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After the Civil War, the southern economy was primarily

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Agrarian

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Who was President Lincoln's Vice President and the seventeenth President of the U.S.?

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Andrew Johnson

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________ was the Massachusetts Senator who fought for civil rights for blacks during the Johnson years?

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Charles Sumner

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Which of the following laws kept freed blacks oppressed in the South?

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Both a and b (Black Codes & Jim Crow)

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Which of the following Constitutional Amendments guaranteed due process for all citizens?

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14th

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Which of the following was a term used to identify members of Congress who felt that presidential reconstruction was too lenient?

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Radical Republican

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Which state had disputed votes during the election of 1876?

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South Carolina

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________ was a term given to northern republicans who moved south after the Civil War.

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Carpetbagger

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Farmers who rented land to farm were called

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tenant farmers

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Which of the following was a government agency that was charged with providing assistance to former enslaved people and poor whites after the Civil War?

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Freedmen's Bureau

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Which track of the Transcontinental Railroad began in Sacramento, CA?

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Central Pacific Track

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Where did the final two tracks of the Transcontinental Railroad meet?

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Utah

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What railroad tycoon was know for consolidating railroads?

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Vanderblit

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What act required farmers to farm for at least five consecutive years?

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Homestead Act

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What abundant resource was used to make homes on the prairie?

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sod

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Who founded the Grangers?

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Oliver Kelley

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______ was a meat supplier who went into show business.

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Buffalo Bill

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Which of the following was the main economic activity of the plains region?

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All of the above (Farming, Mining, Ranching)

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What was the land set aside for Native American removal called?

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Reservations

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Which of the following pieces of legislation served to break off the communal nature of Native American land ownership?

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Dawes Act

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______ contributed to the second Industrial Revolution.

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All of the above (Factorization, Mass production, coal)

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What is the process of turning raw materials into products?

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Manufacturing

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Power looms revolutionized the _______ industry.

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textile

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By 1900, about how many women and children worked in factories?

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7 million

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Owners of cotton mills provided their young workers with

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All the above (wages, food, discipline)

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He improved the carbon filament in the light bulb.

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Lewis Latimer

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Who devised plans to improve industrial efficiency?

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Frederick Taylor

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What is a document granting rights to an inventor called?

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Patent

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When a person has ownership in a company, what do they have?

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Stock

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Which of the following is a reason people invested in companies?

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All of the above (could, own a piece of a company, lose what you put in, make more money)

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Who was considered a Captain of Industry or Robber Baron?

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All of the above (John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, John P. Morgan)

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Who sold the corporation that became United States Steel Corporation?

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Andrew Carnegie

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He organized the Standard Oil Trust.

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John D. Rockefeller

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Horizontal integration means to

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Consolidate companies that produce the same thing

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What occurs under the theory of social Darwinism?

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The fit will compete and succeed

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Which of the following acts ended spoils?

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Pendleton Civil Service Act

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______ was assassinated by a disgruntled man wanting a job

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James A. Garfield

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What is an informal alliance with business owners who produce a similar product called?

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Both a and b (Cartel, Vertical integration)

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In which industry is a paper mill employee classified?

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Manufacturing and mechanical

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Which of the following statement(s) is true?

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all the above ( Women held positions on the railroad, The number of women who worked on the railroad more than quadrupled between 1870 and 1890, Only 62 women were classified as railroad workers in 1870)

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What is the economic theory that is the opposite of capitalism?

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Socialism

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What is the percentage of people who held most of American's wealth in 1900?

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10%

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Which of the following were reasons for wanting government control of the railroad and large production entities?

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All of the above (economic gap between rich and poor, low wages, monopolies)

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During economic depressions

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Some employers lowered wages

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What was the average wage per hour in 1900?

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$0.22

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Who lead the American Federation of Labor?

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Samuel Gompers

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This more radical union included Socialist party members.

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Industrial Workers of the World

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Which of the following were reasons for collective bargaining?

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All of the above (low wages, working conditions, job security)

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What union supported members affected by natural disasters?

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Farmers' Alliance

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Which strike were the Pinkertons called to end?

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Homestead Strike

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What action signified the end of the Civil War?

