U.S History final
Which statement best describes the Chinese who immigrated to the United States in the late 1800s?
Chinese immigrant workers were important to the expansion of railroads in the West.
Who created the first billion-dollar corporation by combining three large steel companies?
J. P. Morgan
The assassination of which president moved Congress to support civil service reform?
James A. Garfield
Who established Hull House in 1889?
Jane Addams
What two factors led to the US being considered a powerful nation during World War I?
The economic strength of the US led to greater respect from leaders of other countries. The battle of Belleau Wood proved to the world the strength of the US armed forces.
What did the Supreme Court say in its ruling in Wabash v. Illinois (1886)?
States cannot regulate commerce beyond their boundaries.
During the Whiskey Rebellion, why did people protest?
Whiskey was being taxed.
Which three aspects are commonly seen in fascism?
nationalism dictatorship use of military forces
How were Roosevelt's policies similar and different from those of fascist leaders such as Hitler and Mussolini?
- both believe that nations should avoid war - Government must take care of its people.. - Government should help manage the national economy.
During the years Benjamin Harrison was president (1889-1893), he wasn't able to increase as many jobs covered under the Pendleton Act as he wanted to. In 1897, he gave a lecture about civil service reform in which he said, "Victories in the... political field are won by bringing a majority over and by organizing that majority." Which three statements about civil service reform explain former President Harrison's statement?
-Presidents needed the support of Congress to make the changes to the civil service they wanted. -Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress criticized presidents who expanded civil service reform. -Some members of Congress opposed expanding the number of jobs the Pendleton Act covered.
In which time period did the Trail of Tears occur?
1830-1850
How many American Indians died on the Trail of Tears?
3,000
Operation Overlord
Battle of Normandy
Jackson Pollock
A twentieth-century American painter, famous for creating abstract paintings by dripping or pouring paint on a canvas in complex swirls and spatters.
Helen Keller
ACLU
Washington represents in Negro thought the old attitude of adjustment and submission. . . . Mr. Washington distinctly asks that black people give up, at least for the present, three things, — First, political power, Second, insistence on civil rights, Third, higher education of Negro youth —W. E. B. DuBois Which conclusion can you draw from this passage about African Americans' struggle for equality during the Progressive Era?
African Americans were not unified on the strategies to use in the fight for equality.
The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery? —W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk In this passage, what is Du Bois saying about the importance of voting laws?
African Americans will never be free from slavery unless their right to vote is secure.
Complete the following paragraph about changes to the American landscape that occurred during the 1870s.
After the passage of the Homestead Act, settlers flooded to the Great PlainsSouthwestern desertAppalachian Mountains, where lumber was scarce. Barbed wire enabled these settlers to fence in their lands. As a result, the movements of Native Americans and cattle driversrailroad workersScandinavian immigrants were severely restricted, and the era of Native American resistanceindustrializationthe open range came to an end.
Operation Pointblank
Allied Combined Bomber Offensive against Germany
Which statement describes the Lend-Lease Act?
America would lend arms to the Allies in exchange for military base leases.
Dorothea Lange
American photographer who recorded the Great Depression by taking pictures of the unemployed and rural poor.
Augusta Savage
An African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher and her studio was important to the careers of a rising generation of artists who would become nationally known. She worked for equal rights for African Americans in the arts.
Which conclusion best describes the social impact of the Red Scare and the Immigration Act of 1924?
An increase in fear of immigrants resulted in decreased empathy for minorities and the working class.
Sand Creek Massacre
Army troops attacked, murdered, and mutilated over100 Native Americans in a village that had alreadypeacefully surrendered.
Complete the following statements about Irish immigration to the United States, one of their major contributions, and the discrimination they faced.
Between 1845-1850, Irish immigrants were forced out of Ireland due to the Great Famine which had devastated Ireland's wheat cropscorn cropspotato crops, leaving millions without food. Irish immigrants to the United States made great contributions to the nation. One immigrant, Mary Harris Charles CarrollSarah Bagley , committed more than 50 years of her life to unionizing workers. However, many Irish immigrants to the United States faced racial discrimination and religious prejudice based on their Catholic ChristianBaptist faith.
In what three ways did the Depression change American society?
