U.S. History II Yearlong Midterm

How did America gain most of its new land acquisitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Successfully invading Latin American countries

• Gifts from nations that we supported financially during the Depression

• Acquired from the Treaty of Paris that followed the Spanish American War

• Purchased from collapsing European nations  after World War I

The “Great Migration” of African-Americans led to:

• A movement where African Americans attempted to return to their African roots

• Poor, unskilled laborers moving to California looking for migrant work

• The growth of African American culture in northern cities known as the Harlem Renaissance

• A system of southern sharecropping that was extremely difficult to escape from

Read the newspaper headlines below.

 

"Public Ignores Prohibition Restrictions"

"Evolution and Creation Debated in Scopes Trial"

"Women Bring Change to the Industrial Workforce"

 

What do headlines such as these from the 1920's illustrate?

• conflict between traditional and modern values

• trend towards mass consumption of consumer goods

• hostility of certain groups towards minorities

• debate over the role of government in the economy

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by:

• internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb

• bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines

• installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers

• brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment

Which statement below best describes the impact of Prohibition on the United States?

• Prohibition increased organized criminal organizations

• Prohibition increased alcoholic imports from Russia and Italy

• Prohibition increased employment for American men

• Prohibition increased American rehabilitation facilities

By the end of the 1920's 100 million Americans went to movies, like the one shown above, every week.  What is this an example of?

• Mass Culture

• The Industrial Age

• Rugged Individualism

• Social Darwinism

The Harlem Renaissance was a literary and artistic movement in the 1920's that celebrated the accomplishments of African Americans such as Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong.  One indirect cause for the Harlem Renaissance might have been 

• the migration of African Americans to western states

• the migration of African Americans to Northern cities

• increased funding for African American educational institutions

• Federal grants to provide cultural opportunities for African Americans

In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the U.S. government, under President Roosevelt:

• abandoned deficit spending as a remedy for economic downturns

• dismantled financial regulatory agencies including the FDIC

• assumed a principle role in protecting economic stability

• decreased the number of federal entitlement programs

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

• Flash flooding and intense deforestation

• prolonged drought and poor farming practices

• high winds and railroad construction

• severe heat and rapid suburban development

In the 1930's, thousands of unemployed citizens constructed towns of shacks that they called "Hoovervilles".  What were the residents implying by naming these communities after President Hoover?

• Residents appreciated President Hoover's commitment to laissez-faire economics

• Residents blamed President Hoover for not providing government assistance

• Residents honored President Hoover for his philanthropy in funding the community

• Residents believed President Hoover would end the Great Depression