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Hannah Peterson 1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The confederates were not required to... | grant blacks the right to vote. |
| What was U.S. Grants number one problem | Lack of political understanding and experience. |
| During the second half of the 1800's the economy was characterized as... | unstable. |
| These were popular under Reagan's admin. and provided a way to give money back to the states. | Block Grants |
| This means a relaxation between two governments and was first used under the Nixon Admin. | Detente |
| The case Regents of the University v. Bakke dealt with... | Affirmative action |
| The reason that Ford pardoned Nixon | He wanted to avoid the division it would create in the nation. |
| Jimmy Carter's saying about conserving energy | "Moral equivalent of war" |
| Jimmy Carter's biggest success was... | Camp David Accords |
| Under Carter's Admin. deregulation was used to... | lower prices |
| Regan claimed, about the Iran-Contra scandal he... | knew nothing about it |
| Popular culture in the 80s' was characterized by... | Media |
| The purpose of the Persian Gulf War was to... | Drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait |
| The first law aimed at limiting immigration was... | The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 |
| The Sherman Antitrust Act was not only used against trusts but also... | Labor unions |
| In what court case was it ruled that states had the right to regulate publicly owned services that affected the public interest | Munn v. Illinois |
| ___ never became a law | National Sales Tax |
| What was the primary purpose of the Open Door Policy with China? | To ensure equal trade rights for the U.S. |
| A 20th century writer of fiction on social ills... | William Dean Howells |
| Progressives were engaged in... | political, economic and social reforms |
| Taft was different from Roosevelt in that he... | Raised tariffs |
| What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve System? | To regulate the amount of money in circulation |
| Consumer goods were NOT ____ during WWI | rationed |
| Jessie Fauset, Langston Hughes and James Weldon were all members of the.... | Harlem Renaissance |
| The major foreign policy of the 1920's... | Achieving peace |
| The Roosevelt Corollary was an expansion of the... | Monroe Doctrine |
| This person believed that cutting taxes, lowering interest rates and increasing govt, spending will stimulate the economy | John M. Keynes |
| The National Recovery Administration... | restricted business and held down production to raise consumer prices |
| The Social Security least benefited African American because... | the law did not cover domestics and tenant farmers |
| The Indian Reorganization Act was NOT controversial over the... | Citizenship (given in 1924) of Indians |
| The New Deal did little to help the African Americans because.... | Roosevelt had a hard time getting around the conservative Democrats in congress. |
| The Nye Commission determined what? | That the munitions industry and banking interests had propelled the U.S. into WWI |
| Huey Long wanted... | redistribution of wealth |
| FDR signed the Executive Order to end discrimination in war time industries because... | A. P. Randolf threatened to march on WA to protest the discrimination |
| How were the Korean and Vietnam war similar? | The U.S. support shifted as the war dragged on |
| Was there govt. aid for Puerto Ricans? | Very little |
| What type of transportation became outdated in the 50's? | Mass transit (buses, railroads) |
| A leading abstract expressionist... | Jackson Pullock |
| What main thing caused the failure on the Bay of Pigs? | Kennedy and his staffs' inexperience and unwillingness to follow through |
| The election of 1964 gave __ a mandate for his ___ | LBJ, Great Society |
| What did the passing of the Immigration Act of 1965 cause? | An increase of immigration from Asia and Latin America |
| Who was a leading proponent of the Black Powers? | Stokely Carmichael |
| Indians already had the right to vote with the passage of the ___ Ammendment | 15th |
| Nixon apposed... | desegregation in schools |