Birth rates decreased as women sought out information about birth control. Crime rates increased since unemployed workers would steal to get food for their families. Abandonment rates increased as husbands left their families to look for work.
Complete the following paragraph about the Soviet Union and the United States during WWII.
Compared to the Soviet Union, the United States experienced more invasionsfewer appearances at Grand Alliance conferencesfewer civilian casualties and more battles in the pacific theater.
What was one reason that the cattle kingdom came to an end?
Competition for land in the West increased.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress set up $2 billion. It made loans to major economic institutions such as banks, insurance companies and railroads.
Complete the following paragraph about the Dust Bowl
Crops failed in the Southern PlainsMidwestDeep South part of the country when dry weather and droughterosionlandslides caused extreme dust storms in the 1930s.
Thou shalt do murder. Who would most likely agree with the message in this image?
Desmond Doss
Complete the following paragraph about the Bracero program, the reason it was needed, and what the workers received.
During World War II, the United States faced a huge labor shortage, especially in production engineering agriculture , so it created the Bracero program. German Mexican Italian laborers were allowed to migrate to the United States for a short period of time in exchange for the return of illegal immigrants to Mexico. The laborers were promised adequate shelter, food, sanitation, and 30 cents an hour.
What impact did the Great Depression have on minorities in the United States?
During the Depression, the government detained imprisoned deported millions of Mexican Americans and immigrants in the name of protecting American jobs. In addition, German Americans African Americans Italian Americans were the last to get hired and the first to lose their jobs so that there would be more jobs for white citizens.
Which union leader led the Pullman Strike?
Eugene Debs
The Pullman Strike
Eugene Debs and the American Railway Unionboycotted working on certain train cars.
Complete the paragraph about the Populist Party's position regarding railroads during the Gilded Age.
Farmers believed that railroads were public utilitiesmonopolieshelpful businesses that charged cheapfairdiscriminatory rates that increased their indebtedness. They wanted the government to fineregulatebreak up railroad companies. They supported civil service reformimmigration reformopen hiring in the civil service because they wanted competent people who could handle such a task.
What were two consequences of US involvement in World War I for German immigrants and their descendants?
Germans were subject to discrimination. German culture was suppressed in the United States.
Put the events related to Germany and the war in the order that they occurred.
Germany begins unrestricted warfare. Germany sinks the British passenger ship Lusitania. The United States declares war against Germany.
Which two reasons led to President Wilson changing his mind about neutrality during World War I?
Germany sank many American merchant ships around the British Isles. Germany was trying to get Mexico to fight the United States in the war.
A Nation Reforms
Grange members were early critics of the railroads because railroads charged arbitrary, high prices to transport farm productsthe railroads didn't have enough cars for carrying grain to elevatorsrailroad gauges weren't standardized, which increased prices. They wanted the government to regulate the rail roads and the prices they set.
America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality." - President Warren G. Harding Which conclusion can you draw from this excerpt of President Harding's speech about returning to "normalcy"?
Harding was seeking to inspire a return to national pride and peace after the war.
An independent American destiny means, on the one hand, that our soldiers will not have to fight everybody in the world who prefers some other system of life to ours. On the other hand, it means that we will fight anybody and everybody who attempts to interfere with our hemisphere. Based on the passage, which conclusion can you draw regarding Lindbergh's beliefs?
He believes we should only be involved in war if it occurs on American soil.
What was Tecumseh's role in the War of 1812?
He joined forces with the British in hopes of pushing American settlers away from tribal lands.
What was Black Hawk's role in the War of 1812?
He joined the British Army in hopes of pushing American settlers away from tribal lands.
I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces with the unbounding determination of our people we will gain the inevitable triumph so help us God. I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire. How did Roosevelt appeal to his audience in this excerpt?
He tried to convince his audience to support the war by creating an emotional response.
How did James Peck experience discrimination because of his race during the war?
He tried to join the Naval Air Force but was turned away.
If we are to be completely honest with ourselves, we must admit that there is risk in any course we may take. But I deeply believe that the great majority of our people agree that the course that I advocate involves the least risk now and the greatest hope for world peace in the future. The people of Europe who are defending themselves do not ask us to do their fighting. They ask us for the implements of war, the planes, the tanks, the guns, the freighters which will enable them to fight for their liberty and for our security. Emphatically we must get these weapons to them in sufficient volume and quickly enough, so that we and our children will be saved the agony and suffering of war which others have had to endure... What conclusion can be drawn from this excerpt about Roosevelt's intentions?
