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US History 9 Summer 2018 Final

Total questions: 124

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Negotiations between workers' union and employers for employment conditions, wages, hours, etc:

a)

collective bargaining

b)

Strike

c)

Scab

d)

Lockout

2.
The town of Pullman, Illinois was:
a)
A socialist utopia
b)
A typical western town
c)
A religious haven for Baptists
d)
A private company town owned by George Pullman
3.

Poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived

a)

Tenements

b)

Ghetto

c)

Hull House

d)

Settlement

4.

A muckraker who took photos of tenement houses and life of new immigrants, opening many American eyes to poor conditions in our cities. Wrote "How the Other Half Lives"

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Ida B. Wells

e)

Captain Turbot

5.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, what was the difference between "new" immigration and "old" immigration?

a)

"Old" immigrants were from South America, and "new" immigrants were from Africa.

b)

"Old" immigrants were from Asia, and "new" immigrants were from South America.

c)

"Old" immigrants were from western Europe, and "new" immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe.

d)

"Old" immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe, and "new" immigrants were from western Europe.

e)

There were no differences between them.

6.

The President of the union known as the American Federation of Labor for over 30 years

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Mayor Goodway

c)

John P. Morgan

d)

Henry Bessemer

7.
A process whereby an impartial third party helps workers and management reach an agreement is
a)
an injunction
b)
an arbitration 
c)
a mediation
d)
a proliferation 
8.
An organized and violent persecution of a minority group, particularly Jews.
a)
Refugee
b)
Famine
c)
Pogrom
d)
Overpopulation
9.
What was Ellis Island?
a)
An amusement park
b)
A prison center 
c)
An immigration center in New York
d)
The first capital of the United States
10.
Buildings ten-stories or higher that included steel framework and housed many businesses and people became known as…
a)
Tenements
b)
Skyscrapers
c)
Perimeters
d)
Urbans
11.
This was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and was intended to sooth the inhabitants of New York City and let them enjoy a natural setting, in the middle of a huge city. 
a)
Coney Island
b)
Avengers Tower
c)
Central Park
d)
Mulberry Park
12.
The AFL  accepted only skilled workers and became the most successful union of this time. AFL stands for: 
a)
American Federation of Labor
b)
American Football League
c)
Aardvarks Federal League
d)
American Foundation of Labor
13.

Following the Gold Standard resulted in ________money in circulation, and thus_______the prices for farm goods.

a)

less, lowering

b)

more, raising

c)

foreign, higher

14.

What is inflation?

a)

A general increase in prices and fall of the value of purchasing money

b)

A general decrease in prices and the rise of the value of purchasing money

c)

new inventions that result in more efficient techniques of work

d)

Arby's Beef and Cheddars

15.

What explanation below explains why railroad companies were able to charge high prices to farmers to ship their crops in the late 1800s?

a)

There was a great deal of competition between various railroad companies

b)

The railroads foreclosed on many farms and took the farmers’ properties

c)

The railroad companies had essentially no competition.

d)

They were able to charge high prices because the railroad companies owned the Grange.

16.

The Omaha Platform of the People's (Populist) Party included all of the following except for:

a)

condemnation of political corruption

b)

increased government regulation over the railroads

c)

adoption of the silver and/or bimetallic standard

d)

limiting elections to candidates from 2 parties only

17.

The Monroe Doctrine allowed the United States to:

a)

remain neutral and not interfere with foreign affairs regardless of where an incident occurred

b)

maintain peace between Confederate and US governments

c)

prevent Europeans from intervening in South and North American affairs

d)

Juggle at least 3 chainsaws while eating an apple

18.

The US gained each of the following areas resulting from the Spanish-American War EXCEPT for:

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Philippines

c)

Cuba

d)

Jamaica

19.

The right to intervene and exercise power over Latin American countries if they were guilty of "chronic wrongdoing" was part of the

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Constitution of the United States

20.

By what name is the "Righteous Order of Harmonious Fists" group of Chinese nationalists better known?

a)

Qing

b)

Boxers

c)

Defenders

d)

Taiping

21.

The main reason President Theodore Roosevelt supported a Panamanian rebellion against Colombia in 1903 was to

a)

increase the number of democratic nations in Latin America

b)

gain the right to complete a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

c)

reduce European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere

d)

prevent a foreign power from seizing land in Central America

22.

The President responsible for the policy motto of "Speak softly and carry a big stick" was:

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Bill Clinton

e)

William McKinley

23.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest 
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday 
d)
Hurricanes
24.

When people went to the bank to withdraw their money and the banks had no money was known as the

a)

Bank "Runs"

b)

Black Tuesday

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

New Deal

25.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform. 
a)
Stock Market 
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin 
d)
New Deal 
26.

