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11.6 Rise of American Power

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  • What was the name of the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to urban cities?
    The Great Migration
  • Which President purchased Louisiana from France?
    Washington
    Jefferson
    Jackson
    Wilson
  • What was the name for journalism that was extremely misleading, over exaggerated, and/or sensational?,
    Yellow Journalism
  • Besides the Suffrage Movement, what other major movement did Women heavily participate in during the Progressive Era?
    Temperance Movement & Prohibition
  • Why didn't the US sign the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?
    The US Senate would not ratify it
  • What President wanted the United States to always strive for neutrality and isolationism?
    George Washington
  • In the Louisiana Purchase, why did the United States want New Orleans?
    Access to a PORT for TRADE
  • Put these in chronological order. The Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act, The Missouri Compromise.
    Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act
  • Which of the following BEGAN the American Colonists being upset with unfair taxation?
    The Boston Massacre
    The Stamp Act
    The Northwest Ordinance
    The Proclamation of 1763
  • Which of the following is an effect of the Erie Canal?
    It caused growth in all of the cities along its route
    It damaged the agricultural economy of the Western states
    It forced western farmers to find new markets outside the US
    It fortified U.S. military strength along the NY border
  • What are three territories that the US acquires during its age of Imperialism?
    Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, The Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama Canal, Samoa Islands, Virgin Islands
  • How did workers in the US hurt their bosses to have their problems fixed?
    Strikes, Walkouts, Sabotage, Unionization
  • What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
    A message from Germany, to Mexico, asking them to attack the US in exchange for the land lost in the Mexican-American War
  • The Espionage and Sedition Acts made it...
    a crime to speak out against the US during war.
  • Which of the following created a line dividing the United States (North Free and South Slave)?
    The Missouri Compromise
    Compromise of 1850
    Kansas Nebraska Act
    Proclamation of 1763
  • American Colonists were upset with Taxation in the colonies because they had no
    Control over foreign trade agreements
    Representation in Parliament
    No connection to the British Monarchy
    No ability to print their currency
  • Which country was NOT a part of the Central Powers in World War I?
    Italy
    Germany
    The Ottoman Empire
    Austria-Hungary
  • The USS Maine and the country of Cuba were major focuses in what war?
    Spanish-American War
  • In response to the fears of immigrants after World War I, the United States will
    open immigration
    mass deport immigrants
    limit immigration
    close immigration
  • After the failures of Wilson at the end of World War I, the United States goes for what foreign policy?
    Neutrality & Isolationism
  • What is the name of Mr. Hoey's dog?
    Goku
    Buddy
    Buster
    Ziti
  • Why was the Louisiana Purchase a turning point in United States history?
    Access to a Port (New Orleans)
    Doubled the size of the US
    All the above/around
    Accelerated Westward Expansion
  • Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
    19th Amendment 1920
  • What year was Mr. Hoey born?
    1987
    2003
    1997
    1991
  • T/F: The 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments were focused on extending rights to formerly enslaved individuals.
    True
  • Who were the "enemies" in the US during the Red Scare, following World War I?
    Communist/Anarchist Immigrants
  • How did the United States annex the territory of Hawaii?
    Farmers overthrew the Monarchy (Queen)
  • T/F: Governments in the US used tax dollars to purchase land for the construction of canals and railroads?
    True
  • Which group heavily fought for the rights of former slaves and wanted to punish the South following the Civil War?
    The Progressives
    The Radical Republicans
    The Federalists
    The Confederacy
  • The Zimmerman Telegram and Unrestricted Submarine Warfare made it hard for the United State to maintain what during World War I?
    Neutrality & Isolationism
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