Mark Twain named the post-Reconstruction era the Gilded Age because these decades were marked by what?

great prosperity hiding corruption and greed in society

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

Korea remains divided at almost exactly the same place as before the war

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created for what purpose?

military alliance among the Western powers to defend against the Soviets

What was Germany’s goal with the “Blitz”?

destroy the British people’s morale and their will to fight

Why are Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft and Woodrow Wilson considered Progressives?

they worked to improve the lives of ordinary Americans

Why was the building of the Panama Canal so important?

made moving between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans easier

What was the Battle of the Bulge?

Germany’s last major offensive that ended in defeat - largest battle for US

What was a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

serious damage to U.S. fleet with 8 battleships either sunk or damaged

What was happening economically during the 1920’s?

rising stock prices in the Stock Market

How did the United States entry into World War I affect the outcome?

millions of fresh troops were too much for the tired German army

What was a major result of the Stock Market Crash?

factories closing and millions of workers becoming unemployed

Why were Americans so afraid of the Communists in the 1920’s?

Communism goes against American values – capitalism and civil liberties

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?

The Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam became U.S. territories

What was President Theodore Roosevelt referring to when he said it was a “Square Deal”?

result from the coal miners’ strike that gave better wages and fewer hours

Harding and Coolidge both based their presidencies on what?

isolationism in foreign affairs and laissez-faire attitude towards business

Which of the following best describes World War I in France?

both sides were locked in trench warfare around a no-man’s land

system that legally segregated and degraded African Americans

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

segregation of buses became illegal after a year of Blacks refusing to ride

How did newspapers and media (especially TV) play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?

made all of America and the world aware of what was happening in the South

Why was the Battle of Midway so significant?

Japan lost 4 carriers and and has to go on the defense for the rest of war

What was the importance of Jackie Robinson playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers?

broke the color barrier as the first Black baseball player since the 1880s

What was the Social Security system?

program that provided pensions for retired workers along with unemployment

What event brought an end of World War II in Europe?

Soviets captured Berlin and Hitler committed suicide in his bunker

What does Laissez-faire mean?

government leaves businesses alone

Why are the 1920s referred to as the “Roaring Twenties”?

social and economic changes were happening at a fast pace

What was the arms race?

U.S. and Soviet Union getting nuclear weapons to gain military superiority

What is Progressivism?

political or social reformers of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s

What was the result of the Battle of Stalingrad?

a major loss for Germany - would be on the defense for the rest of the war

The famous 1925 “Scopes Trial” in Tennessee was over the issue of what?

teaching evolution or Darwinism in schools

What was the major disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 presidential election?

should the federal government should try to fix people’s problems

What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary (The Big Stick speech)?

U.S. would be a protector and a “police officer” in the Western Hemisphere

What was significance of Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) to the Jews?

a new phase in Nazi treatment of Jews from legal restrictions to violence

Which of the following describes the circumstance U.S. forces encountered when they landed on Japanese defended islands?

Japanese were well prepared and willing to fight to the last man

Woodrow Wilson won the Presidential election of 1912, partly because of what?

a split in the Republican vote between Roosevelt and Taft

Which was one effect of the unemployment of the 1930’s?

thousands could not pay rent and became homeless

After the Stock Market Crash, why did thousands of American banks ‘fail’?

could not return people’s deposits

What did the Sacco and Vanzetti case show?

there was a fear of eastern and southern European immigrants

Which of the following is a characteristic of fascism?

the country is more important than the individual

What was the Dust Bowl?

loss of millions of acres of farmland in the Midwest due to drought

Which single event pushed the United States into the war with Spain?

explosion that sank the USS Maine and killed over 250 American sailors

Faced with Hitler’s demands for part of Czechoslovakia at the Munich Conference in 1938, how did the Allies respond?

policy of appeasement by letting Hitler have what he wants to avoid a war

What did the Supreme Court say in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson?

allowed segregation to continue legally

The Berlin Airlift was President Truman’s response to what?

