Modern American History Final Review

What fields did Progressives aim to reform?

• Government

• All of the above

• Education

• Workplace conditions

In the 1912 election, a battle between and his successor, William H. Taft, led to a split in the Republican Party.

• Herbert Hoover

• Grover Cleveland

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

The term refers to the growth of cities.

• Urbanization
• Russification

• Suburbanization

• Ruralization

Which President of the United States was in office when the country entered World War I?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Warren G. Harding

How did World War I change the lives of American women?

• It increased job opportunities for women.

• It made military service mandatory for young women.

• It decreased educational opportunities for women.

• It delayed the extension of voting rights to women.

The Espionage & Sedition Acts...

• gave the President the power to conduct war.

• jailed foreign dissidents.

• empowered Congress to investigate the President

• limited citizen's freedom of speech

The Harlem Renaissance was an important cultural outpouring in which African American writers...

• explored the pains and joys of being black in America.

• downplayed race and focused on inventive language.

• created the first truly American form of literature.

• denounced jazz as an un-American form of music.

What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America?

• Between eastern states and western states

• Between urban Americans and rural Americans

• Between young Americans and elderly Americans

• Between northern states and southern states

A market occurs when stocks continually rise for an extended period.

• bull
• bear

• rabbit

• dog

The growth of the automobile industry in the early 1900s led to...

• the growth of other industries and of suburban communities.

• a sharp decline in the nation’s output of steel and glass.

• a lack of innovation in most other industries.

• a steady rise in the use of trolleys and trains.