#10 What southern laws were designed to keep freemen in slave-like condition?
Black Codes
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#11 What was one effect of railroads on the growth of the US?
Railroads provided rapid transportation of people, raw material, farm produce, and finished products
100
#20 Once the US entered WWI, how did the government build any army in a short amount of time?
establishing the draft
100
#28 Why did the KKK grow dramatically in the 1920s?
It began to target other groups besides just African Americans
100
#31 Which event led the US to enter WWII?
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
200
#2 What did the 14th amendment guarantee to anyone born in the US?
equal protection under the law
200
#16 Why was Hawaii important to America?
It was the site of a critical refueling station
200
#21 What is the main reason that Americans rejected the League of Nations?
They feared it could lead to future US involvement in European wars
200
#25 Which statement describes life for most Americans during the '20s?
They worked fewer hours but had less money to spend
200
#33 What did cash-and-carry allow the US to do?
sell war materials to allies as long as they paid cash and transported the goods themselves
300
#3 What were Jim Crow laws?
laws that separated whites & blacks in public and private facilities
300
#23 What is significant about Sacco & Vanzetti?
Their political ideas played a major role in their criminal trial
300
#26 How did Wilson hope to ensure world peace?
by establishing the League of Nations
300
#29 What was one economic problem that led to the Great Depression?
People could not afford to buy the products flooding the marketplace
300
#37 What was the purpose of the UN?
to encourage cooperation among nations and to prevent future wars
400
#6 What were Populism's main legacies?
Populism showed that impoverished people could organize to have an impact upon the national political system
400
#14 Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, helped lead to which of the following?
The Meat Inspection Act
400
#41 Which of the following was one of the biggest changes in women's roles because of the two world wars?
increased # of women working in jobs previously reserved for men
400
#30 Use the chart on the page. Which of Roosevelt's New Deal goals did the FDIC meet?
Fiscal Reform
400
#40 Which best describes how the baby boom affected the way society lived?
Housing developments sprung up in the suburbs to accommodate the greater population
500
#5 Why was building the Panama Canal across Central America important to the US Navy?
It needed a faster way to travel among US imperial possessions
500
#48 Which of the following definitions is most correct?
An urban political machine was an organization that controlled all of the activities of a political party in a city
500
What event sparked the beginning of WWI?
A. Russian Revolution
B. Invasion of Belgium by Germany
C. sinking of the Lusitania by Germany
D. the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
D
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#24 How did US tariffs affect the economy during the 1920s?
Foreign countries could not afford to buy US exports or repay US loans
500
#45 Which statement best describes the effect that Watergate had on the public in the US?