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The Kansas Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

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the expansion of slavery into new territories

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What was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

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the extension of voting rights to African American men

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What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

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providing aid and education to emancipated slaves

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What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?

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African Americans labored in a system that was nearly the same as slavery.

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the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?

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to encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society

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What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

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to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

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Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?

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Madame C.J. Walker

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The Gentleman's Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease of ?

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Japanese immigration to the United States

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a reason for U.S. involvement in World War one?

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U.S. leaders feared that Germany might gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade.

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Which president pursued a policy of Vietnamization?

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Richard Nixon

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Which movement benefited the most from its members' contributions to the war effort during World War one?

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women's suffrage

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What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?

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identify and punish suspected communists

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What did President Franklin Roosevelt focus on during his First Hundred Days?

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regulating banks to solve the root causes of the economic crisis

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the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars?

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the Lend-Lease Act

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How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations?

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It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war.

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What was the name given to the 1940s policy of providing economic and military support to "free people" fighting against "outside pressures"

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the Truman Doctrine

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what was used to justify U.S. support for South Vietnam?

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the domino theory

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what contributed to increasing tensions between the United States and the communist world at the beginning of the Cold War period?

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the United States' participation in the Korean War

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What effect did the Eisenhower Interstate System have on American society in the 1950s and 1960s?

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Americans became more willing to question government decisions

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What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urge his followers to do in order to bring about racial justice?

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engage in acts of civil disobedience

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What was the goal of African American and white volunteers during the Freedom Summer?

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to register African American voters

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Police have to say which of the following as a result of the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

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You have the right to remain silent.

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Which of these efforts by the women's rights movement was similar to the Civil Rights movement's support for an end to poll taxes?

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the attempt to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified

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The bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1993 was an example of the growth of which of the following issues at the end of the 20th century?

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terrorism

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Which Great Society program continued to receive significant public and political support in the 21st century?

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Medicare

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The pursuit of which economic foreign policy objective cost President Clinton the support of labor leaders?

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decreasing trade barriers among all nations

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Which region has contributed the most to immigration to the United States in the 21st century?

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Latin America

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Why did the United States send military forces to the Balkans during the 1990s?

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to prevent ethnic conflict from resulting in broader political and economic instability

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jose marti a cuban poet and journalist in exile in new york organized a guerrilla campaign to destory american owned property in cuba in order to

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provoke u.s intervention in cuba

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what country did not come under u.s control as a result of the spanish american war

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hawaii

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the rapid growth of industry in the united states helped fuel imperialism because

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the united states was producing too many goods for its own people to buy

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what was not a cause of world war one

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american isolationism

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the policy that kept the united states out of the war for three years was

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neutrality

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the schlieffen plan was effective because it

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allowed germany to drive quickly toward the french capital

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the most compelling reason for the united states to enter the war was

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the outrage of american citizens over german submarine warfare

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as a result of the zimmerman telegram

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war fever grew

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how did president Wilson view the duty of the u.s. government with regards to the Lusitania crisis?

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grave responsibility

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in 1857 which act of congress was declared unconstitutional by the united states supreme court in the dred scott decision?

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the missouri compromise

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what was the chief reason for the opposition of the south to the election of abraham lincoln in 1860?

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lincolns hostility to the extension of slavery into new territories

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what was an element of the compromise of 1850?

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the admission of cailifornia into the union

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uncle toms cabin a story that influenced many men and women to join the abolition movement was written by

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harriet beecher stowe

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before the civil war why did the south object to high protective tariffs?

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it increased the prices of manufactured goods

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what was the significance of the dred scott decision?

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congress could not prohibit slavery in the western territories

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What was a significant result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

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Douglas lost the support of the South for the presidency

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What was the most immediate cause of the Civil War?

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The attack on Ft. Sumter in Charleston

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what was the most important military objective of the Union army during the Civil War?

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To split the Confederacy in two by taking control of the Mississippi River.

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what was the most significant advantage for the Confederate forces during the Civil War?.

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Superior military generals

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What goals was accomplished by the Homestead Act?

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It provided farmers with cheap land.

