EOC Final Prep

Why would the United States be interested in acquiring and maintaining territories in the Pacific Ocean?

• to make it cheaper for American families when they vacation

• additional tax revenue

• Naval stations so the US Navy can refuel their ships

• Subjugate foreign peoples in foreign lands

What was unique about the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1985?

• 1st time Al Qaeda bombed something on American Soil

• Bombing so intense it registered a 7.5 Earthquake

• 1st time the US retaliated against foreign terrorists

• Bombing was carried out by an American terrorist

Which of the following tactics would business owners take to combat striking workers?

• Boycott

• Blacklisting

• Collective Bargaining

• Striking

Writer Zora Neale Hurston work is a part of this "renewal movement" during the 1920's?

• The Pentagon Papers

• The Harlem Renaissance

• Works Progress Administration

• The Classical Renaissance

In what capacity did women gain "equal opportunities" @ the start of WWII?

• they were given the right to vote

• women were finally paid equally to men

• women given the right to fight next to the men

• women given the opportunity to work in jobs "traditionally for men"

What legislation was the 1st to regulate big industry in America?

• Fordney McCumber Act

• Sherman Anti Trust Act

• Federal Deposit Insurance Act

• National Recovery Act

What can you conclude was the common denominator between the 3 AA leaders below?

• believed that education was the key to equality

• all believed that the US was to racist & had a "back to Africa movement"

• all fought for the equality of AA

• all appealed their case for equality to the Supreme Court

What was the biggest impact of building the Transcontinental Railroad?

• US Govt gave millions of $$ in land to RR builders

• it made America the global leader in steel production

• eventually it gave way to the eradication of Native Americans

• encouraged people to move to areas where people did not live before

What conclusion can you make analyzing this political cartoon about the US and the League of Nations?

• the US was the "gatekeeper" of the bridge

• the US is the missing key ingredient of the bridge

• the US has all the intentions of joining the League of Nations

• other League of Nations countries are not interested in the US joining

The conviction & ultimate execution of Italian Immigrants Sacco & Vanzetti was due to ....

• anti-union busting activities during Strikes

• the internment of people accused of being spies of other countires

• "Fake News" sentiment sweeping across the US

• Nativism sentiments in the country at the time