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Through Susan B. Anthony's words and actions, she helped advance the cause of —
A. humane treatment and care for the mentally ill.
B. public education for women.
C. women's suffrage.
D. the right to birth control for women.
C. women's suffrage.
The only one of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points that was fulfilled after World War I was the establishment of the League of Nations. Why was this the only point fulfilled?
F. Wilson was willing to give up other points for support of this one.
G. Wilson wanted to punish the Germans.
H. Wilson wanted Germany to take over Belgium.
J. Wilson did not support the other points.
F. Wilson was willing to give up other points for support of this one.
In 1913, President Wilson created the Federal Reserve Act to help restore public confidence in the banking system that was still maintaining the gold standard. In 1915, in order to pay for the financial needs of World War I, the United States was forced to switch to this type of currency because there was not enough gold to back up the money needed.
A. silver
B. fiat
C. aluminum
D. commodity
B. fiat
From 1915 through 1940, during the period known as the "Great Migration," more than one million African Americans left the rural South and moved to cities in the North. This movement led to all of the following except
A. greater educational opportunities for African American children who moved to the North.
B. the filling of jobs in northern businesses that had been struggling with a depleted labor pool due to WWI.
C. an increase in racial discrimination in the North due to fear of the impact of so many migrants.
D. a generation of black leaders who sought to relocate industrialized businesses to the South.
D. a generation of black leaders who sought to relocate industrialized businesses to the South.
From colonial days, America's expansion progressed westward. In the 1800s, when the U.S. began to look for new trade opportunities, Americans naturally looked to the west to places like Hawaii. American ships traveling trade routes to China and Japan had routinely stopped in Hawaii for rest and supplies. Whaling fleets used Hawaii as their base. Following missionaries, American settlers began to arrive at the islands. Interest in annexing Hawaii grew stronger as more and more plantations were established to grow —
A coconuts.
B tobacco.
C wheat.
D sugarcane.
D. Sugarcane
Large cities within the United States experienced a surge in population growth during the Gilded Age that led to the destruction of much of the physical environment but also led to the creation of —
A. gas-powered vehicles.
B. large man-made lakes.
C. skyscrapers.
D. wildlife management areas.
C. skyscrapers.
In the late 1800s, before the Spanish-American War, Alfred Thayer Mahan of the U.S. Naval College advocated —
F. a stronger navy and overseas expansion for the United States.
G. peace with Spain and the Philippines.
H. the establishment of four naval war colleges.
J. Spanish control of Cuba and the Philippines.
F. a stronger navy and overseas expansion for the United States.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, created by Congress in 1934 as part of New Deal legislation, still exists today to —
F. regulate the stock market and prevent fraud.
G. separate commercial banking from investment banking.
H. insure individual bank deposits up to $100,000.
J. support interstate trade and commerce.
F. regulate the stock market and prevent fraud.
Technologies used during World War I that drastically changed warfare and resulted in the stalemate on the Western Front include trench warfare, airplanes, motorized tanks, and what else?
F. Ships
G. Poison gas
H. Atomic comb
J. V-2 rockets
G. Poison gas
During the 1920s women experienced many changes. One out of four women entered the workforce. Women won the right to vote. Women no longer were required to have escorts to maintain their reputations. Women began to wear trousers and shorter skirts. Women began to wear bobbed haircuts and makeup. Many women even began to smoke. These changes could most be attributed to:
A. women's involvement in the war efforts and temporary dominance in the family during World War I.
B. male sympathizers who gathered and demonstrated for more female equality.
C. relocation of women and children of all races from rural areas to urban areas.
D. a large increase in the divorce rate as men returned from the war and sought less responsibility.
A. women's involvement in the war efforts and temporary dominance in the family during World War I.
Which federal program created by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression continues to protect the savings of U.S. citizens if a bank should fail?
A. the Federal Reserve
B. the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
C. the Truth in Lending Act
D. the Monetary Control Act
B. the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party, was created by farmers to help increase their political power and to work for legislation in their interest. Many were against the establishment of a third party for fear of —
A. undermining Democratic control in the South.
B. Republicans losing ground in the South.
C. disagreement between farmers and politicians.
D. higher tariffs for farmers.
A. undermining Democratic control in the South.
Which statement is true of the Fourteenth Amendment?
