U.S. History Review 4

In the late 1800s, which concept was used to justify the accumulation of great wealth and economic power?

• Manifest Destiny

• self-determination

• Social Darwinism

• conspicuous consumption

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan in 1907 both illustrate

• the role of nativism in the development of United States policies

• imperialist attitudes in foreign affairs

• restrictive trading policies towards Asian nations

• the influence of big business on foreign policy

Which factor led to agricultural overproduction and falling farm prices during the 1920s?

• decline in European demand after WWI

• lower tariffs enacted by congress

• lack of access to cheap credit

• decreasing populations of cities in the South

During the early 1930s, the main goal of the Bonus Army was to pressure the Hoover administration to

• strengthen the nation's defenses

• end the military draft

• bring American troops home from overseas

• support the early payment of money promised to veterans

Which of the following helped establish the government as a regulator of corporate activities?

• Medicare Act

• 24th Amendment

• Clayton Anti-Trust Act

• Lend-Lease Act

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act that was passed in March of 1941?

• It was part of the New Deal

• It was to help American farmers get new farming equipment.

• It put American factors back to work.

• It allowed the United States to sell, lend, or give ships, planes, tanks, or other equipment to the Allies.

Established free speech could be limited during wartime

• Schenck v. USA

• Mendez v. Westminster

• Hernandez v. Texas

The executive order that forced the relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast into the interior of the U.S. was executive order ___________.

• 1941
• 9066
• 9981
• 0929

This union used its position to contribute to efforts for social change

• United Federation of Workers

• American Federation of Labor

• Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

• Ku Klux Klan

Which Progressive Era leader fought to protect forests and wilderness areas and is known as the "Father of National Parks?"

• Andrew Carnegie
• Upton Sinclair
• John Muir
• W.E.B. Du Bois