US History Midterm Exam Review #2

How did the annexation of Hawaii further U.S. involvement in international affairs?  

Which factor did not contribute to the development of US imperialism in the late 19thcentury? 

Which act was rushed to Congress and passed after  Upton Sinclair’s novel The Junglein 1906?  

Which statement explains how flappers of the 1920s challenged the role of women in the US?

In which way did industrialization in the early 20th century bring big changes to US cities? 

In 1919, the Supreme Court upheld the Espionage Act of 1917. This act made it illegal to 

Why did large numbers of Chinese come to the US beginning in the mid-19 century? 2.5

How did business leaders most frequently respond to these work stoppages?  

During war, “aclear and present danger,” Congress has the right to

Migration to American cities in the late nineteenth century led to  

The development of the steel industry in the late 19th century helped change US society by  2.4

Whatwas a primary reason the Eighteenth Amendment, ratified in 1919, was repealed in 1933? 

In the Palmer Raids of 1920 agents believed the arrested individuals were  

Which statement best describes the impact of the Scopes Trial?

Which of the following describe the Homestead Act?  

The Progressive movement of the least successfulon the issue of

As a result of the Dawes Act, American Indians in the Great Plains were effectively forced to  

Which factor contributed to the end of the open range in the American West?   

What was not an effect of the introduction of radio into American homes in the 1920s? 

How did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine modify the US approach to imperialism? 

During the 1920s, Prohibition had a major impact on American society by contributing to the 

Which organization had the goal of protecting the independence of countries after WW I? 

Why did many other countries quickly enter WWI once it began? 

Which development was a direct result of New Deal legislation?

An effect of industrialization in the United States was  

In Wilson’s Fourteen Points speech, he focused on self-determination. What is this?  

How did the rise of big business inspire the Populist movement of the late 19th century?  

Which New Deal organization was intended to boost public confidence in the banking system?  

Which events sparked public outrage in the US and contributed to U.S. entering in World War I? 

The U.S. policy of acquiring territories is best described by which term? 

President Woodrow Wilson intended his “Fourteen Points” plan to  

The New Deal policies introduced reforms into the US economic system for the purpose of  

One of the major goals of the PureFood and Drug Act of 1906 was to

1.     Who lead the American Expeditionary Force? 

Hoover’s decision not to give federal aid to individuals in the Great Depression resulted in 

What role did U.S. banks play in causing the Great Depression?  

In the late 19th century, many farmers responded to falling grain prices by joining with the 

Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed by Congress in 1882?

Which goal was a primary purpose for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs?

The Progressive movement’s goal of taxation reform resulted in

Following World War I, the US returned to a policy of isolationism. This resulted in    

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 led to the failure of thousands of U.S. businesses because  

Passed by Congress toward the end of World War I, the Sedition Act of 1918 was intended to  

Which trend was an example of laissez-faire economic policy in the late 1800s?  

These industrialists who were "ruthless" were derisively referred to as 

Why was the rise of labor unions in the late 19th century a threat to businesses? 

How did hunger strikes in the early 1900s help the cause of the suffrage movement?