Roosevelt’s “big stick” diplomacy

depended on a strong military to achieve America’s goals.

Recall provisions allow voters to

remove an elected official from office.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was made worse because

the fire doors locked, blocking escape.

What were Jim Crow laws?

Laws that enforced the strict separation of the races

All these were reasons why the US entered World War I EXCEPT:

Germany trying to make an alliance with Canada

One goal of the Marshall Plan was to

make European countries strong to start buying US goods.

What was the main reason why Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election?

there was a split in the Republican Party

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

insured each bank’s deposits up to $2500

The United States became an imperial power

when the US gained overseas territory

Social Darwinism is the theory that

life consists of competition where only the strong survive

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

explored the pains and joys of being black in America.

African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in

the South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.

Reformers pushed for passage of the 18th amendment, arguing that

alcohol caused crime and broke up families.

How did Alice Paul’s methods differ from Carrie Chapman Catt’s?

Paul’s methods were more radical and dramatically public.

What was considered the short term cause of World War I?

The killing of Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary by a Serb

Why were nativists opposed to immigration?

feared the loss of jobs and damage to America’s traditions.

Congress increased federal funding for education largely because of

the Soviet Union’s space program.

The bank holiday was designed to

stop massive withdrawals from the bank

What social problem did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle describe?

he living and working conditions in Chicago’s stockyards

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1
Roosevelt’s “big stick” diplomacy
sought to conserve forests for lumber supplies for the army
depended on a strong military to achieve America’s goals.
aimed to add US investment in business throughout C. America
worked to promote human rights around the world.
2
Which Supreme Court case ruling declared segregation illegal in public education?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Miranda v. Arizona
3
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
biology and science.
education and science.
evolution and science.
religion and science.
4
Working conditions during the late 1800s were characterized by
long hours and low wages
emphasis on worker safety
high unemployment
short hours and high wages
5
What mobster in Chicago dominated the alcohol bootlegging industry ?
John Dillinger
Al Capone
J Edgar Hoover
John Gotti
6
Which reform did the Nineteenth Amendment enact?
women’s suffrage
temperance laws
African American men’s suffrage
a ban on child labor
7
Who became a national hero when he became the 1st person to fly across the Atlantic in a plane?
Charles Lindbergh
John T. Scopes
Babe Ruth
Al Jolson
8
Recall provisions allow voters to
vote on a measure again if the vote was close.
remember what measures were on the ballot.
remove an elected official from office.
bring an elected official back after the term has expired.
9
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was made worse because
firefighters were late arriving on the scene.
large quantities of fuel were stored in the basement.
the fire doors locked, blocking escape.
there were no elevators.
10
What were Jim Crow laws?
They were laws that protected African Americans.
Laws that enforced the strict separation of the races
They were laws that restored equal rights to blacks.
They were laws that restricted AA voting rights in the North
11
All these were reasons why the US entered World War I EXCEPT:
make the world safe for democracy
Germany trying to make an alliance with Canada
unrestricted submarine warfare
Zimmerman Note
12
In 1906 Congress enacted 2 consumer protection laws: the Pure Food and Drug Act and
Sherman Antitrust Act
Meat Inspection Act
Mann-Elkins Act
Newlands Reclamation Act
13
One goal of the Marshall Plan was to
make European countries strong to start buying US goods.
send troops to help European countries fight communism.
make Germ. pay costs for all the damage it had caused in WW2
give Europeans access to higher education in the US
14
What was the main reason why Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election?
there was a split in the Republican Party
because he was the governor of New Jersey
promised to give women the right to vote
his strong position on low tariffs
15
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
provided loans to farmers
failed in its first year
supplied loans to banks.
insured each bank’s deposits up to $2500
16
All these weapons were introduced in World War I EXCEPT:
poison gas
helicopters
airplanes
tanks
17
What is considered the turning point of the Vietnam War?
the takeover of Saigon
Operation Rolling Thunder
Tet Offensive
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
18
What major innovation was introduced in the Vietnam War?
tanks
mortars
helicopters
drones
19
What famous case showed Americans’ distrust of immigrants in the 1920s?
Scopes Trial
Gideon v Wainwright
Dred Scott Trial
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
20
Women’s efforts during World War I led to U.S. government support for which reform?
religious freedom
alcohol prohibition
racial equality
universal suffrage
21
Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
Leslie Groves
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Enrico Fermi
22
The United States became an imperial power
when the US gained overseas territory
when US bankers made loans of $1.5 million to Nicaragua
when the US built the Panama Canal
when the US marines invaded the Dominican Republic
23
Social Darwinism is the theory that
life consists of competition where only the strong survive
the US frontier stopped people from rebelling in the US
the US should expand its territory from the 2 oceans.
only countries with colonies can compete in the world market
24
Who was the American president during World War I?
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
25
How did World War I contribute to the African American Great Migration?
by creating jobs in the North
by forcing African American men to become soldiers
by improving the South’s economy
by ending segregation in the military
26
The literature of the Harlem Renaissance
argued for the separation of races.
explored the pains and joys of being black in America.
explored the origins of jazz.
is largely forgotten today.
27
African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in
the North, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.
the North, where they were not allowed to work.
the South, where they were not allowed to work.
the South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect.
28
Restricting the expansion of Soviet communism was called
isolationism
containment
communism restraint
restriction
29
Reformers pushed for passage of the 18th amendment, arguing that
alcohol caused crime and broke up families.
states didn't have the right to take away people’s property.
immigration was causing most of the problems in US cities.
unions had right to call strikes to protect worker rights.
30
How did Alice Paul’s methods differ from Carrie Chapman Catt’s?
Paul’s idea focused on referendums to pass suffrage laws
Paul focused on lobbying Congress.
Paul recruited only wealthy women to work for suffrage.
Paul’s methods were more radical and dramatically public.
31
What was considered the short term cause of World War I?
killing of Franz Ferdinand of Serbia by an Austro-Hungarian
The killing of Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary by a Serb
The use of European imperialism to conquer new territories.
Rise of militarism with larger militaries and new weapons
32
The Dust Bowl was caused by a
famine
hurricane
tornado
drought
33
Why were nativists opposed to immigration?
They feared a civil war between the US and Mexico.
feared the loss of jobs and damage to America’s traditions.
feared that an illegal immigrant would be elected president.
feared that Americans would need to move to other countries.
34
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy?
Jack Ruby
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sirhan Sirhan
35
President Truman’s chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to
prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan.
become a superpower.
save American lives.
protect the lives of Japanese civilians
36
Congress increased federal funding for education largely because of
the Soviet Union’s space program.
massive population shifts.
rising immigration.
the growth of information industries.
37
What journalist called attention to the living conditions of tenement-dwellers?
Elisha Otis
Frederick Olmsted
Daniel Burnham
Jacob Riis
38
The bank holiday was designed to
set specific days when banks would be closed on yearly basis
give bank employees a mini vacation
created holidays to celebrate the work of great US bankers
stop massive withdrawals from the bank
39
What chemical was used in Vietnam by the US that later caused higher cases of cancer?
Hydrogen Bombs
Tungston
Napalm
Agent Orange
40
What social problem did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle describe?
the struggles of black Americans
the conflict between Cali farmers and the Southern Railroad
he living and working conditions in Chicago’s stockyards
the ruthless methods of Rockefeller and Standard Oil

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