The Espionage Act of 1917 provided for:

FInes and prision time for anyone who interferred with military recruiing.

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

Overspeculation of stocks, using borrowed money they could not repay.

The Sedition Act of 1918 made it illegal to:

Speak out against the U.S's involvement in World War I.

What was the main goal of the Soical Security Administration?

Provide a safetynet for the Poor sic and the old.

Why did the Army attack the Sioux at Wounded Knee in 1890?

They saw the Ghost Dance as prep for war

Jane Adams wrote many acricles in both newspapers and magizines in order to:

help women gain the right to vote

Which events from the post civil war era illustrates the constitutional principal of checks and balances

Congress overrides President Johnson's veto of the 1867 Reconstruction Act

WEB Du Bois was one of the founders of the NAACP. Which idea did the NAACP promote?

Achieving racial equality for blacks.

What was one effect of Woodrow Wilison' election on society?

Many Americans enjoyed better working conditions

Why was the annexation of Hawaii in 1898 important for the U.S. economy?

Hawaii became a new source for sugar cane.

Many were encouraged to "Sow the seeds of Victory" during World War I. What were they encouraged to do?

People should plant victory gardens

Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" argued that overall quality of life had:

increased due to greater comforts enojoyed by the poor and working class.

How did the Bessemer steel process impact industry during the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800's?

increased the demand for iron ore due to greater production

15th Amendment gave all ment right to vote. What was one reaction to it?

Poll taxes, literacy tests and grandfather clauses were used against blacks

Bell's invention of the telephone impacted life in the U.S. because:

allowed people to communicate directly over long distances.

The Great Migration occurred in the early 20th Century. It caused racial tensions because:

Blacks were moving north to work in factories.

Why did many labor unions use walkouts to secure demands 1920's?

closed factories in a non-violent manner

In the 1912 Presidential Election, Teddy Roosevelt challenged President Taft for the Republican nomination. Why?

Roosevelt believed Taft had betryed the Conservative Movement.

During Reconstuction, the federal government reintegration of foromer confederate states into the Union. Action says:

Creation of military disticts in southern states

Which statement is true about the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution, and the impact on reconstruction

The amendments would be enforced until the Civil Rights movement.

Which statement BEST demonstrates that the U.S. government grew during world War I?

The government gained responsibilities that it would keep after the war

What was the main impact of the Americanization Movement on many European immigrants in the late 1800's?

They leanred new customs and tradtitions and became U.S. Citizens.

Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy could be described best by which statement:

Diplomatic negotiations withthe threat of military force

How did the Bull Moose party's particiaption in the 1912 Presidential Election impact the outcome?

The oposition vote split and it allowed Wilson to win

How did the Resettlement Administartion help victims of the Dust Bowl?

Builidng camps for migratory farm workers in California.

What did Susan B. Anthony devot her life's work to being?

Gianing sufferage for women (right to vote)

When Cheif Joseph said he would "fight no more forever", what was he saying about Indian removal?

He was tired of fighting the relocation system and the government.

As a result of the new territories the U.S. gained through the Spanish-American War, the country would have to:

Maintain the new lands and its residents

One similarity between Booker T. Wasington and W.E.B. Du Bois was:

Both felt education was a way to secure equal rights.

President Taft's foreign policy, better known as dollar diplomacy did what?

Restricted access to global markets for raw materials., offered loans to nations that supported American interests

Juneteenth started in Galveston, TX in 1865. Its modern significance is demonstarted by:

it has become a national holiday where people observe black freedom, People comenoriate black freedom.

Which event was at least partly started because of Yellow Journalism?

The Start of the Spanish-American War

Muckraker Ida Tarbell's "History of the Standard Oil Company" led to:

The Break-up of the comany as a monopoly

Which statement about women in World War I is most accurate?

Women contriuted to the war effort by making clothes for injured troops.

During the late 1800's and early 1900's, imperialissts in the U.S. belieived they had an obligation to:

impose their civilization on weaker nations.

