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Period 7 (1898-1945)
Period 7 (1898-1945)
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1
Promoted the "Share our Wealth" Program
Francis Townsend
American Liberty League
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
2
What was the goal of the Quota Acts of 1921 and 1924?
ban all immigration from Latin America
ban Chinese immigration
limit immigration from Northern Europe
limit immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe
3
During the Dust Bowl Okies moved to what state...
California
Kansas
Texas
Minnesota
4
What was the Manhattan Project?
a complicated code machine used by the German military
the world’s first computer
radio beams used to determine the locations of objects
the effort by the United States to build an atomic bomb
5
The Espionage Act of 1917 & the Sedition Act of 1918 forbade
African Americans to attend public school
German Americans to vote for president
citizenship for immigrants
abusive language against the Unite States
6
What were flappers?
A mobster who wore a penguin suit and smoked cigars.
A women who reinforced morals and good behavior.
A young man who behaved with respect and integrity.
A fashionable woman who partied and disregarded conventional norms.
7
The Selective Service Act was a means of...
Finding jobs for men after they left military service
Drafting young men for the military
Getting money to support the war
Getting women to take over jobs formerly done by men
8
Why was the League of Nations formed?
To punish Germany
To combat the spread of Communism
To promote Civil Rights
To prevent future wars
9
The Harlem Hell-Fighters were a group of ________ who fought in combat during WW1.
German Americans
African Americans
Native Americans
Women
10
Germany's promise to stop unrestricted submarine warfare.
Sussex Pledge
Lusitania Pledge
Sussex Telegram
Zimmerman Telegram
11
Women's suffrage was bestowed with the ratification of what amendment?
16th
18th
19th
21st
12
What Supreme Court case held that constitutional protections did not apply to annexed countries
Insular Cases
Anti-Imperialist League v. United States Goverment
People of Puerto Rico v. The United States
Platt v. United States
13
Who said "Speak softly, and carry a big stick..."?
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
14
What organization was created to keep world peace following WW2?
The United Nations
The United Front
The Confederation of Nations
The League of Nations
15
What group of Americans did the Social Security Act help?
Farmers, homeless people, unemployed
Disadvantaged people, farmers, immigrants
Young people and immigrants
Elderly Americans
16
What was Margaret Sanger known for?
Established Chicago's Hull-House
A famous female Jazz musician
Led the temperance movement (prohibition)
Birth control activist; initially started Planned Parenthood
17
Progressive reformers pushed for what amendment allowing for the direct election of senators?
16th
20th
17th
18th
18
Why did Congress pass the Selective Service Act of 1917?
The US needed to increase its agricultural production
The US needed laborers to replace men in the armed services
The US needed to produce war goods such as ships & uniforms
The US needed to raise troops to fight in WWI
19
Roosevelt's "preventive intervention" policy in Latin American was an extension of the. . .
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Wilson Plan
Marshal Plan
20
The Civilian Conservation Corps employed what group of people?
unemployed young ladies
Sierra Club members
unemployed young men
unemployed families
21
What did the 21st amendment do?
allowed African Americans to vote
abolished the manufacturing, sell, and consumption of liquor
repealed the 18th amendment
set the voting age to 18
22
What country did NOT join the League of Nations
England
France
Germany
United States
23
What were flappers?
A young man who behaved with respect and integrity.
A women who reinforced morals and good behavior.
A fashionable woman who partied and disregarded conventional norms.
Another name for a mobster
24
Who perfected the assembly line?
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
25
The New Deal was based on this economic theory.
Laissez-Faire
Inflation Economics
Keynesian Economics
Communism
26
Who were the muckrakers?
journalists who exposed corruption and abuses
military leaders who refused presidential orders
business leaders who exploited their workers
government officials who took bribes
27
The mass immigration in the late 1800s and early 1900s led to a resurgence of ?
Nativism
Federalists
Communists
Knights of Labor
28
At the beginning of the 20th century which of the following tragic events sparked the fight for worker's rights ?
Flint steel car explosion
Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire
Chicago meat company fire
Pulman Streetcar riot
29
Why was the Tennessee Valley Authority created?
to educate the poor people of the Tennessee Valley
to provide jobs & cheap electricity to poor rural areas of Appalachia
to create an industrial service center
to create an increase in the local water supply
30
What movement was Marcus Garvey famous for?
Nativist Movement
Temperance
Black Nationalism
Environmental Movement
31
What event is typically considered the beginning of the Spanish-American War?
aproval of the Teller Amendment
the battle of El Caney and Kettle Hill
Explosion of the battleship Maine
battle of San Juan Hill
32
What was a direct result of the release of the Zimmerman Telegram?