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The signing of surrender papers in Appomattox, Virginia

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Which of the following acts established the Department of Agriculture?

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Morrill Land Grant Act

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Who built a large steel corporation in the 1800s?

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Andrew Carnegie

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The Pinkertons were called to put down this strike.

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Homestead Strike

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Over __________ Confederate soldiers died during the Civil War.

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250,000

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Who invented light switches?

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Thomas Alva Edison

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Which group did Samuel Gompers lead?

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American Federation of Labor

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The Freedman's Bureau

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All of the above (Distributed food to former enslaved, established schools for former enslaved people, provided assistance to poor whites)

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Out of what material did many of the pioneer families in the Plains States build houses?

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Sod

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In 1860, where were most factories located?

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Northeast

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Supporters of a laissez-faire form of government believed that government regulation of business would

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Harm economic growth

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The Radical Republicans wanted Lincoln's reconstruction plans to include

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A guarantee that African-American Southerners would have equality with whites

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Which union included many socialists as members?

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Industrial Workers of the World

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Which of the following people went south looking for opportunities after the war?

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Carpetbaggers

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Buying up businesses at each phase of the manufacturing process is called

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horizontal integration

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During industrialization, what was Lowell, Massachusetts known for?

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cotton mills

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Which statement supports social Darwinism?

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The most talented people will come out on top

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Which of the following was used to legalize discrimination against African-American Southerners?

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Black codes

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Factorization

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All of the above (allowed the mass productions of goods, improved manufacturing efficiency, provided many jobs)

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Who wrote an account of her life as a female factory worker?

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Harriet Robinson

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Whose theories improved industrial efficiency?

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Frederick Taylor

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Under the Contract Labor Act manufactures

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deducted money from workers to pay off passage to America

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Why were monopolies used?

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To gain a competitive advantage

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What group of people rented land to farm?

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Tenant Farmers

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Which of the following terms means farm building or a place to store grain?

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Grange

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______ replaced waterpower to run factories.

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Coal

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In which of the following fights did American soldiers kill more than 200 Sioux?

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Wounded Knee Massacre

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Whose steelmaking process allowed it to be mass produced.

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Henry Bessemer

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The "New South" included

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Plantations and factories to process the crops

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What were people who bought stock in companies called?

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Both a and b (Investors & Shareholders)

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What was the railroad track that began in Omaha, Nebraska and traveled West?

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Union Pacific Railroad

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What are informal business alliances among owners who manufactured similar products called?

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Cartels

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What were Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt called?

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Robber varons

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What is socialism?

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All of the above (The antithesis of capitalism, a command economy, government controlled productions)

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Why did Leland Stanford and Thomas Durant become rich men?

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All of the above (They received government land to build railroads, they received $48,000 in bonds for each mile of track built,they used cheap labor)

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Who was the cowboy that mapped a trail between San Antonio, Texas and Abilene, Kansas?

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Jesse Chrisholm

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_____ made money in the banking industry.

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John Pierpont Morgan

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Many people established farms under this federal bill.

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Homestead Act

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Who built the Standard Oil Company?

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John D. Rockefeller

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In the late 1800s, most American wealth was held by what percentage of Americans?

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Less than 10 percent

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Explain why the Homestead Act was attractive to settlers.

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Under the Homestead Act settlers received 160 acres of land for a ten-dollar fee. They had to build a house and live on the land at least six months out of the year. The act allowed them to get a piece of the American Dream with little money.

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Describe how most Americans viewed socialism in the late 1800s

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Most Americans opposed socialism because it was a threat to their personal lifestyle.

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Explain the theory of a free market system.

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Businesses decided what to produce and how to price it in a free market system. Competition and supply and demand controls price.

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Describe the growth of the workforce in 1890.

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The professional services industry and the manufacturing industry gained the most workers. The railroad industry also grew.

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Between 1880 and 1920, about ________ immigrants came to the United States.

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10 million

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The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by

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France

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Which of the following was a location for immigration depots?

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All of the above (New York, Texas, Philadelphia)

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Which of the following was an organization that wanted federal legislation to control immigration?

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Both a and b (American Protective Association, Immigration Restoration League)

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Which of the following pieces of legislation created a new Mexican Border District?

