practice EOC assessment
which ideology favored self-governing communities over organized government?
Anarchism
How did the Black Codes of 1865-1866 differ from the Jim Crow laws of 1880s and the 1890s ?
Black Codes prohibited freedmen from traveling freely, serving on juries or exercising civil rights Jim Crow laws required racial segregation
which event contributed to the changes from the time of the political cartoon (uncle sam) to the conditions shown in the photograph (bunch of people ny store) ?
Black Tuesday
The excerpt below is from a speech on the problems of Migrant Farm Workers. Which leader proposed unionization as an answer for these workers?
Cesar Chavez
the excerpt below is from the Supreme Court in Schenck V United States 1919, what action was taken in the consequence of this decision?
Charles schenck was in prison for Distributing thousands of leaflets urging young men to resist the draft
What federal agency is correctly paired with its achievements during World War 1?
Committee of Public Information -> made templates, newsreels and sent for Minutemen to promote the war effort
why did the population of Chinese Americans decrease, as shown on the graph; when the populations of many other ethnic groups were increasing?
Congressional legislation in 1880s band any further immigration of workers from China
the Treaty of Versailles signed on June 28th 1919, ncluded the article below. what was the consequence of this article?
Germany was required to pay reparations to the Allied powers
how did President Franklin D Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression differ from Herbert Hoover's?
Hoover feared Federal relief for the unemployed would weaken individualism while Roosevelt believed direct relief was needed to restore demand
what was one effect of the dust storms and similar events across the Great Plains in the 1930s?
Mass migration to California and other states
the excerpt below was written by Upton Sinclair in his novel The Jungle in 1905, which federal law was passed in reaction to this description?
Meat Inspection Act
which New Deal agency helps business draw up their own voluntary codes of fair practice, including standard prices and minimum wages, but was later held to be unconstitutional by Supreme Court?
National Recovery Administration
excerpt below comes from an official indictment, based on the excerpt where were the accusations made?
Nuremberg trials
which Progressive president was responsible for the achievements of creating a National Conservation Commission and designating public lands as national monuments?
President Theodore Roosevelt
the diagram below provides details about United States history, Bolsheviks take over in Soviet Union, bombs explode in several cities, Etc. which phrase best completes the diagram?
Red Scare
the excerpt below is from President Theodore Roosevelt's message to Congress in 1905 which policy is described in this message?
Roosevelt Corollary
on January 31st 1917 the German ambassador to the United States presented the following message to the US, why did the Use of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic by Germany as announced in the note Above So enrage American public opinion?
Submarines attacked without warning and did not have enough room to take on survivors
what is the view of the cartoonist about the power of Tammany Hall in New York City?
Tammany Hall maintained its power by falsifying votes counts in elections
the timeline below shows the dates of us annexation of several territories. which argument did American imperialists make in favor of these annexations?
These territories would provide good coaling stations for trade with East Asia
Which was NOT one of the ways in which 19th century settlers dealt with the challenges of farming on the Great Plains?
They relied on irrigation from nearby Lakes for water
What was the primary objective of the u.s. policy that led to the conflict shown in the painting?
To force American Indian tribes on the Great Plains to live on reservations
the diagram says that [blank] organizations founded in 1945 after World War II, the organization maintains peacekeeping forces to use when necessary, and the United States is a charter member, Etc. which phrase best completes the diagram?