He wanted to reassure Americans that the US would remain neutral in the war.
Boss Tweed, a political machine boss?
He won his corrupt elections with money.
Which African American soldier fought off several German soldiers to save his life and that of a fellow servant, and what reward did he receive years after his death?
Henery Johnson , an African American soldier in the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters , fought for his life and that of a fellow soldier when they received a surprise attack from 20 German soldiers. When he returned home from war, he was denied the Purple Heart Flying Cross Bronze Star but received it years after his death in 1996.
Ida M. Tarbell
History of the Standard Oil Company
How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to World War II?
Hitler resented the restrictions it placed on Germany and wanted to restore the country's power.
Jacob Riis
How the Other Half Lives
Who first discovered gold, where did he find it, and how was he rewarded?
In 1848, James W. Marshall Jed Smith Daniel Boone found gold in California while trying to build a sawmill on the South Fork of the American River. This quickly led to the gold rush. Unfortunately, he did not gain a profit from the discovery but was given compensation of $200 per month when he turned 62 years old. When he died, there was not enough money to pay for his burial.
The Haymarket Square Riot
In Chicago, Illinois, rioters threw a bomb at policeofficers who were attempting to break up a peaceful protest.
Why were the early US defeats in the Pacific so disheartening for the military and American citizens?
In some cases, attempts to rescue US forces were abandoned.
Which factor contributed to the growth of the middle class in the late 1800s?
Industrialization and the rise of large corporations created a need for more salaried professional workers.
Operation Torch
Invasion of North Africa
How did the Selective Service Act of 1917 contribute to the war effort?
It allowed the federal government to expand the military through the draft.
Each of the sentences below accurately describes the practices of the Standard Oil Company during the Gilded Age. Which two also fit the definition of a monopoly?
It controlled 90 percent of the US oil refining industry. Its directors focused on driving competitors out of business.
What were two weaknesses of the First New Deal?
It created a huge national deficit and It failed to end massive unemployment.
What was the primary significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
It drew public attention to the poor working conditions of many unskilled laborers.
Which two statements about the Jazz Age are true?
It exhibited the push away from conservatism. It reflected the era's atmosphere of freedom, innovation, and creativity.
Which permanent changes to the federal government resulted from the New Deal?
It expanded the role of governmental actions in American life and business.
What were three results of new innovations in the Roaring 20s?
It gave people more time for leisure activities. It made long-distance relationships easier. It changed the way women viewed themselves.
What impact did the results of the Trinity Test have on the outcome for the United States in World War II?
It gave the United States an upper hand in war strategy.
What was the result of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty?
It gave the United States exclusive canal rights in Panama.
Which two statements describe the Armory Show of 1913?
It introduced the American public to modern art. It reflected the era's atmosphere of political and social activism.
What was a drawback of the Prohibition Act?
It led to an increase of organized crime and corruption.
How did World War I change the US?
It resulted in a new amendment to define American citizenship.
What were two effects of the Bonus Army?
It showed Hoover's lack of concern for the veterans, which led to him losing the election and It showed that Hoover overestimated the threat the veterans posed to national security.
This cartoon from the campaign of 1896 shows William Jennings Bryan on a whistle-stop tour of the country. Journalists and a newspaper illustrator are traveling with him to document the campaign. Which two statements are accurate descriptions of this cartoon?
It shows disrespect for Bryan's argument that farmers are businessmen. The cartoonist thinks that Bryan's platform will appeal only to farmers.
Why was the Siege of Vicksburg a turning point in the Civil War?
It split Confederate forces in two.
Which three statements accurately describe Munn v. Illinois?
It was a case that came to the Supreme Court because of pressure from the Grange. It ruled that states rather than owners of grain elevators could set the maximum price for storing grain. It is an example of how a protest group convinced a government to become involved in regulation.
What was the Committee on Public Information (1917-1919)?
It was an independent government agency created to influence public opinion to support the US in the war.
Which two beliefs were parts of Manifest Destiny?