Soviet blockade of West Berlin from shipments of food and fuel

What was a major result of bank closings?

people lost their entire life savings

What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education court case in 1954?

segregation of public schools became illegal

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1
Mark Twain named the post-Reconstruction era the Gilded Age because these decades were marked by what?
great prosperity hiding corruption and greed in society
unlimited immigration
growth in American industry
the assassination of two presidents
2
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Korea remains divided at almost exactly the same place as before the war
China controlled North Korea and parts of South Korea
Korea was united under a communist government
North Korea surrendered under the threat of atomic weapons
3
"... we will not hate you, but we cannot obey your unjust laws..." from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is about what?
engaging in civil disobedience
leaving any community in which racism is practiced
using violence to bring about change
separating Whites and African Americans
4
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created for what purpose?
so Germany and Italy never allow fascism to start in their countries again
defending South Korea and Japan from communist aggression
improving trade between the East and the West
military alliance among the Western powers to defend against the Soviets
5
What was the Manhattan Project?
American plan to invade Japan
development of the atomic bomb
final plan to divide Germany among the four Allied powers
plan to capture top Nazi and Japanese leaders and put them on trial
6
What was Germany’s goal with the “Blitz”?
show the United States what their air force was capable of
destroy British warships in hurting their navy’s ability to fight back
destroy the British people’s morale and their will to fight
destroy Great Britain’s defenses making them easier to invade by Germany
7
Why are Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft and Woodrow Wilson considered Progressives?
they worked to improve the lives of ordinary Americans
they formed the first civil rights organizations
they supported the formation of the first trade union
they used Presidential power to break up strikes
8
Why was the building of the Panama Canal so important?
made moving between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans easier
promoted European investment in the United States
helped stabilize the economies of Latin American countries
improved relations between Colombia and the United States
9
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
last German victory in the West
Soviet’s major offensive into Poland that trapped thousands of Axis troops
Germany’s last major offensive that ended in defeat - largest battle for US
Soviet encirclement of Berlin in April of 1945
10
What was a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
Japanese suffered heavy losses causing them to eventually lose the war
US loses were so high that they were not able to fight back for over a year
two American aircraft carriers were sunk
serious damage to U.S. fleet with 8 battleships either sunk or damaged
11
What was happening economically during the 1920’s?
declining factory production
rising farm prices as farmers got richer
salaries going down as people lost jobs
rising stock prices in the Stock Market
12
How did the United States entry into World War I affect the outcome?
millions of fresh troops were too much for the tired German army
American tanks were superior to German tanks
U.S. Navy proved decisive in naval battles with the German fleet
American military leadership won decisive battles
13
What was a major result of the Stock Market Crash?
increased stock speculation
a brief period of rising profits
higher farm prices
factories closing and millions of workers becoming unemployed
14
Why were Americans so afraid of the Communists in the 1920’s?
believed they would start another world war in Europe
because they stopped fighting Germany during World War I
Communism goes against American values – capitalism and civil liberties
believed the Communist wanted to invade and take over the United States
15
Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?
The Philippines won independence from Spain - became an independent country
The Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam became U.S. territories
Spain won a number of battles and was able to hold on to their colonies
The Spanish navy was too strong for the Americans to defeat
16
What was President Theodore Roosevelt referring to when he said it was a “Square Deal”?
Congress approval of an income tax amendment
creation of the national Parks service
creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act
result from the coal miners’ strike that gave better wages and fewer hours
17
Harding and Coolidge both based their presidencies on what?
rapid buildup of armaments and of the armed forces
isolationism in foreign affairs and laissez-faire attitude towards business
reduction in immigration quotas and an increase in immigration
expansionism and controlling of colonies
18
Which of the following best describes World War I in France?
Central Powers were very successful in their invasion of France
Allies did a great job repelling the German invasion
there was little actual fighting
both sides were locked in trench warfare around a no-man’s land
19
What was Jim Crow?
idea that immigrant children should retain their native cultures
system that legally segregated and degraded African Americans
process by which people of one culture become part of another culture
an anti-Catholic movement in the country
20
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks's protest
thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not move
many Montgomery buses were burned in protest
segregation of buses became illegal after a year of Blacks refusing to ride
21
How did newspapers and media (especially TV) play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
promoted Jim Crow laws
mostly ignored the Civil Rights movement
made a lot of money off of advertising
made all of America and the world aware of what was happening in the South
22
Why was the Battle of Midway so significant?
Japan lost 4 carriers and and has to go on the defense for the rest of war
Japanese invasion of Midway Island captures the island
