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What social problem did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle describe?

a.the struggles of black Americansb.the living and working conditions in

Chicago’s stockyardsc.the ruthless business methods of

John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oild.the conflict between California farmers

and the Southern Pacific Railroad- 10 points

Which reform did the Nineteenth Amendment enact?

a. temperance lawsb. women’s suffrage (right to vote)c. a ban on child labord. African American men’s suffrage (right to vote) - 20 points

Which political party did Woodrow Wilson represent in the 1912 presidential election?

a. the Democratic Partyb. the Progressive Partyc. the Republican Partyd. the Congressional Government Party - 30 points

Why did Roosevelt run for the Presidency in 1912?

a. Roosevelt disliked living as a private citizen.b. Taft’s political decisions angered Roosevelt.c. The Republican Party offered no other strong candidate.d. Taft asked Roosevelt to run again. - 40 points

The efforts of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union eventually led to which change?

a. suffrageb. prohibitionc. workplace reformd. minimum wage - 50 points

The Triple Alliance nations were

a. France, Russia, and Great Britain.b. Great Britain, France, and the United States.c. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.d. Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. - 10 points

What sped up the entry of the United States into World War I?

a. the Sussex Pledgeb. the sinking of the Lusitaniac. the Zimmerman Noted. the blockade of Germany - 20 points

How did World War I change the lives of American women?

a. It broadened job opportunities for women.b. It delayed the extension of voting rights to women.c. It made military service mandatory for young women.d. It increased educational opportunities for women. - 30 points

What major event shocked the American people and led Wilson to no longer call for peace?

a. neutral Belgium invaded by Germanyb. Zimmerman Note exposedc. German U-boats sank the Lusitaniad. Germany sank the Sussex - 40 points

What international event led to the Red Scare?

a. a murder in Italyb. a revolution in Russiac. an election in Britaind. an epidemic in Germany - 50 points

The demand for automobiles in the 1920s

a. stimulated growth in many other industries.b. led to a nationwide recession.c. closed down the steel industry.d. brought about the collapse of the suburbs. - 10 points

During the 1920s, American farmers as a group

a. prospered economically.b. commanded high prices for their products.c. purchased more stock than did city dwellers.d. suffered economically.

– 20 points

Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that

a. aided the growth of business.b. brought about social reform.c. encouraged activism.d. discouraged a laissez-faire approach to the economy.

– 30 points

Jazz was

a. a musical style created by southern plantation owners.

b. a style of art created by African American activists.c. a fashion style that came and went quickly.d. an American hybrid of ragtime and

blues music

– 40 points

Which amendment to the Constitution made it illegal to possess, manufacture, and transport alcohol?

a.19th Amendmentb.10th Amendmentc.21st Amendmentd.18th Amendment

– 50 points

This man was President duringthe first 4 years of the GreatDepression. – 10 points

A) HardingB) HooverC) TaftD) Roosevelt

In 1929, the stock market crashed because

a. the Federal Reserve increased the money supply.b. Germany ceased reparations payments

to the United States.c. investors lost confidence in the market and rushed to sell their shores.d. depositors lost their investments and tried to withdraw all of the savings from banks. - 20 points

Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by

a. putting down new layers of topsoil.b. moving off of the plains to find new farmland.c. damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques.d. using intensive farming practices that removed protective grasses.– 30 points

Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.?

a. The Federal Reserve refused to pay veterans their bonuses.b. General MacArthur attacked protestors demanding their bonuses.c. President Hoover vetoed a bill providing for early payment of bonuses.d. Congress passed a bill promising to pay veterans their bonuses in 1945. - 40 points

A major environmental crisis of the 1930’s was known as

a. the Dust Bowl.b. Black Tuesday.b. the Grapes of Wrath.d. the Great Crash.– 50 points

What did Roosevelt and Congress pass the day after FDR’s inauguration?

a. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporationb. Federal Emergency Relief Actc. Emergency Banking Billd. Agricultural Adjustment Act– 10 points

What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?

a. Fair Labor Standards Actb. Second New Dealc. Works Progress Administrationd. Social Security Act– 20 points

The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to

a. the elderly.b. the unemployed.c. farmers.d. minorities.– 30 points

One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to

a. live in the country.b. go to movie theaters.c. follow the stock market.d. avoid watching news on television.– 40 points

People turned to radio and movies in the 1930s to

a. escape their troubles.b. listen for ways to save money.c. celebrate industrial workers.d. learn more about the depression.– 50 points