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100
True or false: George Washington introduced the 2 party system to American politics.
What is FALSE! He warned against it.
100
True or False: A Progressive is the same thing as a Socialist.
What is False. Progressives wished to improve society with reforms from the top down. Socialists believed in a power shift placing the working class in control of decision making and wealth redistribution
100
Name 3 new weapons technology introduced in WWI
What were tanks, flame throwers, grenades, machine guns, large shell artillery, submarines, air craft, air craft carriers, chemical warfare
100
True or False: the stock market crash on Black Friday caused the Great Depression
What is False, it was one of the first visible signs of the coming depression but not the cause.
100
The very first issue to divide American's into separate political camps.
What is What is the role and power of the Federal govt in the newly independent United States.
200
The first substantial political party to challenge the 2 party system
What is the the People's Part or Populist Party
200
Name 3 issues Progressives tried to reform that are still relevant today:
What are racism, women's rights, political corruption, immigration, business reform, recreational drug regulation
200
Name the 3 events that gave America justification to enter WWI:
What were resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, the Zimmerman telegram, Russian revolutions of 1917
200
Why did Communism peak in America during the Great Depression?
What is Stalin was scared of Hitler and wanted an American alliance
200
Name one positive aspect of the 1920s and one negative aspect:
What is positive: economic prosperity, improved living and working standards, new ideas about womanhood, Harlem Renaissance Negative: farmer hardships, dust bowl, Great Depression, rise of Nativism, disillusionment of the Lost Generation
300
How would you characterize the Federal govt of the late 19th century (1800s)? [Strong and invasive] or [weak and inefficient]
What is weak and inefficient.
300
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
What is the 19th amendment.
300
How did the United States government legally handle opposition of the war?
What are the Espionage Act, the Sedition Act, and the Sabotage Act
300
The industrial titan that attempted to prevent the stock market crash.
Who was J.P. Morgan
300
Which president was know for his conservation efforts?
Who was Teddy Roosevelt
400
Name 2 platforms of the People's Party:
What were govt intervention (loans, price control, ownership of railroads, telephone, etc.), abolition of national banks, no absentee land ownership, direct election of senators, graduated income tax, inflation of currency, rejection of capitalism
400
The event that sparked major reform for industrial workers.
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
400
Did propaganda have a positive or negative message?
What is both! Depends on what emotion they were appealing to.
400
Name 3 causes of the Great Depression:
What were lack of diversification, unequal distribution of purchasing power, credit structure, reckless investments and unwise loans of big banks, stagnation of international trade, international debt structure, failure of the federal reserve
400
What was the League of Nations?
What was an international committee that would resolve disputes and ensure world peace.
500
Name 3 functions of the Federal govt in the late 19th century (1800s):
What was deliver the mail, maintain military, foreign policy, collect taxes and tariffs, provide subsidies, pensions for Union vets and widows
500
How did the NAACP make progress in the fight against racism in the early 20th century?
What were lawsuits in the federal courts.
500
Correctly list the sequence of events that led to WWI.
What are: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, A-H declared war on Serbia, Russia declared war on A-H, Germany declared war on Russia and France, Germany invaded neutral Belgium to attack France, Great Britain declared war on Germany.
500
Explain the problem of circular debt between Europe and America.
What was Germany couldn't not afford to pay WWI reparations, Allied countries could not afford to make payments on American loans. America, therefore, had to loan $ to Germany, so Germany could pay Allied countries, who could then pay America.......with the money they loaned Germany. Circular debt.
500
What regions did the United States annex between 1900 and 1917?
What were Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico
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