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| 791186675 | What was a cause of World War 2? | The attack on Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941 | |
| 791186676 | What was an effect of WW1? | Led to WW2 | |
| 791186677 | What was a cause of the Vietnam War? | Gulf of Tonkin Incident | |
| 791186678 | What was an effect of WW2? | Led to the Cold War | |
| 791186679 | What was a cause of the Invasion of Iraq? | The threat of weapons of mass destruction | |
| 791186680 | What was the cause of the Invasion of Afghanistan? | attacks on the World Trade centers. September 11, 2001 | |
| 791186681 | What was the effect of the Invasion of Iraq? | The overthrow and death of Sadam Hussain. | |
| 791186682 | What was an effect of the French and Indian War? | -France gives up its territory -Britain had to pat for it which led to the taxing of the colonies -taxing led to the American Revolution | |
| 791186683 | What was the cause of the French and Indian War? | disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British | |
| 791186684 | What were the causes the of the Civil War? | -Legality/morality/Politics over slavery -Kansas Nebraska Act sparked violence in Kansas. "Bleeding Kansas" -Dred Scott decision voided limitations of slavery's expansion -Raid on Harpers Ferry by John Brown -Attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederates. | |
| 791186685 | What was a cause of the Spanish American war? | "We blame spain for the sinking of the maine" Spain sinks the USS Maine. | |
| 791186686 | What were the effects of the Civil War? | -Slavery was outlawed in the US -Southern states rebuilt their economy -African Americans gained citizenship and voting rights -first Civil Rights laws passed | |
| 791186687 | What was an effect of the Vietnam War? | War Powers Act | |
| 791186688 | What is the War Powers Act? | Basically, the War Powers Act limits the authority/power of the President. This became essential after Johnson's involvement in the Vietnam war. | |
| 791186689 | The principle motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to...? | Protect the rights not specified in the Constitution | |
| 791186690 | What was the "American System" designed to do? | It was designed to meet the nation's need for economic progress and self-sufficiency. | |
| 791186691 | In 1861 the North went to war with the South primarily to.... | Preserve the Union | |
| 791186692 | The clothing industry in the late nineteenth century could be summarized as important why? | The sewing machine made mass manufacturing of clothing possible and clothing more affordable. | |
| 791186693 | Woodrow Wilson hardened Senate opposition to the Treaty of Versailles by his refusal to compromise on the issue of... | The unconditional adherence of the United States to the charter of the League of Nations. | |
| 791186694 | What was the Harlem Renaissance? | An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity | |
| 791186695 | What did Japanese Americans experience during the Second World War? | They were forced from their homes and businesses on the West Coast into detention (internment) camps - Executive Order 9066 | |
| 791186696 | Students staged a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960 to protest | Segregation of public facilities | |
| 791186697 | The Proclamation of 1763 did what? | Set a boundary along the crest of the Appalachians beyond which the English colonists were forbidden to settle. | |
| 791186698 | What contributed the most to the American victory in the Revolution? | French military and financial assistance | |
| 791186699 | When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801 "We are al republicans-we are al federalists" he meant what? | the principles of American government were above party politics | |
| 791186700 | Who stressed the importance of individual inspiration , self-reliance, dissent, and nonconformity? (Hint: writer) | Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
| 791186701 | What were the nativist feelings going against in regards to immigrants? | -they practiced different religions -had different languages and cultures -were not familiar with the US political system -were willing to work for lower wages than native-born workers | |
| 791186702 | During the first World War, the Committee on Public Information issued propaganda to persuade American people that...(multiple answers) | -The US was fighting for freedom and democracy -The US was fighting a barbarous nation -Buying bonds was important for the war effort -A German invasion of the United States was a possibility | |
| 791186703 | The objective of the Bonus Expeditionary Force that Marched on Washington D.C in 1932 was to obtain... | payment of money to veterans of the First World War | |
| 791186704 | The Supreme Court case Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka directly contradicted the legal principle established by | Plessy vs Ferguson | |
| 791186705 | What is most imported when considering the average woman in the colonial era? | She generally lost control of her property when she married | |
| 791186706 | President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was issued in response to... | French diplomatic overtures to invoke the Franco-American Alliance | |
| 791186707 | The Hartford Convention was a manifestation of... | New England Federalist opposition to the War of 1812 | |
| 791186708 | This is just a general statement but it is contradicted in multiple reviews .... | Just know that Most families in the South owned slaves | |
| 791186709 | What was responsible for the declining death rate in American cities at the end of the nineteenth century? | Cities built sewers and supplied purified water *** If there were to be a DBQ or FRQ talking about the turn of the century this, along with Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" and the Pure Food and Drug Act could all be used as support*** | |
| 791186710 | Which labor organization endorsed the philosophy of "bread and butter" unionism by concentrating on demands for higher wages, shorter hours and improved working conditions? | The American Federation of Labor | |
| 791186711 | What is most associated with the Tennessee Valley Authority? | It built dams that made rural electrification possible | |
| 791186712 | In negotiations to the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy promised to... | refrain from a military invasion of Cuba | |
