establish unions
establish a minimum wage
cope with poverty
9
The Roosevelt Corollary, which made US the police power of the W. Hemisphere was added to the
Panama Treaty
Open Door Policy
Pan American Union
Monroe Doctrine
10
In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to
improve working conditions
promote competition & free trade
control the nation's railroads
make trusts pay higher taxes
11
What was one effect of the New Deal?
It offered a more active & constructive role for government.
It celebrated a more passive role for government.
It abolished the checks & balances within the US government
It promoted complete dependence on the government
12
The boom economy of the "Roaring Twenties" did not apply to
companies producing new items on the nation's assembly lines
steel, oil, & rubber industries
movie theaters & sporting events
farmers
13
What was Wilson's plan for a just & lasting peace?
the Big Four
the Fourteen Points
the League of Peace
the Treaty of Versailles
14
At this battle, Custer led his troops in an attack against the Sioux & lost.
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of White Plains
Sand Creek Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre
15
A growth & flowering of African American art, music, & culture during the 1920s is
the Jim Crow Era
the All-American movement
the Great Migration
the Harlem Renaissance
16
The ____helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation's banks.
Social Security Act (SSA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
17
The struggle for women's suffrage resulted in a final victory with the ratification of the
19th Amendment
NAWSA
Constitution
Suffrage Act
18
Which of the following is an example of a Jim Crow law?
debt peonage
racial etiquette
the exclusion of NA from the American political process
requiring separate RR cars for whites & blacks
19
Which of the following developments benefited rural Americans?
the development of mail-order catalogs
vertical & horizontal organization of businesses
the emergence of department stores
an increase in the number of small specialty stores
20
The famous "I want you for the US Army" poster was created by artists hired by
the Screen Actors Guild
Walt Disney
the Committee on Public Information
the US Army
21
In capitalism, most industries are owned & operated by
private businesses
socialists
labor unions
the government
22
How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?
They organized labor strikes.
The exposed corruption by writing about it.
They hired lawyers to settle disputes about safety.
They testified in Senate hearings.
23
Rockefeller bought barrel factories, oil fields, & pipelines. This is an example of
laissez-faire
horizontal integration
monopoly
vertical integration
24
How did many of the unemployed feel about receiving handouts during the Great Depression?
hopeful
rich
ashamed & angry
happy & relieved
25
The enclosure of the open range by barbed wire led to conflict between
cattle owners who used the range & ranchers who enclosed it.
landless Indians who raised sheep & farmers who enclosed it
Indians who owned the land & ranchers who enclosed it.
ranchers and the landless cattle owners who enclosed it
26
The discovery that 2 mill acres in OK had not been assigned to any Native Americans led to
passage of the Pacific Railway Act
the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889
passage of the Homestead Act
the est. of the first settlements on the Plains
27
The Sedition Act, passed by Congress in 1917, made it illegal to
refuse to plant a Victory Garden
buy or sell military equipment without a government permit
refuse to serve in the military
print or publish disloyal criticism of the government
28
The construction of the Hoover Dam illustrated the creative partnership between
state government & private business
educational institutions & the federal government
local engineers & local government
private businesses & the federal government
29
Why do historians call the Civil War the last old-time war and the first modern war?
Guerilla warfare was used for the 1st time, use of shrapnel.
Generals used old tactics, but weapons were new & deadlier.
Advances in military strategy led to more deaths.
Generals used modern tactics, but weapons were old.
30
In 1914 what was the official US position in regard to the war in Europe?
the US wanted to move away from its policy of isolationsim
the US declared neutrality
the US supported the Central Powers
the US declared war & joined the Allied Powers
31
John Wilkes Booth is known for the assassination of
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
U.S. Grant
32
During the Hundred Days, why was a program approved to pay farmers to NOT grow crops?
to raise demand & drive up prices
to allow farmers to enroll in training for other work
to lower prices so consumers would buy more
to free farmland for other uses
33
This governor pushed through reforms on campaign spending, RR regulation, & civil service in WI
Charles Evans Hughes
Robert La Follette
Samuel M. Jones
Tom Johnson
34
The US government borrowed more than $24 billion from the American people through
the War Industries Board
income taxes
the federal reserve banks
the sale of Liberty bonds
35
In the Great Migration, African Americans moved from
high employment areas to depressed regions
urban centers to farmland
the South to the North
the Deep South to the West
36
"We shall make war together, make peace together," Zimmerman wrote in a note to
Mexico
Italy
Canada
Japan
37
The thriving postwar economy especially benefited
the federal government
advertisers
farmers
consumers
38
US Sec of State John Hay proposed the Open Door Policy in China in opposition to
the Boxer rebellion
the Russo-Japanese War
European spheres of influence
Japanese threats
39
"Black Tuesday" referred to the
the worst dust storm of 1931
day voters who reelected Hoover
collapse of the stock market
day the Federal Reserve made it hard to offer margin loans
40
What did members of terrorist groups in the South after the Civil War have in common?
a desire to reach political goals through the courts
a desire to undo the changes & restore the old ways of life.
a desire to remove President Lincoln from office.
support the Republican Party
41
Which of the following quotes expresses the attitude of nativism?
It is religious to help those less fortunate than ourselves
I love my adopted country as much as the country I left
Immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans- go home!"
Every immigrant will find a helping hand in America.