It was inevitable that the United States would expand westward. It was the duty of the settlers to spread democracy across the land.
What was the significance of the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889?
It was the last great settlement rush of the West before the US Census Bureau declared the frontier fully settled in 1890.
What was a drawback of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
It was too vague to prevent monopolies.
Battle of Little Big Horn
Led by George Custer, US troops attacked a group ofNative Americans that was much bigger than theythought, resulting in the deaths of 62 soldiers.
What were the effect on the literacy test on immgrants?
Literacy tests conflicted with America's ideals of liberty because they were designed to keep immigrants out of the country.
How did Madam C. J. Walker become a successful entrepreneur?
Madam C. J. Walker was born on a plantation in 1867. Her rise to fortune began with a mouth scalp skin disease. She created a potion containing opium lyesulfur , which seemed to cure her. This led to her starting a manufacturing company, and she went on to become the world's most successful female entrepreneur of her time.
In what three ways did discrimination against African Americans continue after the GI Bill of Rights was passed?
Many were denied entry into colleges due to segregation laws. Many were denied loans to purchase a home from White loan officers. Many were denied high-paying jobs due to lack of education.
Which US Supreme Court case upheld restrictions on women's working hours?
Muller v. Oregon
Which effect did World War II have on culture in the United States?
Music and films reflected wartime themes.
W. E. B. Du Bois
NAACP
What was the impact of new farm equipment on urban Americans?
New machinery contributed to soil erosion, which led to the Dust Bowl.
Read the excerpt: I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other. —Abraham Lincoln Why was the idea expressed by Abraham Lincoln in this speech significant?
People at that time were still trying to compromise on the issue of slavery.
What is the belief of social Darwinism?
People become powerful in society because they are naturally better.
The authors of the US Constitution included which two features as ways to limit the power of any one person in the government?
Powers are shared across three branches of government. and people can rebel against the government.
Which of the following is true about the Topaz internment camp?
Prisoners were allowed to leave for work. Prisoners were unable to permanently leave. Prisoners were executed by the guards.
You have set an example which seems to me unfortunate, and I feel obligated to send in to you my resignation. You had an opportunity to lead in an enlightened way and it seems to me that your organization has failed. - Eleanor Roosevelt What was the impact of Eleanor Roosevelt's resignation letter?
Racial discrimination was brought into the national spotlight.
Which statement describes rationing during World War II?
Rationing allowed all individuals to buy a limited amount of some foods and products.
Why was Jane Addams against entering World War I?
She believed that her country had the opportunity to help the war-torn countries heal.
Which three statements about Eleanor Roosevelt are true?
She wrote a newspaper column to educate Americans on social injustices occurring at that time. She ensured that the Civilian Conservation Corps would include opportunities for women. She received death threats from the Ku Klux Klan for supporting justice for African Americans.
Henry Gerber
Society for Human Rights
Emergency Banking Act
granted the president and other officials increasedpower over banks
In the international controversies that are likely to arise in the Orient growing out of the question of the open door and other issues the United States can maintain her interests intact and can secure respect for her just demands. She will not be able to do so, however, if it is understood that she never intends to back up her assertion of right and her defense of her interest by anything but mere verbal protest and diplomatic note. —William Howard Taft, inaugural address Which inference can you draw from this passage about Taft's views on American diplomacy?
Taft believed that the United States had to support its diplomacy with military strength.
Nellie Bly
Ten Days in a Mad House
Nowhere else in this world have noble men and women exhibited in more striking forms the beauty and the energy of sympathy and helpfulness and counsel in their efforts to rectify wrong, alleviate suffering, and set the weak in the way of strength and hope. —Woodrow Wilson, first inaugural address In this excerpt, what is Wilson saying about the global role of the American people?
The American people should serve as a moral force in the world.
Upton Sinclair
The Jungle
Who wrote the sonnet inscribed on the bronze plaque that was mounted inside the Statue of Liberty's lower pedestal, and what was its purpose?
The New Colossus," a sonnet by American poet Bessie Cohan Lydia Marie ChildEmma Lazarus , was inscribed on the bronze plaque that was mounted inside the Statue of Liberty to welcome immigrants of the united states.
According to the image, which act was created due to Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle?