This President enacted the New Deal and saw America through most of the Great Depression and World War II.

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

27.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II. 
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War 
28.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
29.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
30.

Who was the Prime Minister of England for most of World War 2?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Churchill

c)

Hitler

d)

Truman

31.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
32.

Who ruled as a fascist dictator in Italy during WW2?

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Mussolini

33.

The major Allied Powers of WW2 consisted of:

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

US, France, and Brazil

c)

United States, U.S.S.R, and Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

34.

Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the war

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Basil Fawlty

35.

The reason the US ended its neutrality and finally went to war in WWII

a)

bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

invasion of Poland

c)

Holocaust

d)

attack on the Soviet Union

36.

Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler

37.

WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia shortly after this event in Sarajevo:

a)

Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.

b)

Serbia burned the Austro-Hungarian flag.

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated.

d)

Serbia beat Germany in Olympic hockey.

38.

On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank this ship, angering Americans:

a)

the Maine

b)

The Titanic

c)

The Lusitania

d)

The Queen Mary

e)

S.S. Minnow

39.

Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Atomic Bomb

c)

Guerilla Warfare

d)

No-Man's Land

40.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
a)
The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain
b)
Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S  should enter WWI
c)
A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory
d)
a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary
41.

This former New Jersey governor was the President of the United States during WWI, and won re-election in 1916 on a campaign of "He Kept Us Out of War":

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

42.

A 1920s style that many women adopted of shorter dresses, short hair, and rejecting the more traditional fashion and lifestyle for women.

a)

Women's Liberation

b)

Flapper

c)

Bird

d)

Suffrage

43.

A hate-group based in the former Confederate states that was anti-immigrant, anti-catholic, anti-jewish, anti-African-American, and spread through much of the US in the 1900s

a)

Nativists

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

White Liners

d)

Make America Great Again

44.

The post-WWI time period known for US isolationism, increasing art, writing, and music expression, and great economic prosperity

a)

Great Depression

b)

Doldrums

c)

Prohibition

d)

Roaring Twenties

45.

When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?

a)

1933-1945

b)

1925-1930

c)

1945-1950

d)

1970-1975

46.
What was the Holocaust? 
a)
Ethnic killings in Rwanda between the Hutus and the Tutsis
b)
The systematic killing of Jews by Nazi Germany
c)
The destruction of Islamic holy sites in the Middle East
d)
The genocide in Kosovo
47.

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor the Japanese had already attacked which nation?

a)

China

b)

Italy

c)

Hawaii

d)

Somalia

48.

Who was the Prime Minister of Japan when Japan joined the Axis and attacked Pearl Harbor?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Hideki Matsui

c)

Chin Ho Kelly

d)

Joseph Stalin

49.

Which President is known for promising a series of reforms known as the "Square Deal"?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Chester A. Arthur

50.

Which change to the US Constitution established Prohibition-making buying and selling of alcohol illegal?

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

51.

Which change to the US Constitution established rules for giving women in the U.S. suffrage (voting rights)?

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

52.
Teddy Roosevelt becomes the nation's youngest president after the assassination of...
a)
Lincoln
b)
Kennedy
c)

McKinley

d)

Garfield

53.

This man was elected after T. Roosevelt hand-picked him to continue the progressive reform agenda.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

William McKinley

54.

What political party nominated T. Roosevelt for President in the election of 1912?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Bull Moose

d)

Libertarian

55.
What war/conflict made Teddy Roosevelt famous?
a)
Civil War
b)
Spanish American War
c)
World  War I
d)
Vietnam War
56.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
57.

How did the policy of appeasement lead to WWII?

a)

European powers let Germany continually get away with aggressive actions until Germany felt no one would stop them

b)

It caused the global economic depression

c)

France let Germany invade with little resistance

d)

It prevented Germany from developing its military, thus angering German leadership

58.
The United States defeated the Spanish in which war? 
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Spanish American War
c)
100 Years War
d)
American Revolution 
59.
Which of the following canals was dug through Central America shortening traveling from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans?
a)
Erie Canal
b)
Suez Canal 
c)
Panama Canal 
d)
Grand Canal
60.
Muckrakers were
a)
progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
b)
politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
c)
governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
d)
journalists who wrote about the problems in society
61.
Which of the following was NOT a famous muckraker during the early 1900's?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Ida Tarbell
62.
Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities. 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
63.

One idea left over from the Populist Party that is law today is

a)

the income tax

b)

bimetalism

c)

capital punishment

d)

Dogs are allowed to drive in Adventure Bay

64.
Who used the assembly line to manufacture cars and paid his workers relatively high wages? 
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Henry Ford
65.

This pilot was the first to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean and later became an advocate for Isolationism and supporting Hitler.

a)

Glenn Curtiss

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Marcus Garvey

66.

