2024 FALL EXAM REVIEW part 2

How did the US increase its labor force to keep up with the needs of the industrial revolution of the late 1800s?

• Recruiting workers from Asia

• A policy of open immigration

• Application of the Roosevelt Corollary

• Hiring from top European universities

The D-day invasion was on the coast of which country?

• Ireland

• Spain

• France

• Belgium

Settlement houses, such as the Hull House, established by Jane Addams, served what purpose?

• Organized neighborhoods into ethnic groups

• To provide pools of workers for the political machines

• To help assist the poor and help immigrants assimilate

• To Americanize Native Americans

The struggle between Science and religion during the 1920s is best seen in which court case?

• The Plessy Trial

• The Scopes Trial

• The Schenck Trial

• The Korematsu Trial

The Palmer Raids were part of the 1920s phenomenon known as the

• Scopes Trial

• Red Scare

• Harlem Renaissance

• Great Migration

Why did this group oppose ratification of the Treaty of Versailles?

• The Creation of a League of Nations would tie the US to future European conflicts.

• They felt the Treaty was too forgiving of Germany which would encourage future aggression.

• They felt the US should not be responsible for rebuilding war torn Europe.

• They felt the treaty did not punish Germany sufficiently for the war crimes committed.

What was the change that affected immigration to the US in the 1920s?

• Open immigration

• The Great Migration

• The Quota system

• A new manifest destiny

What trend is indicated in reading this chart?

• Population in the rural areas grew faster than urban centers

• Some years saw a reduction in population levels in rural areas

• Urban population never catches rural population

• Urban population will ultimately surpass rural population

Looking at the map, what does the construction of the Panama Canal do?

• Reduces time of trip from San Francisco to Panama

• Reduces time of trip from New York to east coast of South America

• Reduces time of trip from San Francisco to New York

• Reduces time of trip from New York to Panama

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Tariff war

Bank failures

Loss of purchasing power

Speculation on Stock Market

Which of the following is the best headline for the list above?

• Causes of the Great Migration

• Consequences of the Great Depression

• Causes of the Great Depression

• Consequences of the Treaty of Versailles