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