U.S. History 1877-Present 1st Semester Review

What was the nickname given to American soldiers during World War 1?

• Yankees

• doughboys

• Rebels

• buffalo soldiers

What kind of warfare was used on the western front in World War 1?

• gorilla

• trench

• old school

• naval

Which Supreme Court case established the concept of "separate but equal"?

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Schenck v the United States

• Brown v. the Board of Education

• Dred Scott v Sanford

Andrew Carnegie's idea that wealthy Americans had a responsibility to use their wealth to help others was called

• the Gospel of Wealth.

• Social Darwinism.

• Xenophobia.

• isolationism.

___ is applying the Theory of Evolution and natural selection to human society.

• Social Darwinsim

• Imperialism

• Gospel of Wealth

• Xenophobia

Who believed that the government should play a larger role in solving society's problems?

• Progressives

• the KKK

• Creationists

• Suffragettes

The 19th Amendment gave ___ the right to vote.

• women

• African Americans

• immigrants

• Native Americans

___ faced discrimination, had no support, were separated from their families, lived in poor conditions, were paid low wages, and faced deportation.

• Immigrants

• African Americans

• Native Americans

• Women

Who did the US blame the sinking of the USS Maine on?

• Spain

• Great Britain

• France

• Cuba

Which War started because of the sinking of the USS Maine?

• Spanish-American War

• WWI

• Civil War

• Cold War