The ____helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation's banks.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to

promote competition & free trade

Which of the following is an example of a Jim Crow law?

requiring separate RR cars for whites & blacks

How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?

The exposed corruption by writing about it.

How did sharecropping & tenant farming differ?

SC got share of employer's crop; T rented & grew any crops.

The construction of the Hoover Dam illustrated the creative partnership between

private businesses & the federal government

Native Americans were subjected to "Americanization." What is this?

an attack on NA beliefs/practices, including tribal identity

Which of the following is an example of a typical immigrant between 1880 & 1910?

Russian Jew seeking freedom from religious persecution

What was one effect of the New Deal?

It offered a more active & constructive role for government.

How did Hearst use his newspaper to support the Cuban rebellion?

His paper used yellow journalism to sensationalize events

Why did FDR declare a "bank holiday" on his second day in office?

He wanted to stop the run on banks

The Sedition Act, passed by Congress in 1917, made it illegal to

print or publish disloyal criticism of the government

Reformers called for prohibition because they believed that alcohol

was responsible for crime, poverty, & violence against women

Which of these speakers is a believer in Social Darwinism?

"Weak businesses should never get help from the govt. "

The basic goal of the Black Codes passed in southern states was to

keep freedmen dependent on the plantation.

One of the basic principles of communism is that everyone should

share equally in society's wealth

The enclosure of the open range by barbed wire led to conflict between

cattle owners who used the range & ranchers who enclosed it.

The members of the Triple Entente were

France, Great Britain, & Russia

Which of the following developments benefited rural Americans?

the development of mail-order catalogs

Two popular ideologies contributed to imperialism; a sense of nationalism and

a feeling of cultural superiority

Why did TR create the US Forest Service & the National Park Service?

He recognized that natural resources were limited

Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis" implied that westward movement

helped shape the American character

Which of the following quotes expresses the attitude of nativism?

Immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans- go home!"

