Chap 19-22

Question 1

Before the Spanish-American War, the yellow press:

Answer 1

used sensationalism to stir up war fever.

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War?

Answer 2

Cuba

Question 3

The Roosevelt Corollary was seen by Theodore Roosevlet as:

Answer 3

a logical extension of the Monroe Doctrine.

Question 4

Yellow journalism exploited America’s racism to propel the nation into war during the 1890’s.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

During this time the US had the most powerful navy in the world.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

By the 1880’s the world was starting to seem like a safer place.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Throughout American history, territorial expansion played an important role in defining national identity and providing economic opportunity to Americans.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

How long did it take the US to enter WWII?

Answer 8

2 1/2 years

Question 9

At the start of the war Americans generally accepted

Answer 9

neutrality.

Question 10

The turning point of the war came when Germany sank the _______.

Answer 10

Lusitania.

Question 11

Food Administration directory, ____ chose to help with food issues over seas and on the home front.

Answer 11

Herbert Hoover

Question 12

Immigrants were the only people migrating during this time.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

The 19th Ammendment . . .

Answer 13

gave women the right to vote

Question 14

Wartime propaganda did not play a role in the war efforts.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

War bonds were. . .

Answer 15

short term loans that individuals made to the government.

Question 16

Spanish influenza gained its name because the Spanish Press was the first to report its outbreak.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

During the war blacks and whites were not segregated.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

The US contained 80% of the worlds’ cars.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Cars generally led to more people . . .

Answer 19

getting out more.

Question 20

The 18th Amendment . . .

Answer 20

banned the sale, manufacture and transportation of intoxicating liquors.

Question 21

Prohibition . .

Answer 21

bred a profound disrespect for the law

Question 22

Speakeasies . . .

Answer 22

were secret bars or clubs.

Question 23

Which of the following were possible targets for the Ku Klux Klan?

Answer 23

Blacks, Jews, Catholics, and women

Question 24

What occurred on “Black Tuesday”?

Answer 24

A stock market crash wiped out all the gains of the previous year.

Question 25

In what year was unemployment the highest?

Answer 25

1933

Question 26

Unemployment rates reached as high as 25% during the Great Depression?

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Unskilled workers were not affected by the growth of unions during the New Deal.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Herber Hoover can be quoted as saying “we have nothing to fear but fear itself.”

Answer 28

False

Question 29

Franklin Roosevelt’s first goal as president was to:

Answer 29

strengthen the faltering bank industry

Question 30

During the 1920’s Franklin Roosevelt:

Answer 30

bravely fought back against the ravages of polio.

Question 31

The plight of American farmers during the depression was magnified by:

Answer 31

devastating droughts and dust storms throughout the 1930s

Question 32

“Court packing” refers to FDR’s proposal to:

Answer 32

assert more presidential control over the make up of the Supreme Court

Question 33

The Social Security Act was enacted in 1936

Answer 33

False