Civil Rights/Misc
Which Enlightmant philospher had a pessimestic view of the world?
Thomas Hobbes
If a cat is in a sealed box with a radioactive vial that has a 50% chance to kill the cat, is it alive or dead?
Dead
Who would win in a fight, a dinosaur or a shark?
The shark would win because dinosaurs are dead.
What is Pan-Americanism?
Idea that US and Latin American nations should work together.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
Guy who did vertical integration for coal.
Where did Asian immigrants come through when migrating to the US?
Angel Island
Who wrote "The Jungle" exposing the meat packing industry?
Upton Sinclair
What were the three countries in the Triple Entente and 3 countries and Triple Alliance? Who Won?
Triple Entente - France, UK, Russia
Triple Alliance - Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany
Triple Entente Won
What is the best color of recycling can? (Think hard about this one)
Blue
Which amendment does the 21st Amendment reverse?
18th
Zora Neale Hurston was a writer whose works portrayed what?
Racial Struggles
What did the Sherman anti-trust act do for monopolies ?
Made them illegal.
What was the National Origins Act?
Restricted annual admission to the US by ethic group.
What is individualism?
Belief that no matter how humble their origins, Americans can rise in society and go as far as their talents and commitment would take them.
Who where the 3 Progressive Presidents?
William Howard Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, and FDR.
What was Claudette Colvin the first at?
The first actual person arrested for resisting bus segregation.
Why type of integration did Rockefeller use?
Horizontal Integration
What did Jane Addams do?
Created Hull House in Chicago IL, started as a single mansion and grew into 13 buildings.
If you gradually replace every single part of an object, is the final object, with none of its original components, still the same object?
All of the Above
What term was used for empty pockets during this period?
Hoover Flags
What institute did Booker T Washington establish?
Tuskegee Institute
What is individualism?
The belief that no matter how humble their origins, Americans can rise in society and go as far as their talents and commitment would take them.
What was the first sucessful labor union?
National Labor Union
What was Ella Baker's cousin's dog's best friend's cat's name?
Timothy
Name All Causes of the Great Depression
low interest rates, overproduction, uneven distribution of wealth, high tariffs, falling demand, stock market speculation