| 791186713 | The primary purpose of the Stamp Act was to... | raise revenues to support British troops stationed in America | |
| 791186714 | The Declaration called attention to many elements (natural rights etc) but did not address what? | the abolition of the slave trade | |
| 791186715 | Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to... | acquire a port for western crops | |
| 791186716 | Andrew Jackson supported what? (multiple answers) | -Indian removal -the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the US -Annexation of new territory -use of presidential veto power | |
| 791186717 | When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its immediate effect was to... | Strengthen the moral cause of the union (Personal note: this always confuses me bc youd think it was to abolish slavery righ? The reason for this answer is that: that was what they were fighting for and the Emancipation promised this goal---->therefore it (the optimism they had in reaching that goal) aka their moal, improved | |
| 791186718 | Helen Hunt Jackson's "A Century of Dishonor" was significant b/c it aroused public awareness of what? | the wrongs the federal government had inflicted upon the American Indians | |
| 791186719 | The Open Door Policy of the early twentieth century called for | Open access to china for american investment and commercial interests | |
| 791186720 | The assembly-line production of Henry Ford's Model T resulted in what by the end of the 1920's? | Widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families | |
| 791186721 | Who was geared more towards achieving integration rather than Black Separatism? (civil rights movement) | W.E.B Du Bois and the Niagara Movement | |
| 791186722 | Family life: the 1970s and 80s saw a decrease in what element of the family? | 2 parent households | |
| 791186723 | What belief was central to 18th century Deism? | God created the universe governed by natural law | |
| 791186724 | By the time of the American Revolution, most patrios had come to believe that, in republican government , sovereignty was located in.... | the people | |
| 791186725 | In the early 1830s the majority of workers in the textile mills of Massachusets were... | young unmarried women from rural New England | |
| 791186726 | The high inflation rates of the late 1960s and early 1970's were primarily the result of | Spending on social welfare programs and the Vietnam war | |
| 791186727 | The North American colonies took advantage of Great Britains policy of salutary neglect to.. | work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries | |
| 791186728 | As originally ratified, the United States Constitution provided for ... | an electoral college | |
| 791186729 | What country supplied the largest number of immigrants to the US during the first half of the nineteenth century? | Ireland | |
| 791186730 | Which of the following statements about American cities between 1890 and 1930 is correct? -Area of residence increasingly became an indicator of social class -Poor people moved to the outskirts of cities -Industries shifted from the cities to the suburbs | Answer: Areas of residence increasingly became an indicator of social class | |
| 791186731 | What did writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis incorporate in their writing? | Criticism of the middle-class conformity and materialism | |
| 791186732 | What did Harry S Truman plan or propose to do during his Presidency? | He wanted to, through the Fair Deal, continue and expand the aims of the New Deal | |
| 791186733 | What was a key element with the Northeast American Indian tribes at the time the Eurpeans first began colonization? | Their political and linguistic differences hindered thier united opposition to the Europeans | |
| 791186734 | In the antebellum period, free African Americans were able to do what? | Accumulate some property in spite of discrimination | |
| 791186735 | What part of the Compromise of 1850 provoked the most controversy in the 1850s? | The strengthened Fugitive Slave Law | |
| 791186736 | The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887was to... | assimilate American Indians into the mainstream of American culture | |
| 791186737 | The first and second World War differ in what major aspect? (on the homefront) | The employment of the draft began before the US entered the conflict | |
| 791186738 | Settlers who established the British coloniy in Virginia during the seventeenth century were primarily seeking to... | profit economically | |
| 791186739 | The Monroe Doctrine did what? | Asserted American independence in the realm of foreign policy | |
| 791186740 | Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mellon's policies did what? | Reduced income-tax rates for the wealthy to release money for private investment | |
| 791186741 | In his farewell address, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about the dangers of what? | Military industrial complex Definition: an informal alliance of the military and related government departments with defense industries that is held to influence government policy | |
| 791186742 | What did the Great Awakening result in? | Divisions within both the Congregational and Presbyterian churches | |
| 791186743 | In 1840 the American AntiSlavery Society split into factions because... | William Lloyd Garrison's advocacy of womens rights and pacifism alienated some members | |
| 791186744 | D.W.Griffith's epic film "the Birth of a Nation" became controversial because of its... | depiction of the KKK as heroic | |
| 791186745 | The only states with complete womens suffrage before 1900 were where? | west of the Mississippi | |
| 791186746 | Richard Nixon's 1968 political comeback to win the presidency can be partly attributed to | dissention within the Democratic party over Vietnam | |
| 791186747 | The greatest achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederationwas its establishment of.... | a system for oderly settlement in the West | |
| 791186748 | The support for former Alabama governor George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign best illustrates what? | exploitation of race as a national political issue | |
| 791186749 | Roosevelt administration did what during the 1930s? | established the Organization of Amercan States |