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Which of the following is a direct result of the Spanish-American War?
The United States obtained territories in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
Why was the Whig Party created?
The Whigs were a political party that was part of the second party system.The party was created to challenge Jacksonian Democrats. Members included other democrats as well as the Anti-Masonic Party, who were against unfair treatment of Native Americans. Jackson had signed the Indian Removal Act Native American Protection Act Dawes Act which he enforced strictly by forcing thousands of Native Americans to Indian Territory on foot, which was known as the Path of Blood Trail of Tears Land of Pain .
Complete the following paragraph about the causes of World War I.
The buildup of Germany's standing army in 1913 and its development of weaponized submarines are two examples of the industrializationpragmatismmilitarism that contributed to the start of World War I. Another contributing factor to the start of the war was the rise of nationalismcommunismsocialism, as evidenced by the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria by a Bosnian Serb.
why are farmers important?
The farmer is the central character on which all society relies.
Why were African Americans particularly harmed when the stock market crashed?
The jobs that they held either went away or were filled by white people.
The Homestead Steel Strike
The owner locked the members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers out of the factory.
Why was football popular during World War II?
The players had a connection to the soldiers fighting the war.
Complete the following paragraph about the creation of the US Constitution.
The process for creating the US Constitution began in 1787 with the convening of the League of FriendshipConstitutional ConventionArticles of Confederation. Delegates debated and argued over the structure of the new government, including how representation would work. The Fugitive Slave ActThree-fifths Compromise10th Amendment appealed to Southern states because it meant they could count enslaved people in their population, even though the enslaved people couldn't vote.
Read the excerpts below: The influence of factious leaders may kindle a flame within their particular States, but will be unable to spread a general conflagration through the other States. A religious sect may degenerate into a political faction in a part of the Confederacy; but the variety of sects dispersed over the entire face of it must secure the national councils against any danger from that source. A rage for paper money, for an abolition of debts, for an equal division of property, or for any other improper or wicked project, will be less apt to pervade the whole body of the Union than a particular member of it; in the same proportion as such a malady is more likely to taint a particular county or district, than an entire State. What idea was Madison expressing in this excerpt?
The proposed Constitution should provide a strong federal government.
Which two factors contributed to the stock market crash?
The public panicked after the crash, leading to widespread bank failure. The government raised interest rates shortly before the market crash.
Why was the Zimmerman telegram a turning point in many US citizens' attitude about entering the war?
The telegram said that Germany would cede United States territory to Mexico if Mexico cooperated with the German military.
Which two reasons did the Senate cite when rejecting the Treaty of Versailles?
The treaty went against the principles of the Monroe Doctrine. The treaty went against the idea of non-interference in foreign affairs.
How are the Declaration of Sentiments and the Declaration of Independence similar?
They both state that the people they are representing deserve basic rights.
Which three descriptions explain how people on the home front supported the war effort?
They grew victory gardens to ease the food shortage overseas. They worked in factories creating ammunition for the soldiers. They bought war bonds to help the government pay for the war.
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Allied conferences throughout the war. Which critique best sums up the extent to which they achieved their goals?
They met several goals, the most important of which was defeating the Axis powers.
What was seen as the flaw in the Articles of Confederation during the Constitutional Convention?
They weren't specific enough about Congress' ability to enforce the Articles.
Wounded Knee Massacre
This was the final incident in the Indian Wars in whichnearly 300 Sioux people were killed by the US Army.
Which sentences from Frederick Douglass' speech, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?, show the separation between him and his audience and prove that he does not share his listeners' attitudes toward the Fourth of July? Place the passage here with the hot texts highlighted in yellow. Only the correct answer(s) should be highlighted in green. The papers and placards say, that I am to deliver a 4th [of] July oration. This certainly sounds large, and out of the common way, for it is true that I have often had the privilege to speak in this beautiful Hall, and to address many who now honor me with their presence. But neither their familiar faces, nor the perfect gage I think I have of Corinthian Hall, seems to free me from embarrassment. The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, the distance between this platform and the slave plantation, from which I escaped, is considerable — and the difficulties to be overcome in getting from the latter to the former, are by no means slight. That I am here to-day is, to me, a matter of astonishment as well as of gratitude. You will not, therefore, be surprised, if in what I have to say I evince no elaborate preparation, nor grace my speech with any
This, for the purpose of this celebration, is the 4th of July. It is the birthday of your National Independence, and of your political freedom. This, to you, is what the Passover was to the emancipated people of God. It carries your minds back to the day, and to the act of your great deliverance; and to the signs, and to the wonders, associated with that act, and that day. This celebration also marks the beginning of another year of your national life; and reminds you that the Republic of America is now 76 years old. I am glad, fellow-citizens, that your nation is so young.
