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socialstudyfinalexam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to build the panama canal what country did the united states help panama lead against? | colombia |
| seward's folly refers to what? | purchase of alaska |
| the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 when the central pacific railroad and the union pacific railroad met in what location? | promontory utah |
| a factory fire that killed 146 workers that were trapped in the building and this led to new safety standard laws in buildings. | triangle shirt waist fire |
| during the early 1800's the United States placed few restrictions on immigration because the industrial economy was creating new jobs. what was the name of the immigration station where most European immigrants entered the u.s. | Ellis Island |
| what is the practice of avoiding involvement in other countries' business called? | isolation |
| what is the practice of extending a nation's power by gaining territories for a colonial empire called? | imperiolism |
| what is the aggressive strengthening of armed forces called? | militarism |
| the destruction of what american ship directly led to the start of the spanish american war? | uss maine |
| what was the program of mass muder in which the nazis tried to exterminate the entire jewish population in europe called? | holocaust |
| what does the acronym NAACP stand for?what was the purpose of the organization? | national association for the advancement of colored people bring attention to racial inequality |
| the supreme courts decision in plessy v. ferguson established a doctrine known as what? | separate by equal |
| a term that became to describe journalist who raked up and exposed problems of society was called what? | muckraker |
| what muckraker wrote a book called the jungle about the conditions in a meat packing plant? | uptown sinclare |
| what was the primary purpose of jane addams hull house | it was a neighborhood center staffed by professionals and volunteers for education recreation and social activities in poor areas |
| when we discussed the causes of world war 1 we used the acronym MAIN what are the 4 main countires? | militarism alliances imperialism nationalism |
| whose assassination sparked world war 1? | francis ferdinand |
| in the zimmerman telegram germany invited what country into an alliance? | mexico |
| at the end of world war 1 woodrow wilson proposed the league of nations. what was the purpose of the league of nations? | to find peaceful solutions to disagreements |
| in 1920's a period of artistic achievement by African americans was known as what? | harlem renaissance |
| what was the significance of the Kellogg braind pact? | outlawed war |
| what was the purpose of the nineteenth amendment? | women could vote |
| henry ford gained success in what industry with his moving assembly line? | low cost audo mobiles |
| what American president was associated with the tea pot dome scandal | harding |
| during the great depression intense depletion of the topsoil in the Midwest led to what historical event? | dust bowl |
| what is the practice of buying on margin? | purchasing stock on credit hoping to sell at a high price to pay back and profit some |
| what day of the week was described as black after stock market investors bought stocks on margin causing the crash of the market? | tuesday |
| which us president proposed the new deal to bring the country out of the great depression? | FDR |
| what was the name of the severe economic crisis that lasted for the entire decade of the 1930's called? | the great depression |
| the Nazi party was a fascist political system. define fascism. | it is a system in which the state or government is seen as more important than the people. |
| the allied invasion at Normandy france on june 6 1992 is historically known as? | d day |
| what was the purpose of the manhattan project? | to develop an atomic bomb |
| the term iron curtain was coined by what world leader | Winston churchill |
| during the Cuban what country was asked to remove nuclear weapons from cuba? | SU |
| a harbor in Hawaii that served as the base of the us pacific fleet that was bombed on December 7 1941 by japan? | pearl harbor |
| the cold war was a war of words and ideas between the us and su over different economic and political systems. while the two countries never declared war on one another two wars that both countries became involved in that are considerd cold war conflicts. | Vietnam and Korean |
| what was the name of the scandal that led to the resignation of the president Richard nixion? what happened? | Watergate information was stolen and nixion had tapes that proved he was involved |
| a group of African American pilots who flew missions in ww2 | tuskagee airmen |
| a global system of computer networks through which people anywhere in the world can communicate and share information which was later was enhanced by the world wide web allowing us access to information from computers around the world. | internet |
| what was the name of the terrorist group led by osama bin laden? | al qaeda |
| what element of ss is concerned with the production consumption and distribution of goods services and the flow of money? | economics |
| what element of ss is concerned with the study of past events? | history |
| what element of ss is concerned with the study of the rights and duties of citizens? | civics |
| what element of ss is concerned with the study of land area locations and physical features of the earth such as mountains deserts rivers and oceans? | geography |
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