How did the Genocide Convention change the world's view?

It brought the Holocaust and similar acts of the violence to the world's attention

It acknowledged that killing whole ethnic groups would happen no matter what

It called for a convention of nations to determine which race was strongest

In catalogued the many ways that people groups could be exterminated

What was the significance of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940?

It was a peacetime draft that increased the number of troops available once the U.S. entered the war.

It appealed to U.S. patriotism to encourage men and women to volunteer for military service

It decreased the number of military troops before the war to promote neutrality

It allowed men and women to train for military service without committing to any one branch

Why were many products, from items of clothing to automobiles, scarce during the war?

Industries that made consumer goods were converted to making products for the war effort

High unemployment during the war made most goods unaffordable, so factories stopped making them

Many factories that produced these products went out of business during the war.

Industries increased production of many goods, but demand was greater than their ability to produce them

What event caused the United States to officially enter World War II?

the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania

signing of the Atlantic Charter

sending the Flying Tigers to China

Before entering World War II, what were two ways the United States sought to hinder Japanese expansion in Asia ?

by implementing an embargo against exports to Japan

by sending airplanes and volunteer pilots to China

launching secret attacks against Japanese islands from Pearl Harbor

by encouraging Japanese businessmen to open American bank accounts and to conduct business in America

Identify three of the main goals of the Populist Party?

Greater regulation or government ownership of railroads

A bimetallism standard that included unlimited coinage of silver

A uniform income tax where everyone paid an equal amount

U.S. senators to be elected by state legislators

Throughout the period indicated on the map above, cattle were primarily shipped on the railroads which led to

the Chicago and St. Louis meat packing centers.

San Antonio and the Gulf of Mexico ports.

Texas and the West Coast markets.

How did Manifest Destiny impact the westward expansion of the United States?

Americans believed they had a right to all the land to the western coast

Americans believed they needed to share the riches of the land with all who had inhabited it before them.

Americans were afraid that they were destined to die in the wilderness and avoided expanding

Americans wrote a manifest of all of their desires for the western land and then made it come true

How did the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad impact immigration in the United States?

Chines workers were no longer allowed to immigrate to the United States

Many Irish immigrants were encouraged to move to the Great Plains to farm

European immigrants interested in mining for gold were discouraged from coming to the United States

Mexican workers were encouraged to immigrate to build additional transcontinental railroad lines

Which of the following represents the greatest impact of railroads in the West?

They opened markets in the East to western goods

They employed many European and Asian immigrants

They encouraged immigration from China

They brought new technology to the West

Which three of the following were results of the Dawes Severalty Act of 18

the destruction of tribal identity

Native American distrust towards the white man

significant loss of reservation land to white settlers

restoration of Native American culture

the creation of new farming techniques

first national union that supported eight-hour workday and was open to all workers including blacks and women.

Industrial Workers of the World

Why were laws, such as the Sherman Antitrust Act, ineffective in limiting the size and power of business?

The Supreme Court consistently ruled in favor of big business

The president of the United States vetoed the laws if they were unconstitutional

The laws applied only to individual states and not to federal government

Congress passed laws that strengthened labor unions

The primary goal of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was

the establishment of suffrage rights for women

What impact did the book, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, have on the United States?

It exposed unhealthy conditions in food production and prompted the passage of federal guidelines related to food.

It outlined issues faced by immigrants and encouraged the opening of settlement houses to address the situation.

It revealed the conditions of people living in poverty and prompted the establishment of the welfare system.

It showed the poor conditions of unskilled labor and prompted public support for labor unions and strikes.

A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to

help western farmers fight unjust economic practices

provide support for the banking industry

expand rights for African Americans

enable big business to expand without government interference

Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Robert M. LaFollette are all considered progressives because they

worked to limit the power of big business

formed the first civil rights organizations

used Presidential power to break up strikes

supported the formation of the first trade union

Since 1913, the United States banking system, interest rates, and the amount of money in circulation have largely been controlled by the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

President’s Council of Economic Advisors

What was the major reason the United States entered World War I?

to maintain freedom of the seas

to provide assistance to the League of Nations

to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor

Which idea led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration?

Business activity must sometimes be regulated in the public interest.

Domestic industry should be protected from foreign competition.

Workers should be allowed to bargain with owners for working conditions.

The economy works best without government regulation.

The Securities and Exchange Commission was created during the Great Depression. What is its primary function?

to hire people to work for the stock market

to limit who can invest in the stock market

to predict which stocks will make the most money

Congress created the Social Security Administration to address which social problem?

the large numbers of older Americans living in poverty

the lack of jobs available for men in southern states

the lack of health care options for older Americans

the large numbers of homeless families with children

The Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in an effort to

maintain competition in business

promote the formation of new trusts

limit the activities of foreign corporations

What was the purpose of the Pendleton Act?

to reform the hiring process for government workers

to break up large monopolies and trusts

to develop strict rules for the establishment of labor unions

to decrease tariffs on imported goods

What was the main objective of the authors and artists of the Harlem Renaissance?

to promote pride in African American culture

to promote African American owned businesses

to advocate for equal rights for African Americans

to encourage more African Americans to attend college

How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff impact the United States economy in the 1920s?

It decreased international trade.

It led to an increase in jobs for American workers.

It lessened the number of investors purchasing stocks on credit.

It led to increased revenues for American farmers.

How did President Hoover initially respond to the economic collapse of the late 1920s?

by reassuring Americans that this was part of a natural economic swing

by advising the public that this would be a long-term problem with no natural resolution

by supporting federal loans to farmers and unemployed workers

by demanding that Congress raise taxes and lower tariffs

How did radio and movies impact America in the 1920s?

They contributed to a standardized culture since people had access to the same information and entertainment.

They isolated different regions of the United States since programming was dependent on location.

They hurt cultural gains made during the Harlem Renaissance since jazz music was banned from radio and movies.

They caused an increase in rural populations since people could leave cities and still access entertainment.

Yellow journalism is most closely connected to what event in American history?

the election of Theodore Roosevelt

the journey of the Great White Fleet

the industrialization of the South

How did the United States gain access to trade with China in the late 1800s?

It created the Open Door Policy.

How did the Roosevelt Corollary enhance the Monroe Doctrine?

It allowed the U.S. to intervene in Latin American if necessary.

It led to the development of the Great White Fleet.

It suggested supporting Latin America financially.

It ended imperialism and began an era of isolation.

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horizontal Integration

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How did Rosie the Riveter reflect a change in the role of woman during World War II?

Which of the following is the major ethical reason for dropping atomic bombs on Japan?

How did the Genocide Convention change the world's view?

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