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1
The Harlem Renaissance refers to?
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
A population increases in Harlem in the1920s
A celebration of African-Americanculture in literature/art
A struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
2
Which of the following reasons
BEST
describes why the US entered WWI?
attack on ships by German U-boats/Zmmermann Tellegram
Long-standing alliance with Germany/Russia leaving the war
British request 4 US troops/France taken over by Germany
Zimmermann Telegram/assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
3
According to Social Darwinism...
the government should control business
wealth should be distributed evenly to everyone
the strongest, hardest working people will rise to the top
it is wrong to have a gap between the rich and the poor
4
How did machine guns impact WWI?
rapid soldier advancement into enemy territory
casualties were low
soldiers dug trenches
5
Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively by:
Using a moving assembly line
Hiring only immigrants to work his factory
Using designs make in China
Using plastic instead of steel for cars
6
Lewis Hine
famous caricaturist and editorial cartoonist based on political corruption
muckraker whose articles documented Standard Oil Company's abuse of power
Muckraker who took picture to expose how bad child labor was
Muckraker who shocked the nation when he published The Jungle
7
What was the Red Scare (1920)?
Fear of Christians
Fear of Communists
Fear of Liberals
Fear of Lunatics
8
What did the 18th amendment do?
Right to bear arms
Established the prohibition of alchohol
limits presidents term to two years
Gave women right to vote
9
What did prohibition cause?
Riots combating the unfair treatment of the government
A rise in drug overdoses
Homelessness, starvation, not enough government help
Organized crime, bootlegging, creation of speakeasies
10
WEB DuBois...
Invented the radio
Co-Founded the NAACP
Founded the American Communist Party
Wanted blacks to model themselves after whites
11
AFTER the Spanish-American War, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines...
Became dual citizens of US and Spain
All had their own civil wars
Became Spanish territories
Became United States territories
12
One affect of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" was
an economic increase in the meatpacking industry
The passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act
the ratification of the 18th Amendment
the Industrial Organic food chain
13
Initiative, Recall and Referendum are
ways that limit constitutional powers of the executive branch
methods of regulating big business
tactics used by labor unions
ways which increase voter participation in the election process
14
The 17th Amendment
allowed direct election of senators
allowed direct primaries
gave all the right to vote
Gave women the vote
15
Trench Warfare led to....
quick mobilization of armies with steady advances
innovative tactics & strategies with new technology
swift decisive victories on both sides
stalemate for long periods of time
16
What is suffrage?
Having a really bad time.
The right to bear arms.
Getting citizenship.
The right to vote.
17
The Spanish American War was America's rise as a world power?
Maybe
True
False
18
What was the 19th amendment?
It gave everyone freedom of religion
It gave women the right to vote
It gave African AMericans the right to vote
It gave everyone freedom of speech
19
What is a Labor Union?
A group of better demanding worse working conditions.
I dont know.
A group of people demanding better working conditions.
A group of retired people.
20
The Great Migration
Gold miners heading west to find their fortune.
Refrugees fleeing Europe moving to East Liverpool
Imigrants moving to Detroits to build cars.
The move north by African Americans from 1915-1930.
21
The Populist Party fought for...
better conditions for farmers and workers.
the rights of big business.
lower taxes for wealthy job creators.
allowing population to increase in border states.
22
What was the Homestead Act?
Act of staying at home instead of going to school
law providing homes instead of jails for settlers
law providing settlers 160 acres of public land in the West.
law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in Colorado
23
Flappers were
females who broke against the traditional behavior
women who flew across the Atlantic
birds on the Magic Garden
women who fought for the right to vote
24
A business Monopoly is...
the most common type of market in Australia
a board game
small number of larger firms that dominate the market
where a single business owns all or nearly all of the market
25
Tanks impacted WWI by
making the use of landmines obsolete
allowing the transportation of large #'s of troops to battlefields
making communication on the front lines possible
breaking the stalemate of the war
26
The Panama Canal links...
Pacific & Indian Oceans
The English Channel & the Atlantic Ocean
The Meditteranean & the Red Sea
Atlantic & Pacific Oceans
27
Installment plans in the 20's ____
Were created in the 1950s
gave all Americans a larger salary
Helped Americans buy new goods by paying over a period of time
We part of the effort to win World War I
28
What was the main cause in the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th century Britain?
Industrialization
Agriculture
Imperialism
Enlightenment
29
Why did the US not join the League of Nations?
The US was not invited
Congress didn’t want us being pulled into foreign wars
US didn’t want to pay the entrance fee
The US formed their own league
30
What was the Bessmer Process?
The process of refriguratoring rail cars
The process of creating AC power
The process of making cheaper steel
The process of developing the lightbulb