What was an immediate consequence or effect of D-Day for the United States?
US troops and supplies moved into Europe and pushed toward Germany.
there have been certain additional indications and expressions of purpose on the part of the German press and the German authorities which have increased rather than lessened the impression that, if our ships and our people are spared, it will be because of fortunate circumstances or because the commanders of the German submarines which they may happen to encounter exercise an unexpected discretion and restraint rather than because of the instructions under which those commanders are acting. It would be foolish to deny that the situation is fraught with the gravest possibilities and dangers. No thoughtful man can fail to see that the necessity for definite action may come at any time, if we are in fact, and not in word merely, to defend our elementary rights as a neutral nation. It would be most imprudent to be unprepared. Which conclusion can you draw from this excerpt about President Wilson's changing thoughts toward war?
Wilson moves away from a position of neutrality in the war.
Which statement best explains how the US immigrant population influenced President Wilson's early thoughts on neutrality?
Wilson realized that as a nation of immigrants, many US citizens had natural sympathies with a variety of European nations.
What message does progranda promote to women?
Women can do the same jobs as men.
Which two factors influenced the United States' purchase of Alaska in 1867?
a desire to expand American trade in the Pacific and the belief in Manifest Destiny
The Holtzendorff Memo
a document that led to the resumption of unrestrictedGerman submarine warfare
America and the World War
a document that outlined the need for the US to buildup its military powers
The Woman's Peace Party
a group that petitioned President Wilson to remainneutral in the war
Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB)
a group that sent food items to Belgian citizensduring the Belgium Atrocities
What is bimetallism?
a nation's use of two different metals to back up its currency
What is Cornelius Vanderbilt known for creating?
a railroad transportation empire
bank runs
a rush on financial institutions, draining cash reservesand causing them to collapse
social reform
advocacy for prohibition
Mann-Elkins Act
granted the Interstate CommerceCommission control over railroadrates and telecommunications
How was Germany often depicted in propaganda posters during World War I?
as a savage beast
In what three ways did many women show that their perspectives of themselves had changed after the women's suffrage movement?
by living alone in cities by beginning to gather with men in bars by attending college
In what two ways did southern states keep African Americans from voting without violating the Fifteenth Amendment?
by requiring voters to pay poll taxes and by requiring voters to pass literacy tests.
The Tuskegee Airmen participated in the Freeman Field Mutiny. What is this an example of?
civil disobedience
Read the excerpt: I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation. Letter from Abigail Adams to her husband, John Adams (March, 1776) In this passage, what is Abigail Adams encouraging her husband to do?
consider how the laws of the new government would affect women like her
Office of Price Administration
controlled inflation and rationed scarce goods such astires, automobiles, gas, and shoes
attending the 1931 World Series
coordinated the function of state and localwelfare agencies but provided no federal dollars
Which three conditions did the Progressive movement work to improve?
corruption in all levels of government children working long hours in factories lack of representation for women in politics
16th Amendment
created an income tax to fund thegovernment
political reform
creation of the statewide primary system
Francis Cabot Lowell
developed and implemented a new approach to textile production
War Production Board
directed industries to wartime work, located scarcematerials and rationed gas, heating oil, metals, and paper
Which two motivations spurred anti-trust legislation in the Progressive Era?
dismantling monopolies and protecting consumers.
