History of the Americas Questions
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Which political branch of the Federal government did the New Deal have the most long-lasting effect on?
When the king issued writs of assistance in efforts to stop widespread smuggling, American colonists considered it a violation of what right?
Why did most black Americans become strong supporters of the Democratic party during the Great Depression?
What was a major result of the increase in back closings seen during the early years of the Great Depression?
Identify the first-feature length film to feature "talkie" sound
How did the American Federation of Labor treat African Americans in the 1920's?
What was the term given to the system in which employers provided workers with fringe benefits such as shorter workweeks and retirement pensions?
What was the significance of the Brotherhood of Sleeing Car Porters?
Identify the group of writers who were critical of the cold, impersonal, materialistic nature of modern life
Future U.S. President who successfully ran the Food Administration Board during WWI?
Which nation's military troops endured 6 months of hard fighting in order to turn back German offensives?
is the illegal practice of showing african american/ hispanics only available housing in predominately African-American or Hispanic neighborhoods while avoiding opportunities in predominately Angio
Currently, the United States is the only highly industrialized nation in the world without a universal health-care coverage system
In Mein Kampf, _____ envisioned a new world order dominated by an Aryan or Germanic race whereby the races would be divided into three main groups: Culture-creating, culture-bearing, and culture-destroying
is the power to review and ultimately declare unconstitutional any state or federal law judicial ruling, or executive action as a unconstitutional violation of the United States Constitution
The grandfather clause was jim crow law requiring individuals whose grandfathers could not vote before 1860 to pass a literacy to qualify for voting
At the 1848 seneca falls convention, frederick douglass told the audience that one of the ultimate goals of civil rights was to reach the point where " right is of no sex, truth is of no colors"
The United States Supreme Court reversed its plessy v ferguson decision by ruling in Brown v Board of Education that the separate but equal doctrine was unconstitutional
In ____, the united states supreme court ruled that an individual can request legal counsel when the interrogation process shifts from exploratory to accusatory
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 with its founder ____ serving as the organization's first president