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U.S. Immigration Act of 1907

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Many who lived in poverty moved into

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Tenements

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The repeal of this legislation kept employers from recruiting foreign workers.

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Contract Labor Act

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What jobs were classified as professional?

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None of the above

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Some professional organizations

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All of the above (Excluded women, kept professions safe, excluded immigrants)

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Which of the following laws banned Asians who were not citizens from owning farm land?

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Webb Alien Land Law

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Why did African-Americans migrate to northern cities?

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All of the above (Escape Jim Crow, find jobs, find their American dream)

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In what industry did most African-Americans find jobs?

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Domestic Services

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Who published the book The Philadelphia Negro?

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W.E.B. Du Bois

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Which form of transportation made it possible for people to move to the suburbs in the late 1800s?

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All of the above (Subways, trolleys, cable cars)

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What were low-cost apartment buildings commonly called?

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Tenements

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City public services were paid for by

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Tax Money

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The boss of a political machine

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All of the above (controlled a voting block of immigrants, made money for the machine, took money from contractors)

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What was it called when groups organized to back a political official?

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Political machine

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Where did the settlement house movement begin?

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England

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What was the first Chicago settlement house called?

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Hull House

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The public school taught

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Literacy skills

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Which of the following were reasons for the increase in higher education opportunities?

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All of the above (Scientific advances, technological advances, increased population)

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Which of the following is a women's college?

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Smith

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Who believed that economic security should be placed ahead of integration?

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Booker T. Washington

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Which of the following was a popular women's collegiate sport?

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cycling

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Which of the following men wrote fictional novels?

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L. Frank Baum

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This legislation regulated railroad rates.

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Interstate Commerce Act

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Whose U.S. Treasury spending habits preceded a late 1800s depression?

answer

Benjamin Harrison

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The Populist party platform included

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All of the above (An eight-hour workday, silver standard for currency, income tax)

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Which of the following was a Populist party candidate?

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Both a and b (James B. Weaver, William Jennings Bryan)

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Which of the following is true about imperialism?

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All of the above (Imperialism and expansionism mean the same, Strong nations acquire weaker nations, This was demonstrated by the Spanish-American War)

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Which of the following are reasons for U.S. imperialism?

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To open new markets

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The United States showed its position as a world power when it settled a dispute between which of the following nations?

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Great Britain and Venezuela

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Which country is geographically closest to the United States?

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Cuba

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Which of the following is a reason why the United States entered the Spanish-American War?

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All of the above (imperialism, explosion on the U.S.S. Maine, American sentiment to enter war)

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Who led the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War?

answer

George Dewey

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_____ is a document that established naval bases in Cuba.

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Platt Amendment

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Which of the following was U.S. territory after the Spanish American War?

answer

All of the above (Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico)

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Which of the following people was a Hawaiian pineapple planter?

answer

Sanford Dole

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The Panama Canal

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All of the above (was dug on land owned by Columbia, shortened the shipping route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, was not at sea level)

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The assassination of _________ was one of the triggers for World War I.

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Archduke Ferdinand

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What country allied with Austria-Hungary during World War I?

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All of the above (Germany, Italy, Turkey)

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At the beginning of World War I, the United States

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Stayed Neutral

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What weapons were used during World War I?

answer

Machine guns

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Which of the following battles occurred at the end of World War I?

answer

Battle of the Argonne Forest

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President Wilson's Fourteen Points after WWI included

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All of the above (Boundary adjustments, ways to oversee international conduct, a League of Nations)

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The Treaty of Versailles

answer

Included a 33 million dollar bill of Germany

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Wilson's League of Nations

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Was designed to ensure security

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What country was not allowed to join the League of Nations?

answer

None of the above

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What did the War Industries Board do?

answer

Managed the purchase of military supplies

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During the late 1800s, where did most immigrants come from?

answer

All of the above (Russia, Romania, Italy)

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Where was the first person admitted to Ellis Island from?

answer

Ireland

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Who published the sensationalized yellow journalism?

answer

Joseph Pulitzer

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The United States entered World War I using __________ to protect supply ships.

