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  • The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed to limit the power of these.
    monopolies/trusts
  • This Supreme Court case ended segregation in public schools.
    Brown v. Board of Education
  • The Spanish-American War resulted in the U.S. gaining this island in the Caribbean.
    Puerto Rico
  • D
  • The Pure Food and Drug Act showed that the federal government was moving away from this hands-off economic policy.
    The Pure Food and Drug Act showed that the federal government was moving away from this hands-off economic policy.
  • The GI Bill helped veterans pay for this after WWII
    college/education
  • This invention by Bessemer made steel cheaper and boosted railroad growth.
    Bessemer Process
  • The attack on this U.S. base brought America into WWII.
    Pearl Harbor
  • This Supreme Court case ruled that students do not lose free speech rights at school.
    Tinker v. Des Moines
  • Muckrakers exposed problems in this industry in The Jungle
    meatpacking industry
  • This program provided electricity and economic development to the Tennessee Valley.
    TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
  • Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare helped push the U.S. into this war
    World War I
  • During WWI, the government limited speech through laws like the Espionage Act, raising concerns about this constitutional right.
    freedom of speech (First Amendment rights)
  • This Supreme Court case said “separate but equal” was constitutional.
    Plessy v. Ferguson
  • The 16th Amendment created this type of tax
    income tax
  • Severe drought and poor farming practices caused this environmental disaster.
    Dust Bowl
  • What is Suffrage?
    Right to vote
  • B
  • President Hoover believed in this idea that people should help themselves without too much government help.
    rugged individualism
  • Dollar Diplomacy used American businesses to increase U.S. influence in this region.
    Latin America
  • Sanford B. Dole was associated with U.S. annexation of this territory.
    Hawaii
  • This cultural movement celebrated African American art, music, and literature in New York.
    Harlem Renaissance
  • Many immigrants moved to cities in the late 1800s for this main reason.
    economic opportunity/jobs
  • B
  • After World War II, the birth rate increased dramatically. This was called the—
    Baby Boom
  • This act limited Chinese immigration in 1882.
    Chinese Exclusion Act
  • The Allied invasion of France in 1944 is known as—
    D-Day / the invasion of Normandy
  • After 1898, the United States gained overseas territories like Puerto Rico and this Pacific island group.
    Philippines
  • The U.S. policy of stopping the spread of communism was called—
    containment
  • This idea says a country should expand its power and influence around the world.
    imperialism
  • The Black Panthers supported this approach instead of nonviolence.
    self-defense/ militarism
  • These laws enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.
    Jim Crow laws
  • FDR tried to add more justices to this branch of government after they struck down New Deal laws.
    Supreme Court / judicial branch
  • C
  • B
  • The 24th Amendment eliminated this barrier to voting.
    poll tax
  • One cause of World War I was extreme national pride, also known as this
    nationalism
  • In the 1950s, Americans bought more cars, TVs, and appliances. This shows growth in—
    consumerism
  • F
  • This labor leader fought for the rights of farm workers AND who is the leader who wrote the Feminine Mystique and fought for women’s rights?
    Cesar Chavez AND Betty Friedan