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The Spanish-American War was fought to?
To free Cuba from Spanish rule
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Study the information below and use it to answer the following question. • Became popular during the Industrial Revolution • An arrangement of workers or machines • Each performs a repetitive task • Helped mass production The statement above describes the?
The assembly line
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Among Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points was
The formation of a League of Nations
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Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, and other African American poets gained prominence during a 1920s literary movement called
The Harlem Renaissance
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What was the effect on the United States of the sinking of the ship Lusitania by a German submarine in 1915? (A)t led to an immediate United States declaration of war against Germany. (B) It aroused public anger against Germany and led President Wilson to demand that Germany respect the rights of travelers from neutral countries. (C) It led President Wilson to prohibit Americans from traveling on the ships of countries involved in the war.
(B) It aroused public anger against Germany and led President Wilson to demand that Germany respect the rights of travelers from neutral countries.
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Which event led to a fierce congressional debate over U.S. expansionism near the end of the 1800s?
The end of the Spanish-American War
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Jane Addams established Hull House in 1889. This and other settlement houses like it provided child care and medical services
for children and immigrants living in poor urban areas
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What was considered the spark that started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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The movie industry became a leading industry in the 1920's. Though the first movies were silent, in 1927 theater-goers enjoyed the first “talkie.” What does the growth of the movie industry indicate about this era?
A time of prosperity as result of the Roaring 20's
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President Theodore Roosevelt stated that the people deserved a “Square Deal” from their government. What did he mean by that?
Business groups should be restricted from unfair business practices by government
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What event sparked the Spanish-American War?
The sinking of the USS Maine
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During the Progressive Era, journalists who exposed corruption in business and politics were called
Muckrackers
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All of the following contributed to American involvement in World War I EXCEPT!!! (A) isolationism (B) anti-German propaganda (C)submarine warfare (D) the Zimmerman telegram
Isolationism
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In 1924, Congress passed the National Origins Act. It restricted immigration from southern and Eastern European countries. In part, the 1924 National Origins Act was a reaction to
The Red Scare
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The growth of communism in the United States during the early 1900s directly led to?
restriction of immigration
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When Theodore Roosevelt said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” he was trying to gain support for
Building a powerful navy to aid United States diplomacy
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Use the following information to answer the question. • The difficult life associated with sharecropping • A desire to escape the political atmosphere of the South • The belief in economic opportunity in the North • Northern recruiters sent to southern states to promote job opportunities The combination of factors shown above contributed to which of the following events in history?
The Great Migration occurring between 1914 and 1920
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Though President Wilson was able to convince European leaders of the value of the League of Nations, to his great disappointment, the plan caused great division in Congress. Massachusetts senator Henry Cabot Lodge states, “I have loved but one flag, and I can not share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for a league.” In the end, the United States!
Fail to join the League of Nations
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What right was granted by ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment?
The Right to Vote
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Efforts to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment and wartime employment were examples of what change in society during the early 1900s?
The role of women
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In 1893, American sugar growers orchestrated a coup to take over the government of Hawaii. In 1894, the Republic of Hawaii was formed. In 1898, Congress approved the annexation of Hawaii. The island officially became a U.S. territory in 1900. What conclusion can be made from this information?
American imperialism extended to the islands of the Pacific. (Manifest Destiny)
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What was the impact of the Ford assembly line?
Revolutionized American manufacturing.
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What did the Espionage Act of 1917 forbid?
Interference in Army recruiting
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Use the information below to answer the question. • American factory workers could afford radios. • Mass production was used in auto production. The Model T Ford. • Consumer demand increased. • The Jazz Age • The growth of Hollywood • The Flappers The above are all examples of
The Roaring Twenties
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In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court established that “separate but equal” law did not violate the United States Constitution. This decision allowed states to enact
Jim Crow Laws