Falati Quarter 4 Exam

It can be inferred from these pie graphs that after 1860,

the Southern economy grew more slowly than the rest of the nation

The term, 'Laissez-Faire' refers to

little or no government involvement in business

Which of the following best represents an illegal action under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

combining businesses that seek to eliminate market competition

The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Sherman Antitrust Act

were both used effectively against big business to protect workers

All of the following are true about the Knights of Labor EXCEPT

used strikes often

The main purpose of 'settlement' houses was to

Help 'Americanize' the new Immigrants

Between 1871 and 1880, Scottish people accounted for approximately what percent of immigrants to the United States from the British Isles?

10 percent

According to the excerpt above, the works of Horatio Alger promoted the idea that

anyone could become successful with hard work

Which group of people was most likely to support the Populist Party in the 1890s?

farmers

What was John Chivington's perception of Natives?

Natives should be killed whenever and wherever they are found

Whom does Bryan refer to when he speaks of "the producing masses"?

industrial workers, farmers, and other laborers

Which of the following can be determined from the information in the two charts about the 1896 election?

McKinley carried states with large numbers of electoral votes

The Battle of Little Big Horn

was a great victory for the Sioux Indians

Political machines were responsible for

maintaining power by their political party

What opinion does this quote imply?

Farmers are unfairly exploited by businessmen.

All of the following were Populist goals EXCEPT

private ownership of railroads

All of the following were goals of Progressive EXCEPT

decreasing power of labor unions

The NAACP wad formed

by both blacks and whites to fight segregation of African Americans using the court system

The Square Deal that President Roosevelt describes insured that small business owners would

be given fair opportunities to compete

Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle,

led to cleaner workplace conditions in the meatpacking industry

The purpose of the Initiative reform was to

allow voters to put a proposed bill on the ballot

The Underwood Tariff Act

established a graduated income tax

A major difference between Taft and TR was

TR has an outgoing personality and Taft was more of an introvert

Which African American leader is this quote taken from?

Booker T. Washington

Imperialism is

when one nation takes over a weaker nation

As a result of the peace treaty with Spain after the Spanish-American War, the United States gained

the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Which event led to the Spanish-American War?

The letter written by Enrique de Lorne about President McKinley

In this text, Taft is advocating what became known as

Dollar Diplomacy

The building of the Panama Canal was important because it

created a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

The United States annexed Hawaii because

Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown and Hawaii was controlled by Americans

People in foreign lands turned against the United States when the U.S.

interfered in that country's affairs

The Zimmerman Note proposed

that in case of war, Mexico join with Germany against the United States.

One of the causes of World War l was

the buildup of the military of various European countries

In this letter opposing the United States entry into the League of Nations, what effects does Senator Lodge think the treaty would have on the United States and the world?

danger for the United States and danger for the best long-term hopes for the world

Which event led to Austria-Hungary attacking Serbia?

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Which of the following best describes the first few years of World War l?

Both sides were locked in a stalemate of trench warfare

What role did the federal government play in the economy during the war?

The government regulated the production and distribution of war goods

Wilson's goal for the League of Nations was

international security and stability

The 'War Guilt' clause of the Peace Treaty affected which group of people?

all Germans, both government leaders and civilians

A Bull Market is when

the stock market increases in value

Based on this text, why does Hobson support Prohibition?

Drinking is morally wrong from a religious standpoint

Writers Claude McKay and Langston Hughes took part in a movement called

the Harlem Renasissance

The growth of radio and other mass media in the 1920's produced

a national culture

Key features of Republican administrations of the 1920's included

isolationism and laissez-faire business policy

Of which literary movement or group is this work by Ernest Hemingway representative?

Lost Generation

Eugenics is the idea that

heredity determines a person's life

Generally, the 1920s were marked by

economic prosperity

All of the following are considered causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT

wages increased faster than corporate profits

According to this graph, by approximately what percentage did the number of banks decline from 1926 to 1933?

50

A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as

the Dust Bowl

European economies were hurt during the Depression when

Congress increased tariff rates

How did Roosevelt's programs help farmers?

by giving financial assistance to farmers

What action did Roosevelt take during the first year of his presidency that show the sentiment expressed in this quote?

