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Which constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920?
A) 19th Amendment
The 'New Immigration' of the late 1800s and early 1900s was characterized by large numbers of immigrants arriving from:
Southern and Eastern Europe
Which New Deal program was established to provide jobs for unemployed Americans by building public works projects?
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 contributed to the Great Depression by:
Triggering retaliatory tariffs from foreign nations and reducing international trade
The Marshall Plan (1948) was designed to:
Rebuild Western European economies after WWII
The term 'muckraker' was used to describe journalists who:
Investigated and exposed corruption and social problems
The Zimmermann Telegram, which influenced U.S. entry into World War I, proposed that Mexico ally with Germany in exchange for:
Recovery of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
The 'Dust Bowl' of the 1930s was primarily caused by:
Drought combined with poor agricultural practices
Which of the following best explains why the United States remained isolationist in the early 1930s?
Americans were disillusioned by WWI and focused on domestic economic problems
The term 'containment' as a Cold War foreign policy strategy was outlined by:
George Kennan in his 'Long Telegram' and 'X Article'
Which Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrine in 1896?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which of the following best describes Social Darwinism as applied to U.S. business in the Gilded Age?
The concept that economic competition naturally rewards the fittest
Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1942, authorized the:
Internment of Japanese Americans in relocation camps
The Atlantic Charter of 1941 was significant because it:
Outlined democratic and self-determination principles for the post-war world
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which earlier Supreme Court ruling?
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was primarily designed to:
Break up monopolies that restrained trade
The 16th Amendment to the Constitution established:
A federal income tax
The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 allowed the United States to supply Allied nations with war materials while officially remaining:
Neutral in the European conflict
A 'fireside chat' refers to:
Informal speeches by FDR broadcast on the radio to reassure Americans
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was resolved when:
The Soviet Union agreed to remove missiles from Cuba in exchange for U.S. pledges not to invade Cuba
During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams is best known for:
Founding Hull House to aid urban immigrants
During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, which of the following was a primary theme in African American art and literature?
Celebration of African American culture and identity
D-Day (June 6, 1944) refers to:
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France
The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII was later officially recognized by the U.S. government as:
A violation of civil liberties and an injustice
Which of the following was a direct cause of the U.S. escalation of military involvement in Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorizing military force