American History Exam pt. 1

which amendement to the cinstituion made alcohol illegal?

the major strikes in the latter part of the 19th century show that the

at first, some women did not exercise their newly won right to vote because

inventor of the air brakes for railroad cars, making trains safer and faster

William Jennings Bryan took up the cause of fundamentalist Christians

what was meant when Mark Twain coined the period of American history from 1865 through the 1900 as the "Gilded Age"?

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

citizens can propose new laws through the ____ process

president of the united states who's cabinet member was involved in the teapot dome scandal

as a measure to prevent bank failures, president wilson helped create the

In the 1920s fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in

The 1932 presidential election served as a turning point in the way Americans viewed

Which of the following best states the primary goal of prohibitionists?

an example of the psychological stress caused by the great depression was the rise in the number of

all of the following were african american writers during ht eharlem renaissance except

Jazz music was born in New orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as

All of the following were associated with the period from 1861 to 1900 EXCEPT

organized to defend the white protestant culture

what is the seperation of a work process into a number of tasks, with each task done by a sperate person called?

the rise of films, radio broadcasting, and the news media all helped to bring about

which candiates ran for president in 1932

what is it called when the prices of stocks are expected to rise

marched into saloons to destroy bottles of booze and kegs of beer

one of the founders of National Woman Suffrage Assciation

author who wrote, Children of the Poor, exposing th eeffects of long hours and poor workinf conditions on child workers

herbert hoover's approach to the depression economy was based on a belief in

who invented the first gossip column

which was not a cause of the dust bowl?

what was the name is the first radio station in the united states?

In their fight for better wages and working conditions, workers negotiated as a group with their employers. What is this

John T. Scoes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

inventor who developed a code for the telegraph

which of the following was not an effect of the great depression

during the depression, african americans, hispanics, and asian americans

advocate for women and fought to end child labor

who said to America, ".. the only thing we have to fear is fear itself?"

one of the most celebrated jazz musicians of the 1920s was painist, composer, and bandleader

When the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in late odctober 1929

industrialist who brought the Bessemer process to America

one goal of the federal reserve act was to

women's suffrage amendment

According to the theory of social Darwinism, the government should

leader of the american federation of labor

one of andrew carnegie's most famous quotes is, The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced. This the philosophy of

ban on the production, transportation, aand sale of alcohol

first "talkie" movie

inventor who established the American Telephone and Telegraph Company

in calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles," people conveyed their

industruialist who established the Standard Oil Company

All of the following are true of railroad expansion in the late nineteenth century EXCEPT that

who published the book about hte urban poor in New York City called, How the Other Half Lives?

a basic purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was to

which was a major contributor to woodrow wilson's winning the presidency in 1912

To obtain liquor illegally , drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as

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

Both the Palmer Raids and the Sacco and Vanzetti case demonstrated how

what action did President Roosevelt take in the United Mine Workers' strike in 1902?

all of the following were important causes of the great depression expect

founder of Hull House which provided services to its community

prohibtion amendment

inventor who developed the idea of a centrl electric power station

which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a "traditional" society?

Roosevelt led the effort to reform the meatpacking industry after reading

some employers forced workers to sign "yellow dog contracts" stating that

leader of the American Railroad Union and the Pullman Strike of 1894

President Roosevelt's progressive record included all of the following except

how did rockerfeller and carnegie use "vertical integration" to their advantage?

who made up the bonus army that marched on washington?

critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as

what does buying a stock on margin mean?

Progressive authors who exposed political and corporate corruption with investigative reporting were called

who gained most from the ratification of the seventeenth amendment?

farmers were especially hard-hit by the depression

why did some states ban the teachings of evolution in the schools?

national income tax amendment

Who is the British economist who said that massive govenrment spending could help collapsing economy?

Which of the following was true of the American labor movement in the late nineteenth century

the lost generation references the 1920's writers who were upset that society had become

A key difference between the knights of labor and the american federation of labor was that the knights

election in which voters cast ballots to select nominees for upcoming elections is called

How did the government respond to the Pullman Strike, setting a precendence?

direct election of senators

the law that required truthful labels was the

what is october 29, 1929 known as?

What did the Bessemer process improve?

voters can remove public officials from office before the next election through the ______.

how did industrial growth affect the distrubution of wealth in the united states?

which belief was held by most progressives?

inventor who patented a method of power generation, transmission and distrubution of alternating current electricity

How did John D. Rockerfeller gain control of the oil industry?

after the stock market crash, how did president hoover try to help the economy

abstinence from alcoholic drink

within a few years, the hawley-smoot tariff act led to

In business, what is the idea that as production increases, cost per item decreases called?

was a native american sports hero who won olumpic gold medals and went on to play professional football

Which of the following made possible the American industrial growth of the late 1800s?

the harlem renaissance refer to

which of the following was a long-term effect of prohibition?

during the great depression, the overall unemployment rate was about

became a national hero after flying nonstop from new york to paris