1800s
early 1900s
WWI
Roaring 20s/Great Depression
Late 1900s
100
#26 How did the Harlem Renaissance affect white society?
C. Appreciated AA writers and artists
100
#50 In which business venture did Henry B. Plant make his fortune?
A. the railroad
100
A major purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to
a. ask Congress to enter World War I b. set goals for achieving peace after World War I c. provide an aid program for rebuilding war-torn nations d. retaliate for the sinking of the Lusitania
100
A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 was to
a. build and manage a turnpike in the valley b. provide health care benefits for southerners c. encourage African Americans to settle in the valley d. improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
100
#32 Before the US entered WWII, which of the following allowed the US to help the Allies?
B. Lend-lease Act
200
#3 What does this section of the Louisiana Black code legalize?
C. Indentured servitude
200
#13 Which statement about the Social Gospel movement is true?
C. Salvation through service to the poor
200
#18 What form of fighting led to a stalemate in the early years of WWI?
B. Trench Warfare
200
#52 What did the 18th amendment lead to?
D. an increase in alcohol consumption
200
#20 Which of the following did the War Industries Board have the authority to do?
D. regulate all materials needed in the war effort
300
#23 Which statement best explains how Puerto Rico became a territory of the US?
A. It was added after the Spanish-American War
300
#14 How did political machines control local elections in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
C. exchanging services & favors for votes
300
#54 How did the sinking of the Lusitania affect the course of WWI?
C. Outraged Americans
300
#30 According to Vanzetti's statement, what conclusion can be made about the US gov't at the time?
C. Gov't distrusted people who were not US-born
300
#19 What did AA & HA experience during WWII?
A. increased racial hostilities
400
#15 Which reformer felt blacks could gain civil rights by first achieving good skills & reputations?
D. Booker T. Washington
400
#29 How did mass production change industry in the early 1900s?
D. produce goods more quickly
400
#21 Which of the following did the Treaty of Versailles require of Germany?
B. acceptance of sole responsibility for the war
400
#51 Why had buying slowed by the end of the 1920s?
D. most owed more $$
400
#39 According to Johnson, why was US involvement in Vietnam necessary?
D. America was responsible for the well-bring of the Vietnamese
500
#25 Which of the following is true about Marcus Garvey?
D. He encouraged AA to return to Africa
500
#49 What can you conclude about how railroads affected Florida's economy based on the map?
A. Boosted the economy
500
The newspaper headline below describes a significant event in U.S. foreign affairs. DAILY NEWS – MAY 7, 1915 – LUSITANIA SUNK: OVER ONE HUNDRED AMERICANS LOST AT SEA How did this event contribute to the United States’ entry into World War I?
A. It furthered anti-government protests in the United States. B. It encouraged anti-immigration campaigns in the United States. C. It became necessary for President Wilson to propose a plan for peace. D. It became difficult for President Wilson to defend a policy of neutrality.
500
#55 Which of the following did Christian fundamentalists of the 1920s and 1930s especially oppose?
A. Darwinism
500
#53 To what did the Double V campaign refer?
C. victory against fascism and equal rights