Jane Addams raised awareness of social problems in the United States during the 1890s and 1900s by doing what?
establishing settlement houses for impoverished people.
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Following World War I, the United States returned to a policy of isolationism. This resulted in the country doing what?
imposing higher tariffs on foreign goods, lowering immigration quotas, refusing to join international organizations
100
What was the U.S. foreign policy goal of the Persian Gulf War of the early 1990s?
To liberate a country (Kuwait)
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In the 1920s, fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in what?
A literal interpretation of the Bible
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What were “push factors” in immigration to the United States in the early 1900s?
Poverty in the home nations of immigrants, war, religious persecution
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The 2002 No Child Left Behind Act requires public schools to do what?
administer annual standardized assessments.
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Which event led to the Spanish-American War?
Cubans rebel against Spanish rule?
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The Writer MOST LIKELY rejected which US approach to foreign policy? (Slide 1)
Imperialism
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Which event brought the U.S. directly to the verge of a nuclear confrontation?
the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Which New Deal program had the most impact long term on U.S. life?
Social Security
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In the case Schenck v. United States (1919), the United States Supreme Court settled the issue of limits on individual freedoms during wartime by establishing what rule/test?
clear and present danger test
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The Bessemer Process improved what industry?
The steel industry
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The conditions shown in this 1934 map led to the formation of what? (slide 4)
The Dust Bowl
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What was the only battle representing a Native American Victory?
Battle of Little Bighorn
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During the 1920s, the League of Nations was severely weakened by which factor?
The United States refused to join the League.
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What is this World War I propaganda poster encouraging Americans to do? (slide 3)
Grow a garden to help ensure America wins the war.
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What were “code talkers?”
Navajo radio operators who helped secure communications in the Pacific
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What was one way the 19th amendment helped advance the cause of gender equality?
It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government (right to vote)
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How did the Russian Revolution of 1917 influence President Wilson’s decision to get involved in World War I?
The Russian Revolution eliminated President Wilson’s concerns about entering an alliance with a tyrant
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How did President Truman justify the use of atomic bombs against Japan?
He wanted to end the war quickly while preserving American lives
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How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?
Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.
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The timeline shows some of the events leading up to the U.S. entry into World War I. Which statement best completes the timeline? (slide 2)
1. German submarines sink several additional American ships.
2. A German offensive breaks through the French lines on the western front.
3. The German navy destroys Britain’s naval blockade of the Baltic Sea coast
4. Germany severs diplomatic ties with the United States.
German submarines sink several additional American ships.
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Passed by Congress toward the end of World War I, the Sedition Act of 1918 was intended to do what?
punish people for communicating anti-war messages.
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If someone had served with US troops that fought in the Boxer Rebellion, then that person would have been in which country?
China
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What was the motivation of the nativists in the United States during the nineteenth century?