Early 20th Century

Why did political corruption have a harmful effect on many people who lived in American cities during the early 20th century?

• It allowed politicians to deny people their civil rights and increased segregation

• It allowed businesses to become monopolies and charge people higher prices

• It allowed politicians to help themselves and not the people they served

• It allowed factory owners to hire children and pay them less than adults.

Why did the US declare war on Germany in 1917?

• b/c Germany was threatening important US alliances

• b/c German submarines sank four US merchant ships

• b/c a Serbian nationalist killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• b/c Russia wanted to make Poland an independent country

Why did the US become a world leader after WWI?

• the Treaty of Versailles was favorable to the US

• the US organized and controlled the League of Nations

• the US gained international respect for securing the civil rights of African Americans

• no fighting took place in the US and much of Europe was destroyed

Which of the following contributed the most to the economic growth of the 1920s?

• Wartime factories started making consumer goods

• People rushed to buy land in Florida

• Sports became the focus of American life

• Billions of dollars were spent on road construction

Choose the goals that were part of Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal domestic program

• conservation

• improving roads

• ending child labor

• consumer protection

• controlling powerful businesses

Why did President Theodore Roosevelt want the US to build the Panama Canal?

• It would make it easier to obtain natural resources

• It would make it easier to ship goods from coast to coast

• It would provide stable jobs for thousands of workers

• It would teach engineers how to improve other waterways

How did the 19th Amendment to the Constitution affect the US?

• It gave women the right to vote

• It allowed workers to form unions

• It kept the country out of foreign wars

• It made men sign up for a military draft

Which statement best describes how the Harlem Renaissance affected American society?

• It led to the creation of a unique American art form

• It started the desegregation of housing in the North

• It lead to the formation of the National Urban League

• It produced artworks that are now classics of American culture

Which of the following reforms did Robert M La Follette make as governor of Wisconsin?

• He introduced a child labor law

• He made sure workers were paid for their injuries

• He passed a law that prohibited monopolies

• He made sure that stat jobs were awarded based on qualifications

• He separated state powers with a commission form of government