Members of the Political Machines rallied ______________to vote for them by offering gifts or services such as food, jobs, housing, etc.

a)

Immigrants

b)

rural workers

c)

African Americans

d)

Old Ladies

67.

__________was the most infamous leader of the political machine at Tammany Hall in New York City?

a)

Roscoe Conkling

b)

U.S. Grant

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Boss Tweed

68.
This political cartoonist made it his mission to bring down Boss Tweed.
a)
George Plunkitt
b)
Roscoe Conkling
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Thomas Nast
69.
Why did so many immigrants vote for political leaders who were affiliated with machine politics?
a)
the politicans were of the same race or religion as the immigrants
b)
the politicians catered to the needs of the immigrants
c)
political leaders threatened the  immigrants when they arrived
d)
the politicians provided protection for business owners
70.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
71.

What was the United States warship that exploded in Havana Harbor, killing over 200 American sailors and sparking a war against Spain?

a)

USS Maryland

b)

USS Maine

c)

USS Maybe

d)

US Maritime

72.

Corollary means something that naturally follows a previous proposition or idea. What was the Roosevelt Corollary an addition to?

a)

The Phillippines

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Roosevelt Doctrine

d)

President Monroe's wish list

73.
The United States acquired the territory shaded in green during the Spanish-American War.  The name of that territory is
a)
Cuba
b)
Japan
c)
Philippines
d)
Spain
74.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
75.
The goal of the Boxer Rebellion was to 
a)
drive all foreign influences from China
b)
to defeat Japan and control Korea
c)
to stop buying Opium
d)
colonize Japan
76.
__________________ is a term used to describe the struggle to earn the right to vote.
a)
Supper
b)
Suffrage
c)
Electoral College
d)
Abolitionist Movement
77.
What is temperance?
a)
abstinence from alcoholic drink
b)
the study of temperatures
c)
a religious belief that says your temper controls your fate
d)
the right to vote
78.
The movement to ban the making, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages was called--
a)
The Progressive Era
b)
Woman's Suffrage Movement
c)
The Temperance Movement
d)
Abolition Movement
79.
Co-founder of Hull Houses- which was an all-purpose community center for poor immigrant people living in crowded city neighborhoods. 
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Frances Willard 
d)
Susan B Anthony 
80.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
81.
In 1882, Congress passed an "exclusion act" which prevented the immigration of workers from what country for 10 years?
a)
China
b)
Ireland
c)
Japan
d)
Mexico
82.

This Mexican Revolutionary attacked a town in the US state of New Mexico:

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

Pancho Villa

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Francisco Madero

83.

WW1 saw the widespread use of many new weapons and technologies, except for

a)

tanks

b)

flame throwers

c)

X-Ray machines

d)

Airplanes

e)

talking dogs

84.

The program of the USA providing weapons, food, and equipment to the Allies even before the US actively joined the fighting

a)

Lend-Lease

b)

Party-Time

c)

Ally Cooperation

d)

To The Lookout!

85.

These banks serve the financial needs of National and member banks only, not individual customers.

a)

Bull Moose

b)

Federal Reserve Banks

c)

Conservation

d)

Savings and Loans

86.

This post-WW1 organization was the idea of Woodrow Wilson, but the US did not join it:

a)

United Nations

b)

IWW

c)

League of Nations

d)

Justice Society of America

87.
Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?
a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
88.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
89.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
90.
Whose book caused the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act to be passed?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Jacob Riis
91.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
92.

The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and leader of much of the African-American community was at odds with more militant leaders like W.E.B. Dubois.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

W.E.B Dubois

d)

Upton Sinclair

93.
What proposal promised that the United States would not Annex Cuba?
a)
The Teller Amendment
b)
The Platt Amendment
c)
The Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Monroe Doctrine
94.
Who wrote "Sea Power and World History" that encouraged the U.S. to build up a stronger navy.
a)
Alfred T. Mahan
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
John Hay
95.

This leader of Filipino rebels fought for the independence of the Philippines from Spain, then against "liberating" Americans after Spain's defeat.

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

William Gorgas

c)

John Hay

d)

Walter Reed

e)

William Howard Taft

96.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-
a)
Educated professionals
b)
skilled workers
c)
Factory/sweatshop workers
d)
Scientists
97.

People who adhere to this idea believed in survival of the fittest and that certain people were naturally selected to succeed:

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

political bosses

c)

Nativism

d)

political machines

98.
Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
JP Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
99.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder. 
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
anthropolgy
d)
philanthropy
100.
Due to the corruption of the railroads companies, the U.S. government created this act to regulate railroad companies to be reasonable in prices.
a)
Interstate Commerece Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Transcontiental Act
d)
Laizzez Faire Act 
101.

