Semester 1 Exam Review 2020

In the mid-1920s, the immigration policy of the United States was mainly designed to

A new idea, method, or product

The purpose of the Open Door policy was to

Nativism could best be described as

According to Declaration of Independence, what is purpose of gov't if citizens already have natural rights?

Which of the following is the best description of state and federal government action during the 1877 railroad strike?

What part of the American population lived in or near poverty in 1929?

Samuel Gompers' American Federation of Labor was noteworthy in that it brought together

What was the new German weapon that enabled Germany to gain prominence in naval warfare with Great Britain in World I?

Americans tuned into the radio to listen to all EXCEPT

The Sussex Pledge bound Germany to

In the debate over the writing and ratification of the Constitution, Anti-Federalists disliked

Push factors influencing immigrants to leave Europe included all of the following EXCEPT

The primary element of land combat

Standard Oil combined competing businesses in one corporation. What is this strategy?

The result of Plessy v. Ferguson ruling could best be summarized as

John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath portrays the dispossessed farmers of the Great Plains as

One common vision shared by Huey Long and Francis Townsend was that

The "Great Migration" of African Americans during World War I was largely caused by

A significant contributor to the stock market crash was the practice of "buying on the margin," which referred to

Angel Island was unique in comparison to Ellis Island because it was

The sinking of what battleship near Havana, Cuba led the U.S. into war with Spain in 1898?

President Wilson refused to recognized new leader Huerta

All of the following is true about the Dust Bowl EXCEPT

During the Spanish-American war, who recruited a fighting force that was known as the "Rough Riders?"

A major reason that the U.S. Government offered free land as part of the Homestead Act was that

What was the primary purpose for the new taxes imposed on the colonies after the French and Indian War?

The impact of the Zimmerman Note was that

The process of creating large numbers of similar products efficiently

In response to the abuses of child labor, some state governments passed laws that

Public education, commercial industries, and small Christian townships. These concepts best describe

One of the more enduring aspects of the Declaration of Independence was that it

Thomas Jefferson was concerned about purchasing the Louisiana Territory, fearing that

President Roosevelt's proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick". What role did the US now have?

American farming changed dramatically in this era, becoming more

Although Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he did NOT develop transformers. Who invented transformers?

William Penn and the Quakers stand out as notable for their

In the 1925 Scopes trial, Clarence Darrow became famous for defense of free speech and the right to teach what concept?

Names such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt were most famous for

The Spanish-American war was arguably inevitable, as

What right was won by women in 1920 under the Nineteenth Amendment?

The historical importance of Ulysses S. Grant's campaigns at Shiloh and Vicksburg could best be described as

What present-day state broke away from Mexico in 1836 because its American settlers fought for their independence?

Langston Hughes's literary style was associated with

A common way for captains of industry to destroy competition was to

What previously unaffordable item became more widely available to general public in the 1920s, thanks to assembly-line?

The US Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States (1919) ruled that freedom of speech may be limited when speech

Which of the following best describes a muckraker?

In response to the terrible living conditions in tenements, New York passed a law requiring

The first successful trip in the Spirit of St. Louis

The artistic trends of the Harlem Renaissance were associated with

In what ways did workers in the 1830s react to worsening conditions in New York factories?

One thing that both nativists and upper middle class Americans agreed on was that

Purchasing habits of Americans changed in the 1920s in that consumers

Which of the following best summarizes the addition of Hawaii to the United States?

Initially, American colonies benefited economically from mercantilism because

The Federal Farm Board was created to help farmers by

The most important goal of wartime propaganda was to

The exclusive right granted by the gov't to inventor to manufacture, use, or sell invention for a certain number years

The dominant motivation for increasing public education was to

President William Howard Taft's diplomatic policy primarily supported

The outcomes of World War I on the home-front included all of the following EXCEPT

The first method by which steel could be mass produced

Congressional agreements like the Missouri Compromise were passed in order to

Gilded Age captains of industry took advantage of which of the following to gain control of markets?

Fought for improved living conditions, reduced working hours, and required schooling to improve the lives of the poor

President Theodore Roosevelt adapted the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 by identifying the United States as

Occupied fighting lines where troops are protected from enemy fire

Federalists were concerned about adding the Louisiana Territory because they felt

A run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, usually in a poor, large city

As immigrants moved into big cities, they generally

Responding to Republican efforts, Southerners passed the Black Codes, which allowed

The Albany Congress was notable because

Which of the following is the best description of a Hooverville?

What kind of African American music became widely popular during the 1920s through the recent inventions of radio and ph

Which of the following best describes the tactics of the Knights of Labor?

One selling point of laissez-faire capitalism to the American people was that it

Freedom of private business to competitively organize and operate without government interference

The encomienda system

Although slavery played a primary role in triggering friction between North and South, a second major issue was

In response to the abuses of child labor, some state governments passed laws that

During Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, he sent a message to the South that

The economic prosperity of the 1920s was mainly the result of the

The main dispute between the United States and Mexico before the Mexican-American War began could be summarized as

Which of the following is most true about American women during World War I?

Something Americans were willing to pay for during the 1920s.

Populists demanded government production of silver coins because

The main impact of the Gold Rush on California was

Lewis and Clark first came to know the celebrated Sacajawea when

Native Americans during the American Revolution

What did the Grange persuade state legislatures in Midwestern states to do for farmers?

Which of the following was NOT a cause of Jamestown's initial failure?

The French and Indian War in North America was largely triggered by

The aggressive promotion of American foreign policy through investments

The Ku Klux Klan redefined itself in the 1920s by

All of the following are associated with the Great White Fleet EXCEPT

The primary goal of The League of Nations was to

The popular phrase "Go West, young man!" reflected a shared American belief that

The primary cause for low wages among factory workers was

What civic engineering project, begun during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, was completed and opened in 1914?