Honors US History Midterm 2023

"Yellow Journalists" influenced US participation in which conflict?

Muckrakers of the Progessive Era wrote novels and essays -

The US tried to avoid involvement in WWI by following a policy of -

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

Which movement at the turn of the 20th century brought reform efforts into economic, political, and social arenas in US?

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

Which of the following is the reason for the Prohibition Amendment?

Who were the principle authors of the Constitution?

How did industrialization in the US change the lives of women and children?

Which factor contributed most to the rise of inner-city overcrowding in the late 19th century?

What was one reason for the expansion of political machines in the late 19th century?

Why were industrialists called both "Captains of Industry" and "Robber Barons"?

A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to combat the Depression was that these programs -

How did the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution give more political power to the individual voter?

Airplanes introduced during WWI were valuable for -

In the 20s, controversies concerning the Scopes trial, Prohibition, and the behavior of flappers were all signs over?

Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?

Which of the following is the most lasting impact of the New Deal?

How did railroads most impact farming in the West during the late 1800s?

One result of the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862 includes?

One social issue faced by many new immigrants during the Gilded Age included -

The primary goal of the Dawes Act was to-

Which of the following was one effect of Progressive political reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall?

Passage of the Espionage Act in 1918 demonstrates that at one time the federal government was willing to -

Which New Deal Program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?

Civil Service reforms during the Gilded Age were a response to -

Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to US culture?

What was one effect of industrialization on the US economy in the 1870s?

Laissez-Faire relies on _____ to regulate prices and wages.

Public response to the book, The Jungle, led to the establishment of regulations enforced by?

One way political machines gained power during the Gilded Age was by-

What was the US response to the Zimmerman Telegram?

Why did many labor unions form in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

The 13th Amendment abolished what practice?

Which action best demonstrates the increasing intolerance to blacks and immigrants in the 1920s?

Which statement best explains the SCOTUS opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Increased immigration to the US from southern and eastern Europe resulted in

Why did Congress pass the Selective Service Act during WWI?

The writings of W.E.B. DuBois promoted the idea that -

What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?

The 14 Points reflected President Wilson's belief that -

The open range in the West was largely fenced off with a new invention called?

Booker T. Washington believed African Americans could best achieve social equality through?

How did Carnegie vertically integrate the steel industry?

Sanford B. Dole is remembered for having expanded US power by-

During WWI, Liberty Bonds were used as a way for -

What was the primary cause of the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South?

What action did the US government take in 1924 to expand the rights of Native Americans?

How did high US tariffs on imports likely contribute to the Great Depression?

Which of the following best describes the Gilded Age?