US History Recap!

Which of the following describe the two biggest problems caused by industrialization?

• Rise in minimum wage and good quality housing

• Inequality and poverty

• Increase in manufactured goods and an increase in trading

• Competition for jobs and unfair labor practices

Which of the following is NOT included in the three C's of Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal?

• Conservation of the Environment

• Consumer Protection

• Collect taxes from large businesses

• Controlling Corporations

What was one of the main reasons that the U.S. got involved in World War I?

• The U.S. wanted to maintain control over Hawaii and the Phillipines.

• Germany was sending secret messages and bombing ships with Americans on it.

• They were worried about Germany using atomic weapons.

• Japan bombed U.S. navy bases in Pearl Harbor.

What is the belief of imperialism?

• the belief that the United States should join the League of Nations

• the belief that the United States had a message from God to take over other countries

• the belief that the United States should take control of less powerful countries through economic and political control

• the belief that America's economy was stronger than any other country's

Why did the League of Nations fail to accomplish its goal?

• The United States did not join, so they became weak.

• Foreign countries continued to invade parts of the Philippines.

• Because Spain was fighting a Civil War at this time.

• The United States was still recovering from the Great Depression.

True or False: Franklin D. Roosevelt created Social Security as a way for the government to give help to Americans in poverty.

• True

• False

What is underconsumption?

• there were not enough factory jobs for Americans

• there were not enough goods being produced for Americans to buy

• American people were not eating as much as they used to

•  not enough Americans were buying the products that businesses were mass producing

Washington warned the nation that they should practice a foreign policy of

What kind of role did Teddy Roosevelt say the United States should have in his "Big Stick" policy?

• rulers over weaker countries

• international police

• partners with Russia

• peace keepers

How did life for African Americans change during World War I?

• Jim Crow laws began to spread to Northern states

• they experienced more equality and more economic opportunity

• they were now finally able to fight in American wars

• they were interviewed by newly hired reporters