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Ch. 29-31 Flashcards

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In order to make up for the loss of revenue under the Underwood Tariff, Congress…

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enacted an income tax.

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2
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During the Wilson administration, banking reform was achieved through the…

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Federal Reserve Act.

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All of the following are examples of the progressivism of President Woodrow Wilson EXCEPT…

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Civil Rights legislation.

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Which of the following acts was the most beneficial to labor?

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The Clayton Antitrust Act

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5
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During the Woodrow Wilson’s administration, the federal government attempted to counteract the economic influence of big business by…

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establishing the Federal Trade Commission.

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Because of the benefits that it conferred on labor, Samuel Gompers called the _____ “labor’s Magna Carta”.

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Clayton Anti-Trust Act

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7
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The Sixteenth Amendment provided for…

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a personal income tax.

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8
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The Immigration Act of 1924 produced highly discriminatory results because it…

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placed restrictions on immigration by national origin, ethnicity, and race.

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9
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The Immigration Act of 1924 most directly reflected…

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social tensions emerging from the First World War.

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10
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Which of the following evidence would best support Ngai’s argument in the excerpt?

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Census data showing the changing percentages of the foreign-born population from 1920 to 1930.

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11
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The concerns expressed by Washington were a response to the…

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controversy regarding support for the revolutionary government of France.

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12
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The ideas expressed in Washington’s dress most strongly influenced which United States foreign policy decision in the twentieth century?

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The refusal to join the League of Nations.

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Which of the following groups most strongly opposed Washington’s point of view in the address?

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Democratic-Republicans

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Who is this?
Circular picture of a man.
"SOCIALIST PARTY"
"FOR PRESIDENT"
"WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE"
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Eugene Debs

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15
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When World War I began in Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson…

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declared neutrality.

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16
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The warning on the right was issued to…
“NOTICE”
“TRAVELERS intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war…”

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People who were planning on traveling across the ocean. Especially those going on the Lusitania.

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17
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Women Suffrage Amendment number and year created.

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19th Amendment; 1920

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18
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Woodrow Wilson did all of the following…

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Serve as President of Princeton University.
Serve as governor of New Jersey.
Campaign for reelection to the presidency in 1916 on the slogan “He Kept Us Out of War”.
Grieve over the loss of his first wife and marry for a second time while in the presidency.

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19
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When war broke out in Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson established a policy that called for…

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neutrality.

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20
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During World War I, civil liberties in America were…

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denied to many, especially those suspected of disloyalty. Were called the Espionage and Sedition Acts.

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21
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The Selective Service System…

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began during World War I and still exists.

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22
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The purpose of the Liberty Loan Campaign illustrated in the drawing above was to…

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raise money to help support the war effort.

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23
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During the 1920s, a significant factor in the growth of cities was…

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African Americans moving to the cities.

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24
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The poster on the left refers to…

“OVER THERE”

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American soldiers (doughboys) fighting in WWI.

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25
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The primary function of the war boards during the First World War was to…

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join business and government. Bernard Baruch was made head of the War Industries Board. The board did not hold much power.

26
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The supreme military commander of American forces during World War I was…

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John J. Pershing

Nicknamed “Black Jack”

27
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Anti-German sentiment in the U.S. during the First World War included…

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Orchestras refusing to play German music by the likes of Beethoven and Wagner.
Public schools taking German language sources out of the curriculum.
Sauerkraut becoming known as “liberty cabbage” and hamburger becoming “liberty steak”.
German books being taken off library shelves.

28
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All of the following were heroes from World War I…

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Alvin York
Samuel Woodfill
Eddie Rickenbacker
John J. Pershing
Robert D. Johnson
29
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During the First World War, the Committee on Public Information issued propaganda to persuade the American people of all of the following…

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The United States was fighting for freedom and democracy.
The United States was fighting for a barbarous nation.
Buying bonds was important to support the war effort.
A german invasion of the United States was a possibility.

30
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The Germans were mostly heavily demoralized in World War I by…

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The United States’ unlimited troops reserves.

31
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Two constitutional amendments adopted in part because of wartime influences were the Eighteenth, which dealt with ____, and the Nineteenth ____, whose subject was ____.

