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what year was gold discovered in California

1848

Which amendment granted women the right to vote

19th amendment

how did the salaries of women factory workers compared to those of men doing similar jobs

25%

which of the following political realignment began with the 1936 election

African Americans switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party

In popular culture the cowboy has come to represent

American spirit of independence

which of the following consumer goods had the largest impact on day to day life in the United States during the 1920s

Automobiles

during the depression of the 1890s president Cleveland's policies suggested his top priority was helping

Business owners and investors

fleeing the dust storms of the 1930s Okies in search of new jobs and homes headed for

California

participation in the temperance movement inspired many frontier woman to

Campaign for the right to

The open door policy gave the United States the opportunity to trade with which of the following countries

China

which country controlled panama during US negotiations to construct the Panama Canal

Colombia

The Galveston hurricane devastated the coast of Texas and led many Texas cities to adopt the ________form of municipal government. this form of government replaced mayors in the city council with commissioners

Commission

what did the members of the bonus army want from the federal government

Early payment of a benefit promised to World War I veterans

Who led the Philippine resistance to American occupation at the end of the 19th century

Emilio Aguinaldo

Who was the founder of the Socialist party of America

Eugene V. Debs

The growing market for sugar during the late 19th century motivated American businessman to invest in

Hawaii

The Grangers involvement in electrical politics resulted in

Increased regulation of railroads

advocates of the free market economy argue that the key to success was

Individual wealth

what was the impact of the assembly line to American manufacturing

It lowered the cost of producing consumer goods

Who was the founder of the standard oil company

John D. Rockefeller

The writers and artists who saw the spread of mass culture and growth of consumerism as assaults on individualism, creativity and intellectual exploration were known as the

Lost generation

Who prompted the back to Africa movement which sought to move black Americans to their ancestral homeland

Marcus Garvey and the universal Negro improvement Association

Who launch the government crusade to rid the country of political radicals like Emma Goldman an anarchist and feminist during the red scare of 1919

Mitchell Palmer

The fact that the proportion of women in the workforce grew during the 1930s is evidence that

More workers were fired from male-dominated industries

in the late 19 century those who considered southern Europeans inferior to northern Europeans and oppose allowing them to re-settle in the United States were proponents of

Nativism

in 1883 widespread corruption and cronyism among government employees led to the

Passage of the pendleton civil service perform act by

The idea that public accommodations for black and white citizens would be equal but separate was supported by the

Plessy V Ferguson decision

National market for raw materials and finished goods could not have developed without the

Railroads

The majority of immigrants who entered the United States circa 1907 came from

Southern and Eastern Europe

what was the movement of thousands of African-Americans from the south to the north and west in search of better jobs and better treatment during the world war one called

The Great migration

Woodrow Wilson mainly won the election of 1912 because

The Republican vote was split between Roosevelt and Taft

why did the Senate refused to ratify the treaty of Versailles

The Senate oppose a collectivist approach to foreign-policy

The great plains became the center of the American cattle industry because

The dry climate limited the productivity of small farms

The relative lack of power and influence associated with the American presidency during the gilded age can be attributed to

The impact of Andrew Johnson's impeachment and congressional reconstruction

which of the following resulted from the introduction of the electric trolly in 1888

The segregation of residential districts by class

which of the following characterized the US relationship with Western Europe in the wake of World War I

US economy was weekend due to European nations inability to pay war debts

Despite their differences Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson both believe that

United States has the right to intervene in the affairs of other nations

The explosive growth of clubs and societies during the late 19th century was a reflection in day today life of the larger

Zeal for Organization

temperance referred to the movement to illuminate what

alcohol

Teddy Roosevelt use of the _________allowed him to promote his programs and rally public opinion

bully pulpit

The landscape and climate of the great plains encouraged The establishment of

cattle ranches

The bankruptcy of the Philadelphia and reading railroad was responsible for the

collapse of the stock market

The development of trust destroyed

competition

Big city nightlife in the early 20th century could not have developed without

electricity

to gain competitive advantages in the marketplace gilded age industrialist focused on

eliminating the middleman

which of the following characterizes the intent of Wilson's 14 points

equality should be established between nations

people who believed that biological engineering should be used to promote the breeding of desirable races and limit the reproduction of the unfit were called

eugenicists

The dust storms that swept the Great Plains during the 1930s were in part a result of

farmers planting only the same single crop year after year.

during the 1920s woman who wore shorts skirts and make up and enjoyed smoking drinking and dancing were called

flappers

Native American tribes use buffalo chips

fuel

what did Indians have to do to receive 160 acres of land and American citizenship under the Dawes act of 1887

give up traditional practices

why did African-American men choose to enlist in the US Army to serve in the west after the Civil War

hoped to have a better life

The majority of unskilled factory workers during this period were

immigrants

The high rate of child labor at the turn of the 20th century was a consequence of

in adequate salaries of adults

American "jingoism" was a response to the

late nineteenth-century masculinity crisis

how did mining towns differ from older eastern cities

major concentration of young men

immigrants to the United States around the turn of the 20th century differed from those of previous eras in that they were

more ethnically diverse

investigative journalists like ida tarbell were known as

muckrakers

Upton Sinclair's the jungle disgusted readers and promoted the government to

pass the meat inspection act

The purpose of grandfather clauses in the voting laws of southern states was to

permit illiterate whites to vote while disenfranchising illiterate blacks.

White slavery referred to

prostitution

The incident that sparked the Chicago race riots of 1919 demonstrated that

racial segregation was practiced in the North as well as the South

what caused the gross domestic product of the United States to quadruple between 1860 and 1890

rapid growth of industrial manufacturing

The Scottsboro nine or threatened with lynching because they were accused of

raping white women

which of the following groups was unlikely to support the populist platform in 1892

recent immigrants

Yellow journalism describe newspaper accounts that were

sensational and exaggerated

Frances Townsend cure for depression can be interpreted as the inspiration for the

social security act of 1935

which of the following elements does not describe the progressives

supported socialist reorganization

corruption scandal that rocked president warren G Harding's administration was known as

teapot dome

in the late 19 century small multiple family apartment buildings with minimal plumbing and few windows were called

tenements

Around the turn of the 20th century immigrants to the United States were unlikely to return to their countries of origin if

they came to the US to escape persecution

Californios were granted US citizenship under the

treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

in the late 19th century which of the following was not a factor contributing to the high death rate among young children in cities

unpaved streets

The United States decision to declare war on Germany was motivated by Germanys

use of unrestricted submarine warfare

if implemented the southern alliances proposed sub treasury system would have eased the farm debt crisis by

using federal loans instead of bank loans

The public's impression of Hoover during his Presidency was that he

was too aloof and insensitive to people's suffering

The talented 10th was part of which turn of the century civil rights activist plan for equality

web Dubois

One reason Franklin Roosevelt was effective at raising moral and rallying support during the depression was that he

went on radio regularly to speak to the public

which of following describes Franklin Roosevelt's position regarding the expansion of the supreme court

without new members the court was unlikely to uphold the new deal reforms

to what can we attribute the marked increase in the number of female wage earners between 1870 and 1900

working class families needed more money