Support for joining the war dramatically decreased
The United States stayed out of the war
The United States ultimately joined World War 1
Germany sunk the Lusitania
33
In order to quiet dissent on the home front during WWI, congress passed what two acts?
Alien and Sedition acts
partial repeal of the 1st Amendment
Espionage and Sedition acts
Espionage and Alien acts
34
What was one reason America sought to expand beyond its borders in the late 19th century?
Punish Spain for excessive tarrifs
Place new trade restrictions on neighboring counties
Devalue American currency
The end of Manifest Destiny
35
The U.S. gained the Philippines as a result of which war?
World War II
Mexican-American War
Spanish-American War
World War I
36
What was the Open Door policy with China?
The ideal of fair competition for all nations inside of China
forcibly open China to western trade by use of force
only trade within their respective spheres of influence
rely on diplomacy to transition China to a democracy
37
The Zimmerman Note was sent from ____ to ____ with a proposal for alliance.
Canada, Germany
Germany, Russia
Germany, Mexico
Britain, Germany
38
What genre of music did the Harlem Renaissance give birth to?
Rock
New Wave
Blue Grass
Jazz
39
The Civilian Conservation Corps employed (mainly) what group of people?
unemployed young men
unemployed young ladies
African Americans
unemployed families
40
The movie "The Birth of a Nation" promoted what?
The Red Scare
Acceptance towards immigrants
Joining the Prohibition movement
Recruitment for the Ku Klux Klan
41
As a result of the red scare after WWI, what groups of people were targeted as un-American?
suspected communists
nativists
supporters of "open shops"
conservatives
42
Teddy Roosevelt's crusade to go after "bad" monopolies was part of a plan known as?
The Square Deal
Appeasement
The Monroe Doctrine
The Big Stick Policy
43
Why was the Wagner Act created?
To provide work for doctors, teachers and artists
To provide old-age pensions and unemployment
Outlaw unfair labor practices, protected workers and unions
To regulate the stock market
44
This policy advocated for American businesses to invest in Asia and Latin America
dollar diplomacy
dollar neutrality
key exports
big stick policy
45
What did the 21st amendment do?
set the voting age to 18
abolished the manufacturing, sell, and consumption of liquor
repealed the 18th amendment
allowed African Americans to vote
46
What was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
Employed men to build dams to provide hydroelectric power
Planted trees to prevent erosion
Law passed to regulate banks
Built public facilities
47
What groups did the Social Security Act help?
Young people and immigrants
Disadvantaged people, farmers, immigrants
Elderly Americans
Farmers, homeless people, unemployed
48
The League of Nations was bitterly opposed by what group of people?
Isolationists
Supreme Court
democrats
House of Representatives
49
What did the 18th amendment do?
made the production and sell of alcohol legal again
set a term limit for the president
made the consumption,production, and sell of alcohol illegal
gave women the right to vote
50
What was the goal of the Immigration Act of 1924
limit immigration from Northern Europe
ban all immigration from Latin America
limit immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe
ban Chinese immigration
51
Which country attempted to stay out of WWII by passing the Neutrality Acts?
Spain
USA
Russia
Britain
52
The 1920s saw an outpouring of creative expression in the African-American community called
the New South
the Great Migration
the Jazz Age
the Harlem Renaissance
53
What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
Provided jobs to millions. Built and beautified facilities.
Regulated banks
Provided assistance for the elderly and disabled.
Created hydroelectric power using dams.
54
What were the three R's of the New Deal?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Relief, Redoing, Recovery
Ready, Recovery, Reform
55
How many terms did FDR serve as president?
4
1
2
3
56
What were the Palmer Raids?
The mass arrest of suspected Woodrow Wilson supporters
The mass arrest of suspected facists supporting Hitler
The mass arrest of suspected revolutionaries (communists)
The mass arrest of suspected KKK members
57
During WWI, which country used unrestricted submarine warfare?
United States
England
Germany
France
58
The Scopes Trial was significant for which of the following reasons?
Brought to national attention the changing roles of families
Brought to national attention the condition of rural schools
Brought attention issue between fundamentalism & evolution
Brought to national attention the issue of voting rights
59
Buying on margin was a method of buying stocks
without using a broker.
with mostly borrowed money.
without any risk.
by pooling money with others.
60
The 1920's were called the Roaring Twenties because-
More people began to have jobs and money
Communism spread
Many people lost jobs
African Americans gained Civil Rights
