Semester Finals Flashcards
One of the main goals of Marcus Garvey’s Black Nationalism was for African Americans to _______?
Make their businesses and communities
The job description for the Vice President is to _____ and ______?
Certify electoral college votes in election and tie breaking vote in Sentate for tie on legislation.
What was the main reason Herbert Hoover was elected by a large majority of votes?
He promised to continue the economic boom
Why were some American writers of the 1920’s called the Lost Generation?
They criticized American society
Warren G. Harding’s campaign strategy was based on a promise to ______?
Return to normalcy
British passenger liner sunk by Germans was the ____?
Lusitania
Secret telegram in which Germany offered to help Mexico regain territory in the United States if Mexico joined the Centeral Powers.
Zimmerman Note
Woodrow Wilson’s plan was a list of specific proposals for postwar peace. What is it?
14 point plan
The spark that ignited World War I occurred when, _______ heir to the throne of Austria Hungary, was killed by a Serb nationalist.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Because of a labor shortage during World War I, U.S. factories hired more than a million ______.
Women work forces
By 1916 World War I had become a situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory. True or False?
True
How did the convoy seated help the Allies at sea?
It protected their shipping from Germany U-boats.
How did the Bolsheviks affect Russia’s involvement in World War I?
They overthrew the Russian government and seized power.
In World War I, the new strategy of trench warfare was an effective way to ________.
Defend a position while fighting from the protective deep trenches.
The treaty of Versailles was signed by representatives of the United States, France, Britain, and ____?
Italy
Until 1924, Native Americans did not have access to adequate legal protection from the government because they _________?
We’re not U.S. Citizens
The effects of Prohibition included _______,_____,______, and ______.
Increased government corruption, took bribes, ignored sells of alcohol, and was repealed by amendment 21
Which of the following is a lasting effect of the New Deal?
Social security
Which of the following best describes Black Tuesday?
Stock market crash
Name the continent farthest south.
Antarctica
Name the island continent.
Australia
Name the 4 time zones.
Eastern, central, mountain, and pacific
If you are in New York at 7, what time is it in California?
4
Which branch of government can say a law unconstitutional?
Judicial branch
Which branch of government is made up of President, Vice President, and the cabinet members and heads of government agencies?
Executive branch
How or can a veto on a bill be overridden?
If 2/3 of congress and senate votes for it
This person is in charge of the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the house
This branch carries out laws, foreign policies, and is in charge of our nation defense.
Executive branch
The _____ has to approve certain nominations made by the President for government jobs.
Senate
A description or the presidents job is _____, ____, and ______.
Chief executive, commander in chief, and only one to make a decision about nuclear weapons.
The job description for the U.S. secretary of state is _____, _____, and _____.
Carries out foreign policy, is in charge of foreign affairs , and appoints advisors with president.