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1
This governor pushed through reforms on campaign spending, RR regulation, & civil service in WI
Charles Evans Hughes
Tom Johnson
Robert La Follette
Samuel M. Jones
2
The ____helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation's banks.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Social Security Act (SSA)
3
In 1914 what was the official US position in regard to the war in Europe?
the US declared neutrality
the US wanted to move away from its policy of isolationsim
the US declared war & joined the Allied Powers
the US supported the Central Powers
4
_____is the term that describes the devastation of the Great Plains by drought.
the Great Depression
the Dust Bowl
Black Tuesday
The Grapes of Wrath
5
Wilson believed that this action by Germany violated the laws of neutrality.
use of poison gas
Schlieffen Plan
submarine warfare
secret agreement
6
In the 1850s, the US government policy toward NA changed from pushing farther West to
paying them for their lands
sending them to reservations
giving them land in Texas
relocating them in the East
7
People who hopped trains to look for work were known as
Hoovervilles
migrants
hoboes
Okies
8
In the Great Migration, African Americans moved from
urban centers to farmland
the Deep South to the West
the South to the North
high employment areas to depressed regions
9
In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to
improve working conditions
promote competition & free trade
control the nation's railroads
make trusts pay higher taxes
10
Which of the following is an example of a Jim Crow law?
the exclusion of NA from the American political process
requiring separate RR cars for whites & blacks
racial etiquette
debt peonage
11
What groups' needs did TR feel should be balanced in the "Square Deal?"
religion, business, & art
workers, business, & consumers
workers, women, & bankers
women, farmers, & reformers
12
The Bessemer process revolutionized this industry.
textile
steel
railroad
oil
13
How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?
The exposed corruption by writing about it.
They testified in Senate hearings.
They organized labor strikes.
They hired lawyers to settle disputes about safety.
14
How did sharecropping & tenant farming differ?
SC were former slaves, T were poor southern whites
SC got share of employer's crop; T rented & grew any crops.
SC worked land owned by former slaves; T worked for wages
SC rented land/grew whatever; T owned land & grew cash crops
15
If a trust was completely successful, it would hold a
comfortable position among its competitors
monopoly
leading position in the market
convention
16
How did many of the unemployed feel about receiving handouts during the Great Depression?
rich
ashamed & angry
happy & relieved
hopeful
17
The Scopes trial pitted religious beliefs against
the healing techniques used by Aimee Semple McPherson
academic freedom & science
fundamentalism & creationism
the theology preached by Billy Sunday
18
The CCC was formed to address the problem of
poor wages for factory workers
investor anxiety
unemployment among young men
clear cutting in old growth forests
19
The discovery that 2 mill acres in OK had not been assigned to any Native Americans led to
the est. of the first settlements on the Plains
passage of the Pacific Railway Act
the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889
passage of the Homestead Act
20
The struggle for women's suffrage resulted in a final victory with the ratification of the
19th Amendment
NAWSA
Constitution
Suffrage Act
21
The Roosevelt Corollary, which made US the police power of the W. Hemisphere was added to the
Open Door Policy
Panama Treaty
Monroe Doctrine
Pan American Union
22
The construction of the Hoover Dam illustrated the creative partnership between
local engineers & local government
private businesses & the federal government
state government & private business
educational institutions & the federal government
23
What was Wilson's plan for a just & lasting peace?
the Treaty of Versailles
the League of Peace
the Big Four
the Fourteen Points
24
Native Americans were subjected to "Americanization." What is this?
a battle plan that involved a series of massacres
an attack on NA beliefs/practices, including tribal identity
Process of making NA practices more accessible to white ppl
the process by which NA would become citizens of the US
25
Which of the following is an example of a typical immigrant between 1880 & 1910?
Irish farmer seeking to escape starvation
Russian Jew seeking freedom from religious persecution
Swiss candy maker looking for better economic opportunities
Chinese adventurer hoping to strike it rich in the gold rush
26
The thriving postwar economy especially benefited
advertisers
farmers
consumers
the federal government
27
What was one effect of the New Deal?
It abolished the checks & balances within the US government
It offered a more active & constructive role for government.
It celebrated a more passive role for government.
It promoted complete dependence on the government
28
"Black Tuesday" referred to the
day the Federal Reserve made it hard to offer margin loans
the worst dust storm of 1931
collapse of the stock market
day voters who reelected Hoover
29
Incentives for settlement of the Great Plains came mainly from
Congress & the railroads
cattle ranchers & big business
western states & industries
homesteaders & adventurers
30
Rockefeller bought barrel factories, oil fields, & pipelines. This is an example of
vertical integration
laissez-faire
horizontal integration
monopoly
31
How did Hearst use his newspaper to support the Cuban rebellion?
His paper hired Marti to create ads to support Cuban revolt
His paper used yellow journalism to sensationalize events
His paper competed with Pulitzer's paper for accurate info.
His paper refused to resort to yellow journalism
32
Why did FDR declare a "bank holiday" on his second day in office?
He wanted to stop the run on banks
He hoped to stimulate consumer spending
Bank failures had left finance officials in need of rest
It was part of an overall effort to restructure business hrs
33
A growth & flowering of African American art, music, & culture during the 1920s is
the Jim Crow Era
the Harlem Renaissance
the All-American movement
the Great Migration
34
In capitalism, most industries are owned & operated by
labor unions
private businesses
socialists
the government
35
The Sedition Act, passed by Congress in 1917, made it illegal to
buy or sell military equipment without a government permit
print or publish disloyal criticism of the government
refuse to serve in the military
refuse to plant a Victory Garden
36
Reformers called for prohibition because they believed that alcohol
was responsible for crime, poverty, & violence against women
was produced under unsanitary conditions
caused health problems
production lines were liable to burst into flames
37
Political machines exchanged economic favors for
education
advertising
votes
money
38
Which of these speakers is a believer in Social Darwinism?
"Weak businesses should never get help from the govt. "
The rewards of a good economy should be distributed evenly."
"Even poor people should give to charity."
"Govt should help people who can't make it on their own."
39
The Fair Labor Standards Act
