U.S. Final Exam Review

What did the Bessemer process achieve?

• It created electric power to streetcars.
• It allowed meat to be processed and refrigerated.
• It more efficiently converted iron to steel.
• It allowed planes to travel faster and farther distances. 

Farmers faced many economic problems in the late 1800s which led to the formation of what?

• American Protective Association

• People's (Populist) Party

• NAACP

• Department of Agriculture

Who helped immigrants assimilate by creating Settlement Houses in Chicago?

• Susan B Anthony
• Ida Wells
• Francis Willard
• Jane Addams

Who was banned from working during the Progressive Era?

• Immigrants
• Women
• Catholics
• Children

What organization, created by WEB Dubois, advocated for rights for blacks and other minorities?

• NAACP
• NCAA
• NATO
• NAFTA

Reform Movements (1880 - 1920): Temperance movement, Child Labor Laws, Public Education, Food and Drug Administration, _________________
Which of the following complete the list above?

• Prison Improvements
• Black Codes
• Immigration Policy
• Women's Rights

 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?

• Freedom Rides
• Montgomery Bus Boycott
• March on Washington
• March from  Selma to Montgomery

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1903- The 48 mile international waterway allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles. ¨Expansion of World trade. 

• Platt Amendment 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Boxer Rebellion 
• Panama Canal 

What was the primary reason that President Roosevelt attempted to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?

• to make the Court more supportive of New Deal Programs
• to force the Court to hear cases involving women’s rights
• to speed up the Court’s review of cases
• to increase the independence of the Court

Which conditions are most characteristic of an economic depression?

• High unemployment, banks closings, overproduction of goods,
• large business investments and low taxes
• too much money in circulation and high stock prices