The idea that religious groups should work to improve society as well as meeting the spiritual needs of a congregation:

a)

Vindication

b)

Social Gospel

c)

Temperance

d)

Big Stick

102.

Nonprofit business owned and managed by the people who use the service, like what farmers set up during the Grange era:

a)

Cooperative

b)

Corollary

c)

Social Gospel

d)

Conservation

103.

What was an overall objective of the Grange?

a)

band farmers together to increase economic power and rights

b)

raise prices on gold and silver to reduce cash

c)

elect Republican candidates in local elections

d)

Destroy the Rebel Alliance on Ice Planet Hoth

104.

What is interstate commerce?

a)

business that stays within a state border

b)

business that is conducted between a state to another state

c)

nonsense

d)

business that is illegal

105.

What explanation below explains why railroad companies were able to charge high prices to farmers to ship their crops in the late 1800s?

a)

There was a great deal of competition between various railroad companies

b)

The railroads foreclosed on many farms and took the farmers’ properties

c)

The railroad companies had essentially no competition.

d)

They were able to charge high prices because the railroad companies owned the Grange.

106.

The Populist movement held a national convention to establish a party platform in 1892 in this city

a)

Detroit

b)

St. Louis

c)

New York City

d)

Omaha

107.

Situation that occurs when the number of dollars in circulation decreases while the amount of goods and services does not decrease or may even increase, as in farm production during the late 1800s.

a)

Deflation

b)

Inflation

c)

Conflation

d)

Conflagration

108.

Populists and others worried that government injustice breeds "two great classes- tramps and ____"

a)

thieves

b)

gypsies

c)

millionaires

d)

police

109.

One major result of the Spanish American War was the the United States

a)

established a foreign aid program

b)

obtained overseas colonies

c)

Got a really cool story to tell

d)

settled disputes by relying on international peace organizations.

110.

What did Filipinos believe when they were fighting alongside American soldiers?

a)

They believed that the United States would be a kinder ruler than Spain.

b)

They believed and hoped that they would become a U.S. colony, giving up an independent government.

c)

They believed that the U.S. would protect them from Japan in the coming World War.

d)

They believed that they were fighting for their Independence from Spain and that America would support this..

111.

The treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War was the Treaty of:

a)

Ghent

b)

Versailles

c)

Portsmouth

d)

Potterville

e)

Munich

112.

In 1901 President T. Roosevelt sent what person to serve as civilian governor of the Philippines, helping to ease tension there.

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

William McKinley

d)

Bob the Builder

113.
One protester threw a bomb into a crowd, killing police officers in Chicago, starting a major riot:
a)
The Great Strike of 1877
b)
The Haymarket Affair
c)
The Homestead Strike
d)
The Pullman Strike
114.
This strike involved the stoppage of US mail and was resolved when President Cleveland to send in troops to protect the mail and enforce an injunction:
a)
The Great Strike of 1877
b)
The Haymarket Affair
c)
The Homestead Strike
d)
The Pullman Strike
115.
Problems facing US cities in the late 1800s included:
a)
cheap land prices
b)
more schools than the population required
c)
inadequate sanitation and recreation for the growing population
d)
all of these were problems
116.

Frank Crowe was the lead engineer on this mammoth project during the Great Depression:

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

The Alaskan Highway

c)

Hoover Dam

d)

The Mystery Machine

117.

A person who argues for high tariffs to help protect US industry

a)

Protectionist

b)

Free Trader

c)

Abolitionist

d)

Social Darwinist

118.

Nickname for overcharging the government for work done and then paying a % to the corrupt government officials who helped them get the work

a)

patronage

b)

socialism

c)

rider

d)

kickback

119.

Type of government proposed by Eugene Debs and Edward Bellamy that proposes much more calls for public and government- rather than private- ownership or control of property and natural resources.

a)

Socialism

b)

Democracy

c)

Laissez-faire

d)

Mayor Humdinger Plan

120.

During the Great Depression and WW2, she was the "Eyes and Ears" of the President and traveled the nation to help identify and solve problems:

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Angela Ross

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Jane Addams

121.

City in France where the armistice ending WW1 was signed.

a)

Versailles

b)

Flanders

c)

Chateau-Thierry

d)

Dunkirk

122.

These 2 men, one German, one American, fought 2 heavyweight bouts in the years leading up to WW2, that riveted their nations to the radio to listen to the fights. Identify both men.

a)

Max Schmeling

b)

Joe Louis

c)

Joe Frazier

d)

James Braddock

123.

As part of the New Deal, FDR created a program to provide for a pension system for people who reach old age and no longer work. This act was the

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Free Silver

c)

Hawley-Smoot Bill

d)

Social Security Act

124.

"Fireside Chats" were a series of calming, sincere speeches to the American public from what President?

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Herbert Hoover