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| During the progressive era, who published books and articles in order to expose the problems of society? |
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| Upton Sinclair; Frank Norris; Ida Tarbell |
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| During which time periods did the president have his powers expanded? |
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| What was President Wilsons opinion as to how to best serve the Progressive movement? |
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| Stay out of war; continue the peace |
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| What Act was responsible for controlling the Nation's money supply? |
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| The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 |
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| Conservatism was a long time tradition in America and was challenged by what time period? |
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| What two groups of people were benefited fro economic opportunities in the 1920's. |
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| How did the US benefit by being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean? |
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| It allowed the Americans to protect the US from attack during WW1 |
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| What types of events usually increase the power of the federal government and take away civil liberties? |
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| What court ruling determined that constitutional rights are not absolute? |
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| Schenck v. United States 1919 |
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| How did President Wilson try to set goals for peace following WW1? |
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| What was the reason that many senators did not support The League of Nations? |
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| Senators were concerned that membership in this league would involve the US in future foreign conflicts. |
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| What did the Treaty of Versailles require Germany to do? |
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| Take responsibility for the war and pay war reparations. |
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| Following WW1, what event demonstrated the US intention to return to a policy of isolationism? |
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| The US Senate refused to approve the Treaty of Versailles. |
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| "return to normalcy" refers to what US policy? |
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| What event led to the reduction of cost of the automobile? |
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| The invention of the assembly line. |
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| What trial illustrated the basic conflict between Protestant fundamentalism and science? |
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| The following individuals are associated with the creative arts and The Harlem Renaissance? |
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| Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington |
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| The immigration laws that were passed in the 1902's were developed primarily to limit immigration from what countries? |
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| Southern and Eastern Europe. |
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| What concept was demonstrated by the conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti . |
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| The increase of nativist attitudes |
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| The following characteristics referred to what policy? Stimulate economic growth; risky banking bad business practices; more liberty to the consumer and producer; increase employment and consumer |
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| In the 1920's what happened as a result of over priced agricultural goods? |
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| The US farmers did not benefit from the economic prosperity of the 1920's. |
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| Unequal distribution of wealth in the US caused
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| What event led to the START of the great depression? |
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| The Stock Market Crash (1929) |
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| What even caused the lack of farming profits and productivity and migration? |
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| In what area of the US did the Dust Bowl occur? |
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| Define Works Progress Administration |
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| A program developed to employ out of work people to build large scale public projects. |
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| What is most notable about the 1932 election? |
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| It was a pivotal turning point for national politics. |
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| What were two ways the New Deal programs tried to stimulate the economy? |
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| By Creating public works jobs and funding public works relief programs |
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| How did the New Deal programs affect the strength of the Federal Government? |
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| The Federal government became stronger |
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| Which of the New Deal programs was related to socialism? |
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| The Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| What act protected works and allowed them to form unions and bargain collectively? |
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| The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) |
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| The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created by what Act? |
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| Why were legislators upset by President Roosevelt's proposal to increase the number of Justices to the Supreme Court? |
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| There was a concern that increasing the number of Justices would threaten the system of checks and balances |
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| What is demonstrated by the passing the Neutrality Acts in the 1930's? |
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| The US foreign Policy of being neutral |
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| What election led to the establishment of presidential term limits? |
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| Roosevelt's election of 1940 |
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| How did Great Britain and France demonstrate a policy of appeasement prior to WW2? |
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| When they allowed Germany to expand it's territories |
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| When the US supplied war materials to allies prior to the US entry into the war |
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| What major events led to US entry to WW2? |
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| The neutrality Acts; Lend-Lease Act; Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; United States declaration of war on Japan |
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| The idea that civil liberties could be limited during was came from what 2 cases? |
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| Schenck v. US and Korematsu v. US |
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| What phrase best describes the US relationship with the Soviet Union during WW2? |
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| "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" |
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| Which wartime decision was most controversial in terms of ending the war? |
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| The decision that the surrender must be UNCONDITIONAL |
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| What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference? |
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| To settle the wartime issues of the Allied Powers |
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| Which two battles were vital in the decision to launch an atomic strike against Hiroshima and Nagasaki> |
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| Why did many women give up their factory jobs after WW2 ended? |
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| They were forced to give up their jobs to returning war veterans. |
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