(Pre-Test)-Unit #8 Prosperity & Depression

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From 1914 to 1916, as World War I raged in Europe, Americans were not able to “remain neutral in thought as well as action” mainly because: The warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of the seas.

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The warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of the seas.

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The Schenck case emerged most directly from the context of which of the following? Critiques by individuals against U.S. involvement in World War I, African American migration from the rural South to the urban North, Movement by women to demand the right to vote, Nativist resistance to migration from abroad

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Critiques by individuals against U.S. involvement in World War I

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The restrictions imposed by the Schenck decision most directly contradicted which of the following earlier developments in the United States?
- Arguments for self-government asserted in the Declaration of Independence
- Protection of liberties through the adoption of the Bill of Rights
- Assertion of separate but equal decided by Plessy v. Ferguson
- Expansion of voting rights during President Jackson’s administration

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Protection of liberties through the adoption of the Bill of Rights

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As a result of the passage of this amendment, in the 1920’s

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Respect for the law decreased

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In the United States, attempts to enforce laws relating to Prohibition led to a public awareness that

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Unpopular laws are difficult, if not impossible to enforce

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The national policy established by this amendment ended when the states

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Ratified the 21st amendment

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One purpose of this poem, written during the Harlem Renaissance, was to

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Encourage American Americans to continue their struggle for equality

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The works of Langston Hughes reflected the

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Achievements of the Harlem Renaissance

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The Harlem Renaissance was influenced by the: Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, Passage of federal laws outlawing racial discrimination in public facilities, Racial integration of the military during World War I, Use of affirmative action after World War II

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Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North

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The concern voiced in this quotation from the 1920’s was most probably caused by the rapid development of

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The automobile