answer

Convoys

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For which of the following professions did bar associations set standards?

answer

Legal

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Which man headed the Tammany Hall machine?

answer

William Tweed

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The Dingley Tariff

answer

Raised Taxes on foreign goods

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This is when strong nations acquire weaker nations to increase economic and political strength.

answer

Both a and b (Imperialism, expansionism)

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German U-Boats sank the _________ during World War I.

answer

Lusitania

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Which of the following was an African-American college?

answer

Tuskegee Institute

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In 1896, who ran for president as both a Populist and Democrat?

answer

William Jennings Bryan

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____ shortened the trade routes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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The Panama Canal

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Which of the following is the name of a musical variety show?

answer

Vaudeville

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Legislation was passed in 1882 to exclude which of the following groups from becoming citizens?

answer

Chinese

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Most African-Americans who settled in northern cities during the Great Migration found jobs in which industry?

answer

Domestic services

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Radcliffe, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Wellesley are

answer

Private women's colleges

question

What led to a resurgence of manifest destiny in the late 1800s?

answer

All of the above ( a need to open new competitive markets to sell goods, a need for access to more natural resources, an increase in military strength with the building of new battleships)

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Which of the following was included in the Central Powers during World War I?

answer

Turkey

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Which of the following groups of workers lived in poverty?

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Unskilled workers

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What was a popular women's sport in the late 1800s?

answer

cycling

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What did the United States do early on during World War I?

answer

Stayed Neutral

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This group lobbied the government to enact legislation to control the immigrant population.

answer

American Protective Association

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Many poor immigrants living in cities moved into

answer

Tenements

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Which of the following is the adaptation of the European game Rugby?

answer

Football

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Professionals established associations to

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All of the above (Set standards for the profession, give stamps of approval to professional status, exclude blacks and immigrants)

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The United States established a stronger naval presence after the Spanish-American War by

answer

Establishing navel bases in Cuba and Hawaii

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_____ replaced waterpower to run factories.

answer

Coal

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Many immigrants in urban cities

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All of the above (Clung to the values of their home country, had values that clashed with American values)

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Which of the following events led to the Spanish-American War?

answer

Cuban rebellion against Spain

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This photojournalist took pictures of people in tenement houses.

answer

Jacob Riis

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What were people who bought stock in companies called?

answer

Both a and b (investors & shareholders)

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Which group of people settled in northern cities as part of the Great Migration?

answer

African-Americans

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_______ were established to advance knowledge in agriculture and agricultural technology

answer

Land Grant institutions

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Which of the following boards was set up to manage the purchase and distribution of military supplies during World War I?

answer

War industries board

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Which organization provided services to the poor?

answer

Hull House

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Whose foreign policy was called dollar diplomacy?

answer

William Howard Taft

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What statement best reflects Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?

answer

We need to ensure democracy while ensuring peace and security

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Which of the following terms refers to a group of people organizing to back a candidate for city office?

answer

Political Machine

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During which World War I battle was Paris saved by Allied forces?

answer

Battle of Chateau-Thierry

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Who founded Hull House?

answer

Jane Adams

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World War I introduced the following deadly warfare techniques.

answer

All of the above (Machine guns, tanks, poisonous gas)

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What impact did mass immigration have on the United States after the Civil War?

answer

After the Civil War, business and industries hired many foreign-born immigrants. The American culture diversified. Cities and anti-immigrant sentiment grew. Poverty and the problems associated increased.

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What was the Interstate Commerce Act and why was it important?

answer

The Interstate Commerce Act required railroad companies to set rates that were proportioned to distance traveled which helped to break up unfair business practices.

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What did Wilson's Fourteen Points propose?

answer

Wilson wanted to adjust boundaries to give Austria-Hungary's ethnic group a country. He proposed free trade, open agreements, and a reduction in arms. He also proposed the formation of a League of Nations.