covered farm workers
discriminated against Republicans
required that unions be established
established a minimum wage
40
The basic goal of the Black Codes passed in southern states was to
strengthen the Freedmen's Bureau
keep freedmen dependent on the plantation.
provide black families the jobs
help freedmen start new businesses
41
The first flight in an airplane took place in Kitty Hawk, NC was piloted by
The Wright Brothers
Edwin Drake
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
42
One of the basic principles of communism is that everyone should
have private property
not share equally in society's wealth
be divided by economic class
share equally in society's wealth
43
What did the Emancipation Proclamation mean for slaves living in border states?
They remained slaves until their state rejoined the Union.
They were freed.
They remained slaves.
They had to join the Union army in order to gain freedom.
44
The enclosure of the open range by barbed wire led to conflict between
Indians who owned the land & ranchers who enclosed it.
ranchers and the landless cattle owners who enclosed it
landless Indians who raised sheep & farmers who enclosed it
cattle owners who used the range & ranchers who enclosed it.
45
The members of the Triple Entente were
France, Great Britain, & Russia
Germany, Italy, & Austria- Hungary
Germany, France, & Serbia
Great Britain, Italy, & Spain
46
Which of the following developments benefited rural Americans?
the emergence of department stores
vertical & horizontal organization of businesses
an increase in the number of small specialty stores
the development of mail-order catalogs
47
Two popular ideologies contributed to imperialism; a sense of nationalism and
a feeling of cultural superiority
a belief in transcendentalism
a belief in democracy
a spirit of cooperation
48
Why did TR create the US Forest Service & the National Park Service?
He realized that lumber was too valuable
He thought the land could be developed more efficiently
He recognized that natural resources were limited
He feared control of the forests by conservationists only
49
Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis" implied that westward movement
created a division among the people
would continue to influence leaders
helped shape the American character
led to a number of Indian wars
50
Which of the following quotes expresses the attitude of nativism?
Immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans- go home!"
It is religious to help those less fortunate than ourselves
I love my adopted country as much as the country I left
Every immigrant will find a helping hand in America.
51
Of the methods of warfare developed in WWI, which did traditional officers consider unfair?
dogfights
the use of poisonous gas
trench warfare
the use of armored tanks
52
At this battle, Custer led his troops in an attack against the Sioux & lost.
Battle of White Plains
Battle of Little Bighorn
Sand Creek Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre
53
Why do historians call the Civil War the last old-time war and the first modern war?
Generals used modern tactics, but weapons were old.
Generals used old tactics, but weapons were new & deadlier.
Guerilla warfare was used for the 1st time, use of shrapnel.
Advances in military strategy led to more deaths.
54
What did members of terrorist groups in the South after the Civil War have in common?
support the Republican Party
a desire to remove President Lincoln from office.
a desire to undo the changes & restore the old ways of life.
a desire to reach political goals through the courts
55
The Securities & Exchange Commission helped the public
establish unions
regain faith in the stock markets
cope with poverty
establish a minimum wage
56
Payments designed to make up for war damage are known as
credit
installment buying
reparations
welfare capitalism
57
What were the 3 main goals of the New Deal?
review, relocation, & revolution
revolt, relief, & renewal
reaction, response, & resignation
relief, recovery, & reform
58
The US government borrowed more than $24 billion from the American people through
the federal reserve banks
the War Industries Board
the sale of Liberty bonds
income taxes
59
Why is the Triangle Shirtwaist Co fire important in labor history?
It led to reforms of safety, inspections & sanitation.
The fire set off strikes across the nation
The tragedy gave labor an edge in contract negotiations
Owners & families went to court to sue for damages
60
Why was the transcontinental railroad important?
It encouraged the development of new ways of making steel.
It created division between the east & west.
It helped the South win the Civil war.
It helped trade, jobs & enabled settlement of the west.
61
Why did King Kalakaua give Pearl Harbor to the US?
The Hawaiian League forced him to.
US control of Pearl Harbor was guaranteed by the Cook Treaty
He wanted to create a place for US warships to resupply.
He was happy to give the US more political control
62
During the Hundred Days, why was a program approved to pay farmers to NOT grow crops?
to allow farmers to enroll in training for other work
to free farmland for other uses
to lower prices so consumers would buy more
to raise demand & drive up prices
63
The boom economy of the "Roaring Twenties" did not apply to
farmers
steel, oil, & rubber industries
companies producing new items on the nation's assembly lines
movie theaters & sporting events
64
"We shall make war together, make peace together," Zimmerman wrote in a note to
Canada
Mexico
Italy
Japan
65
Why was buying on margin riskier than other ways of investing in the stock market?
If stock price dropped, people were forced to repay loans
Margin calls forced investors to buy more stock
The Federal Reserve made it difficult for brokers to lend $.
If the stock price dropped, the investor made a small profit
66
What ended Reconstruction in the South?
passage of the 15th Amendment
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
passage of the Southern Homestead Act
the Compromise of 1877
67
Loose-knit communities of rustic shacks & tents were called
Hoovervilles
Hawleyvilles
cooperatives
Dust Bowls
68
John Wilkes Booth is known for the assassination of
Robert E. Lee
Andrew Johnson
U.S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
69
The event that triggered a US declaration of war on Spain in 1898 was
the death of Jose Marti
the destruction of the USS Maine
the de Lome letter
Dewey's attack on the Philippines
70
All of the following were causes of WWI except
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
the struggle for overseas empires
the formation of the League of Nations
the alliance system
71
US Sec of State John Hay proposed the Open Door Policy in China in opposition to
Japanese threats
the Boxer rebellion
European spheres of influence
the Russo-Japanese War
72
The famous "I want you for the US Army" poster was created by artists hired by
Walt Disney
the Committee on Public Information
the Screen Actors Guild
the US Army
73
In 1920 Sacco & Vanzetti were convicted of murder & robbery because
death threats against J. Edgar Hoover
of their membership in the KKK
there was a great deal of evidence to prove their guilt
the broader fear of communists, anarchists, & socialists

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