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Labor Unions
teach skilled trades
help unemployed find jobs
increase hours children could work
improve working conditions
2
What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
Govern the colonies after independence from England
Elect a ruler to govern the United States
Establish control of the United States
Divide the country into different parts
3
What is a
muckracker
?
A journalist who writes stories that support big businesses.
A journalist who exposes corruption and injustice in society
A person who shovels muck out of streets.
4
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean with which other ocean?
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
5
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
dangers faced by coal miners
illegal deals between special interests and the government.
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
6
Bill of Rights
protected basic liberties of citizens
defined principles and organization of government
defined the rights of British monarchs and citizens
created a loose alliance of independent states
7
What happened after the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
Women received higher wages.
Safety regulations were made for factories
Emergency response (firefighters, police) got more funding
8
What caused the stock market crash of 1929
World War I caused the economy to fall
People quickly sold their stocks before prices fell further
farmers could not produce enough food for the USA
prices rose and investors purchased more stock
9
The Harlem Renaissance was what?
A new dance that everyone loved that started in Harlem
A maneuver that won World War I
A cultural movement started by African Americans in New York
10
What was the period that was called "Prohibition?"
Early 20th Century when it was illegal to buy & sell alcohol
Time in the 1800s when it was illegal for blacks to vote
Time when women weren't allowed to drive cars
Late 1700s when Native Americans were stripped of land
11
How did the Gold Rush and the Homestead Act result in demographic changes to the US Society?
Chinese increased at a faster rate than that of other groups
American Indians were displaced by European Immigrants.
Most of the population of America shifted from East to West.
Women outnumbered men living on the plains in the West.
12
Flappers were
birds on the Magic Garden
women who fought for the right to vote
females who broke against the traditional behavior
women who flew across the Atlantic
13
Franklin D Roosevelt
publicly blamed Hoover for Great Depression
ran as Democratic candidate in presidential election of 1932
significantly beat Hoover in presidential election of 1932
all of these
14
What did the 18th amendment do?
Gave women right to vote
limits presidents term to two years
Right to bear arms
Established the prohibition of alchohol
15
The people who lived in tenements in industrial cities were part of which class?
bourgeoisie
upper class
middle class
working class
16
Which of these things is most closely associated with nativism?
The Stock Market crashed.
The Statue of Liberty was refurbished.
Membership in the KKK declined.
Sacco and Vinzetti were convicted and executed.
17
Pearl Harbor
Surprise attack by the Cubans
Surprise attack by the Japanese
18
Who was “Rosie the Riveter”?
The name of the Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
FDR's Wife
An Icon of the period for working women
A dancing entertainer
19
What is the Bill of Rights?
First 10 Amendments to US Constitution
First 8 Amendments to US Constitution
All the amendments to US Constitution
First 14 amendments to US Constitution
20
Which of the following is an example of assimilation?
A NigerianAmerican eats ethnic meals at home&pizza at school
A Chinese-American wears western clothes&speaks only English
A Guatemalan boy says Guatemala is the best country ever
21
The Spanish-American War...
led to world power status for the U.S.
opened the Panama Canal to international trade
set of the Great Depression
contributed to the start of WWII
22
Fireside Chats were
President roosevelt's weekly radio speeches
talks that Okies and hoboes had around their campfires
President Hoover's speeches to the people
when Eleanor Roosevelt would go to the Hoovervilles
23
Civil Service Reforms during the Gilded Age were a response to-
Political Machines
Labor Unions
Urbanization
Immigration
24
What is the definition of 'imperialism'? Is it...
...to make a country have a king or queen
...to take over another country & colonise it.
...to trade with another country
...to help a country in peril
25
Laissez Faire
Was supported by the Unions
Stated that Gov't should NOT get invovled in the economy
Is the OPPOSITE of free enterprise
Argued that companies should pay high wages
26
American "ISOLATIONISTS" believed that
Great Britain could beat Germany with the USA's help.
The USA should stay out of Europe's war.
The USA should ally with Germany.
The Soviet Union could be a reliable ally of the USA.
27
What was a New Deal legacy?
took hope from people
started World War II
lowered social security tax
restored hope
28
The principle of federalism refers to the division of powers between
local and global governments.
state and local governments.
state and national governments.
national and international governments.
29
What tactic did President Theodore Roosevelt use to get the Panama Canal built?
He leased the canal zone from an international company
He supported a rebellion against the Colombian government
He seized Panama from Spain after the Spanish American War
He forced the Colombian government to sign a treaty in 1903.
30
The 19th amendment did what?
Temporarily gave women the right to vote
Denied a woman's right to vote
Gave Women the right to vote
31
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Code name for the U.S. effort during WWII to produce the atomic bomb.
America's first African American military pilots
Satisfying the demands in an effort to maintain peace and stability.
Two cities on which the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs to end World War II.
