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1920's
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9th Grade
01/15/2019

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during the Spanish-american victory in the San Juan Heights led the spanish to
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evacuate, the spanish fleet from Cuba
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the world was ripe for war because of imperialism and an arms race (one event) which one?
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assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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the treaty of paris of 1898 granted independence to who
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Cuba
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which form of transportation was most successful considering it's use even today
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subway
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who did Roosevelt select to be his successor who he later disapproved of?
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William Taft
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in the United states, public support for Cuban's suffering was fueled in large part by which of the following?
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sensational stories published by rival newspapers.
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tragedy at the triangle shirtwaist company led to
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safety codes requiring fire escapes
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the main reason immigration was so important to the US during the late 1800's?
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industrialization and the need for labor
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stock prices first began to decline in late 1929 because
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investors began selling their stocks
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farmers on the great plains began to lose their crops during the great depression because
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the dust bowl and historical drought
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during the 1930's many Americans preferred movies,radio programs,and other forms of popular entertainment that
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provided a release from daily worries
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supporters of annexing the Phillipines after the Spanish-American war believed that
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the islands provided the US a vital naval base
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the progressive movement was a time period in which there were changes made or attempted to create what?
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changes for the better for all people
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what area of his work would Theodore Roosevelt be most remembered for?
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enviornmental conservation
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which of the following best describes Ellis Island/
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Cheif immigration station...
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what were crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption called?
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Muckrakers
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the progressive movement was fueled by what 3 main sources?
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religious groups,press, radical politicians
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franz Ferdinand
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Austrain Hungarin leader who was assassinated
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Wilson's 14 points
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presidents pan, peaceful post war
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stalemate
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no movement war
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zimmerman note
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german allience
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treaty of Versailles
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horribly devised post war, lead to 2 world war
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Charles R. Forbes sold scarce medical supplies from veterans' hospitals and kept the money for himself. True or false ?
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true
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Robert M. La Follette, Harding's secretary of the interior, secretly allowed private interests to lease lands containing U.S navy oil reserves True or false?
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true
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president Harding gave many cabinet posts and other high level jobs to friends and political allies from Iowa. true or false
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false
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president Roosevelt's policies for ending the depression became known as the
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new deal
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president Roosevelt launched the bold new programs that came to be known as the second new deal primarily because
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the first new deal didn't generate a full economic recovery
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Roosevelt's focus on trusts was to target trusts that did what?
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threatened the public wellfare
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to create consumers for their new products, manufacturers turned to
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advertising
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what effect did the automobile industry of the 1920's have on American society?
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you could live further from work
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to fight the depression, the first thing that president Roosevelt set out to do was to
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restore confidence in the banking system
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who made the first successful flight in history in 1903?
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the wright brothers
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the social security act established the principle that the federal government should be responsible for what?
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citizens through no fault of their own were unable to work
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what was the purpose of the open door policy in china?
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insure trading rights with china
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the emergence of mass media helped make which baseball star a national hero?
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babe ruth
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the stock market crash weakened the nation's banks because
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banks invested their deposits in the stock market
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who was the one person who truly personified the progressive era ?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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as a result of the treaty of versailles, france and great britain could retain their
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colonies
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which territories did the US gain as a result of the splendid little war?
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Guam,Phillipine, and puerto rico
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the depression had deep roots in the economy in the 1920's, including overproduction, high tariffs,missteps by the federal reserve and
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uneven distrubition of income
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the pure food and drug act should be accredited to who
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Uptain saint Claire
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which of the following events made people want to wage war against spain?
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USS maine
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During the Spanish American war far more soldiers died as a result of disease and contaminated food compared to actual combat, true or false.
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true
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who was deemed as solely responsible for the cause of WW1?
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Germany
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as a result of the treaty of versialles, france was allowed to hold colonies where?
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southeast asia
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which country lost the most territory after WW1?
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russia
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patriotism to the point of being extreme was one of the underlying cause of WW1 this is also known as?
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nationalism
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what event became the last straw for Americans posing a threat close to home?
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zimmerman note
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most people thought the great war would last how long?
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few months
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what two items proved to be the biggest issue in WW1 making a long stalemate of a war?
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machine gun and trench warfare
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which of the following were weaknesses of the treaty of versailles?
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blaming only germany,exclusion of russia, allies retention of colonies
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russia fought for how long before withdrawing from the war?
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3 years
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which of the following were weaknesses of the treaty of versailles
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blaming only Germany,exclusion of Russia, allies retention of a war
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Russia fought for how long before withdrawing from the war?
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3 years
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who arrived in the trenches at the right time in WW1 holding off the German advance towards Paris in the spring of 1918?
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Americans
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which of the following is true considering the American economy during WW1?
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the economy experienced strong growth between war production and loans
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which nation suffered the fewest number of casualties?
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United States
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Which of the following best describes the US army in WW1 ?
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unprepared but eager to fight
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the senate and house finally passed the amendment in what year?
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1920
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what system of manufacturing adopted by Henry Ford divided operations into simple tasks and cut unnecessary motion to a minimum?
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assembly line
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Henry Ford's business philosophy was to increase sales by
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lowering cost per car
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the national origins act of 1924 and the demand for cheap labor in the agricultural,mining,and railroad industries contributed to the large wave of immigration from
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Mexico
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which event finally brought the United States into world war 2?
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pearl harbor
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the new morality of the 1920's placed high value on
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personal freedom
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one of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after world war one was the national socialist German workers' party, also known as
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nazi party
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the scopes trial was about
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teaching evolution
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which of the following are causes of world war one?
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imperialism,nationalism,militarism,alliences
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in the 1920's alcohol consumption did decrease slightly, while violent crimes increased. true or false
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true
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who invested stocks, betting that the market would continue to climb so that they could make a quick profit?
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uninformed speculators
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