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What was a basic reason for this increase in the number of farms?

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The generous land policy of the federal government.

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American farmers lived in what geographical region?

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In the area known as the Great Plains.

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What was the name given to African-American farmers from the South who moved to Oklahoma and Kansas in the West?

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The Granger Movement against the railroads.

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What was an issue in the presidential election of 1896?

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The government's money policy.

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What was an element of the Ocala Demands?

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Government warehouses to store crops.

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What effect did the decline in agricultural prices have upon farmers in the West?

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It hurt them by reducing the money they had to pay back loans.

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The most important invention developed by farmers in the West to increase their productivity?

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Dry farming.

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The most significant complaint expressed by American farmers following the Civil War?

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Low agricultural prices.

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A major reason why the Populist Party can be considered a successful third party in U.S. history?

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Its goals were eventually realized by Progressive reformers.

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Which of the following was the most controversial issue involving American farmers?.

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Cheap money.

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Which policy toward business was generally followed by the federal government before 1890?

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Laissez-faire.

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What was the first industry to be regulated by the United States government?

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Railroads.

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What was a characteristic of disputes between labor (workers) and management (business owners)?

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The use of violence by both sides to resolve wage disputes.

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What was one of the goals of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?.

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to form craft unions composed only of skilled workers.

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What is the term for an action against a company that uses or sells products from a company where the workers have gone on strike?.

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vertical integration.

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Which of the following inventions had the greatest influence on American industrial development during the 19th century?

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The steam engine.

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The beginning of the "Age of Big Business? in the United States is associated with the end of which of the following events?

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The Civil War.

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In the years 188-1890, Congress passed major legislation to eliminate abuses in which of the following areas?

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Business practices

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What was the primary purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act 1887

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To regulate the rates charged by railroads

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What was the most important purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act 1890

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To encourage competition in business

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Which of the following was an important effect of the Sherman Anti-Trust act 1890

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It immediately restored fair competition in business practices.

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What was an important reason for the decline of the Knights of Labor?

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The conflict between skilled and unskilled workers.

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In 1900, among which of the following groups were labor unions the strongest?

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City printers.

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What is the generalization concerning labor unions in the United States during the period 1890-1910 is true?

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Anti-trust laws were used to limit the power of labor unions.

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Which of the following is the most important reason for the formation o trusts after 1865?

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To eliminate competition.

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One factor that helped Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany was his?

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use of the spoken word.

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What transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an Industrial Power?

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Stalin.

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On what did the German military strategy of Blitzkrieg depend?.

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Surprise the overwhelming force.

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Which nation signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?

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The Soviet Union.

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What Is Genocide?

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The deliberate extermination of a specific group of people.

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The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

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Restrict the spread of Communism.

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What group consisted of Eastern European nations that were dominated by the Soviet Union.

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Satellite nations

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The 1950s falses accusations of Communist sympathies

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Resulted in the loss of jobs for thousands of workers.

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He believed that the vest way to avoid a third world war was to create a new world order in which all nations had the right of self-determination

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Harry Truman

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In the years just after World War II, the United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by

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establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations.

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What economic reason did the United States have for stopping the spread of communism?

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The United States wanted to have free access to the markets of the world.

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A common purpose of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the Eisenhower Doctrine was to:

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carry out the United States policy of preventing the spread of communism.

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Who led the nation that developed the first Hydrogen Bomb?

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Dwight Eisenhower

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This U.S. policy required greater dependence on nuclear weapons and the airplanes that delivered them.

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Brinkmanship.

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A common purpose of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the Eisenhower Doctrine was to:

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Carry out the United states policy of preventing the spread of communism.

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In the 1950s, false accusations of Communist sympathies

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Resulted in the loss of jobs for thousands of workers.

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When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that:

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The Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. in the production of missiles.

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How did the Marshall Plan benefit the United States post-Second World War economy?

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To supply Europe with goods, American farms and factories raised production levels.

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How did President Truman deal with the high frequency of strikes during the short post-war recession?

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He threatened to draft striking workers and nationalize uncooperative businesses.

