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US History EOC / LA
US History EOC Questions and Answers
Question | Answer |
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The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 served to more fully restrain corporations from removing the possibility of competition in the marketplace. | It prevented the formation of new business monoplies |
How did hunger strikes in the early 1900's help the cause of the suffrage movement? | They brought international attention to the fight for equal rights. |
An effect of industrialization in the United States was... | the growth of cities |
Theodore Roosevelt believed it was important to set aside public land because... | He wanted it left unchanged for the enjoyment of future generations. |
One of the major goals of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 wa s to.... | ensure the products were labeled accurately |
Why did the early members of the Knights of Labor, founded in 1869, hold secret meetings? | They would be fired by anti-union businesses if exposed as members |
Why did large numbers of Chinese immigrants come to the American West Coast beginning in the mid-nineteenth century? | to find employment |
Why did the new middle class families of the late nineteenth century move into developments on the outskirts of cities? | Urban areas were perceived as congested. |
Jane Addams raised awareness of social problems in the United States during the 1890's and 1900's by.... | establishing settlement houses for impoverished people |
Which problem did the reformers of the Progressive Era believe would be eased by the Eighteenth Amendment? | poverty |
Which policy did William Jennings Bryan promote? | opposition to the gold standard for currency |
Which trend was an example of laissez-faire economic policy in the late 1800's? | The federal government allowed companies in major industries to join into trusts |
How did the invention of the Bessemer converter benefit the American Economy in the late 1800s? | It reduced the cost of producing steel, which was used for building railroads and skyscraper |
The United States maintained an isolationist approach during the early European conflicts of World War I, refusing to join the fight until.... | Germany interfered with the U. S. right to freedom of the seas |
Which event sparked public outrage in the United States and contributed to U. S. involvement in World War I? | the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram |
Which political organization had the goal of protecting the independence of large and small countries after World War I | The League of Nations |
In World War I, the Battle of Belleau Wood was the... | first major battle for the American Soldiers |
How did the US respond to the Germans use of chemical warfare in World War I? | by developing protective masks and their own chemical weapons |
Which action provides the clearest example of US imperialism during the late 1800's and early 1900's | US suppression of the of the Filipino independence movement |
The New Deal introduced reforms into the American economic system for the purpose of | preventing future economic crises |
In the early decades of the twentieth century. African Americans migrated in great numbers from the rural South to the industrial North. what would not be a cause? | weather patterns |
" A day that will live in infamy" What was President Roosevelt referring too? | the attack on Pearl Harbor |
The United States " Noble Experiment" began in 1920 and refers to.... | the outlawing of the sale of alcohol |
Which development was a direct result of New Deal Legislation? | federal regulatory powers expanded |
Which factor was a reason for the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor? | retaliation for a trade embargo enforced by the United States |