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What was this "new invention" that gave people the power to buy consumer goods?
To whom did Charles Mitchel market the buying and selling of stocks?
In the period 1890-1915, all of the following were generally true about African Americans EXCEPT:ResponsesA. Voting rights previously gained were denied through changes in state laws and constitutions.B. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) endorsed the Back-to-Africa movement.C. African American leaders disagreed on the principal strategy for attaining equal rights.D. Numerous African Americans were lynched, and mob attacks on African American individuals occurred in both the North and the South.E. African Americans from the rural South migrated to both southern and northern cities.
The poster above advertising a 1913 labor union pageant was designed to do which of the following?(Poster of a young man stepping through the poster like it's a window and advertising "The pageant of the Paterson Strike" with more information of the show below)A. Promote the idea that labor unions exist primarily for the purpose of supporting the artsB. Warn the community about the union's communist connectionsC. Portray the strikers as the heroic champions of workers and ordinary peopleD. Intimidate citizens into supporting a powerful labor movementE. Advocate employment for striking workers
The cartoon above portrays President Wilson trying to(Man with a book labeled the League of Nations bringing it to a door labeled the American People)A. conceal from the public the true reason for United States entry into the First World WarB. arouse public support for United States entry into the First World WarC. assess the public's support of his bid for a third presidential termD. warn the public that Germany had not been treated fairly at VersaillesE. arouse public support for the Treaty of Versailles
The cartoon above is a commentary on late-nineteenth-century(Boss tweed smoking next to the ballot on top of a table saying "in counting there is strength)A. municipal corruptionB. imperialismC. labor unrestD. business monopoliesE. civil-rights campaigns
"We realize that certain bodies of men...(Irrelevant)""(irrelevant)""We further declare our purpose to do our utmost to secure for those who come to our country from foreign lands a clearer and nobler sense of citizenship than they have heretofore realized...(irrelevant)""Petition of the National Security League," 1923Which of the following most directly refutes the argument presented in the third paragraph of the excerpt?A. Nativist campaigns led to the passage of quotas that restricted immigration from Europe and Asia.B. Racial violence and segregation contributed to a Great Migration during and after the First World War.C. New forms of mass media contributed to greater awareness of regional and international cultures.D. Controversies emerged over the roles of science and religion in United States culture and education.
Many anti-imperialists opposed the annexation of the Philippines in 1898 because they believed thatA. the Philippines should be returned to SpainB. United States colonialism in the Philippines was incompatible with the American belief in self-determinationC. Philippine agriculture would be competing with United States agricultureD. the Philippine government was planning an alliance with MexicoE. the United States would be drawn into a war with Japan over Pacific territories
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?A. Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean.B. Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.C. Sought to end the wave of nationalization of American-owned property in the Caribbean.D. Declared the United States to be the "policeman" of the Western Hemisphere.
The purpose of the Liberty Loan Campaign illustrated in the drawing above was to(drawing of a young boy holding a sword in 2 hands in front of the statue of liberty holding a shield)A. encourage young men to enlist in the armyB. finance American involvement in the First World WarC. support the establishment of Boy Scout troops throughout the nationD. aid in the implementation of New Deal programsE. support funding for Franklin Roosevelt's Lend-Lease program
More people died from the Influenza Pandemic than died from war-related causes during the First World War.a. Trueb. False
Between 1890 and 1910, the United States most strongly pursued a foreign policy promotingA. isolationism in world affairsB. close military alliances with Great Britain and FranceC. a sphere of influence in AfricaD. commercial involvement in both Latin America and eastern AsiaE. a campaign to slow the spread of socialism in eastern Europe
The decision in Schenck v. United States (1919) limits everyone's First Amendment freedom(s).a. Trueb. False
Wilson's Fourteen Points incorporated all of the following EXCEPTA. open diplomacyB. freedom of the seasC. recognition of Allied economic and territorial agreements made during the warD. creation of an international organization to preserve the peace and security of its membersE. national self-determination
What happened in the photograph below?(Black and white photo of a hall full of people)a. the Treaty of Versailles was signedb. Russia dropped out of the war (because of the Russian Revolution)c. all the major World War I combatants agreed to a treaty banning chemical weapons in ward. the United States declared war
Which colonial region was the most tolerant of others?
What French General helped train George Washington's army?
The leaders of the Progressive movement were primarilyA. farmers interested in improving agricultural productionB. immigrant activities attempting to change restrictive immigration lawsC. representatives of industries seeking higher tariffsD. workers concerned with establishing industrial unionsE. middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues
What country was depicted as the "mad brute" below?(Gorilla labeled as a mad brute holding a girl)a. the United Statesb. Ottoman Empirec. Russiad. Germany
NAWSA (National American Woman Suffrage Association), under the leadership of Carrie Chapman Catt, ultimately decided to urge women to support America's efforts in the First World War which, in turn, led President Wilson to publicly support women's right to vote: which amendment was that?a. 16th Amendmentb. 17th Amendmentc. 18th Amendmentd. 19th Amendment