Lucretia Coffin Mott
early feminist activist and strong advocate for ending slavery
Civilian Conservation Corps
employed young men to develop and protect naturalresources
thirteenth Amendment
ended slavery in the United States
Federal Reserve Act
established a central banking system
Social Security Administration
established a safety net to assist poverty-strickenAmericans
What were two outcomes of the Fair Employment Practice Committee of 1941?
federal job and training programs provided without discrimination access to higher-paying jobs in the defense industries for African Americans
Which three objectives did the progressive presidents share?
fighting poverty increasing American influence dismantling monopolies
Fifteenth Amendment
gave the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Fourteenth Amendment
granted citizenship to everyone born in the United States
Which two outcomes reflect the domestic impact of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
inspired further tariffs on a wide array of products, signaling a shift to economic isolationism. reduced foreign purchases of agricultural products, contributing to overproduction domestically.
Sarah George Bagley
labor leader and advocate of shorter work days
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
leading figure of the women's rights movement and author of the Declaration of Sentiments
Which class of people in the 1800s were doctors?
middle class
federal regulation of business
passage of the Interstate Commerce Act
Which war between France and Germany was waged at sea with little ground combat?
phoney war
the fundamentalist movement
prohibited the teaching ofevolution in six states
promoting private charity andcommunity assistance
projected a strong, confident image to the public provided some needed aid, but it was not sufficientto deal with widespread poverty
President's Organization onUnemployment Relief
provided assistance to state and local governmentsand important private businesses
women's suffrage
ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
Which three goals marked the Progressive Movement?
regulation of business women's suffrage political reform
the Harlem Renaissance
resulted in a catalog of African Americancontributions to the arts and popular culture
the suffrage movement
resulted in established voting rights forwhite women in America
Hoovervilles
shanty towns of newly homeless workers, consistingof poorly built structures prone to fire and collapse
Which three innovations were critical in shaping urbanization?
skyscrapers,intracity transport,and electric lighting
Sherman Antitrust Act
sought to outlaw business monopolies
bank holidays
temporarily closed banking operations to preventfurther economic damage
The V for victory sign is being displayed prominently in all so-called democratic countries which are fighting for victory over aggression, slavery, and tyranny. If this V sign means that to those now engaged in this great conflict, then let we colored Americans adopt the double VV for a double victory. The first V for victory over our enemies from without, the second V for victory for our enemies from within. For surely those who perpetuate these ugly prejudices here are seeking to destroy our democratic form of government just as surely as the Axis forces. - James G. Thompson What does this quote illustrate about the experience of some American soldiers?
that soldiers of color experienced discrimination in their own ranks
Which key partnership adopted the strategy to defeat Germany with the use of US military forces in the Atlantic and European theaters and to defend the Far East at the same time?
the Big Three
What were the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
the Bill of Rights
Passages from which two texts reflect a shift in how the British colonies/United States wrote about indigenous people but not in how they treated them?
the Declaration of Independence and the Northwest Ordinance
Identify two examples of nativism in the 1920s.
the Immigration Act of 1924 the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
Put the events related to the founding of the United States in the order in which they occurred.
the events of the Boston Tea Party the Articles of Confederation ratified The Northwest Ordinance ratified the Federalist Papers published
foreclosure
the reclaiming of a home or business by a bank aftera homeowner or business owner fails to pay their debts
What were two goals of The Treaty of Versailles?
to administer justice according to the Allies to punish Germany for starting the war
What was the main reason for the Homestead Strike of 1892?
to retaliate against unfair wage cuts
What were boomtowns?
towns that formed suddenly around new mines
Which text in this excerpt from Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams demonstrates the lack of concern for poor immigrant communities that was frequently shown by politicians and others with influence? One of the striking features of our neighborhood twenty years ago, and one to which we never became reconciled, was the presence of huge wooden garbage boxes fastened to the street pavement in which the undisturbed refuse accumulated day by day. The system of garbage collecting was inadequate throughout the city, but it became the greatest menace in a ward such as ours, where the normal amount of waste was much increased by the decayed fruit and vegetables discarded by the Italian and Greek fruit peddlers, and by the residuum left over from the piles of filthy rags which were fished out of the city dumps and brought to the homes of the rag pickers for further sorting and washing... It is easy for even the most conscientious citizen of Chicago to forget the foul smells of the stockyards and the garbage dumps, when he is living so far from them that he is only occasionally made conscious of their existence, but the residents of a Settlement are perforce constantly surrounded by them.
we had many times reported the untoward conditions of the ward to the city hall.
National Recovery Administration
wrote regulations for fairer labor practices and afairer market