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Prohibition of Alcohol
Women’s Right to Vote
Progressivism

32
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The Great Migration that occurred during World War I resulted in the moment of…

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African Americans.

33
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The cartoon above portrays President Woodrow Wilson trying to…

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campaign the League of Nations to the American citizens.

34
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Which of the following is a correct statement about the United States at the close of the First World War?

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It emerged as the world’s leading creditor nation.

35
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Which of the following statements about the Treaty of Versailles is true?

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Included as many of the Fourteen Points as allowed. Wilson would not budge on the creation of the League of Nations. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge became Wilson’s number one enemy. Did not ratify the treaty, and the United States did not join the League of Nations.

36
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The Senate would probably have ratified the Versailles Treaty had President Wilson…

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been willing to compromise on the League of Nations issue.

37
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Which of the following best accounts for the fact that Slavic immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries settled principally in midwestern cities like Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Chicago?

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unskilled and low paying jobs available.

38
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Which of the following court cases was a reflection of the Red Scare?

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Sacco and Vanzetti

39
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The Palmer Raids of 1919 were conducted against…

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immigrants, due to the Red Scare.

40
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The Ku Klux Klan did all of the following during the 1920’s…

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Target Catholics and Jews in addition to blacks.
Appeal to Midwestern Protestants by playing to their fears of modernity.
Endorse political candidates and control the state of Indiana.
Conduct a highly publicized march down Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C., with several thousand members.

41
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Leopold and Loeb…

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Escaped the death penalty.

42
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Which of the following stents most accurately describes the impact of the National Origins Act of 1924 on American immigration policy?

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Shut the door on a ton of foreigners who wanted to come to America.

43
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The Volstead Act was passed to…

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enforce the Prohibition Amendment.

44
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During the 1920’s a “speakeasy” was a term for a…

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hidden saloon.

45
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One of the unintended effects of Prohibition was that it…

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provided organized crime syndicates with a means to gain both wealth and power.

46
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Enforcement of the Volstead Act met the strongest resistance from…

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Large Eastern Cities

47
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Which of the following best explains the outcome of the Scopes Monkey Trial?

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Fundamentalists were ridiculed for their beliefs.

48
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During the 1920’s many Americans did all of the following…

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Dance the Charleston.
Become more open about their sexuality.
Buy many new items on credit such as cars, radios, refrigerators, and vacuum cleaners.
Ignore the Prohibition laws.

49
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All of the following were major sports figures of the 1920’s…

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Babe Ruth - Baseball
Jack Dempsey - Boxing
Bobby Jones - Golf
Lou Gehrig - Baseball

50
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The two individuals pictured bellow, who are they? Two men sitting, one on left and one on right.

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Left: Clarence Darrow
Right: William Jennings Bryan (Gave the Cross of Gold Speech)

51
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The assembly-line production of Henry Ford’s Model T automobile resulted in which of the following by the end of the 1920’s?

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making cars affordable for average citizens.

52
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Henry Ford’s greatest contribution to the automobile industry was…

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relatively cheap automobiles.

53
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Henry Ford did all of the following…

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Made the automobile more affordable.
Paid his employees relatively well.
Made sure his employees were taught “American” values.
Enforced prohibition laws among his employees.

54
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The cartoon of Calvin Coolidge playing the saxophone…

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His hands-off policies were sweet music to big businesses.

55
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All of the following occurred during the 1920’s…

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a bull market on Wall Street.
a rise in consumerism.
prohibition.
the Harlem Renaissance.

56
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Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?

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Jazz
Racial pride in northern black communities.
Sex revolution

57
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Marcus Garvey’s prominence during the 1920s arose from his…

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emphasis on the importance of Black pride and Black nationalism.

58
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By the end of the 1920’s, all of the following were true…

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Most households had a radio.
Automobiles were more affordable.
Motion picture had sound.

59
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Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon’s policies…

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Reduced income-tax rates for the wealthy to release money for private investment.

60
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All of the following were leaders in the labor movement of the late nineteenth century…

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Mother Jones
Terence Powderly
Samuel Gompers

61
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Which of the following best characterizes the writes associated with the literary flowering of the 1920’s, such as Sinclair Lewis and F. Scott Fitzgerald?

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sexual revolution

62
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Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey encouraged…

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black people moved back to Africa.

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