Politics and Power (PCE)
Work, Exchange, & Technology (WXT)
American in the World (WOR)
Culture and Society (CUL)
Migration and Settlement (MIG)
100

Identify ONE example of how the federal government expanded its power between 1933 and 1945.

New Deal Agencies: 

Social Security Act created pensions and unemployment insurance

FDIC protected bank deposits

SEC regulated the stock market

WPA created federal jobs programs

Federal wartime agencies controlled production during WWII, like Office of Price Administration, War Production Board, and Office of War Information. 


100

Identify ONE example of how industrialization changed labor between 1865 and 1900.

  • Growth of factory work
  • Long working hours
  • Rise of child labor
  • Increased use of immigrant labor
  • Growth of labor unions such as the AFL, American Federation of Labor 
  • Strikes like Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike, Railroad Strike


100

Identify ONE reason the United States entered World War I.

  • Unrestricted submarine warfare
  • Sinking of the Lusitania
  • Zimmermann Telegram
  • Economic ties to Allies
  • Desire to make the world “safe for democracy” 
100

Identify ONE example of cultural conflict during the 1920s.

  • Scopes Trial
  • Prohibition debates
  • Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
  • Immigration restriction debates
  • Conflict between urban and rural values 
100

Identify ONE reason Europeans migrated to the British colonies before 1754.

  • Religious freedom
  • Economic opportunity
  • Access to land
  • Escape from political instability
  • Indentured servitude opportunities
200

Identify ONE way Progressive Era reformers attempted to increase democracy between 1890 and 1920.

  • 17th Amendment allowed direct election of senators
  • Initiative process allowed citizens to propose laws
  • Referendum process let citizens vote directly on laws
  • Recall allowed voters to remove elected officials
  • 19th Amendment expanded voting rights to women 
200

Identify ONE way the Market Revolution changed the U.S. economy between 1800 and 1848.

  • Erie Canal expanded trade
  • Railroads connected markets
  • Factory production increased
  • Textile mills expanded in New England
  • Interchangeable parts improved manufacturing
200

Identify ONE example of containment policy between 1945 and 1980.

  • Berlin Airlift
  • Korean War
  • Vietnam War
  • Truman Doctrine
  • Marshall Plan
  • Creation of NATO
200

Identify ONE way the Civil Rights Movement challenged segregation between 1954 and 1968.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Greensboro sit-ins
  • Freedom Rides
  • March on Washington
  • Brown v. Board decision
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
200

Identify ONE effect of the Great Migration.

  • Growth of Northern cities
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • Increased racial tensions
  • Expansion of Black political influence
  • Changes in factory labor force
300

Identify ONE reason the power of the presidency increased during the Cold War from 1945–1980.

  • Presidents directed military action in Korea without a declaration of war
  • Presidents escalated involvement in Vietnam (Gulf of Tonkin Resolution)
  • Presidents controlled nuclear weapons decisions
  • Foreign crises required quick executive action
  • Growth of executive agencies expanded presidential influence
300

Identify ONE cause of the Great Depression.

  • Stock market speculation
  • Buying stocks on margin
  • Overproduction by factories and farms
  • Weak banking system
  • Unequal distribution of wealth
300

Identify ONE result of the French and Indian War.

  • Proclamation of 1763
  • Increased British debt
  • Increased taxation on colonies
  • Growing colonial resentment toward Britain
  • British gained territory from France
300

Identify ONE reason youth culture became more influential during the 1960s.

  • Baby boom generation
  • Growth of television/music industry
  • College campus activism
  • Opposition to Vietnam War
  • Rise of counterculture movement: characterized by the hippie movement, anti-war activism, and the pursuit of alternative lifestyles
300

Identify ONE reason suburbs expanded after World War II.

  • GI Bill home loans
  • Interstate Highway System
  • Affordable housing developments like Levittown
  • Increased automobile ownership
  • Desire to leave crowded cities
400

Identify ONE way sectional tensions increased between 1820 and 1860.

  • Missouri Compromise
  • Compromise of 1850
  • Kansas–Nebraska Act
  • Nullification Crisis
  • Debate over expansion of slavery into western territories
400

Identify ONE way the federal government responded to economic problems during the Great Depression.

  • WPA created public works jobs
  • CCC employed young men in conservation projects
  • Social Security created pensions/unemployment insurance
  • FDIC stabilized banks
  • TVA provided electricity and jobs in the South


400

Identify ONE similarity between U.S. involvement in Korea and Vietnam.

  • Both aimed to stop communism
  • Both were Cold War conflicts
  • Both involved containment policy
  • Both ended without total U.S. victory
  • Both caused domestic protests/division 
400

Identify ONE way reformers attempted to improve society during the Progressive Era.

  • Muckraker journalism
  • Settlement houses like Hull House
  • Child labor reform
  • Pure Food and Drug Act
  • Direct election of senators
400

Identify ONE way immigration policy changed during the 1920s.

  • Immigration quotas established (Immigration Act of 1924)
  • Restrictions on southern/eastern Europeans
  • Increased nativism
  • Preference for northern European immigrants
  • Reduced total immigration numbers
500

Identify ONE example of how the federal government expanded its power between 1787 and 1824

  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Creation of the First National Bank
  • Marbury v. Madison established judicial review
  • Alien and Sedition Acts expanded federal authority
  • Supreme Court strengthened federal power under John Marshall
500

Identify ONE continuity in the relationship between business and government from 1865–1980.

  • Government continued supporting economic growth (Pacific Railway Act)
  • Federal subsidies benefited businesses
  • Military contracts supported industries during wars
  • Businesses influenced politics through lobbying
  • Government regulations attempted to balance capitalism and reform (SEC/FDA)
500

Identify ONE reason U.S. foreign policy became more interventionist between 1890 and 1945.

  • Desire for overseas markets
  • Growth of imperialism
  • Nationalism and military expansion
  • Competition with European powers
  • Participation in World Wars I and II
  • Spanish-American War
  • Open Door Policy in China
  • Annexation of the Philippines
500

Identify ONE way fears of communism affected American society during the Second Red Scare.

  • Hollywood blacklists
  • HUAC investigations
  • Loyalty oaths
  • McCarthy hearings
  • Alger Hiss Trial
  • Fear of communist infiltration in schools/government
500

Identify ONE effect of westward expansion between 1800 and 1890.

  • Indian Removal Act
  • Growth of railroads
  • Increased conflict with Native Americans
  • Expansion of slavery debates
  • Settlement of western territories
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