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Someone who illegally transported alcoholic beverages during Prohibition
Flapper
Speakeasy
Bootlegger
2
The Red Scare was a widespread fear of Communism, which was a result of the
rising food prices in the United States
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
the rise of democracies in Eastern Europe
Russian Revolution
3
What act helped farmers during the Great Depression, by trying to end overproduction?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Farmers Insurance Act
Social Security Act
Tennessee Valley Act
4
The Bonus Army marched on ____when a bill was passed promising to pay veterans' bonuses in 1945
Boston
Washington DC
Los Angeles
New York City
5
Women and African Americans took on more jobs during World War I. What happened after the war?
They were given more job opportunities
They retired and moved to Hawaii
They kept all of those jobs
They lost those jobs to soldiers coming home
6
What is a tax on imported goods that is designed to protect American goods called?
Protective Tariff
Cartel
Laissez-Faire
Monopoly
7
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Spanish American war?
the blowing up of the US Battleship Maine
Jingoism, or aggressive Nationalism
The Spanish naval attack on the US in South Florida
the De Lome letter criticizing President McKinley
8
The boom of the 1920's did NOT positively impact _______.
Entrepreneurs
Industrial Workers
Farmers
9
What type of military tactic benefits a defending country from a more powerful invader?
Reconcentration camps
Infantry Columns
Guerilla Warfare
Charging
10
Which President threatened to send federal troops to take over a Pennsylvania Mine in 1902?
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
11
Which of the following was created to regulate the stock market?
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
Stock Market Assembly (SMA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Social Securities Agency (SSA)
12
Franklin D Roosevelt allotted 12 million acres of land for what?
Swimming Pools
Theme Parks
Native Americans
National Parks
13
Amendment that prevented the United States from annexing Cuba after the Spanish-American War
The Teller Amendment
The 12th Amendment
The Platt Amendment
14
Why did the banks fail after the stock market crash?
Confident, people started investing in businesses
Afraid, people rushed to remove their money from banks
The banks were charging too much interest
15
Upton Sinclair was considered a(n) ____________ because he described a social problem.
Journalist
Intellectual
Muckraker
Artist
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created to prevent unfair business practices
Federal Trade Commission
Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Reserve Act
Meat Inspection Act
17
The United States banking system needed to be reformed during the Progressive Era because
customers paid fair rates
banks used fair tactics
there was no central authority to regulate them
there was always enough money to back up businesses' money
18
After World War I, the United States
annexed Russia
owed millions of dollars to France
adopted Communism
was the world's economic leader
19
Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal program promised
Hope and Change
Restitution, Resolution, and Relief
Relief, Recovery, Reform
to make America great again
20
Which agency during the New Deal encouraged Native Americans to practice Indian religions?
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Native American Agency
Congressional Committee for Native Americans
21
Prohibition led to the rise of _________.
Organized Crime
Jim Crow Laws
War
Farming
22
What is Social Darwinism?
the unjust treatment of different categories of people
Improving the human race through controlled breeding
A human struggle resulting in the survival of the fittest
23
Theodore Roosevelt's use of a strong military is referred to as ________.
Big Stick diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Strong Diplomacy
24
Progressive ideals presented contradictions because
most progressives were racist towards minority groups
Presidents were not progressive
minorities chose not to organize against discrimination
people failed to address working conditions
25
In the 1920s, African Americans faced the most discrimination in
The North
The South
The West
26
An international organization designed to maintain peace formed directly after World War I
United Nations
NATO
League of Nations
European Union
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A federal law that attempted to monitor and impose limitations on large corporations
Sherman Antitrust Act
FDA
ICC
28
This provided a way for cattle ranchers and farmers to transport goods to larger markets.
Horse drawn carriage
Automobile
Railroad
Steam Boat
29
What is the process of assimilating to American society?
Mechanization
Americanization
Progression
Urbanization
30
The Scopes Monkey Trial was between the study of what?
biology and astrology
religion and Christianity
Islam and science
religion and science
31
During the 1920's "New" women emerged that rejected Victorian ideas and were known as
speakeasies
flappers
housewives
bootleggers
32
On October 29th, 1929 panicked sellers traded 16 million shares of stock. This day is called...
Black Friday
Red Tuesday
Black Tuesday
Red Wednesday
33
What did the Wagner Act provide?
Collective bargaining
Food for the poor
Money to veterans
34
The Treaty of Paris (1898) ended the war and gave the United States FULL control of
Alaska
the Philippines
Cuba
Hawaii
35
The Sedition Act of 1918 stated that during times of war, our freedom _________ is restricted.
to bear arms
of Speech
of Religion
to play flag football
36
This invention helped spur on the building of skyscrapers, making them more practical.
elevator
light-bulb
iron manufacturing
37
This amendment to the Cuban constitution gave the United States the right to intervene
Platt Amendment
Open Door Amendment
Teller Amendment
38
Because the United States never joined the League of Nations,
it was ineffective
Germany was forgiven its war debt
people everywhere got to practice self determination
there was free trade and use of the seas
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The Civilian Conservation Corps
gave money to organizations overseas
provided day care for children
gave jobs to Mexican Americans and other minority youth
40
Women that began using a new type of independent fashion in the 1920s were referred to as
Flyers
Bootleggers
Flappers
Speakeasies
41
What is Yellow Press?
Fair and honest journalism
Photos that are turned into paintings
Exaggerated stories using sensational headlines
the power to bring about change
42
WEB Du Bois believed in a(n) ___________ approach to racial progress
immediate
violent
friendly
gradual
43
______ Americans formed the Anit-Defamation League to defend themselves against verbal attacks
Native
African
Mexican
Jewish
44
People who did NOT agree with the New Deal argued that it
focused too much on banks
would remove individual freedom
cared too much about the environment
45
All of the following were causes of World War I in Europe, EXCEPT
Miltarism
Pacifism
Imperialism
Alliances
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Removing raw materials and natural resources to help the economy of foreign industries
retractive economy
urban economy
extractive economy
import economy
47
Coolidge believed that part of his job was to make sure the government
participated regularly in world affairs
regulated big business in order to stabilize the economy
interfered with business and industry as little as possible
became involved in social reform
48
Theodore Roosevelt attacked corporations that
did business fairly
used vertical integration
were efficient
did business unfairly
49
Woodrow Wilson advocated for "Peace without Victory" so that
there would be permanent peace in Europe
the allies would gain new territory
Germany would have to pay back France and Britain
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In 1929, when people who had invested money in the stock market rushed to sell their shares...
The stock market crashed
the banks failed
they lost their jobs
the price of stocks increased