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40 Cards in this Set
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President James Garfield tried to limit the spoils system by reforming the--
A railroad industry. B draft. C meatpacking industry. D civil service. |
D
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Muckrakers were reporters who--
A supported political leaders such Boss Tweed. B exposed corruption in business and politics. C wrote mainly about sporting events and the arts. D tried to get people to understand conservation efforts. |
B
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The Progressives supported all of the following except the--
A spoils system. B referendum. C graduated income tax. D initiative. |
A
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Theodore Roosevelt believed that the government should--
A take over all trusts. B control bad trusts. C encourage trusts to grow. D take no action against trusts. |
B
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Women first gained the right to vote in states in the--
A North. B South. C East. D West. |
D
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Women first gained the right to vote in states in the--
A North. B South. C East. D West. |
D
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Tuskegee Institute was set up to--
A teach practical skills to black students. B train people for the civil service test. C teach English to Asian immigrants. D give legal advice to Mexican Americans. |
A
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Commodore Perry visited Japan to--
A prevent Russia from expanding in the Pacific. B enforce the Open Door Policy. C open up trade with Japan. D claim Japan as an American colony. |
C
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In the late 1800s, the United States gained all of the following lands except--
A Cuba. B Hawaii. C the Philippines. D Alaska. |
A
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The leaders of the Boxer Rebellion wanted to--
A establish an American sphere of influence in China. B drive all foreigners out of China. C set up a democratic form of government in Hawaii. D restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne in Hawaii. |
B
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During the Spanish-American War, Commodore George Dewey led American naval forces in--
A Cuba. B the Philippines. C Puerto Rico. D Panama. |
B
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The Platt Amendment limited the independence of--
A Cuba. B Panama. C the Philippines. D Puerto Rico. |
D
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In the Roosevelt Corollary, the United States claimed the right to--
A trade with all parts of China. B open up two ports in Japan for trade. C intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order. D rule the Panama Canal Zone as part of the United States. |
C
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Investments by United States banks and businesses in Latin America were examples of--
A the Open Door policy. B the Roosevelt Corollary. C dollar diplomacy. D militarism. |
C
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Three sources of tension in Europe around 1900 were militarism, imperialism, and
A isolationism. B pacificism. C nationalism. D progressivism. |
C
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Wilson's plan for peace after World War I was known as the--
A Versailles Treaty. B Fourteen Points. C Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. D triple Entente. |
B
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After World War I, the united States Senate refused to--
A recognize the Allies as victorious. B sign the Treaty of Brest-litovsk. C sign the Versailles Treaty. D let Americans trade with Germany. |
C
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During the 1920s, the steel, oil, and tourist industries benefited greatly from the boom in which industry?
A Farming B Automobile C Movie D radio |
B
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Richard Wright and Langston Hughes were part of the--
A Harlem Renaissance. B Bonus Army. C Teapot Dome Scandal. D Tennessee Valley Authority. |
A
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Which group did not share in the Coolidge prosperity of the 1920s?
A Investors in the stock market B Corporations C Automobile workers D Farmers |
D
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Which of the following showed that antiforeign feeling remained strong in the 1920s?
A Teapot Dome Scandal B Kellogg-Briand Pact C harlem Renaissance D Sacco-Vanzetti trial |
D
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In the 1920s, Congress established a quota system to limit--
A prices of stocks on Wall Street. B immigration to the United States. C trade with Europe. D wages of union workers. |
B
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A major cause of the Great Depression was--
A overproduction. B unemployment. C public works programs. D sitdown strikes. |
A
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During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt relied on the advice of a group of experts known as the--
A kitchen cabinet. B Brain Trust. C Civilian Conservation Corps. D Big Four. |
B
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A New Deal program that provided jobs to the unemployed was the--
A Bonus Army. B Brain Trust. C Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. D Civilian Conservation Corps. |
D
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The Social Security Act helped--
A older Americans. B farmers. C labor unions. D immigrants. |
A
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Mary Mcleod Bethune and Roabert C. Weaver were members of Roosevelt's--
A kitchen cabinet. B Brain Trust. C Black Cabinet. D Labor Department. |
C
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Roosevelt sought to improve relations with Latin American nations through the--
A Kellogg-Briand Pact. B Neutrality Act. C Lend-Lease Act. D Good Neighbor Policy |
D
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During World War I, the Soviet Union was led by--
A Winston Churchill. B Joseph Stalin. C Benito Mussolini. D Adolf Hitler. |
B
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In the 1930s, dictators ruled each of the following countries except--
A Italy. B Germany. C Soviet Union. D France. |
D
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Under the Lend-Lease Act, the United States--
A supplied oil and coal to Japan. B loaned money to the nations of Latin America. C sent war materials to Britain and the Soviet Union. D agreed to help European nations trying to recover from the Great Depression. |
C
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The immediate result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor was--
A Japan invaded China. B the United States declared war on Japan. C Germany invaded France. D the United States bombed Hiroshima. |
B
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The Allies issued the Potsdam Declaration to--
A state their goals for the peace. B warn Nazis that they would be punished for their crimes. C warn Japan to surrender or face destruction. D announce D-Day. |
C
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The last major event in World War II was the--
A Battle of the Bulge. B bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. C bombing of Pearl Harbor. D invasion of France by the Allies. |
B
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The murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis is called--
A Operation Overlord. B the Potsdam Declaration. C the Holocaust. D the Bataan Death March. |
C
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The Nuremberg trials were held to--
A decide how much Germany should pay for the war. B end the Holocaust. C punish Nazis accused of war crimes. D expose the evils of the Bataan Death March. |
C
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Which was a common characteristic of Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and the communist Soviet Union?
A They had similar economic policies. B They had the same religious beliefs. C They were ruled by dictatorships. D They had fought on the same side in World War I. |
C
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Which of these immigrant groups came to America late in the 19th century and helped build the railroads?
A Germans B Chinese C Polish D Haitians |
B
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Which was not one of the Axis powers during World War II?
A Germany B Japan C China D Italy |
C
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Persons born in the United States automatically become--
A taxpayers B citizens C registered voters D candidates for military service |
B
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