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  • John D Rockefeller is associated with what industry?
    Oil
  • Accusing people of being communists
    McCarthyism
    dicrimination
    Racism
  • Muckraker who shocked the nation when he published photos and gruesome details about the meat packing industry in Chicago
    Upton Sinclair
    Jacob Riis
  • What type of ruler has absolute control over their nation?
    dictator
    President
    senator
    Monarch
  • Amendment that gave women the right to vote
    19th
  • What happened to the U.S. economy after World War II?
    increased
  • Who were Carpetbaggers?
    Northerners who moved South
    Freedman who moved North
    Northerners who worked in factories
    White Southerners who joined the Republican party
  • What were working conditions like for most immigrants in the US dueing the industrial revolution?
    High wages and excellent working conditions
    Excessive vacation time
    Long working hours, low pay, and unsafe conditions
    Guaranteed sick days
  • How did FDR help get America out of the Great Depression
    Created New Deal Programs
  • A book written by Upton Sinclair that exposed the details of the meat packing industry
    The Jungle
  • What was the main reason the United States finally entered World War I?
    Zimmerman Telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare
  • What was the first stop for European immigrants?
    Ellis Island
  • Goal of the Progressive movement
    To fix social, economic, and political problems
  • This states that the rights of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude
    13th amendment
    16th amendment
    14th amendment
    15 Amendment
  • a novel that exposes the poor conditions of tenements in NYC
    How the other half lives
  • Which two countries were involved in the Cold War?
    U.S. and Soviet union
  • Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
    13th
    14th
    15th
    16th
  • What is the term used to describe the growth of cities due to industrialization?
    Urbanization
  • What event is considered the "spark" that started World War I in Europe?
    The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • Which group was most affected by the creation of tenements in crowded urban areas?
    Wealthy families
    Immigrants and factory workers
    Factory owners
    Government officials
  • What term is used to describe a company that eliminates competition and controls an entire industry?
    Monopoly
  • Leader of the Civil Rights Movement, known for his “I Have a Dream” speech?
    MLK
  • What amendment prohibited alcohol in America
    18th
  • young women who challenged traditional rules in the 1920s
    Flappers
    Factory workers
    muckrakers
    politicians
  • Which executive order allowed the U.S. government to place Japanese Americans in relocation camps during World War II?
    Executive Order 9066
    Executive Order 9981
    Executive Order 8802
    Executive Order 8102
  • What are the M.A.I.N causes of WWI?
    Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, nationalism
  • A message from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance against the U.S.
    Zimmerman's Telegram
  • Which treaty officially ended World War I?
    The Treaty of Versailles
    The Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Ghent
    The Treaty of Tordesillas
  • Shanty towns built by homeless people during the Depression
    Hoovervilles
  • What happened on Black Tuesday (October 29, 1929)?
    Banks gave out massive loans to farmers
    The stock market crashed, wiping out investments
    President Hoover declared a bank holiday
    Stock prices soared to record highs
  • Political and social reform
    Progressivism
  • How did Americans help finance the war?
    Buying war bonds
    Donating gold to the government
    paying higher taxes
  • The purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau was to
    Get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
    Provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
    Provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
    Gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
  • A journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society
    Muckraker
  • Which leader was President of the United States for most of WWII and led the country after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
    FDR