Semester One Review 2019

President Taft was known for a foreign policy based on

 African-Americans fighting in World War I were used mostly

Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to

As more American farms began relying on machines instead of manual labor

What boosted college enrollment in the late 1800s?

The platform of the Bull Moose party supported

 Much of Europe was drawn into the war because of

When the United Mine Workers called a strike in 1902, President Roosevelt

The United States annexed Hawaii because

By war’s end, many Americans directly involved with the war had become

The War Industries Board had far-reaching powers, including the ability to

 Which event sparked World War I?

  Jazz was brought to northern cities by

Which event led to the Spanish-American War?

What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary?

Restricting the power of political machines was usually left to

 The transcontinental railroad connected

Because generals were not used to the killing power of modern weapons, they

The United States wanted to build a canal across Panama to

Jane Addams and Florence Kelley both worked to reform

Reformers who tried to solve social problems by helping the needy believed that

The election of 1932 was a turning point in the role of

To support their view, anti-imperialists argued that

 Which of the following demonstrated enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine?

 The German U-boat changed the rules of naval warfare because it

Who were the main targets of the Klu Klux Klan?

Supporters of social Darwinism believed that if the government did not interfere with business

What connection was made between imperialism and the American frontier?

Jim Crow laws were intended to

The Crash led to

Hoover believed that the best way to end the Depression was through

Which of the following was a major economic argument for expansion?

The nation’s first major labor strike was begun by

 In the 1890s William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used their newspapers to

 The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany when

The Sedition Act made it illegal to

During the Depression, wage cuts and unemployment eventually affected

 Samuel Morse helped start a communications revolution when he took out a patent on the

Which of the following best characterizes urban areas by the early 1900s?

African Americans moved to the North in the 1920s because

  As a result of the Spanish-American War,

 Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations was

Which of these best describes working conditions in factories of the late 1800’s?

 Employers fought the power of unions by

The new Labor Department supported legislation that would benefit

What caused newspaper publishers to encourage “sensational” reporting?

The battle for women’s suffrage ended with the ratification of the

In the Gilded age, business leaders often influence American politics by

Why did some states ban the teaching of evolution in the schools?

As a result of the Pullman Strike, for the next 30 years the government

Which sport was the most popular at the end of the century?

How did life change for American women in the 1920s?

Wilson urged Congress to declare war on Germany when the Germans

 What was one way that rapidly growing populations changed American cities?

In 1910 the National Associate for the Advancement of Colored People began fighting for

As a measure to prevent bank failures, President Wilson helped create the

Flappers danced the Charleston, a new dance that embodied the spirit of

During the Depression many members of minority groups

Dorothea Lange’s photographs of migrant workers