Chapter 21 History, Chapter 22 History, Chapter 20 History
One way that American socialists differed from European socialists was that
American socialists did not advocate for government ownership of businesses.
Fears of revolution were so widespread in post-war America that the U.S. attorney general created a government division to collect information on radicals headed by
J. Edgar Hoover.
President Theodore Roosevelt intervened personally to break which strike?
1902 coal strike
How many men roughly did the United States lose in combat in the course of its involvement in the Great War?
50k
Perhaps the most profound discovery of the Modernist Era is ____________'s theory of relativity.
Albert Einstein
The group of journalists who drew attention to the abuses in society and published them in stories were known collectively as
Muckrakers.
A person who opposed immigration in the 1920s because it would dilute what it "meant to be an American" would be subscribing to what type of viewpoint?
Nativism
Ratified in 1920, the ________________ rewarded women who had worked so hard during the Great War with the right to vote.
Nineteenth Amendment
The first monopoly broken up by President Theodore Roosevelt was
Northern Securities Company.
The peace negotiations to end the Great War were held in ______________ in ________________.
Paris, 1919
The _______ Trial is a classic example of modernism versus fundamentalism.
Scopes
This belief during the Progressive Era persuaded followers to pursue their ideals to effect the coming of the "Kingdom of God."
Social gospel
Which of the following was not part of the mass culture craze of the 1920s?
Televisions
Which of the following was not a method adopted during the Progressive Era to improve government?
Term limits
What was the immediate cause of the outbreak of the Great War?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
According to your textbook, what was the most significant economic and social development of the early 20th century?
The automobile
In the 20th century, __________ replaced the 19th century's ____________ -based economy.
consumer goods; agriculture
In order to wage the Great War, the United States government did all of the following except
draft millions of young women.
The biggest scandal under President Hoover was the Teapot Dome affair of 1930.
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Women in the 1920s who rebelled against conventional dress, hairstyles, and what was considered to be "ladylike" were commonly called
flappers.
During the Great War, African American men fought
in racially segregated units.
After World War I came to an end, the United States actively practiced ______________ in its relations with the rest of the world.
isolationism
Whereas Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism plan wanted to ________ trusts, Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom plan wanted to________ them.
regulate, eliminate
Einstein's theories in the early 20th century revolutionized science by
showing that there are no absolute standards in the world.
During the Great War, the Espionage and Sedition Acts
stifled free speech.
Many reformers were motivated by conservative religious beliefs.
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Woodrow Wilson was a minister's son who grew up in the South.
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During the Progressive Era, what was the most popular form of reform?
temperance
The African American's first literary and artistic movement is known as
the Harlem Renaissance.
President Wilson believed that the keystone to ensuring lasting world peace was
the League of Nations.
Wilson's definition of progressivism applied to _______ only.
the white
During the Progressive Era, who was considered a leading reformer?
Jane Addams
Which ethnic group was forbidden from immigrating to the United States by the immigration laws passed in the 1920s?
Japanese
In addition to the nickname "the Roaring Twenties," the 1920s have also been labeled the
Jazz Age
As a result of the economic expansion during the Great War, ___________ moved to ________________ in cities like Los Angeles and Houston.
Latinos, barrios
During the Great War, Wilson's administration organized the sale of _________, which guaranteed a fixed rate of return to fund the war.
Liberty bonds
A system of governance in which a trained administrator was appointed to run a city was called a
city-manager plan.
What two items led to a major change during the 1920s in how Americans spent their leisure time?
Automobiles, rising incomes
Which of the following did not benefit from a post-World War I economic boom?
Farmers
Fear of foreign terrorists and radicalism led to the ______________ at the end of the 1910s.
First Red Scare
During the Great War, what countries made up the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
In the Zimmerman telegram __________________ urged ____________ to invade the United States.
Germany, Mexico
France and England tried to repay their World War I debts to the United States by collecting reparations from
Germany.
Thanks to the ____________, African Americans saw greater acceptance and political rights during the 1920s in the North.
Great Migration
The movement of more than 400,000 southern blacks to northern cities during the war and through the 1920s was known as the
Great Migration.
When Coolidge chose not to run for a second term of his own, the Republicans nominated
Herbert Hoover.
As a result of America's entry into the Great War, the federal government's power
Increased a great deal.
According to your textbook, what often limited reformers like Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson's actions?
Their belief in the supremacy of the "Anglo-Saxon race"
The first "progressive" president was
Theodore Roosevelt.
How did the Wilson administration use women to aid the war effort?
They were told to take on jobs previously held by men.
The _________________ voted to reject the Treaty of Versailles that President Wilson had worked so hard on.
U.S. Senate
Marcus Garvey is best associated with the
Universal Negro Improvement Association.
What book brought to light the abuses in the United States meatpacking industry in the early 20th century?
Upton Sinclair's, "The Jungle"
_____________ led the ________________ a group of determined Communist revolutionaries in Russia in 1917.
Vladimir Lenin, Bolsheviks
Which of the following statements regarding President Wilson is inaccurate?
Wilson had a great deal of international relations experience when he was elected.
The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided for
an income tax.
Henry Ford revolutionized the industrial process by perfecting the
assembly line process.
The reason that Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 was
because Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.
The biggest stumbling block to progressivism during the Progressive Era was
big business.
Because of the Roosevelt-Taft feud, Theodore Roosevelt decided to
break a pledge he had made to not seek another term in office.