42
In 1920 Sacco & Vanzetti were convicted of murder & robbery because
of their membership in the KKK
there was a great deal of evidence to prove their guilt
the broader fear of communists, anarchists, & socialists
death threats against J. Edgar Hoover
43
Native Americans were subjected to "Americanization." What is this?
an attack on NA beliefs/practices, including tribal identity
the process by which NA would become citizens of the US
a battle plan that involved a series of massacres
Process of making NA practices more accessible to white ppl
44
If a trust was completely successful, it would hold a
monopoly
comfortable position among its competitors
leading position in the market
convention
45
Wilson believed that this action by Germany violated the laws of neutrality.
submarine warfare
Schlieffen Plan
use of poison gas
secret agreement
46
How did sharecropping & tenant farming differ?
SC got share of employer's crop; T rented & grew any crops.
SC rented land/grew whatever; T owned land & grew cash crops
SC were former slaves, T were poor southern whites
SC worked land owned by former slaves; T worked for wages
47
Two popular ideologies contributed to imperialism; a sense of nationalism and
a feeling of cultural superiority
a spirit of cooperation
a belief in transcendentalism
a belief in democracy
48
Political machines exchanged economic favors for
advertising
education
votes
money
49
What ended Reconstruction in the South?
passage of the Southern Homestead Act
the Compromise of 1877
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
passage of the 15th Amendment
50
One of the basic principles of communism is that everyone should
have private property
be divided by economic class
share equally in society's wealth
not share equally in society's wealth
51
The CCC was formed to address the problem of
unemployment among young men
poor wages for factory workers
investor anxiety
clear cutting in old growth forests
52
The Bessemer process revolutionized this industry.
steel
oil
railroad
textile
53
Which of these speakers is a believer in Social Darwinism?
"Govt should help people who can't make it on their own."
"Weak businesses should never get help from the govt. "
"Even poor people should give to charity."
The rewards of a good economy should be distributed evenly."
54
Reformers called for prohibition because they believed that alcohol
was produced under unsanitary conditions
was responsible for crime, poverty, & violence against women
production lines were liable to burst into flames
caused health problems
55
Why did FDR declare a "bank holiday" on his second day in office?
He wanted to stop the run on banks
It was part of an overall effort to restructure business hrs
He hoped to stimulate consumer spending
Bank failures had left finance officials in need of rest
56
People who hopped trains to look for work were known as
migrants
Hoovervilles
hoboes
Okies
57
Loose-knit communities of rustic shacks & tents were called
Hawleyvilles
cooperatives
Dust Bowls
Hoovervilles
58
What did the Emancipation Proclamation mean for slaves living in border states?
They remained slaves until their state rejoined the Union.
They had to join the Union army in order to gain freedom.
They remained slaves.
They were freed.
59
Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis" implied that westward movement
helped shape the American character
led to a number of Indian wars
created a division among the people
would continue to influence leaders
60
What groups' needs did TR feel should be balanced in the "Square Deal?"
workers, business, & consumers
women, farmers, & reformers
workers, women, & bankers
religion, business, & art
61
How did Hearst use his newspaper to support the Cuban rebellion?
His paper used yellow journalism to sensationalize events
His paper hired Marti to create ads to support Cuban revolt
His paper refused to resort to yellow journalism
His paper competed with Pulitzer's paper for accurate info.
62
Payments designed to make up for war damage are known as
installment buying
welfare capitalism
credit
reparations
63
The basic goal of the Black Codes passed in southern states was to
help freedmen start new businesses
keep freedmen dependent on the plantation.
strengthen the Freedmen's Bureau
provide black families the jobs
64
Why did King Kalakaua give Pearl Harbor to the US?
He was happy to give the US more political control
US control of Pearl Harbor was guaranteed by the Cook Treaty
He wanted to create a place for US warships to resupply.
The Hawaiian League forced him to.
65
Why was buying on margin riskier than other ways of investing in the stock market?
If the stock price dropped, the investor made a small profit
Margin calls forced investors to buy more stock
If stock price dropped, people were forced to repay loans
The Federal Reserve made it difficult for brokers to lend $.
66
Which of the following is an example of a typical immigrant between 1880 & 1910?
Swiss candy maker looking for better economic opportunities
Irish farmer seeking to escape starvation
Chinese adventurer hoping to strike it rich in the gold rush
Russian Jew seeking freedom from religious persecution
67
What were the 3 main goals of the New Deal?
reaction, response, & resignation
revolt, relief, & renewal
review, relocation, & revolution
relief, recovery, & reform
68
The event that triggered a US declaration of war on Spain in 1898 was
the destruction of the USS Maine
the de Lome letter
Dewey's attack on the Philippines
the death of Jose Marti
69
All of the following were causes of WWI except
the alliance system
the struggle for overseas empires
the formation of the League of Nations
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
70
Of the methods of warfare developed in WWI, which did traditional officers consider unfair?
trench warfare
the use of poisonous gas
the use of armored tanks
dogfights
71
The Scopes trial pitted religious beliefs against
the healing techniques used by Aimee Semple McPherson
fundamentalism & creationism
the theology preached by Billy Sunday
academic freedom & science
72
The Fair Labor Standards Act
covered farm workers
established a minimum wage
required that unions be established
discriminated against Republicans
73
Why did TR create the US Forest Service & the National Park Service?
He recognized that natural resources were limited
He feared control of the forests by conservationists only
He thought the land could be developed more efficiently
He realized that lumber was too valuable

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