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1
The Espionage Act of 1917 provided for:
Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus for many U.S. Citizens.
FInes and prision time for anyone who interferred with military recruiing.
Funding and propaganda supporting the U.S. role in World War I.
Fines and prison time for those who advocated for labor unions
2
What practice in large part caused the stock market crash, sparking the Great Depression of 1930's
People buying one stock and selling it the same day, called "Day trading"
Government collecting taxes it collected in teh stock market
Overspeculation of stocks, using borrowed money they could not repay.
Banks buying combos of stocks, bonds and investments with deposits.
3
The Sedition Act of 1918 made it illegal to:
Speak out against the U.S's involvement in World War I.
Speak in favor of the Labor Union movement.
Praise German art and Literature in Public
Criticize candidates for Congress in Public
4
What was the main goal of the Soical Security Administration?
Provide a safetynet for the Poor sic and the old.
Provide finanical assistance to farmers in the Midwest.
To employ over 1 million people
To relocate families from the Great Plains to the west.
5
Why did the Army attack the Sioux at Wounded Knee in 1890?
They were trying to capture Cheif Tecumseh
They saw the Ghost Dance as prep for war
They were enforcing the Indian Removal Act
They blamed the tribal leaders for loss at Little Bighorn
6
Jane Adams wrote many acricles in both newspapers and magizines in order to:
help women gain the right to vote
end lynching in the south
End corruption in city government.
help immigrants buy land in the west
7
Besides growing Victory Gardens, many people during World War I also:
scaled back production of crops.
helped harvest crops
ate only non-perishable foods
rationed food and other items
8
Which events from the post civil war era illustrates the constitutional principal of checks and balances
Grant elected President in 1868
Congress passed the 14th Amendment
Congress overrides President Johnson's veto of the 1867 Reconstruction Act
Plessy's challege to segregation was deined by the Supreme Court
9
WEB Du Bois was one of the founders of the NAACP. Which idea did the NAACP promote?
using threats of violence to gain rights
Declaring land ownership as a key to wealth
Preserving racial segregation in the South
Achieving racial equality for blacks.
10
What was one effect of Woodrow Wilison' election on society?
Greater freedom of worship across many religions.
Many Americans enjoyed better working conditions
Minority groups enjoyed stronger civil rights protections.
It led to higher wages for college grads
11
Why was the annexation of Hawaii in 1898 important for the U.S. economy?
Hawaii allowed U.S. to control trade in the Pacific.
Hawaii became a new source for sugar cane.
U.S. was able to control the whaling industry
U.S. would introduce new religions to Hawaii
12
Many were encouraged to "Sow the seeds of Victory" during World War I. What were they encouraged to do?
People should plant victory gardens
people should consume less food.
women should work in munition plants
women should work on the farms
13
Roosevelt created the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) as a part of the New Deal to support struggling farmers.
Many felt it was a waste of money
Many beleived due to the Dust Bowl, farmers were not saving.
It dd not aid farmers in any way.
Note eveyone supported it.
14
Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" argued that overall quality of life had:
increased due to greater comforts enojoyed by the poor and working class.
Degraded due to increased luxuries for the wealthy
improved because of equiaty among the upper and lower classes.
decreased due to unfair wealth distribution
15
How did the Bessemer steel process impact industry during the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800's?
Increased amount of environmental waste that was produced
Increased the price of steel due to lack of supply.
Increased manufactoring time needed for steel
increased the demand for iron ore due to greater production
16
What was the name given to laws that created a "sepreate but equal" policy of segregation?
Allien and Sedition Acts
Jim Crowe Laws
Slave codes
Reconstruction Acts
17
15th Amendment gave all ment right to vote. What was one reaction to it?
Sharecropping became an instution for black farmers.
Blacks voting did away with Jim Crowe Laws in the South
Poll taxes, literacy tests and grandfather clauses were used against blacks
Large numbers of black women became involved in the sufferage movement.
18
Bell's invention of the telephone impacted life in the U.S. because:
caused people to stop using the telegraph to communicate.
Gave people direct link to cultures all over the world .
it forced people to install new tech in their homes.
allowed people to communicate directly over long distances.
19
A second KKK was established in 1915 and grew in popularity in 20's. What did the new KKK support over the old one?
Pro Catholic Polices
Anti-black polices
pro-communism polices
anti-immigration polices
20
Who led the Sioux against Colonel George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Geronimo
Pontiac
Chief Joseph
Crazy Horse
21
The Concept of "Big Stick Diplomacy" , which is the threat of using military force in foreign policy, was used by:
Wilson
Hoover
Truman
Teddy Roosevelt
22
The Great Migration occurred in the early 20th Century. It caused racial tensions because:
Blacks were moving north to work in factories.
Whites were moving to the east to oppose immigration
Blacks were going west to start new communities
Whites were going south to work on farms
23
What was the media's attitude toward the temperance movement?
They were for prohition
The media wanted drinking to become a political issue
The media benefited from the sale of alcohol, as it does now.
They were against prohibition
24
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments granted greater political rights to:
Former Soldiers
Women
Former Slaves
Children
25
Why did many labor unions use walkouts to secure demands 1920's?
closed factories in a non-violent manner
caused police to stay non-violent during strikes
Helped to discourage use of strikebreakers
ensured that the factory owners would negotiate
26
In the 1912 Presidential Election, Teddy Roosevelt challenged President Taft for the Republican nomination. Why?