despite a victory, American losses are so high as to delay their attacks
Japan decisively defeats an American invasion force
23
Franklin Roosevelt easily won the 1932 presidential election by promising what?
a New Deal for Americans
to repeal of the Hawley-Smoot tariff
lower taxes
allowing business to do what they want
24
What was the importance of Jackie Robinson playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
showed the Black baseball players were as good as white ones
brought the Dodgers to the World Series
proved that Brooklyn was not racists
broke the color barrier as the first Black baseball player since the 1880s
25
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Laws?
force the Jews into ghettos
make more jobs available to Germans
punish the Jews for their loss in World War I
de-humanize the Jews
26
What was the Social Security system?
project that helped poor farmers and created jobs by building dams
government-funded projects to build public facilities and create jobs
2.5 million young men living in camps working to restore beaches and forest
program that provided pensions for retired workers along with unemployment
27
What event brought an end of World War II in Europe?
Allies and Germany agreed to an armistice
Soviets held back while the Allies bombed Germany into surrendering
Soviets captured Berlin and Hitler committed suicide in his bunker
after the fall of Mussolini’s government in Italy, Germany surrendered
28
What does Laissez-faire mean?
the end the spoils system
increase the power of government
government leaves businesses alone
more power to the states
29
Why are the 1920s referred to as the “Roaring Twenties”?
political reforms made government more democratic
social and economic changes were happening at a fast pace
America assumed a leadership role in world affairs
foreign trade prospered after World War I
30
What was the arms race?
U.S. and Soviet Union getting nuclear weapons to gain military superiority
American plan to arm small nations to defend themselves against Soviets
re-arm Germany so that they would help in a war with the Soviet Union
Soviet plan to arm anti-American nations
31
What is Progressivism?
desire to control foreign territories
updating of our country’s military
political or social reformers of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s
when the government controls businesses and industries
32
What was the result of the Battle of Stalingrad?
Germany’s capture of Stalingrad caused the Soviets to lose many of facories
Germany was able to capture Soviet oil fields south of Stalingrad
a major loss for Germany - would be on the defense for the rest of the war
with the German capture of Stalingrad, the Soviets would be pushed back
33
The famous 1925 “Scopes Trial” in Tennessee was over the issue of what?
selling alcohol in public
depriving equal rights to African Americans
the legality of labor unions
teaching evolution or Darwinism in schools
34
What was the major disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 presidential election?
should the federal government should try to fix people’s problems
should Americans should offer aid to European economies
were any relief efforts were needed to ease the economic crisis
did the Depression exist at all
35
What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary (The Big Stick speech)?
U.S. territories could not enter any foreign agreements
U.S. would support only those revolutions that wanted democratic principle
U.S. would be a protector and a “police officer” in the Western Hemisphere
U.S. territories would not become states
36
What was significance of Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) to the Jews?
a new phase in Nazi treatment of Jews from legal restrictions to violence
took away legal rights they had to protect themselves in the German courts
was proof that most foreign nations did not care what happened to them
they now knew they had to leave Germany
37
Which of the following describes the circumstance U.S. forces encountered when they landed on Japanese defended islands?
Americans, with superior numbers, were able to win easily
Japanese were well prepared and willing to fight to the last man
Japanese seeing their hopelessness surrendered in large numbers
Japanese were poorly supplied and not well trained
38
Woodrow Wilson won the Presidential election of 1912, partly because of what?
Taft’s decision not to run for a second term
a split in the Republican vote between Roosevelt and Taft
his opponent were unknown to thew public
he was the only progressive candidate
39
Which was one effect of the unemployment of the 1930’s?
divorce rate nearly tripled
thousands could not pay rent and became homeless
banks pardoned thousands of farm mortgages
most industries gave top jobs to married women
40
After the Stock Market Crash, why did thousands of American banks ‘fail’?
could not return people’s deposits
had invested in European banks
charged too high an interest rate
had bought too much stock
41
What was a character of Franklin Roosevelt that appealed to?
spirit of optimism
very conservative
unwillingness to experiment
extreme shyness
42
Which of the following was a major factor in the United States’ decision to enter World War I?
Lenin’s rise to power in Russia
Britain’s naval blockade of Germany
Germany’s submarine warfare
France’s fall to the Central Powers
43
What did the Sacco and Vanzetti case show?
there was a fear of eastern and southern European immigrants
Communist were trying to take over the United States government
American justice system worked
that America should remain isolated from European problems
44
Which of the following is a characteristic of fascism?
peaceful co-existence with other nations
the country is more important than the individual
very democratic
promoted the rights of the individual
45
What was the Dust Bowl?
closing of rural banks because of non-payments of loans
loss of industrialization in the Northeast
crops being destroyed to protest low farm prices
loss of millions of acres of farmland in the Midwest due to drought
46
Which single event pushed the United States into the war with Spain?
attack on the U.S. Embassy in Spain
Spain seizing U.S. property in Cuba
massacre of American missionaries in the Philippines
explosion that sank the USS Maine and killed over 250 American sailors
47
Faced with Hitler’s demands for part of Czechoslovakia at the Munich Conference in 1938, how did the Allies respond?
trying to isolate Germany from the rest of Europe