32
What is
nativism
?
none of these
Belief in Native American ideologies
Belief your country is far superior to others
Belief other countries are better than yours
33
The Social Security Administration
offered benefits to the old or unemployed
brought electricity to the country for a good price
hired unemployed men to work on public service projects
paid farmers not to grow certain crops to raise the prices
34
On the "Homefront" citizens helped by
Writing letters
Consuming
Rationing and growing victor gardens
Protesting
35
Which word best describes the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
Positive
Safe
Unionized
Sweatshop
36
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld which of the following principles?
"Separate but equal."
"Clear and present danger."
"With all deliberate speed."
"Without redeeming social value."
37
Langston Hughes
Negro Leagues Baseball Player
Member of FDR's Cabinet
Jazz Musician
Harlem Renaissance Poet
38
What right is guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment
All Americans can purchase a gun
The right to hunt
The right to bear arms
The right to defend oneself
39
Bank Runs were
when customers withdrew their $ from banks all at once making them fail
when too many people opened accounts with their mom's $$
when too many people opened accounts without making deposits
when the government refused to intervene in the banks’ dealings.
40
What was the main cause in the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th century Britain?
Agriculture
Imperialism
Enlightenment
Industrialization
41
What is poular sovereignty?
pouchot is 16 years old
The people of each state choose by voting for slave or free.
Frees all slaves
Everyone gets a slave
42
Social Security Administration
Provided pensions to the elderly
Provide direct relief to needy people
Regulated banks to protect peoples' savings accounts
Regulated the stock market to prevent future crashes
43
What are the five freedoms in the 1st amendment?
speech, assemble, religion, petition, press
speech, assemble, quartering troops, petition, press
speech, assemble, bear arms, petition, press
speech, assemble, bear arms, petition, illegal searches
44
Politics in the Gilded Age were--
very corrupt with lots of politicians taking bribes
less corrupt and against bribes
45
Susan B. Anthony
leader in the woman's suffrage movement
first American woman to earn a professional degree
discovered a new comet
first American woman elected to a national political office
46
Executive Order 9066
exempted all those who were technically American citizens
authorized the internment of German-Americans
authorized the internment of Italian-Americans
authorized the internment of Japanese-Americans
47
One of the major impacts of urbanization in the 1800s and early 1900s was:
decrease in agricultural production
a dwindling middle class
an increase in the spread of infectious diseases
transportation improvements decreased
48
What term used in the 14 amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the US?
Citizens
Optimus Prime
Resident
Alien
49
The terms Hooverville, Hoover blanket, and Hoover flag provide evidence that:
Americans blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression
Americans completely gave up hope
Americans supported President Hoover
Americans had no sense of humor
50
The Great Migration
The move north by African Americans from 1915-1930.
Imigrants moving to Detroits to build cars.
Refrugees fleeing Europe moving to East Liverpool
Gold miners heading west to find their fortune.
51
Why did farmers leave the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s?
To join the bonus Army in Washington D.C.
To try farming in the North
Because the New Deal gave everyone a job in the factories
Because they were unable to farm the land anymore
52
What is the 13 amendment?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
Helped Jim Crow laws
Grant voting rights for blacks
53
Schenck vs. United States ruled
Congress has the power to regulate interstate trade
Judicial Review
speech can be limited if causing clear and present danger
Separate but equal
54
What was the Homestead Act?
law providing settlers 160 acres of public land in the West.
law providing homes instead of jails for settlers
Act of staying at home instead of going to school
law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in Colorado
55
The Transcontinental RR positively impacted the development of the West by fostering:
Pollution and Waste
Gold and Silver
Trade and Economic growth
Discrimination and Prejudice
56
Johnson's Great Society programs used the power of the government to
fight poverty in the US.
Establish an all-volunteer military
reduce defense spending.
deregulate business.
57
What was the ruling in Korematsu v. The United States?
Internment of Japanese US citizens is unconstitutional
People of Japanese ancestry born in the US are not citizens
Germans and Italians should also be interned
Internment of people of Japanese ancestry is constitutional
58
Great Society
Main purpose was to end poverty and racial injustice
Main goal was to separate social classes
59
Prohibition failed because
organized crime controlled illegal liquor production
the costs of enforcing it were too expensive
many believed the law interfered with personal freedom
rural America failed to support it
60
Urbanization is:
Moving from farms/country to cities
Moving from one country to another
Moving from cities to farms
Moving from towns to countryside
61
''court packing"
president only serve 4 year term then have to get reelected
getting rid of black friday
excess for consumerism
add new justice each time justice reached age 70+
62
The Declaration of Independence listed grievances against...
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
King George III
Paul Revere
63
Seperation of Powers....?
Creates an imbalance of power.
Ensures that one branch of the government doesn't over take the others.
None of the above.
Provides an opportunity for one branch to over take the other.
64
The Declaration of Independence states...
all men are created equal and have undeniable rights.
the government rules the people.
all people rule the government.
the people should do as the government says.
65
Which event represented an expression of nativism during the 1920s?
trial of John Scopes for teaching evolution
rise of popularity of spectator
adoption of a quota system to limit immigration
Charles Lindbergh's solo flight
