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1. What made the American industrial growth possible in the late 1800s?
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- the factors that made the American industrial revolution possible are natural resources, entreprenuers, populations (abundant labor supplies, capital, technologies (inventions and innovations), and government policies
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2. How did the government contribute to the building of the transcontinental railroad?
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- the government contributed to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad by supplying huge loans and land grants
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3. Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as...
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... critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as robber barons; they didn't trust them
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4. According to the theory of social Darwinism, the government should...
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... Social Darwinism claims that the role of government is not to interfere with human competition or cure social ills
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5. Economists call periods of boom and bust...
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... business cycle
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6. How did industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth in the United States?
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- the industrial growth affected the distribution of wealth because wealth was concentrated in the hands of few. The rich stay rich and the poor stay poor
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7. What did John D. Rockefeller create to gain control over so much of the oil industry?
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- John D. Rockefeller gain control of the oil industry by forming trust and creating standard oil
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8. Some employers forced workers to sign "yellow dog contracts" stating that...
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...they would never join hey Union or participate in a strike
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9. How did Andrew Carnegie gain control of the steel industry?
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- Andrew Carnegie gained control of the steel industry by using vertical consolidation
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10. What did the Morrill Land-Grant Act and the Homestead Act have in common?
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- the Morrill-Land Grant act in Homestead Act both provided ways for settlers to acquire western lands
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11. Why did many agreement between Native Americans and the federal government fall apart?
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- agreement between Native Americans and the federal government kept falling apart because they had different concepts of land ownership
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12. The Interstate Commerce Act was passed to...
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... Stop railroad companies from giving special rates to powerful customers
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13. Farm mechanization resulted in...
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...an increase in farm production
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14. What were the requirements that applicants had to meet to recieve land under the Homestead Act?
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- to receive land under the Homestead Act you need to be 21 or head of the family, built a house in 6 months to a year, and farm the land for 5 years; 160 acres of land
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15. What was the major insensitive in the settling of the West?
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-the legal, private ownership of land
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16. During the late 1800's, the port of entry for the majority of immigrants was...
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... New York
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17. What attracted many Asians to the United States in the late 1800's?
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- Asians were attracted to the railroad construction in the United States in the late 1800's
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18. Why did many immigrants support city political machines?
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- immigrants supported political machines because it provided them and other immigrants with job
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19. What was the main objective of the nativists?
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- the main objective of nativists was to restrict immigration
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20. What was the goal of the settlement houses of the late 1800's?
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- settlement houses objectives were organized to provide various (social) services to the poor such as: language classes, childcare, employment assistance, and legal aid
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21. What best characterizes urban areas by the early 1900's?
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- slums and tenements
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22. What particle position did William Marcy Tweed hold?
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- William Marcy Tweed was New York City's Democratic Party Boss
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23. What was the goal of the Niagara Movement?
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- full civil liberties, an end to racial discrimination, and recognition of human brotherhood
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24. In the case of Plessy vs Ferguson, the Supreme Court declared what institution constitutional?
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- stated that the principle of separate but equal public facilities for African Americans was constitutional
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25. What were the major economic arguments for expansion?
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- technological advances
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26. Which events led to the Spanish-American War?
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- Cuban's rebelled against Spanish rule
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27. What was the result of the Spanish-American War?
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- Puerto Rico and Guam were made unincorporated US territories
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28. Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?
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-it gave the US access to millions of consumers in China
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29. Why did many of Roosevelt's opponents disapprove of actions in Panama?
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-they opposed Roosevelt's involvement in the Panamanian revolt
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30. Alfred T. Mahan argued that to protect its trade, the United States must build up its...
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... navy
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31. In the late 1890's, William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer used the newspapers to...
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...report exaggerated and sometimes false stories about Cuba. They both took advantage of the horrible stories coming from Cuba about "Butcher" Weyler and his barbed-wire concentration camps.
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32. Why was the building of the Panama Canal important?
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-it facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports
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33. The United States acquired control of the Canal Zone by...
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...organizing a revolt in Panama
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34. Under imperialism, the strongest nation attempts to...
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...create empires by dominating weaker nations.
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35. The United States annexed the Midway islands to set up...
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... a naval refueling and repair station
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36. What is a banana republic?
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- a term used to describe a Central American nation dominated by the United States
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37. Expansionists, such as Frederick Jackson Turner, argued that a quest for Empire would...
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...restore the country's pioneer spirit
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38. The first action of the Spanish-American War took place in...
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...the Philippines
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39. As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, the United States gained
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... the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
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40. Why did the United States annex Hawaii?
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-the US needed naval stations in the Pacific
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41. President Taft was known for a foreign policy based on...
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...economic investment
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42. Anti-imperialists imperialist argue that imperialism rejected the principle of...
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...liberty for all
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43. Most progressives agreed that the government should...
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...protect workers and help those that could not provide for themselves
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44. Progressivism was halted by...
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... World War I
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45. What action did President Roosevelt take in the United Mine Workers' strike in 1902?
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-he called for arbitration
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46. What was the major contributing factor in Woodrow Wilson's winning the presidency in 1912?
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- Roosevelt's splitting the Republican vote
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47. In 1906, Upton Sinclair's novel entitled The Jungle exposed dangerous workplace conditions...
