Which of the following statements best describes the effectiveness of the Spanish military during the Spanish-American War?
What is The Spanish military was ill-prepared and ineffective.
100
First published in 1946, John Hersey’s nonfiction book Hiroshima underscored the real, personal horrors of a nuclear attack and
What is caused some Americans to question the use of the atomic bomb on Japan.
100
Social Darwinism was used by some industrial leaders to justify
What is laissez-faire capitalism.
100
As the United States experienced growing prosperity and social change during the postwar era, it also witnessed important scientific advances in electronics, aviation, and
What is medicine.
100
The original purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was to
What is make loans to businesses.
200
In addition to the stock market crash of 1929, the economy was shaken by a slowdown in
What is retail sales.
200
During construction of the Panama Canal, progress was slowed as a result of
What is diseases that sickened workers.
200
Although the Reconstruction Finance Corporation loaned about $238 million to banks, railroads, and building-and-loan associations by early 1932, it failed to
What is increase its lending sufficiently.
200
In 1966, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta merged their organizations to form the
What is United Farm Workers.
300
To manage timber resources in the West, President Roosevelt established the
What is United States Forest Service.
300
Unemployment soared in rural Appalachia during the 1950s because of
What is the mechanization of coal mining.
300
Roosevelt used the Lend-Lease Act to
What is get around the requirements of the Neutrality Act.
300
The first leader of the American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, believed that unions should stay out of
What is politics.
300
In the case Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese Americans was
What is constitutional because it was based on military urgency.
400
Progressives generally believed that industrialization and urbanization had created many social problems, including working-class poverty and
What is the filth and crime of urban society.
400
The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact in response to a decision by NATO to allow West Germany to rearm and join the organization.
What is allow West Germany to rearm and join the organization.
400
The Treaty of Kanagawa gave the United States trading rights at two ports in
What is Japan.
400
An innovation instituted by International Harvester in 1926 was
What is an annual 2-week paid vacation.
400
The Homestead Act allowed Western settlers to
What is receive land for free after living on it for five years.
500
Created in 1914, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had the power to investigate companies and issue “cease and desist” orders against engaging in
What is unfair trade practices that hurt competition.
500
Civil rights activists tried to integrate restaurants by using
What is sit-ins.
500
what were two defining characteristics of the U.S. economy in the postwar period?
What is high income and abundant goods
500
The 1894 Pullman strike was halted by?
What is a court order
500
During the 1930s, how many Americans went to the movies each week?