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WorksheetsGilded Age through WWII (EOC)
Total questions: 136
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During the late 19th Century, many Irish immigrants were discriminated against for being--
opposed to machine politics
loyal to the United Kingdom
conscientious objectors
Roman Catholics
Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?
Social and economic class division began to disappear.
Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations
Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace.
Which statement best explains how the application of electricity in the early 1900's affected the development of the US economy?
Long distance travel became more expensive.
College education became more accessible.
Manufacturing processes became more efficient.
Household appliances became more costly.
How did Andrew Carnegie contribute to civic and social life in the United States?
By promoting spiritual and moral values in public schools.
By supporting conservative ideals in federal legislation and foreign policy.
By establishing philanthropic organizations dedicated to education and the arts.
By creating a charitable foundation to end hunger.
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Workers secured a greater shard of company profits.
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.
Businesses were required to pay fees to overseas locations.
Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?
The discovery of goldfields in the West led to and increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power
In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.
Small, family-owned farms were brought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.
During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for --
the growth of big business
involvement in foreign wars
the acquisition of foreign territories
increased temperance regulations
Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries like the one in this photograph?
"Under the law of competition, the employer of thousands is forced into the strictest economies,... and often there is friction between the employer and the employed."
"The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is . . . great.
"The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise."
"This, then, is . . . the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, ostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance."
This cover from a 19th century periodical helps illustrate that the US was beginning to change from -
a mostly rural society to a mostly urban one
a slave-owning society to one without slavery
a foreign policy of isolationism to one of interventionism
a direct democracy to a representative one
In this excerpt, Justice Harlan is warning against --
a civil service based on patronage rather than merit
allowing powerful monopolies to dominate interstate commerce
a lack of federal funding for essential transportation systems
allowing labor unions to interfere with production goals
How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?
Machines needed to be repaired less frequently.
Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.
Factories could extend working hours.
Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?
The Bracero program was introduced.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.
Russian radicals joined labor unions in the US.
Irish families immigrated to the United States.
One way the US government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by --
passing the Interstate Commerce Act
implementing the silver standard for currency
creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
establishing a new tax on capital gains
The business practice described above eventually led to the enactment of legislation that --
guaranteed public access to corporate records
protected consumers by prohibiting monopolies
protected domestic industries from foreign competition
required reciprocity agreements between state governments
Which demographic change in the US is most associated with this transformation?
Increased property values in rural areas
Increased life expectancy in urban areas
Increased birth rates in rural areas
Increased migration to urban areas
These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:
Progressives
Muckrakers
Sensationalists
Investigative reporters
This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:
Civil War Era
Industrialization Era
Progressive Era
Reconstruction Era
This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:
Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?
because of the negative impact of industrialization
because of the negative impact of the civil war
because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories
because the American people were disillusioned by WWI
What goal are you trying to achieve if you're looking to make urban reforms?
getting rid of a capitalistic economy
eliminating political machines/bosses
conservation of natural resources
ending racial discrimination
Why did we want to get rid of political machines?
it was too easy to be corrupt and it was considered to be undemocratic
people didn't participate in the elections
there wasn't anyone willing to become a part of the machines
most people thought they were too much like a labor union
People who were trying to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?
Right to vote for 18 year olds
Right to vote for African Americans
Right to vote for women
Right to vote for those in prison
What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?
living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York
working conditions of a textile mill
food production of a meatpacking plant
medical care of soldiers in WWI
This act prohibited railroads from charging more for short hauls than for long hauls over the same route.
Interstate Highway Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Homestead Act
Sherman Anti Trust Act
The period between 1900 and the start of World War I is known as the
Gilded Age
Roaring 20s
Progressive Era
Imperialism
one of the founders of the NAACP
MLK
W.E.B. Dubois
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells
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• High crime rate
• Poor sanitation
In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of
Why was the 16th Amendment created?
So that the police can search people's vehicles.
American citizens who earn more money should pay taxes at higher rates.
Gives American Citizens the right to free speech
In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?
Standing guard to protect big business
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Leading a government take-over of large industries
Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment
What do reforms like initiatives, referendums, and recalls attempt to do?
give the people more power over the government
limit citizenship rights like voting
provide low interest loans to farmers
establish a system of checks and balances
Suffrage is -
the right to vote
the right to suffer
the right to live
the right to speak
Reforming means
Changing something for the better
Controlling something
Buying something
Approving Something
Famer's Political Party
A.I.M.
Populists
Chicanos
Famer's Unite
This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business (trustbusting) during the Progressive Era:
William McKinley
Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
People who were trying to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?
Right to vote for 18 year olds
Right to vote for women
Right to vote for African Americans
Right to vote for those in prison
What does a referendum give voters the right to do?
select a candidate to run in the general election
remove elected officials from public office
to propose a law by getting signatures on a petition
to approve or reject a law
The cartoon illustrates President Theodore Roosevelt’s attempt to
ignore antitrust laws
conserve natural resources
limit the power of monopolies
eliminate foreign ownership of US corporations
Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into the position of a world power?
