101 History Facts 31-45

Question 0

Buying in margin

Answer 0

Buying stock by borrowing money

Question 1

Imperialism

Answer 1

Taking over weaker countries

Question 2

Prohibition

Answer 2

Illegal making, selling, or buying if alcohol which lead to organized crime

Question 3

Homestead Act

Answer 3

Encouraged western settlement by providing free land to settlers

Question 4

Interstate Commerce Act

Answer 4

Created to regulate the railroad industry

Question 5

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Answer 5

Regulated monopolies to create fairer competition

Question 6

Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 6

Restricted all immigration of Chinese laborer a to America

Question 7

Open Doors Policy

Answer 7

Allowed all countries equal access to China

Question 8

The 14 Points

Answer 8

Wilson’s idea for peace after WWI

Question 9

Executive Order 9066

Answer 9

Sent all Japanese immigrants in America to internment camps

Question 10

Yalta Conference

Answer 10

Meeting of leaders from the US, UK, and the Soviet Union for postwar reorganization of Germany

Question 11

Marshall Plan

Answer 11

Plan to help rebuild Europe’s economy after WWII

Question 12

The Civil Rights Act

Answer 12

Made racial segregation illegal

Question 13

Title IX

Answer 13

Banned sex discrimination in educational institutions

Question 14

War Powers Act

Answer 14

Passed to give the President limited power during war time