A. It abolishes slavery.
B. It extends voting rights to citizens regardless of race.
C. It provides for the direct election of U.S. senators.
D. It requires states to provide equal protection under the law.
D. It requires states to provide equal protection under the law.
Populism had its origins in the economic crisis following the Civil War. The Populist (or People's) Party grew out of the Populist Movement and significant electoral victories in the election of 1890. While the Populists wanted to help the working classes in general, they chiefly represented:
A. poor children.
B. immigrants.
C. farmers.
D. women.
C. farmers.
Washington Gladden and Walter Rauschenbusch were early leaders in the Social Gospel movement, which lasted from about 1870 to 1920. The movement's purpose was to:
F. apply Christian ideals of charity and justice to social problems.
G. stop the flow of Eastern European immigrants to the United States.
H. encourage Protestant immigrants to come to America.
J. urge the destruction of labor unions.
F. apply Christian ideals of charity and justice to social problems.
With the creation of the War Powers Act of 1873, the legislative branch placed limits on the president's powers in matters of war and foreign policy. This Act caused —
F. the executive branch to concede all of its power to the legislative branch.
G. tension between the two branches during times of war.
H. Nixon to resign as president.
J. the executive branch to issue another War Powers Act.
G. tension between the two branches during times of war.
Frances Willard's name is associated with the Progressives' goal to achieve —
F. the abolition of slavery.
G. temperance and Prohibition.
H. care and treatment for the mentally ill.
J. censorship of movies.
G. temperance and Prohibition.
In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt gave Americans the impression that he was trying to interfere with the separation of powers and to undermine the authority of the Supreme Court with —
A. the court-packing plan to add more justices.
B. the Sixteenth Amendment.
C. the pocket veto by the president.
D. legislation to elect judges by popular vote.
A. the court-packing plan to add more justices.
The increased clearing and cultivation of the Great Plains during the early 1900s led to:
A. an increase in the urban population of the Midwest.
B. the migration of Native American tribes to California.
C. an increase in the buffalo population.
D. the erosion of the top soil and the creation of the Dust Bowl.
D. the erosion of the top soil and the creation of the Dust Bowl.
World War I officially ended. The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed by Germany and the Allies on June 28, 1919. American President Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, and Georges Clemenceau of France, were known as the "Big Three." These men were known to be the most important politicians involved with the treaty, over which they fought for months. After the treaty was signed, Wilson:
A. wanted Germany to be punished in a way that would lead to European reconciliation and wanted limited American involvement.
B. wanted the German "November Criminals" brought to justice and punished for the mistakes the German government made during the war.
C. wanted to destroy Germany to such an extent that it could never be responsible for another war.
D. wanted Germany to be left in such as way as to be able to resist the spread of communism.
A. wanted Germany to be punished in a way that would lead to European reconciliation and wanted limited American involvement.
The main contributor to the growth of the West from 1850 through 1912 was —
A. Native American attacks.
B. gold, silver, and lead mining.
C. the Civil War.
D. the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
B. gold, silver, and lead mining.
To escape the hardships of the Dust Bowl, people moved to —
F. cities to find work.
G. buy cheap land.
H. areas with smaller populations.
J. farm out West.
F. cities to find work.
According to your knowledge of the Treaty of Versailles, which country, once a great power with an empire, lost its access to the sea?
F. Austria
G. Germany
H. Poland
J. Russia
F. Austria
The Great Seal of the United States was adopted in 1782. The motto that appears on the seal is E Pluribus Unum, meaning "Out of Many, One." The most likely meaning of this phrase, which was a title in a popular revolutionary magazine, is
A. out of many colonies, a single nation has emerged.
B. out of many presidential candidates, George Washington was the best.
C. out of many colonies, Virginia was the one with the power.
D. out of many armies, the United States' Army was the one true world power.
A. out of many colonies, a single nation has emerged.
As a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the U.S.:
A. became an imperial power.
B. lost the Philippines.
C. gained the Panama Canal.
D. instituted the Open Door Policy.
A. became an imperial power.