A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words
1890s-1900s
1910s-1920s
1920s-1930s
1940s
Multiple Choice
100
The cartoon represents which foreign policy?
Big Stick Diplomacy
100
“Yellow Journalists” influenced U.S. participation in which conflict?
Spanish-American War
100
The sinking of the Lusitania led to the U.S. entering what war?
WWI
100
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt attempt to “pack” the U.S. Supreme Court?
by proposing an increase in the number of justices
100
During World War II, rationing was put into place by the United States government. Consumers were required to present coupons to buy certain goods. They were also encouraged to let authorities know about goods being sold without the use of rationing coupons.
Why was public cooperation with the rationing system needed?
to prevent shortages
100
What was a main consequence of the 18th Amendment?
A: Organized crime increased.
B: Protective tariffs declined.
C: Racial segregation diminished.
D: Purchasing on credit increased.
A: Organized crime increased.
200
What is the topic of this political cartoon?
imperialist expansion
200
The sinking of the Maine caused the U.S. to enter which war?
Spanish-American War
200
What was one effect the writings of Langston Hughes had on U.S. culture?
His writings raised public awareness about the injustices of a segregated society.
200
Why did WWII pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
Factories went into full production in support of the war effort.
200
The end of World War II in the Pacific occurred after the first military use of...
the atomic bomb
200
Which best describes the Social Gospel movement?
A: belief that certain cultures will be unable to sustain existence
B: emphasis on Christian principles to solve societal problems
C: belief that capitalism helps the lower class
D: emphasis on the Christianization of native peoples
B: emphasis on Christian principles to solve societal problems
300
FDR//Pearl Harbor//Declaring war on Japan
300
Which colony did Spain lose to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War?
The Philippines
300
What issue was debated during the 1925 Scopes trial?
teaching evolution in public schools
300
What was one result of this event?
When word spread that banks’ assets contained huge uncollectable loans and almost worthless stock certificates, depositors rushed to withdraw their savings. Unable to raise fresh funds from the Federal Reserve System, banks began failing by the hundreds . . .
—Public Broadcasting Corporation
A worldwide economic depression began//The Great Depression
300
Which event was the focus of this Supreme Court case?
A military order, however unconstitutional, is not apt to last longer than the military emergency. . . . But once a judicial opinion rationalizes such an order . . . [t]he principle then lies about like a loaded weapon ready for the hand of any authority that can bring forward a plausible claim of an urgent need.
—Justice Robert H. Jackson, dissenting opinion, Korematsu v. United States, 1944
internment of Japanese Americans
300
How did the Tuskegee Airmen contribute to the Allied victory in World War II?
A: They served as the lead force at the Battle of Normandy.
B: They destroyed over 200 enemy planes in the Atlantic theater.
C: They developed an unbroken code based on their native language.
D: They fought as a highly commended infantry unit in Italy and France.
B: They destroyed over 200 enemy planes in the Atlantic theater.
400
to criticize a labor organization
400
What was the purpose of the Open Door policy?
To gain U.S. commercial access to China
400
Which social movement from the 1920s is illustrated in these headlines?
1. BOSTON BOLSHEVIST ARRESTED
2. NEW ENGLAND RAIDS ROUND UP SUSPECTED COMMUNISTS
The Red Scare
400
Which technology had the same effect in the 1920s as the internet did in the 2000s?
Radio
400
Why did the U.S. oppose joining this organization:
The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression the Council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.
—“Article X,” The Covenant of the League of Nations, 1919
It would have limited the ability of the United States to establish independent foreign policy.
400
Which scenario is an example of how World War II affected the U.S. economy?
A: women working in aircraft factories
B: farmers migrating to northern states
C: courts desegregating the military
D: unemployed men waiting in bread lines
A: women working in aircraft factories
500
Which federal government policy contributed to the trend shown in this graph?
Laissez-Faire Capitalism//decreasing government regulation of business
500
How did the territorial acquisition resulting from the Spanish-American War affect the United States economy?
The United States gained access to overseas markets.
500
What was one result of the passage of the Volstead Act?
increased the responsibilities of law enforcement
500
Why did people migrate from Oklahoma to California in the 1930s
the devastation of Oklahoma agriculture caused by drought conditions//The Dust Bowl
500
“Rosie the Riveter” was a World War II symbol of women’s contributions in...
war-related industries.
500
Which explanation best justifies the presence of the United States in the Pacific in the 1890s?
A: preservation of business interests
B: containment of communist expansion
C: protection of religious minorities
D: fulfillment of international agreements
A: preservation of business interests
600
What foreign policy is being described?
“The policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire.”
Open Door Policy
600
In the post-World War I era, which event began as a U.S. government effort to stop the spread of a domestic communist threat?
the Palmer Raids
600
What was the purpose of the Office of War Information?
to encourage the American people to support the war
600
During the late nineteenth century Social Darwinism justified which situation?
A: passage of antitrust legislation
B: the uneven distribution of wealth
C: passage of social welfare reform
D: the spoils system in politics
B: the uneven distribution of wealth