US History Midterm Review-Pt 2

Question 1

Who founded a vocational training institution in the late 1800’s to improve economic opportunities for African Americans

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington

Question 2

The Scopes trial, national prohibition, and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over

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traditional values and changing lifestyles

Question 3

Which factor contributed to the Red Scare in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Rise of Communism

Question 4

The United States government justified most of the actions in Latin America by citing the

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terms of Roosevelt’s Corollary and “Big Stick” Diplomacy

Question 5

How did the sinking of the Lusitania contribute to the United States’ entry into World War I?

Accepted Answer

It became difficult for President Wilson to defend a policy of neutrality

Question 6

Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and William Jennings Bryan are all considered progressives because they

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worked to limit the power of big busines

Question 7

The United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because

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The United States could then move goods and increase international trade

Question 8

The Jim Crow laws, upheld by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson, provided for

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Separate but equal facilities based on race

Question 9

The Spanish-American War, Open Door Policy, Dollar Diplomacy are events that are most closely associated with

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U.S. Imperialism

Question 10

How did the Dawes Plan affect the German economy after WWI?

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by stabilizing the country’s currency through loans

Question 11

A major purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points was to

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set goals for achieving peace after World War I

Question 12

National attention was drawn to the Scopes trial of 1925 because the case

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represented a conflict between science and religion

Question 13

In 1920, women gained the right to vote as a result of

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a constitutional amendment

Question 14

How did the US creating the "open door" policy with China affect the US? Think trade....

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It encouraged imperialism

Question 15

The Espionage Act and the Sedition Act were caused by Woodrow Wilson’s administration during WWI to

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silence critics of the war effort

Question 16

Who was the president known as the "trust buster"?

Accepted Answer

Roosevelt

Question 17

The return of “normalcy” during the 1920’s can best be described as an attempt to

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reduce the role of government in regulating the economy

Question 18

What movement’s primary goal was the ratification of a constitutional amendment authorizing prohibition?

Accepted Answer

Temperance

Question 19

Name the American author that was part of the Harlem Renaissance of the late 1920’s

Accepted Answer

Langston Hughes

Question 20

A diagram made of Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism and Economic Rivalries could represent what?

Accepted Answer

An alliance system

Question 21

What was the principal reason for rapid economic growth in the United States during the 1920’s?

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Development of new consumer goods

Question 22

What was the result of the United States intercepting the Zimmerman Telegram?

Accepted Answer

The US declared war on Germany

Question 23

The oil trust scandals led to what?

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public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

Question 24

Isolationists in the Senate objected to the United States joining the League of Nations because they opposed

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involvement in future foreign wars

Question 25

Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer justified his raids against which group?

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Communists

Question 26

The Sacco and Vanzetti case, the Red Scare, and the activities of the Ku Klux Klan all represented

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threats to civil rights

Question 27

Why did the US participate in the Washington Naval Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Act?

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To work with other nations to prevent future wars

Question 28

During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s, African American authors and artists used literature and art to

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celebrate the richness of their heritage

Question 29

During President Harding’s term, the Teapot Dome Scandal erupted when

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The secretary of the interior sold federal oil reserves for personal profit

Question 30

What was a result of senators signing a petition against US entry into the League of Nations?

Accepted Answer

The US senate approved a military alliance with Great Britain

US History Midterm Review-Pt 2

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US History Midterm Review-Pt 2

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