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These people uncovered political corruption and unsafe working conditions using journalism.

answer

Muckrakers

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Who exposed the Standard Oil Trust in articles written for McClure's magazine.

answer

Ida Tarbell

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This text exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry.

answer

The Jungle

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Progressives wanted

answer

None of the above

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He supported progressive reforms as governor of Wisconsin.

answer

Robert La Follette

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This gave voters the right to decide if a bill or legislative amendment should be passed.

answer

Referendum

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Which act strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission?

answer

Hepburn Act

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Which act protected labor union activity from being considered a monopoly?

answer

Clayton Antitrust Act

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What state extended suffrage to women before 1920?

answer

Wyoming

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What Constitutional amendment gave women the national right to vote?

answer

Nineteenth

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_______ is an antonym of temperance.

answer

Excess

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Reasons for the Temperance Movement include which of the following?

answer

All of the above (Social order would be restored, Wages would not be spent in saloons, Domestic violence would decrease)

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Which of the following legislation passed to support the Eighteenth Amendment?

answer

Volstead Act

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Al Capone was convicted of

answer

Tax evasion

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During prohibition, where was it was legal to produce alcohol?

answer

Canada

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The Red Scare was the fear of

answer

Communism

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He set up raids to search for Communists.

answer

Mitchell Palmer

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The Espionage Act allowed the government to

answer

Limit free speech

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Who prosecuted John Scopes?

answer

William Jennings Bryan

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Which of the following was legal in Tennessee in 1920?

answer

Teaching creationism

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Who wrote the African-American National Anthem?

answer

James Weldon Johnson

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_______ was the African-American cultural rebirth during the 1920s.

answer

Harlem Renaissance

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He painted realistic scenes.

answer

Edward Hopper

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Lifestyle changes during the 1920s include

answer

All of the above (changes is dress, changes in literature styles, changes in youth culture)

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The National Broadcast System

answer

Is affiliated with radio stations

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"The Jazz Singer" was

answer

The first film with sound

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________ homes bought radios in the 1920s.

answer

14 million

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How many people attended movies by 1930?

answer

90 million per week

question

The flapper represented

answer

All of the above (a style of dress, a more liberated woman, the changing role of women)

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What did the National Woman's Suffrage Association become after passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?

answer

League of Women Voters

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An economy built upon people's ability to purchase goods is called a

answer

Consumer economy

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In 1927, companies spent over _____ in advertising dollars.

answer

1.5 billion

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Which of the following is true regarding Henry Ford's cars?

answer

All of the above (were affordable, had interchangeable parts, were mass produced)

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What was the largest industry in the United States during the 1920s?

answer

Automobile

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The avoidance of economic and political alliances is called

answer

Isolationism

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Who was the Secretary of the Treasury during the Coolidge administration?

answer

Andrew Mellon

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The scandal involving giving oil-drilling rights to private companies was called

answer

The Teapot Dome scandal

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What was the business attitude of Calvin Coolidge?

answer

Laissez-faire

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Buying stocks on margin means to

answer

buy stocks with credit

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Most Americans earned

answer

under $2,000 per year

question

What occurred on October 29, 1929?

answer

All of the above (Stock market crash, Black Tuesday, Beginning of a Depression)

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After the stock market crash, banks

answer

Lost money and closed

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______ is the Gross National Product.

answer

The total value of goods and services produced annually

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Which of the following are Dust Bowl state(s)?

answer

All of the above (Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri)

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Who wrote the Grapes of Wrath?

answer

John Steinbeck

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Herbert Hoover set up this entity to provide businesses loans.

answer

RFC

question

What was the name given to a group of veterans who congregated at the White House to ask for their bonus?

answer

Bonus Army

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Which entity ensured bank deposits of up to $5,000?

answer

FDIC

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The Social Security Act provided regular paychecks to

answer

unemployed people

question

Critics of the New Deal felt the program

answer

All of the above (did not protect the wages of women and African-Americans, set minimum wages lower that actual wages, limited individual freedom)

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Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida Tarbell were

answer

Muckrakers

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Which of the following was a rebellious group who tested traditional norms?

answer

youth culture of the 1920s

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During Prohibition, what were illegal bars called?

answer

speakeasies

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Which of the following was a bill passed to ensure that farmers made production costs back when crops sold?

answer

McNury-Haugen

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This government office was set up during the FDR administration to regulate stock prices.

answer

SEC

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Who was a Progressive reformer who became governor of Wisconsin and a U.S. Senator?

