10th Final Exam American History

What is the policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries known as?

• Appeasement

• Militarism

• Imperialism

• Socialism

What was the importance of the Treaty of Versailles?

• It ended the fighting between Germany and the Allied Powers during WWI

• It marked the beginning of WWII

• It was a wartime treaty that was signed by Japan and Great Britain

• The treaty established an arms race between Japan and the United States

Who was president when the Great Depression started and lost the Presidency when he couldn't get the economy moving again?

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

• Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

The Spanish-American War was the first overseas war fought by the United States, involving campaigns in Cuba and the _______________ islands.

• Kurille

• Phillipine

• Caribbean

• Marianna

Which waterway did the United States complete construction of that connects the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean?

• The Suez Canal

• The Panama Canal

• Hoover Dam

• Nassar Dam

Who was very involved in the Women's Rights Sufffrage Movement and stated, "I would sooner cut off my right hand than ask the ballot for the black man and not for women!"

• Rosa Parks

• Ida Tarbell

• Susan B. Anthony

• Clara Barton

What was the 19th Amendment for?

• It ended slavery

• It gave black men the right to vote

• Women's Suffrage

• Prohibition

Whose main goals were to ...

*Unite all the German-speaking people of the world

*Expand eastwards to achieve lebensraum (more living space)

*The anschluss or annexation of of Austria

• Hitler

• Stalin

• Mussolini

• HIrohito

Urban planning resulted in ________________.

• Smaller cities

• Expanded farming communities

• Better functioning cities

• Lack of a water supply

Why was the Pure Food and Drug Act created?

• To make sure that food tasted good

• To protect businesses from lawsuts

• To establish the truthful labeling of products

• To start using new foods as natural remedies for diseases