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Why did President Truman characterize the Taft-Hartley bill as a ''slave bill?"

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He felt that the bill minimized the leverage labor could wield during a labor dispute against their employers and management.

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What was the name given to President Johnson's domestic policy agenda?

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The Great Society.

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What was the name of the Supreme Court case that ended legal segregation of the races?

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Brown v. Topeka School Board.

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What is de facto segregation?

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Segregation that exists by practice and custom

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What is the primary cause of de jure segregation?

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Existing laws

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What country made an agreement, known as the Camp David Accords, with Israel?

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Egypt.

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What event led to the Persian Gulf War?

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Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

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What president is most strongly associated with the War on Terrorism?.

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George W. Bush.

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What is the primary reason the United States offers foreign aid to other countries?.

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To support struggling democracies and countries considered critical to foreign policy objectives.

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What is the primary purpose of NAFTA?

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To remove trade barriers between Mexico, Canada and the United States.

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What did President Clinton emphasize in his foreign policy?

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Increasing trade with China.

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What two countries did the United States invade during the war on Terrorism?

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Afghanistan and Iraq.

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What action rejected war as an instrument of national policy?

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Kellogg-Briand Pact.

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Who was President Harding's secretary of state, who later went on to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?.

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Charles Evans Hughes

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The overall goal of the Kellogg-Briand Pact was to:

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To never go to war again

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The arrangement for loans to be made to Germany so that it could pay war reparations was achieved by the:

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Geneva Naval Conference.

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The refusal of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Versailles Treaty, and the resulting failure of the United States to join the League of Nations caused the United States in the 1920s to enter a period of

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Renunciation.

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The ultimate goal of many organizations that formed in the 1920s, such as Women's International League for peace and Freedom, was to:

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keep the peace in the international level.

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What event led to a mockery of President Wilson's idealistic war aims?

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Treaty of Versailles.

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A direct effect of conservative Republicans seeking to decrease government spending of all types resulted in the formation of an alliance that le to:

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The Washington Naval Conference.

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Wilson's peace program came to be called the:

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Fourteen Points>

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After the war, the European allies demanded harsh from Germany

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Reparations.

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What was America's mood after World War I?.

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Return to Normalcy.

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What was one of the Fourteen Points regarding prevention of another war?

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Freedom of the seas should be maintained for all.

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Why was Article 10 the heart of Wilson's proposal for the League of Nations?

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If there was an attack on one, it was an attack on all.

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What was Dorothea Dix best known for?

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Efforts to provide public assistance for the purposes of reforming and ultimately improving the conditions of the mentally ill.

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What Constitutional amendments granted women the right to vote?

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19th Amendment.

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This term specifically refers to the stock market crash of October 29, 1929.

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Black Tuesday.

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Taxes on imported goods are called?

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Tariffs

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A period of severely reduced economic activity is

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Depression.

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Buying stocks on the chances of a quick profit without considering risks is known as:

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Buying on Margin.

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After the stock market crash, how did President Hoover try to help the economy?.

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By asking businesses not to lay off employees.

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What increased in the 1920s?

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Farmers' debts.

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When the stock market crashed in 1929:

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Stock bought on margin lost value, leaving investors unable to pay brokers.

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Between 1929 and 1932 unemployment in the United States:

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Rose from about 5 percent to about 25 percent.

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what was the causes of world war one?

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the assassination of archduke franz ferdrnand;rivalry among european nations

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what happened after archduke franz ferdrnand assassination?

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a month later austria hungary declares war on serbia

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what happened when america officially declares nuetrality?

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americans didnt want to enter the war,immigrants missed their home countries

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how nuetral is the usa?

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not very nuetral;we were giving money and supplies to england and france

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what happened during the war on the sea?

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germany threatens to sink boats

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what is the zimmerman note?

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a telegram sent by the germans to mexico to ask for help should the u.s get into the war.caused the u.s to join the war

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when did the u.s.a enter world world one?

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april 6,1917

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what was some things that happened during the home front?

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no waste of food,wheatless mondays and meatless tuesdays,victory gardens,liberty bonds,war propganda posters,german americans treated poorly

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