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American Studies (2)
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Roosevelt believed that Tafts focus on breaking up trusts would | destroy the system of cooperation and regulation Roosevelt had arranged |
| Wilson believed lower tariff rates would lead AMerican companies to | improve products and lower prices |
| According to the excerpt, President Taft believed the United States could not practice isolationism because | the nations wealth and power must be directed at global problems |
| According to the graphic, what did Progressives think was responsible for solving the problems of society | legislative action |
| The excerpt reveals that the employer was breaking the law regulating | how late the children could work |
| William Howard Traft brought many times more *** cases during his presidency than Theodore Roosevelt did | antitrust |
| Progressivism was partly a reaction against **** economics, which emphasized an unregulated free market | laissez- faire |
| Which progressive government reform allowed voters to demand a special election to remove an elected offical from office before his or her term had expired | recall |
| During a coal miner's strike in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt urged the union and owners to accept *****, or a settlement imposed by an outside party | arbitration |
| William Howard Taft fired Gifford Pinchot for *****, or disobedience to his authority as president | insubordination |
| The Keating-Owen Act was passed in order to regulate | child labor |
| President Wilson's peace plan was known as the | fourteen points |
| to prevent strikes from disrupting the war effort, the government established the | national war labor board |
| The Triple Entente included | Britain, France, Russia |
| The event that touched off the first declaration of war in World War I was | the assassination of the archduke of Germany |
| World War I was the first war in which | women officially served in the armed forces |
| To conserve energy during World War I, the Fuel Administraction introduced | daylight sayivings time |
| The Great Migration during World War I was the flow of | African Americans moving from the South to Northern cities |
| The "Big Four" who attended the peace conference at the end of World War I were the leaders from the United States, Britain, France and | Italy |
| Which of the following is true about African American soldiers during World War I | they served separately from white male soldiers |
| According to the quote, who is pressing for more strenuous efforts at detecting and punishing disloyalty | the press |
| Which od the following would the speaker support | peaceful rallies against the Espionage laws |
| One of the conditions of the Treayy of Versailles was that | Germany must admit its guilt in causing World War I |
| The Triple Alliance included | Germany, Austria-Hunary, and Italy |
| In 1908 the Serbs became furious when | the Ottoman Empire refused them independence |
| According to the Zimmermann telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would | help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona |
| According to the Selective Service Act, the order in which men were called to service was determined by | lottery |
| During World War I, the slogan "Food Will Win the War-Dont Waste It" encouraged Americans to | oobserve Wheatless Mondays |
| "Selling" the war to the American people was the task of | the Committee on Public Information |
| Criticism of the war at home was effectively silenced by | the Espionage and Sedition Acts |
| In World War I, airplanes were first used to | observe enemy activities |
| The organization that became the Federal Bureau of Investigation was originally formded to | raid radical headquarters looking for evidence of a Communist conspiracy |
| Why, according to the quote, was the speaker concernced | Americans were to be massacred |
| According to the quote, why is war being declared | German submarine attacks have killed innocent people |
| Why did the Russians support the Slavic people against Austria-Hungary | they belonged to the same nationalist group |
| the british entered World War I when | German troops crossed into Belgium |
| what was the only group of women in the military sent overseas in World War I | armey nurses |
| Many Mexican Americans who migrated north to take factory jobs during World War I settled in their own neighborhoods called | barrios |
| In World War I, ******* were battles in the air between aircraft with attached machine guns | dogfights |
| During World War I, a group called ****** took power in Russia and established a Communist government | Bolsheviks |
| Study the graphic. What was used to defend soldiers against the use of mustard gas and chlorine bombs during Worl War I | gas masks |
| What two new forms of warefare were introduced during World War I | aerial combat and gas attacks |
| Which statement about free speech would Eugene Debs be likely to agree with, based on the quote | people have a right to be critical of public policy |
| Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans desire to | return to life as it was before the war |
| Coolidge believed part of his job as president was to make sure the government | interfered with the businessses and industry as little as possible |
| Commercial radio began its rise in November 1920, with news about | a presidential election |
| The McNary- Haugen Bill called for the government to | bu American crop surpluses and sell them abroad |
| Many people viewed Sacco and Wanzetti with suspicion because | they were Italian immmigrants and anarchists |
| In the early 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan added to its membership by | hiring professional promoters |
| The new morality of the 1920s glorified | personal freedom |