Fall Final exam 2023

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Which outcome was an important effect of the 1898 event illustrated by this map? Options: Increased U.S. foreign aid to the developing countries in South America, Increased U.S. public support for the construction of a canal through Central America, Decreased U.S. economic influence in the Western Hemisphere, Decreased U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean Sea

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Increased U.S. public support for the construction of a canal through Central America

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Cartoon such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because --

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communists were infiltrating the United States

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Which speaker expresses the main argument against President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?

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Speaker 4

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Convinced other Senators to NOT ratify the Versailles Treaty

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Henry Cabot Lodge

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Food lines like the one shown above were partially the result of-

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widespread business failures

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After the Spanish American War, the U.S. directly controlled all of the following territories EXCEPT: The Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba

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Cuba

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Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?
The availability of buffalo,
The discovery of precious metals,
A series of federal land grants,
A decreased in agricultural production

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A series of federal land grants

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What was the turning point in history in 1898 when the U.S. emerged as a world power and ended Spain’s colonial empire? Causes included the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine, the need to protect U.S. interests in Cuba, humanitarian concerns, yellow journalism, and perceptions of McKinley as "weak." The U.S. gained the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and Cuba became a U.S. protectorate.

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Spanish-American War

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The ________ __________ act authorized a military draft.

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Selective Service

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The government encourage Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ____________.

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assimilation / americanization