Hist 2112 Past Exam 2

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Muller v. Oregon:

Made it legal for states to set maximum-hour legislation for women.

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2

Margaret Sanger fought against:

Laws that made contraceptive devices illegal.

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3

The garment-workers’ strike in 1912 in Lawrence, Massachusetts:

Was settled on terms favorable to the workers.

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4

Jane Addams believed that:

She could help the poor by moving into poor neighborhoods.

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5

"Fordism":

Was the idea that the economic system should be based on mass production and mass consumption.

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6

The Federal Reserve System:

All of the above

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7

The Roosevelt Corollary:

All of the above

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8

The sinking of the Lusitania:

Helped the cause of Americans who wanted the US to enter the Europeans

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9

Wilson’s Fourteen Points:

a. All of the above. b. Stated American war aims. c. Led to the creation of the League of Nations. d. Sought to make Germans take the blame for the war. e. If answers 1 and 2 are correct, and answers 3 and 4 are not, then answer 5 is the correct answer.

A and B are correct ? TBD

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10

The Great Migration did not (repeat, DID NOT):

Force ethnic Germans into internment camps

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11

W.E.B. Du Bois:

Helped build the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

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12

The goal of "Americanization" programs was to:

Create a more unified, homogenous national culture

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13

The War Industries Board did NOT (repeat, DID NOT):

Preside over all elements of war production. b. Press for better working conditions for American labor. c. Establish standardized specifications to spur efficiency. d. Have Wall Street financer Bernard Baruch as its leader.

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14

The Equal Rights Amendment, as passed by Congress:

Guaranteed equal rights for women

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15

The Scopes Trial became a nationally celebrated confrontation between the ideal of
______ and the ideals of Protestant fundamentalism

Modern theology and Evolution

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16

In the Election of 1928, Herbert Hoover:

Easily defeated Al Smith. b. None of the above are true. c. Won the Catholic vote. d. Won despite the economic depression. e. Answers 1 and 3 are correct; answers 2 and 4 are not correct

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17

The Harlem Renaissance referred to

A movement in Black literature, art, and music

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