US Cycle II Review #1

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Why did the United States government publish these World War I posters?

Back

Encourage Americans to invest in the war effort

Front

The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) were used by President Woodrow Wilson’s administration during WWI for what purpose?

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Silence critics of the war effort

Answer explanation

The Espionage Act and the Sedition Act were used to silence critics of the war effort during WWI.

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Why did many US Senators object to the article from the Covenant of the League of Nations, a part of the Treaty of Versailles? Options: They had plans to seize new overseas territories for the United States, They were afraid that the League would be controlled by hostile powers, They feared Americans would be required to act against aggression in Europe, They thought it demanded that Americans grant Philippine independence.

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They feared Americans would be required to act against aggression in Europe

Answer explanation

Many US Senators objected to this article because they feared Americans would be required to act against aggression in Europe.

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Which factor was the basis of the United States Senate’s opposition to the League of Nations after World War I?

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Fear of becoming involved in another European war

Answer explanation

The United States Senate opposed the League of Nations due to fear of getting involved in another European war.

Front

What impact did the Radical Republicans in Congress have on Reconstruction?

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They encouraged the freedmen to exercise their new political rights.

Answer explanation

The Radical Republicans in Congress encouraged freedmen to exercise their new political rights during Reconstruction.

Front

Which phrase completes the diagram?

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Discriminated against African Americans

Front

What issue is this 1850s cartoon trying to expose? Southern Secession, Prohibition, Industrialization, Popular Sovereignty

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Popular Sovereignty

Front

What was the significance of The Dredd Scott Decision?

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The Supreme Court ruled that slaves had no rights.

Answer explanation

The Dred Scott Decision was a significant event in American history where the Supreme Court ruled that slaves, being considered property rather than citizens, had no rights. This decision further highlighted the racial discrimination and inequality faced by the African American community during that era. This is why the correct answer to the question is 'The Supreme Court ruled that slaves had no rights'.

Front

What was the term muckraker used to describe during the progressive Era?

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Investigative journalists who exposed societal problems

Front

What was the common purpose of the legislative acts listed in the chart above?

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Promote the general welfare of the American public