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Immigration
Progressive Era
Imperialism/WWI
The Great Depression
100
The time period after the Civil War where the South was rebuilt
What is Reconsturction
100
What major pull factor did industrial growth provide for immigrants
What are factory jobs
100
What were muckrakers known for during the Progressive Era?
What is exposing harmful practices of business and government
100
Define Imperialism
What is What is when a more powerful country takes over a weaker country either economically and/or politically
100
In the 1920's, which economic factor led to the Great Depression? a. lack of investment in the stock market...b. attempt by the United States to promote free trade....c. failure to develop new consumer goods industries...d. overproduction of farm products and manufactured goods
What is d. overproduction of farm products and manufactured goods
200
Mass production is a term that can best be defined as...
What is to manufacture a large quantity of a product quickly and cheaply
200
Reasons immigrants are drawn to a certain place
What is a pull factor
200
President Theodore Roosevelt had a nickname, ------buster .. what was it?
What is Trustbuster
200
What does 'MAIN' stand for
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
200
During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover Blankets showed that President Hoover... a. was seen as a role model....b. use the military to aid the unemployed...c. was blamed for the suffering of the poor...d. supported relief and public housing for the needy
What is c. was blamed for the suffering of the poor
300
Give one example of how white southerners tried to limit African American voting rights
What is one of the following: poll tax, literacy test, or grandfather clause
300
List one push factor of the Irish immigrant group
What is potato famine, religious persecution, poverty, etc.
300
Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair are considered muckrakers because they a. exposed corruption and abuses in society b. drew cartoons to criticize politicians c. established a new political party d. organized labor unions
What is a. exposed corruption and abuses in society
300
Which document imposed punishments on Germany after World War I? a. Roosevelt Corollary b. Yalta Agreement c. Fourteen Points d. Treaty of Versailles
What is d. the Treaty of Versailles
300
The "dust bowls" described by John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath had the greatest impact on...a. residents of urban slums...b. workers in factory sweatshops...c. plantation owners in the rural south...d. farmers on the Great Plains
What is d. farmers on the Great Plains
400
Which amendment gave African American males the right to vote?
What is the 15th Amendment
400
The poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus refers to which group of people?
What is immigrants
400
Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair are considered muckrakers because they a. exposed corruption and abuses in society b. drew cartoons to criticize politicians c. established a new political party d. organized labor unions
What is a. exposed corruption and abuses in society
400
Which document imposed punishments on Germany after World War I? a. Roosevelt Corollary b. Yalta Agreement c. Fourteen Points d. Treaty of Versailles
What is d. the Treaty of Versailles
400
The New Deal changed political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the...a. rights of workers are less important than the interests of business...b. Supreme Court should have an important role to play in the economy...c. government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people...d. President's foreign policy is more important than his domestic policy
What is C. government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people
500
What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroad during the late 1800s? a. eliminating overseas trade with Europe b. expanding interstate commerce nationwide c. decreasing the influence of big business d. rapid rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
What is b. expanding interstate commerce nationwide
500
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against "new" immigrants increased mainly because these immigrants
What is came from cultural backgrounds very different from that of the majority of Americans
500
What was the goal of the women's suffrage movement?
What is to get the right to vote
500
What was the IMMEDIATE cause of WWI?
What is the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
500
President Franklin D. Roosevelt response to Supreme Court decisions that declared several New Deal laws unconstitutional was a. ask Congress to limit the Court's jurisdiction...b. propose legislation to increase the size of the Court...c. demand the resignation of several justices...d. ignore the Court's ruling
What is b. propose legislation to increase the size of the Court