Taft supported women's sufferage, and Teddy did not
He beleived Taft would get the nation into a war
Roosevelt believed Taft had betryed the Conservative Movement.
Roosevelt felt Taft had gone too far lowering Tariffs.
27
During Reconstuction, the federal government reintegration of foromer confederate states into the Union. Action says:
Establishment of homes in the south.
Preventing sharcropping in the south
banning carpetbaggers from souther states.
Creation of military disticts in southern states
28
Which statement is true about the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution, and the impact on reconstruction
They allowed southern blacks to join the industrial workforce.
They provided land for former slaves
The amendments would be enforced until the Civil Rights movement.
Blacks were immendiately treated as equal citizens.
29
Which form of public policy, endorsed by 3 Repubilcan Presidents in the 1920's, contributed to the G.D.
Laissez Faire Polices
Anti-Trust policy
Stabalization policy
Fiscal policy
30
Which statement BEST demonstrates that the U.S. government grew during world War I?
The government allowed labor unions to exist even during the war
The government declared war instead of having war declared on it.
The Government wished for economic production to grow after the war
The government gained responsibilities that it would keep after the war
31
What is one way that the Harlem Renaissance chaged the lives of blacks living in NYC?
it inspired racial pride
Inspired a religious revival
Led to equal pay for all races
Led to intergration of of city neighborhoods.
32
What was the main impact of the Americanization Movement on many European immigrants in the late 1800's?
They learned to read and speak in English and became teachers.
They leanred new customs and tradtitions and became U.S. Citizens.
They learned advanced working skills and were given high paying jobs.
They learned to accept new religions and gave up old beleif systems.
33
Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy could be described best by which statement:
Isolationism to avoid involvement with other nations.
Use the military to create domestic governments.
Econonmic support to create intermational alliances.
Diplomatic negotiations withthe threat of military force
34
How did the Bull Moose party's particiaption in the 1912 Presidential Election impact the outcome?
The Suburban vote was spit, allowing Teddy Roosevelt to win.
Taft won because women were inspirted to vote for him.
The oposition vote split and it allowed Wilson to win
WIlson won because conservative voters were drawn to him.
35
How did the Resettlement Administartion help victims of the Dust Bowl?
finding buyers for abandon lands in Great Plains states
By constructing rent subsidizd housing in Great Plains cities.
Cleaned up farms in Oklaoma so families could return
Builidng camps for migratory farm workers in California.
36
What did Susan B. Anthony devot her life's work to being?
The Civil Rights movment
Helping the Urban Poor
Gianing sufferage for women (right to vote)
Achieving equal pay for women.
37
When Cheif Joseph said he would "fight no more forever", what was he saying about Indian removal?
He didn't like the transcontintial railroad
The government was planning the Sand Creek Massacre
He was tired of fighting the relocation system and the government.
The Homesteading system was starting
38
What did President Wilson believe about a woman's right to vote?
he was oppossed to it
He felt women should vote only in school elections.
he had no opinion on the issue
He was for it
39
As a result of the new territories the U.S. gained through the Spanish-American War, the country would have to:
give all new territories statehood within 10 years
Have the President visit the new lands.
Maintain the new lands and its residents
Give all lands back by 1940
40
One similarity between Booker T. Wasington and W.E.B. Du Bois was:
Felt freedman should run for political office in the south
Both felt freedom should move from south to north
Both beleived in violence as way to gain civil righs.
Both felt education was a way to secure equal rights.
41
President Taft's foreign policy, better known as dollar diplomacy did what?
Opposed aggressive actions of European powers
Supported naval construction to aid in military expansion
Restricted access to global markets for raw materials.
offered loans to nations that supported American interests
42
Juneteenth started in Galveston, TX in 1865. Its modern significance is demonstarted by:
People all over the world reading the Emancipation Procamation
Remembering Civl War Soliders
it has become a national holiday where people observe black freedom
People comenoriate black freedom.
43
Which event was at least partly started because of Yellow Journalism?
Election of William McKinley as President
The Annexation of Hawaii
The Start of the Spanish-American War
The passage of the Platt Amendment
44
Which was a push factor for Eastern European immigrants during the late 1800's
Russia's persecution of Jews
France adopting a democratic government.
British imperalists activity in SE Asia
German unification as one nation
45
Muckraker Ida Tarbell's "History of the Standard Oil Company" led to:
Equal pay for workers of all races
The Break-up of the comany as a monopoly
Led to passage of laws outlawing monopolies
improving of working conditions in the company
46
Which statement about women in World War I is most accurate?
Knitting was the primary occupation during World War I
Women contriuted to the war effort by making clothes for injured troops.
The majority of uneducated women worked as skilled laborers
A small number of vocational schools decided to accept female students
47
During the late 1800's and early 1900's, imperialissts in the U.S. belieived they had an obligation to:
impose their civilization on weaker nations.
Provide a modern military to weaker nations.
impose industrialized society on weaker nations
Provide a democratic government to weaker nations.
48
Which push-factor contributed to an influx of Irish immigrants in the U.S. during the mid-1800's?
The Easter Rising
The Northern Ireland Uprising
Irish Potato Famine
The Civil War
49
Which factor contriubted to the onset of the Great Depression?
surplus in farm production
Increases in wages
decreases in population
Shortages in farm production

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