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Which statement best explains how going to work affected women during and after World War I?

Working forced women to cut their hair short, so many women decided to continue the trend.

Working created a new entertainment industry, so many women wanted to become movie stars.

Working gave women a newfound independence, so they continued to work in different kinds of jobs.

Working gave women the same purchasing power as men, so advertisers focused on them.

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Which of the following was a significant challenge in building the Panama Canal?

Mosquitoes spread diseases to workers.

Engineering plans were often wrong.

Workers went on strike to get extra pay.

Congress did not provide enough money..

How did the Spanish-American War affect US power in Asia?

The war with the Filipino rebels reduced US influence in Asia.

The war gave the US more military and economic power in Asia.

The war had little effect on US power in Asia.

The war created opposition to the US in many Asian countries.

What message did the Roosevelt Corollary send to the rest of the world?

The US had the most powerful navy in the world.

The US was in charge of the Western Hemisphere.

The US did not want to be involved in other countries’ affairs.

The US had the strongest economy in the world.

The Harlem Renaissance celebrated the culture and artistic achievements of which group?

African Americans

Asian Americans

Jewish Americans

Italian Americans

How did propaganda encourage more Americans to support Prohibition in the early 1900s?

The Anti-Saloon League lobbied Congress to encourage its representatives to support Prohibition.

Prohibition organizations spread false rumors that drinking small amounts of alcohol could be poisonous.

The Anti-Saloon League spread the idea that drinking beer produced in Germany was treasonous.

Prohibition organizations wrote articles about families destroyed by the evils of alcoholism.

In the 1890s, how did yellow journalism influence the American opinion on the United States helping Cuba to fight against Spain?

Americans were afraid the United States could not win the war on its own.

Americans thought the Cuban revolutionaries wouldn’t allow the United States to trade in Cuba.

Americans feared Spain would become too powerful.

Americans became more supportive of intervention in Cuba.

The main issue during the Scopes trial of 1925 was whether

teachers could teach about the Darwinian theory of evolution.

teachers could teach about monkeys and other primates.

private schools should take the place of public schools.

states had the right to pass laws about teaching.

Which best describes an overall effect of the Harlem Renaissance?

The Harlem Renaissance spread European culture to African Americans.

The Harlem Renaissance spread African American culture to white Americans.

The Harlem Renaissance spread African American culture to Native Americans.

The Harlem Renaissance spread European culture to Native Americans.

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What new form of entertainment helped to popularize ragtime and jazz in the early 1900s?

television

“talkies”

radio

opera

Which statement characterizes Japan’s economy during the Meiji Restoration?

Japan’s economy limited trade with other nations because of isolationism.

Japan’s economy was based on agriculture and did not change much.

Japan’s economy expanded trade with Western nations and industrialized rapidly.

Japan’s economy suffered economic declines because industrialization was slow.

Which of the following resulted from the death of President McKinley in 1901?

Schenck v. United States

the Anarchist Exclusion Act

the arrest of Emma Goldman

the Espionage and Sedition Acts

When Perry returned to Japan in 1854, why did he bring more ships than he had in 1853?

to convince the Japanese to negotiate

to trade goods with the Japanese

to train US sailors to navigate across the Pacific

to transport a new US consul and other officials

What were the most important reasons why World War I began? Check all that apply.Nationalist movements were on the rise.Competition to colonize smaller countries rose.Countries were engaging in militarism.Countries were splitting into alliances. Countries were developing poison gas.Smaller countries rose up to fight imperialism.

Nationalist movements were on the rise.

Competition to colonize smaller countries rose.

Countries were engaging in militarism.

Countries were splitting into alliances.

Countries were developing poison gas.

Smaller countries rose up to fight imperialism.

Which of the following is most characteristic of a country run by anarchists?

The country would exclude immigrants.

The country would eliminate private property.

The country would have no enemies.

The country would have no organized government.

Which best classifies the works of African American writers during the Harlem Renaissance?

poetry and non-fiction works about segregation

non-fiction works about famous African Americans

fiction works and poetry about being African American

fiction and non-fiction works about World War I

Which describes an effect of Prohibition?

Americans stopped going to bars that served alcohol.

Americans started buying alcohol in Mexico and Canada.

Americans learned how to distill alcohol at home.

Americans stopped drinking large amounts of alcohol.

The Harlem Renaissance helped bridge cultural divides between which groups?

Northern and Southern African Americans

whites and African Americans

Europeans and Americans

whites and black Africans

Which of the following best describes the controversy in the United States over the 1868 purchase of Alaska?

Supporters hoped to connect Alaska to the “Lower 48” by annexing Canada, a plan detractors considered imperialistic.

Supporters saw Alaska as a foothold into Europe, while detractors were concerned that attacking Europe would prove too costly.

Supporters believed Alaska would provide valuable natural resources, while detractors felt it was too cold and too far away.

Supporters felt that control of Alaska was key to expanding US trade, while detractors believed that Alaska was too far north to influence trade.

Some people referred to Prohibition as a “noble experiment” because it

led to people home-brewing alcohol.

was never expected to improve morals.

tried to force people to improve their morals.

had the support of upstanding citizens.

During World War I, if an artist published an editorial cartoon criticizing the American entry into the war, that artist was guilty of

espionage.

sedition.

deportation.

anarchy.

Why did late-1890s newspapers publish sensational stories about Cuba and the Spanish-American War?

Newspapers used the stories to sell more papers.

The stories were meant to attract more Spanish and Cuban readers in the United States.

The stories helped elected US officials learn about what was happening.

Newspapers wanted other countries to know that the United States was watching Cuba closely.

Why did the United States establish the Open Door policy?

to ensure that it could conduct trade with and exert influence in China

to encourage immigration from China and other Asian countries

to allow US missionaries to travel freely in other countries

to secure a lasting peace among the various imperial powers

A form of rebellion specifically for women during the Jazz Age was

cutting their hair.

sitting on top of flagpoles.

going to the movies.

voting for female candidates.

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