Gilded Age - WWII

How did the Great Depression impact American society?

• prices for agricultural goods decreased

• manufacturing wages increased

• demand for luxury goods increased

• widespread unemployment

What was one result of the Homestead Act?

• The population of American settlers in the west increased

• The debt for the federal government increased

• American Indian conflicts decreased

• Demand for natural resources decreased

Which statement describes the purpose of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?

• To established a new era of isolationism

• To punish countries that are defeated in war

• To prevent multinational countries from breaking apart

• To prevent future global conflicts

- Passage of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act

- Ratification of the 18th Amendment

- Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act

These laws were enacted during the --

• Great Society

• Progressive Era

• Great Depression

• Gilded Age

"Disease, sanitation, garbage, and hygiene were constant concerns in crowded, impoverished districts."

Which issue is being discussed in the quote above?

• Discrimination against African-Americans in U.S. cities

• Harsh conditions of tenement housing in U.S. cities

• Growing conflict between rural and urban regions

• Chinese immigration into the cities.

The demographic structure of the United States changed in the late 19th century with the arrival of --

• immigrants from Ireland seeking industrial jobs

• political refugees from Spain

• migrants from Mexico

• German immigrants fleeing at the start of WWI

What action did the Allied Powers take after discovering the Concentration camps and Death camps of the Holocaust?

• imposed economic sanctions on Germany

• began a bombing campaign

• charged Nazi officials with war crimes in the Nuremburg Trials

• allowed Nazi leaders to leave Germany

Why did the Spanish-American War move the U.S. into a position of a world power?

• the U.S. acquired more territories after the war

• the U.S. proved its nuclear capabilities

• the U.S. stopped the spread of communism

• the U.S. ended Spanish trade

How did the Social Security program impact the role of the government?

• the government could administer a retirement fund

• the government's role was limited in establishing minimum wage

• the government could manage worker's bank accounts

• the government could assist workers in manufacturing plants

What is the purpose of the Securities Exchange Commission?

• to promote minority employment

• to increase investor confidence in the stock market

• to protect the environment

• to protect workers from hazardous conditions