policy of appeasement by letting Hitler have what he wants to avoid a war
threat of war against Germany if they went into Czechoslovakia
arms embargo against Germany
48
What did the Supreme Court say in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson?
forced white and African Americans to use the same public facilities
allowed segregation to continue legally
ordered that segregation should be ended in public schools
improved the quality of African American facilities
49
The Berlin Airlift was President Truman’s response to what?
construction of the Berlin Wall
reunification of East and West Germany
Soviet development of the atomic bomb
Soviet blockade of West Berlin from shipments of food and fuel
50
What was a major result of bank closings?
people lost their entire life savings
less buying stocks on margins
more money in circulation
less places for people to deposit their money
51
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education court case in 1954?
government must provide loans to low-income college students
segregation of public schools became illegal
African Americans began to play professional sports
federal government must increase financial aid to education
52
What happened when the stock market began to drop sharply on “Black Tuesday” in October of 1929?
bankers forgave personal loans and mortgages
President Hoover warned Americans that the economy may not be in good shape
investors bought record shares of stock
investors panicked and rushed to get their money out of the stock market
53
What the purpose of the Final Solution?
discuss different methods for turning the German people against the Jews
what legal rights they could take away from the Jews
mass murder of the Jewish population of Europe
responses to protest from foreign nations about their treatment of the Jews
54
What was D-Day?
American, British and Canadians land in Normandy in the largest invasion
US beginning their offensive against Japan by invading Guadalcanal
Allied forces invade Italy and start moving north towards Germany
Soviet offensive against Germany in 1943
55
During the Gilded Age, how did Republicans and Democrats differ in their views?
development of cities
establishing a state religion
the gold standard and government aid to business
repealing the Interstate Commerce Act of 1877
56
What happened during the American invasion of the island of Iwo Jima that was significant?
MacArthur came ashore and announced “I have returned”
Japanese launch suicide charges called ‘Banzai Attacks’
American Marines fought off numerous Japanese attacks before surrendering
famous picture of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi
57
Which of the following best describes the presidents who served from 1880-1892?
strong leaders who set the agenda for the country
created civil rights for black citizens
supported programs that helped the people
not as important as industrial and business leaders
58
What led to Japan’s surrender?
U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on two Japanese cities
U.S. Navy blockaded Japan and US bombed theircities until they surrendered
Japanese government was overthrown and the new government surrendered
US invaded Japan and after months of long bloody fighting captured Japan
59
For nearly 50 years, the Cold War was characterized by what?
United States adopting a policy of isolationism
number of wars between the United States and the Soviet Union
political conflicts and military tension between the East and the West
slow decline in the power of the Soviet Union
60
In his first 100 days in office, what did President Roosevelt do?
pushed Congress to pass numerous programs to improve the economy
concentrated on programs that strengthened big business
avoided direct action and sent problems to committees for study
abolished the banking system and government building projects
61
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s can best be described as what?
growth of Black owned businesses
movement to bring Blacks to the inner cities
programs to provide jobs for minorities
cultural revival of African American art, music & literature
62
Why were Blacks in the South upset with lunch counters in stores like Woolworth?
they refused to hire Black cooks and waiters
lunch counters were segregated and Blacks had to sit in the back
the stores charged them more than white people
they refused to allow Blacks to shop in their stores
63
Which event sparked the start of World War I?
sinking of unarmed merchant ships
German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
Russia’s wanting more territory around the Black Sea
assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungaria
64
How did the city of Birmingham respond to Dr. King's protests?
they immediatly negotiated a peaceful settlement
many whites in Birmingham held counter-protests
they went to court to get an order to prevent the protest
Birmingham used police dogs and firehoses to stop the protest marches
65
How did the 19th Amendment expand the democratic process?
providing for direct election of U.S. senators
educating people how people vote
giving women the right to vote
eliminating poll taxes
66
Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 caused what?
start of World War II
America to declare war on Germany
French and British to negotiate a treaty with Germany
Allies to threaten to stop economic aid to Germany until they left Poland
67
Why were Blacks outraged at the murder of 14-year old Emmett Till in 1955 that it started the civil rights movement?
the murderers were never found
an all-white hospitals refused to let him be admitted
the police didn't do anything to help him
the brutality of his murder and the fact that his killers were acquitted
68
Who were the main targets of Ku Klux Klan terror?
religious fundamentalist
African Americans, Catholics, Jews and immigrants
poor southern whites
gamblers, gangsters and prostitutes
69
Why were business leaders of the late-1800’s called “Robber Barons”?
created jobs for many people
created products that Americans could buy and enjoy
expanded markets for American products
became very richbut paid workers very little and had them work long hours
70
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
stop communism from spreading to other countries
appease the Soviet Union to have what it wanted to avoid a war with them
demand free elections in Poland
force the Soviets out of Eastern Europe

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