Humanities Final Exam Review

What was one reason the US became imperialistic?

Why was the Panama Canal important for the United States?

What event had the biggest impact on the population of the West Coast?

What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?

These are negotiations between employees and management. 

Which program provided old age insurance and unemployment compensation?

Who did Americans blame for the issues during the Great Depression?

Who formed the Bonus Army?

Which of the following best summarizes superficial prosperity?

How did the Treaty of Versailles impact Germany?

Which piece of legislation did Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, lead to?

A group of men who made money through questionable means during the turn of the century

A policy of not getting involved in world affairs, or reverting inwards. 

Harding's Cabinet took land from the government for their own profit during what?

Which statement is NOT true about Americans following the Stock Market Crash?

These are payments to make up for war damages. 

Great Britain, France, and Russia were part of which alliance during WWI?

Why did the US Senate decide to not join the League of Nations?

This is blending into a new or larger culture. 

The is the development and growth of cities. 

Which was NOT a main cause of the Great Depression?

What land did the United States NOT gain from the Spanish American War?

A theory derived from Karl Marx; property is publicly owned and each person is paid accordingly

When a company gives stock to a group of people who control several companies as one.

An economic theory where production and distribution are run by the government

A plan to help change the size of government and assist common Americans. 

Which of the following are examples of bribes used by Tammany Hall?

By calling shantytowns "Hoovervilles", people showed their what?

This is buying something new and paying for it over time. 

Information used to promote a particular viewpoint, sometimes used by the government

Exaggerated news stories used to sway public opinion; used during the Spanish American War.

What was the event that sparked World War I?

A stronger power taking over a weaker power for political, economic, or social reasons.

Which phrase did F. Scott Fitzgerald coin to represent the 1920s?

Which of the following does NOT show that the prosperity during the 20s was superficial?

Where was the tragedy that sparked New York to make stricter rules about working conditions?

This is the complete control over a particular industry. 

Which was NOT one of the goals of the Progressive movement?

What is October 29, 1929 known as?

What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?

This is a tax on imported goods. 

What did the United States require Cuba to add to its Constitution?

What was the purpose of the Foraker Act?

A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives.

Why did the government pass the Chinese Exclusion Act?