answer

Robert LaFollette

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_______ instituted special forces to arrest alleged Communists.

answer

Mitchell Palmer

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An assembly line process allowed cars

answer

All of the above (to be the same, to be produced quickly, to be produced cheaply)

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Who was the leader of the National Woman's Party?

answer

Alice Paul

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Which statement declares the ideology of the Progressive Movement?

answer

We need greater government regulation to protect children, the poor, and unskilled laborers

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Which of the following was the largest U.S. industry in the 1920s?

answer

Automobile Industry

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Who was a Farm Services Administration photojournalist?

answer

Dorothea Lange

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Who exposed the ills of the meatpacking industry in the book The Jungle?

answer

Upton Sinclair

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Which of the following is a popular women's style of the 1920s?

answer

Flapper

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Which of the following organizations did Frances Willard lead?

answer

The Women's Christian Temperance Association

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Which piece of legislation made it illegal for railroad or shipping companies to use rebates as a way to control price?

answer

Elkins Act

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What was the name given to shanty towns in the Depression Era?

answer

Hoovervilles

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What occurred after the Eighteenth Amendment passed?

answer

Organized crime took over the distribution of alcohol

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Who wrote realistic fiction about the lives of the wealthy and materialistic people of the 1920s?

answer

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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A(n) ________ is democratic rule that allows voters to petition state legislatures to consider a bill.

answer

Initiative

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The Teapot Dome Scandal affected the Presidency of

answer

Warren G. Harding

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The Volstead Act was passed to support which Amendment?

answer

Eighteenth Amendment

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_______ are Christian Traditionalists.

answer

Fundamentalists

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Which of the following was a popular method of purchasing expensive goods during the 1920s?

answer

Installment plans

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Which of the following statements would most likely be made by suffragists during the few years preceding 1920?

answer

There is room in the boting booth for women who care for households just as there is room for men in their positions

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_______ was a poet and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance.

answer

Langston Hughes

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Which industry grew during the 1920s?

answer

All of the above (Advertising, Automobile, Household goods)

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What was the name given to the bill in which FDR wanted to add Justices to the Supreme Court to support his programs?

answer

Court-Packing Scheme

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This organization published books and pamphlets supporting national suffrage.

answer

The National Woman's League

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The Red Scare was fear of

answer

Communism

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________ commercialized radio by broadcasting movies and sports scores.

answer

Westinghouse

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This backfired during the Hoover administration because European nations also raised taxes on European imports.

answer

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

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Who defended John Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial?

answer

Clarence Darrow

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________ is an on margin purchase.

answer

Buying stock on credit

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Hoover believed

answer

Americans would find economic relief if business was stimulated

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The ________ was founded by W.E.B Du Bois and white progressives.

answer

NAACP

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To which of the following parties did the presidents of the 1920s belong?

answer

Republican

question

Presidential candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt

answer

All of the above (Wanted a new deal for the American people, wanted to set up federal aid programs, wanted the federal government to play a role in social welfare)

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What event does Black Tuesday mark?

answer

Great Crash

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Which of the following words describe the work of John Sloan and Edward Hopper in the 1920s?

answer

Realism

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Why were some people critical of FDR's New Deal?

answer

They believed it did not protect the wages of women and African-Americans. It set minimum wages at a rate lower than what most people made. It limited individual freedom.

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How did the Social Security Act help Americans?

answer

The Social Security Act provided regular paychecks to retired workers, people who were unemployed, dependent children, and the disabled.

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Why did the Great Crash move the U.S. economy into a long depression?

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The Great Crash occurred on October 29, 1929 when over 16 million shares of stock were sold and the stock market lost over 30 billion dollars and fell more than 100 points in one day.

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What was the difference between Herbert Hoover's and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's government philosophies?

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Hoover believed that government should support industry which would in turn support the individual by strengthening the economy, whereas Roosevelt believed that government should also serve to directly protect the welfare of the people.

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Why was the Harlem Renaissance an important period in American History?

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Hoover believed that government should support industry which would in turn support the individual by strengthening the economy, whereas Roosevelt believed that government should also serve to directly protect the welfare of the people.

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Who rose to power in Germany during the 1930s?

