Which positive action was taken as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire? A) Safety conditions were improved and work hours for women were limited. B) Women were allowed to unionize. C) Large annual bonuses were given to women workers. D) Women received health care and paid vacations. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Political progressivism originated in __________. A) rural America B) the cities C) the West D) union halls and Grange lodges ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The American Expeditionary Force in France __________. A) lived up to Pershing’s expectations of a quick victory B) never got into serious combat with the Germans C) was plagued by enormous logistical problems D) fulfilled the romantic image troops carried with them ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Many feminists supported the war and women’s participation in it in the hope that it would __________. A) help secure women’s right to vote B) give women equal opportunities in the workplace C) spread feminist ideas to Africa and Asia D) encourage Wilson to appoint female cabinet members ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the war, a “Great Migration” brought hundreds of thousands of __________. A) Mexicans to work in California agriculture B) African Americans from the South to northern cities C) Chinese and Japanese to the West Coast D) Jewish refugees from Europe to the United States ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Using Mexico as your example, discuss the foreign policy ideas and actions of President Woodrow Wilson. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: progressive idealism; economic interests; military intervention
Date: September 9th, 2020
Farm income declined dramatically during the 1920s because of __________. A) decreased production B) a decade-long drought C) changes in the American diet D) a worldwide surplus of agricultural goods ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
A call for postwar immigration restrictions resulted from __________. A) racism directed at immigrants from eastern and southern Europe B) dislike of northern and western Europeans C) feelings that the U.S. population had reached its maximum capacity D) fear that new immigrants would use up too much of the existing farm land ANSWER Answer: […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Calvin Coolidge believed in the __________. A) importance of government regulation B) goals of diversity, tolerance, and social justice C) rights of the working man D) least amount of government possible ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Federal Reserve’s tightening of credit and Congress’s adoption of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff __________. A) worsened the economic situation B) stabilized the economy C) raised farm incomes sharply D) freed up federal funds for relief programs ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