United Nations
which organizations favored independent actions by African Americans to improve their conditions WITHOUT collaborating with sympathetic members of other races?
black panthers and SNCC after 1967
based on these excerpts in what way were the views of WEB DuBois and Alain Locke similar?
both look to the efforts of talented African Americans to overcome racial prejudice
what do the conditions of migration to the West and North, the selling of war bonds, creation of Victory Gardens, Etc; identify?
domestic effects of World War II
the excerpt below is from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's letter from Birmingham Jail in 1963, which steps did dr. King Advocate African Americans should take to end those conditions they could no longer endure?
engaging in marches, boycotts, and nonviolent civil disobedience
the conversation below gives the views of two citizens on immigration policy, which law would have been favored by Speaker one but opposed by speaker two?
immigration and Reform Act of 1986
"Maine explosion caused by bomb or torpedo": newspaper headline, how did this event contribute to the United States entry into the Spanish-American War?
it became difficult for President McKinley to resist demands to intervene in Cuba
how did president johnsons views on reconstruction difference from those of congress ?
johnson accepted black codes while congress overturned them with a civil rights bill prohibiting racial discrimination
which American inventor became a millionaire by developing new hair care and cosmetic products for African American women?
madam CJ Walker
which of the following was an important gain for women in the 1970s?
passage of equal opportunity in Education Act known as Title IX
on what grounds did the Supreme Court rule that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in brown v. Board of Education?
segregated schools were by their nature unequal because they gave African-American children a sense of inferiority
the timeline below displays the sequence of events in the late 1940s and early 1950s, what would be the most appropriate title for this timeline?
the Cold War creates an atmosphere of suspicion at home
which statement best explains the Allied victory over Germany in World War II?
the Soviets had a larger Army, Americans manufactured more weapons, and Germany faced a war on several fronts
which argument was raised by domestic critics of the Vietnam War?
the US government had misrepresented facts about the war to the American public
the memorandum on the left was written by President Kennedy in September 1961, in the last paragraph President Kennedy wrote, I am also interested in knowing when and under what circumstances we would expect to use Rest German forces if the East Germans confront us. Which situation was President Kennedy addressing?
the building of the Berlin Wall to separate East and West Berlin
why was the Department of Homeland Security formed?
the coordinate federal agencies in the fight against terrorism
which phrase best completes the diagram? [blank] created economic prosperity of the 1920s.
the spread of radio and Automobiles
what was the significance of the dred scott decision?
the supreme court overruled attempts by congress to limit the spread of slavery
the statement below was made by President Truman in an address to Congress in March 1947, which event was Truman referring to in this speech?
the threat of communist Takeover in Greece or turkey
what was the main reason for fighting in florida during the civil war ?
the union army wanted tp prevent cattle and crops in florida from reaching confederate troops
the photo on the left shows infantry soldiers in France during World War 1, which sentence best explains the conditions shown in the photograph?
the use of machine guns made it difficult for soldiers to advance across Open Fields
what was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
the world came close to nuclear war
why did Bryan's rural supporters believe that the gold standard was oppressive?
they believe that our policy of bimetallism would lead crop prices to rise might making Farm dips less burdensome
how did these inventions affect the United States economy? (weird picture)
they created a new demand for electricity
How did Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, JP Morgan and Henry Ford help to transform the American economy?
they created new Industries requiring large Investments which resulted in cheaper products
which belief prompted American leaders to enter in the Vietnam War?
they feared is South Vietnam fell to communist, other countries in Southeast Asia would also do so (think domino affect)
what was the goal of the Washington Naval conference, the Geneva disarmament conference and The kellogg-briand Pact?
to achieve lasting peace without the League of Nations
what was the primary goal of President Nixon's policy of détente?
to decrease tensions with the Soviet Union
the excerpt below is from the Sherman Antitrust Act enacted in 1890, what was the goal of this legislation?
to maintain Fair competition and to Halt unfair practices damaging to Consumers and competitors
how was Florida affected by the invention of air conditioning, the construction of Highways, and the expansion of jet travel?
tourism and the migration of retirees from other states to Florida greatly increase
why are the twenties often considered to have been a turning point for American women?
women were guaranteed the right to vote, or less restrictive clothing, and enjoyed increased employment opportunities
which statement best describes the American labor movement in the late 19th century?
workers organize their own labor unions against harsh conditions despite public hostility
which new technique for selling newspapers contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?
yellow journalism