FDR acted quickly and proposed a number of major relief and reform bills in his Hundred Days

The Great Depression affected

people from every economic background

How did the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation help people?

the national government was responsible for insuring banks has enough money for all depositors

Which of the following did New Deal programs fail to address?

protection of domestic workers

The 'black cabinet" was

An unofficial group of African American advisors to Roosevelt

Why did FDR cut back on expensive relief programs in 1937?

He was worried about the rising national debt

Which of the following was part of the New Deal legacy?

the federal government becoming responsible for the welfare of all Americans

The Social Security Act included all of the following except

minimum wage

This political cartoon implies that President Roosevelt is

trying to appoint justices who agree with his views

One of the most important pieces of New Deal labor legislation, the Wagner Act

allowed states to choose whether or not they would require workers to join unions

The Indian Reorganization Act

allowed Native Americans more control over their own affairs and land

"Lebensraum" was the term Hitler used that meant

more living space for the Germans

In 1940, one of the greatest rescues in the history of warfare occurred

at Dunkirk

All of the following were ways that the Nazis took control in Germany EXCEPT

assassination of President Hindenburg when Hitler was not elected

The "Cash and Carry" Act of 1939 helped the Allies in World War ll by

agreeing to sell supplies to the Allies if they paid cash and transported supplies themselves

The Germans were finally halted in their advance into the Soviet Union at

the Battle of Stalingrad

The U.S. sunk four Japanese carries and destroyed 250 planes at

the Battle of Midway

In this text, Isao Kita is describing

the attack on Hiroshima

What do the actions listed in this chart suggest about the League of Nations?

The League of Nations criticized the actions of aggressive nations but did not try to stop the aggression

What led to the success of Operation Overload?

The Allies convinced Hitler that the invasion would happen in Calais

The Battle of the Bulge

was a battle that actually shortened the war in Europe.

The reason behind the US military's island hopping strategy was to

only engage enemy forces on islands that were important for use by the U.S. military

The purpose of the Wannsee Conference was

to exterminate what to do with the Jews

During World War ll, many Japanese Americans were interned, or

confined to camps in isolated areas

As a result of World War ll, all of the following

China became a republic

The "Double V" campaign

a secret plan by the Allies to defeat Germany in France and North Africa

Which of the following best describes satellite nations?

nations dominated by the Soviet Union

The message of this political cartoon is

All nations are under pressure because of the superpowers' arms race.

The 1957 launching of Sputnik

caused great concern in the U.S about the education of its youth

The violence committed against nonviolent Freedom Riders forced

the desegregation of interstate transportation

The Baton Rouge Bus Boycott became a model for the civil rights movement of the early 1960s because it showed that

nonviolent protest by ordinary people could being about change

This political cartoon makes a reference to

the Senate resistance against the Civil Rights Act.

According to the information in this chart, which state saw the greatest percent increase in registered African American voters after passage of the Voting Rights Act

Mississippi

President Johnson's Great Society Program

All of the above

Determine which event occurred first: Bessemer Process invented or Skyscrapers built in New York

Bessemer Process invented

Determine which event occurred first: The first oil well is drilled or Rockefeller establishes Standard Oil Co.

The first oil well is drilled

Determine which event occurred first: Teddy Roosevelt becomes president or Women gain the right to vote

Teddy Roosevelt becomes president

Determine which event occurred first: The U.S. enters World War l or Wilson is reelected president

Wilson is reelected president

Determine which event occurred first: Sedition Act is passed or Allied leaders meet for peace talks in France

Sedition Act is passed

Determine which event occurred first: Al Capone becomes a famous gangster or Volstead Act is passed

Volstead Act is passed

Determine which event occurred first: Reconstruction Finance Corp. established or FDR becomes president

Reconstruction Finance Corp. established

Determine which event occurred first: Hitler invades Poland or Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

Hitler invades Poland

Determine which event occurred first: Battle of the Bulge takes place or Paris is liberated

Paris is liberated

this person believed in using alternating current to power electrical needs

Nicola Tesla

this person wrote a book called The Gilded Age

Mark Twain

this person was considered to the efficiency expert

Frederick Taylor

this person led the early fight for women's suffrage and was arrested for trying to vote

Susan Anthony

this amendment established prohibition

18th