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...about the meatpacking industry, leading to an investigation, which put in place the Pure Food and Drugs Acr and the Meat Inspection Act. boyh in the 1900's
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48. Journalists known as muckrakers worked at...
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...exploiting political and business corruption
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49. How did reformers hope to end corruption in government?
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-they gave voters more direct say in lawmaking
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50. The battle for woman's suffrage ended with the ratification of the...
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...Nineteenth Amendment
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51. Which event sparked World War 1?
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-the sinking of the Lusitania
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52. What best describes the first few years of World War 1?
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-both sides were locked in a stalemate
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53. What were the major factors in the decision of the United States' to enter World War I?
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-Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
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54. How were African Americans treated during World War 1?
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-they were not allowed to go into combat and only did manual labor
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55. What were the underlying causes of World War 1?
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-nationalism, imperialism, and alliances
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56. Under the terms of the Sussex pledge, the German government promise that...
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... its U-boats would warn ships before attacking
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57. After Vladimir Lenin seized control of Russia in 1917, Russia...
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...established a revolutionary Soviet government based on a union of workers, peasants, and soldiers
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58. What was the sole provision that Wilson got the Allies to agree with?
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-to repay war expenses
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59. During World War 1 minorities and women found employment opportunities...
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... mainly in war-related industries
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60. How did the Allies react to Wilson's program for peace?
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-disapprovingly
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61. What was the goal of Wilson's League of Nations?
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-international security and stability
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62. What were flappers?
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-modern, urban women who symbolized a revolution in manners and morals (they'd drink/smoke); rebellious, energetic, and bold
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63. What developed as a result of Prohibition?
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- a rise in criminal organization that supplied illegal liquor
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64. Why did many Americans became fascinated with heroes in the 1920's?
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-because they longed for symbols of old-fashioned virtues
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65. The radio and other mass media in the 1920's produced...
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...national culture
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66. What was the big change in movies in the late 1920's?
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-sound
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67. What group suffered during the economic growth of the 1920's?
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-farmers
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68. What were the key features of Republican administrations of the 1920's?
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-isolationism and laissez-faire business policy
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69. The Red Scare was a response to...
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... after the Bolshevik Revolution, Americans feared of communism or radicals in general
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70. A consumer economy is one that depends on a large amount of...
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...installment plans
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71. Why did many Americans believe that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed?
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- because they were immigrants with radical beliefs during the Red Scare
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72. At the end of the 1920's what were the signs of America's unsound economy?
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-uneven prosperity, personal debt, and overproduction
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73. Harding and Coolidge both based their foreign policy on a return to...
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...isolationism
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74. Why did Hoover do so little to stop the buying of stock?
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-because he thought the problem could fix itself
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75. Practices such as buying on margin reflected Americans'...
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... buying stock by borrowing money hoping the stock goes up in value before the loan is due
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76. One sign that the economy might be weakening in the 1920's was...
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...the collapse of large corporations
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77. What did most people do when the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in late October 1929?
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-investors raced to get their money out of the stock market
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78. The major environmental crisis of the 1930's was known as...
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... The Dust Bowl
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79. What impact did the Depression have on African Americans, Hispanic, and Asian Americans?
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-they often lost their jobs to white laborers
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80. The 1932 presidential election served as the turning point in the way Americans viewed...
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...the responsibilities of the federal government
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81. Which group faced hard times during much of the 1920's?
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-farmers
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82. What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of the 1930's?
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-people couldn't pay bills so they became homeless
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83. President Hoover believed that the best strategy for ending the Depression was...
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...patience and encouraging businesses to maintain wage rates
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84. Not long after Black Tuesday, the stock market crash was affecting...
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...the business cycle
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85. After the Crash thousands of American banks closed because...
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...they couldn't return depositors money
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86. What impact did the Depression have on working women?
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-they entered the workforce out of necessity; men did compete in education and social work fields
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87. What group gained some support because of the terrible conditions?
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-the Asians
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88. How did General MacArthur get the Bonus Army marchers to leave the capital?
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-he used force; new army men forced out retired army men; 3 dead, 2 men and a baby
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89. One of Franklin Roosevelt's traits that appealed to Americans was his...
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...confidence
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90. Roosevelt easily won the 1932 presidential election by promising...
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...relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform
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91. The election of 1932 was a turning point in the role...
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...government in American society
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92. Why did FDR declare a "bank holiday" early in his admission?
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- for a 3 day cooling period; enabled the Federal Reserve to get extra cash to the bank; quieted the fears of the people
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93. Which best describes FDR's "brain trust"?
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-informal group of intellectuals who help devise new deal policies
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94. Why are Huey Long and Father Charles E. Caughlin referred to as dangerous?
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-they manipulated people with half truths and scare tactics
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95. What action by FDR aroused the greatest opposition?
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-his attempt to pack the Supreme Court; it appeared to interfere with the constitutions separation of powers
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96. What actions of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt defied tradition?
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- actively and aggressively promoting the New Deal
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97. What was the goal of the Second New Deal?
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-a wave of legislation including more social welfare benefits
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98. How did Roosevelt's programs help farmers?
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- the Agricultural Adjustment Act paid farmers to curtail their production; found unconstitutional
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99. Which New Deal agencies still endure today?
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- Social Security, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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