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Adolph Hitler

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_______ was known as a Fascist leader in Italy during WWII.

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Benito Mussolini

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Who was the leader in Japan who advocated war with the United States during the 1940s?

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General Hideki Toyo

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He served as the American President during World War II.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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What term means "lightning war"?

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Blizkrieg

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_______ is a system in which the government has complete ownership of the land and property.

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Communism

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What was implemented by the United States in which the President had the authority to provide aid to any nation whose defense was in jeopardy and served as a threat to American national security?

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Lend-Lease Act

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Which of the following terms means to join or attach?

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Annex

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Who was responsible for moving the American Pacific Fleet from San Diego, California to Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Which of the following was a major cause that led to the United States' involvement in World War II?

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Attack of Pearl Harbor

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Which of the following was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that eventually served as a model for the United Nations?

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Atlantic Charter

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He led a successful military campaign in Egypt.

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General Bernard Montgomery

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Who served as the Army Chief of Staff under President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

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General George Marhall

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What was considered the turning point of World War II in the Eastern Front?

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Battle of Stalingrad

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Who was an early supporter of the Western Europe invasion?

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General George Marhall

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Which of the following was a massive invasion off of Normandy on June 6 1944?

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D-Day

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Which of the following was a meeting between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill to discuss the postwar world?

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Yalta Conference

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The counterattack made by the Germans in Belgium and Luxemburg in December 1944 was known as the

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Battle of the Bulge

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Who promised to support free election in certain districts of Germany?

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Joseph Stalin

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Even after the Germans surrendered, the Allied forces were concerned about

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The Japanese

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The attack on ________ was considered the second major attack by the Japanese after Pearl Harbor.

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Clark Field

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Who served as the Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific during World War II?

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Douglas MacArthur

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________ led the United States to construct an atomic bomb.

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Albert Einstein

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What was considered a major turning point for the war in the Pacific?

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Battle of Midway

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This term refers to suicide bombers from World War II.

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Kamikazes

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What was the name of the first naval battle that relied completely on air power?

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Battle of Coral Sea

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Ultimately, what led the way for Allied forces to attack Japan?

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Battle of Okinawa

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Which American President was the first to drop an atomic bomb?

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Harry S. Truman

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Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?

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Hiroshima

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From the beginning, General MacArthur encouraged

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Liberating the Philippines

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What federal agency was created in 1943 to coordinate issues related to war production?

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Office of War Mobilization

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Which of the following was NOT a method of boosting the American economy during World War II?

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Wildcat strikes

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What were the remote and barbaric locations used to house Japanese living along the West Coast of the United States during World War II called?

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Internment camps

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What group established in 1942 had the goal of ending racism?

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CORE

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What was issued as a means of increasing the number of Americans paying taxes?

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Revenue Act of 1942

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Who headed the United Mine Workers during World War II?

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John Lewis

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Who was an American civil rights activist during World War II?

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A Philip Randolph

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He served as Secretary of Interior during World War II and negotiated a deal with the United Mine Workers.

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Harold Ickes

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All of the following were true regarding women during World War II EXCEPT:

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government provided them with incentive programs such as free child care and ration books

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The _______ served to manage complaints regarding job discrimination.

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Fair Employment Practice Commission

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What event took place in November 1945 involving Allied nations and twenty-four Nazis were accused of committing war crimes against humanity?

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Nuremberg Trials

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Which of the following were issued in 1947, declaring the United States would support nations being threatened by communism?

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Truman Doctrine

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What was the belief held during the cold war regarding neighboring countries all falling victim to communism known as?

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Domino theory

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What meeting was held in 1945 between Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt, where postwar Europe was the priority?

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Yalta Conference

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_______ was the result of the Soviet Blockade during 1948-1949 and brought air support from the US and British forces.

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Berlin Airlift

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Who were the secret police in Germany that ensured Jews obeyed laws?

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Gestapo

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_______ was created in 1949 with the purpose of its members agreeing to protect one another against armed attacks.

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NATO

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Launched by the Soviets in 1957, _______ was the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth.

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Sputnik

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Which of the following was introduced in 1947, stating that the United States would provide economic aid to Western Europe?

