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American History 2 Review!
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Review quiz for American History 2
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1
The US assumed political control over which country with the passage of the Platt Amendment?
the Dominican Republic
Cuba
Mexico
the Philippines
2
Which factor led directly to the stock market crash on 1929?
buying on margin
decreased worker productivity
increase in advertising
popularity of the automobile
3
Which presidential plan most closely resembled FDR's New Deal program?
Nixon's Detente Policy
Johnson's Great Society
JFK's New Frontier
Eisenhower's Modern Republicanism
4
Who is credited with reviving the women's movement with her book,
The Feminine Mystique
?
Susan B. Anthony
Gertrude Stein
Betty Friedan
Lucretia Mott
5
Which theory was used by Social Darwinism to justify imperialism?
communism
survival of the fittest
protectionism
gospel of wealth
6
Which muckraker is known for exposing abuses in the oil industry?
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Jacob Riis
Ida Tarbell
7
Jimmy Carter's administration is known for which major events?
Medicare, Vietnam
collapse of Soviet Union, Desert Storm
Iran Hostage Crisis, Camp David Accords
Whitewater, NAFTA
8
What stimulated the growth of labor unions in the United States during the Industrial Rev.?
Federal gov't supported the railroad strike.
Progressives were elected to Congress in large #s
Sherman Antitrust Act was ineffective.
Workers had low pay & poor conditions.
9
The 17th Amendment changed the procedures for electing who?
governor
president
senator
representatives
10
Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" program was an anti-nuclear program called the...?
Laser Missile Launcher
Satellite Missile Program
Strategic Defense Initiative
Soviet Assault Plan
11
The Haight-Asbury district of San Francisco was
most closely
associated with...?
labor movement
Civil Rights Movement
counterculture movement
women's movement
12
Post WWII effect on American life included
all of the following EXCEPT
Interstate Highway System
Jazz Age
Baby Boom
McCarthyism
13
The US entered the First World War because of all of the following
EXCEPT
Interception of the Zimmerman Telegram
British Blockade of Germany
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Propaganda about German atrocities
14
The US assistance to Greece & Turkey, the Berlin Airlift, & the Korean War are all examples of?
detente
containment
reparations
imperialism
15
Which act passed during WWI violated the First Amendment rights of citizens?
Selective Service Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Espionage & Sedition Acts
American Civil Liberties Act
16
What was the
most significant
economic impact of immigrants in the late 1800s?
Factories had a steady supply of cheap labor
Immigrants invested $ to start new businesses.
Demand for manufactured goods declined.
Farm production increased.
17
How did the invention of barbed wire transform the economy of the West in the 1870s-1880s?
Cattle production declined
Factories emerged to produce the wire
Enclosure of the plains led to the end of the cattle drives
Meat-packing facilities moved from Chicago to Abilene TX
18
What was the
primary
motivation for the US to proclaim the Open Door Policy in China?
Desire to increase Chinese immigration to the US
Desire to halt the rise of communism in China
Need to establish a military base in Hong Kong
Fear other nations would obstruct US trade with China
19
What was the
MAIN
reason people migrated to the western US during the the 19th century?
industrial revolution
de facto segregation
economic opportunity
religious persecution
20
U.S. railroads used monopolistic practices b/w 1870 & 1900. How did farmers respond?
Boycotted railroads that charged unfair rates.
Supported the adoption of the gold standard.
Organized groups such as the Grange & Populist Party
Tried to find other ways to move crops to market
