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Where were the new immigrants who arrived in the U.S during the late 1800s/early 1900s from?
Eastern and Southern Europe.
100
True or False: Cuba became a U.S territory following the Spanish-American War
False: Cuba became an independent country
100
Why were some U.S senators against the league of nations
Wants the U.S to stay out of the European Affairs.
100
Which act gave workers the right to collectively bargain
Wagner Act
100
What did the league of nations, France, and the U.K do while Germany, Italy, and Japan took land during the 1930s.
Nothing
200
What is Andrew Carnegie's gospel of wealth
Wealthy people need to use some of their money to help poorer people.
200
Name the three countries the U.S is going to acquire after the Spanish American War
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
200
What is Warren G. Harding's presidency most known for
Corruption (Teapot Dome Scandal)
200
Which Branch of the Government grew rapidly during FDR's Presidency
The Executive
200
Explain why the Neutrality Act of 1939 was not neutral
Created Cash and Carry. Allowed sale of supplies to Britain
300
Samuel Gompers is going to lead what type of organization
Labor Union
300
Describe both Booker T. Washington's and W.E.B Du Bois's ideas about how to achieve equal rights for African Americans
Washington: African Americans need to work slowly towards equal rights, first through African American's working on skills to become economically independent. Du Bois: African Americans need to demand rights guaranteed in the constitution immediately.
300
What were the two factors that led to the Great Migration
Wanting to escape Jim Crow Laws in the South. Good Jobs in Northern factories during WWI.
300
Which member of the Black Cabinet said the New Deal could be a "New Day" for African Americans
Mary McLeod Bethune
300
Was FDR an interventionist or an isolationist? Why or why not?
Answers may vary
400
What is the term used when a company owns the raw materials, production, and distribution of a single product.
Vertical Integration
400
Name the three candidates and their political parties in the election 1912
Woodrow Wilson (Democrat), William Howard Taft (Republican), Teddy Roosevelt ( Progressive or Bull Moose)
400
What is the term for people who were smuggling alcohol during prohibition
Bootleggers
400
Which economist argued deficit spending is the best way for the government to recover from economic depressions
John Maynard Keynes
400
How did the Allies make the D-Day landings more effective
Use of Deception. (Ghost Armies)
500
What is the difference between a trust and corporation
A corporation is just a company. A trust owns multiple companies to create a monopoly
500
What is the difference between referendum and initiative.
A referendum is a vote on whether or not to keep an existing law. An initiative is a vote to create a law
500
What were a key theme from the Harlem Renaissance
African American Pride
500
Describe the difference between FDR's and Hoover's approaches to ending the Great Depression
FDR favored using government spending to end the depression. Hoover preferred using a hands-off approach to the economy.
500
These were used to control U.S citizens and immigrants of German, Italian, and mainly Japanese descent.
Interment Camps