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Marshall Plan

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Which of the following referred to the theory of isolating or resisting the spread of communism?

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Containment

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What was a type of warfare that was introduced by the Germans during World War II?

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Blitzkrieg

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What was the military alliance that formed between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in 1955 called?

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Warsaw Pact

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Which of the following was a naval battle that signaled the turning point in World War II in the Pacific?

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Battle of Midway

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Which term refers to when a government has complete ownership of land and property and individuals lack personal rights?

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Communism

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Which of the following was implemented in 1941 in which the President was authorized to provide aid to any nation whose defense was believed to be in jeopardy?

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Lend-Lease Act

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What served as a foundation for the United Nations?

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Atlantic Charter?

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The _______ was established in 1942 to assist in the transition from a peacetime to a wartime economy?

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War Production Board

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Who served as President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 and was best known for his New Deal program and role during World War II?

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President Roosevelt

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The _______ was a historic meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin.

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Yalta Conference

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Which of the following was a source of revenue that helped fund World War II?

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War bonds

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_______ was a Fascist leader who rose to power in Italy during the 1920s.

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Benito Mussolini

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Who served as leader of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II?

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General Eisenhower

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Which of the following was the last major battle fought during World War II between the United States and Japan in 1945?

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Battle of Okinawa

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Which of the following men was a physicist who left Germany and influenced Roosevelt enough to build an atomic bomb?

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Albert Einstein

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_______ housed individuals of Japanese descent living within the United States during World War II.

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Internment camps

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Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?

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Winston Churchill

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_______ were created during World War II by the Nazis for the purpose of mass murder.

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Death camps

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This was the alliance that formed between Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.

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Axis Powers

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Under this form of government, citizens can own property, but needs of the nation override the needs of the individual.

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Fascism

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Who served as the Army Chief of Staff during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration?

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General Marshall

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Which of the following was introduced as a means of increasing the number of individuals who paid income tax?

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Revenue Act of 1942

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_______ was a civil rights activist who planned a march on Washington in an effort to secure jobs for black Americans during World War II.

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A. Philip Randolph

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_______ introduced the idea of containing communism.

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George Kennan

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Who subscribed to the idea of the domino theory affecting Korea?

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President Eisenhower

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Who was the German leader of the Nazi party who rose to power in 1933?

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Adolph Hitler

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_______ was the first naval battle in history that relied solely on airpower?

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Battle of Coral Sea

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The belief held during the cold war that if a country fell to communism, its neighboring countries could easily do the same was known as what?

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Domino theory

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Passed in 1944, this legislation assisted veterans in buying homes and paying for college

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GI Bill

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What was the top secret program by the United States during World War II with the purpose of building an atomic bomb called?

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Manhattan Project

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What term referred to the hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union that evolved following World War II?

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Cold War

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Who was high-ranking state official who left office suddenly and was later accused of being a Communist?

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Alger Hiss

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Created in 1941, this government agency was designed to prevent inflation.

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Office of Price Administration

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What legislation was passed by Congress during the late 1930s and prohibited the United States from supplying weapons or monetary support to nations at war?

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Neutrality Acts

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Which of the following took place during World War II in which Germany launched a massive counter attack against the Allied forces in the West?

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Battle of the Bulge

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What was the agreement signed by Churchill and Roosevelt in 1941 that outlined their goals and objectives for the war?

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Atlantic Charter

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What was created with the sole intention of dealing with individuals living in the United States that were of Japanese descent?

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None of the above

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Which of the following was created as a means of stopping future labor strikes during the war?

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Smith-Connally Act

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What Congressional Committee investigated communism in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s?

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HUAC

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_______ was a dictator who led Germany and the world into World War II. He committed suicide in 1945.

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Adolph Hitler

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_______ refused to give up his/her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.

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Rosa Parks

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Explain the evolution of the cold war.

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USA - USSR, First to launch a satellite and land on the moon

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Describe the impact that women made during World War II.

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Men being drafted into the war meant women started kept industries running

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Describe the transition American society made upon entering World War II.

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More women started seeking employment instead of staying home

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Identify the causes for the Korean War.

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This was a conflict between Communist and Democratic nations largely

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