APUSH Period 8 Test

What posed the greatest barrier to FDR's New Deal?

• Senate Republicans

• The Supreme Court

• Opposition from the American people

• Lack of money

Taft's Dollar Diplomacy is based on the idea of:

• Expanding democracy though military intervention

• Establishing military bases in developing nations

• Using economics rather than the military to gain influence abroad

• Allowing free trade of goods to China

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 15th

• 16th

• 18th

• 19th

The 16th amendment created -

• The Federal Reserve

• The Income Tax

• The FDIC

• The FDA

The Harlem Renaissance is most closely associated with -

• Black music and literature that generated cultural pride

• Fear of racism and lynching in the South

• Racial separatism and black nationalism

• The writings of W.E.B. DuBois, such as The Souls of Black Folk

Eugene Debs was

• A socialist

• A multi-time candidate for president

• The key labor leader in the Pullman Strike

• Convicted of violating the Sedition Act in WWI

The Fourteen Points included:

• Freedom of the Seas

• Reduction of trade barriers

• Self-Determination

• League of Nations

How was the US's involvement in WWI and WWII similar?

• The US attempted to stay neutral

• The US only joined after a direct attack on US soil

• The US played a decisive role in the victory

• The US was heavily involved in post-war peace deals

How did WWII change the role of women in the US?

• Women took more roles in politics.

• Women were allowed to enlist in all branches of the military

• After the war women married older and had fewer kids

• Women took on key industrial jobs during the war

The Pure Food and Drug Act created -

• The Federal Reserve

• The Department of Agriculture

• The Food and Drug Administration

• The IRS