The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
The United States proved its nuclear capabilities against Spain in Southeast Asia.
The United States stopped the spread of communism in Spain.
The United States ended Spanish trade in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Which additional reason BEST completes this list?
Increase trade with Asian nations.
Assist the Allied powers against German aggression.
Retaliate against Germany for imposing high tariffs.
Prevent fascism from spreading throughout Europe.
What effect did the sinking of the Lusitania have on World War I?
Germany joined the Central Powers.
U.S. public opinion shifted against Germany.
Germany refused to join the League of Nations.
U.S. leaders proposed a military alliance with Germany.
What was the MAIN reason tanks were introduced during World War I?
To locate and remove land mines from the battlefield.
To transport military supplies to the front lines.
To overcome trench defenses and end stalemates.
To monitor enemy troop movements.
Which statement describes the purpose of this plan?
To establish a new era of isolationism.
To punish countries that are defeated in war.
To prevent multinational countries from breaking apart.
To create conditions that prevent future global conflicts.
Foreign Policy is...
the establishment of sovereignty (power) over another piece of land.
a general phrase referring to a government's strategy in dealing with other nations
a policy of not becoming involved in the political affairs of other nations
a nation that engages in imperialism
Neutrality is...
the belief that a government should maintain a strong military
identification with one's own nation often to the point of harm to others.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence over another country.
not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
Militarism is...
the belief that a government should maintain a strong military
identification with one's own nation often to the point of harm to others.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence over another country.
not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
Nationalism is...
the belief that a government should maintain a strong military
identification with one's own nation often to the point of harm to others.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence over another country.
not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
Imperialism is...
the belief that a government should maintain a strong military
identification with one's own nation often to the point of harm to others.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence over another country.
not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
Isolationism is...
the establishment of sovereignty (power) over another piece of land.
a general phrase referring to a government's strategy in dealing with other nations
a policy of not becoming involved in the political affairs of other nations
a nation that engages in imperialism
Which numbered territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?
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The practice of spreading a nation's territorial or economic control beyond its borders:
Imperialism
Sphere of Influence
Isolationism
Expansionism
Which of the following was a major cause of the Spanish American War?
support for isolationism in Congress
yellow journalism publishing stories of Spanish mistreatment of Cubans
desire to improve relations with Latin America
Which of the following territories was acquired by the U.S. as a result of the Spanish American War?
Midway, Hawaii, and Samoa
Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam
the Panama Canal Zone
Teddy Roosevelt's use of the threat of force to encourage a Panamanian revolt is an example of what presidential foreign policy?
Big Stick Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
What word means " When a country declares that a piece of land ourside of it's borders is now apart of that nation. Often done after military occupation, and whether or not the people who live there want it." ?
Protectorate
Annexation
Alliance
Imperialism
What word means " a relationship among people, groups, or states tha have joined together for mutual benefit or to acheive some comon purpose." ?
Alliance
Acquisition
Annexation
Protectorate
What ship was sunk by the Germans to bring the U.S into the war?
USS Maine
Lusitania
Mayflower
USS Eisenhower
This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to
public disappointment over revelations of government corruption
widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development
public frustration with government neglect of the working class
widespread anger over excessive partisan politics
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by --
internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of the atomic bomb
bank failures, the New Deal and bread lines
installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?
The availability of land grants for homesteaders
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities
Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas
The lower cost of living in urban areas
During the 1920's, what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?
Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe.
Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people.
Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state.
Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast.
The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920's was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?
The taxation of imported luxury goods
The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers
The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
The implementation of immigration restrictions
Many progressives opposed Social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that --
people in lower classes were not capable of economic success
immigration weakened national unity
the government should take responsibility for the well being of people
poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation
Which of these resulted from prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
A decline in immigration rates
A growing fear of communism
The expansion of consumer economy
The rise of organized crime
During the 1920's, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the --
increased use of credit by U.S. consumers
development of new forms of popular entertainment
decline of public support for Progressive reforms
conflict between modernism and traditionalism
Why did the "Return to Normalcy" agenda of the U.S. presidential candidate Warren G Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?
The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries
There were significant shortages of military supplies
There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods
The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.
Which of the following identifies two effects of the Harlem Renaissance?
Increased geographic concentration of African American
Increased popularity of venues featuring African American Artists
Founding of colleges for African Americans
Founding of the Socialist Party
Founding of Tuskegee University
Migration of African Americans to western states
Ratification of Constitutional amendments ensuring rights for African Americans
Increased support for prohibition of alcoholic bevegrages
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?
It led to the increased popularity of Vaudeville stage performers.
It brought the most significant beat poets together.
It established jazz as a prominent musical form.
It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre
Which inference about the 1920's is supported by this illustration?
Women confronted discrimination in employment and education
Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms
Reform organizations targeted women's issues
Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities
Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because --
assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
communist were infiltrating the US
political machines had too much power in urban areas
What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?
To prevent workers from joining labor organizations
To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests
To suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges
To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals
This excerpt illustrates Harding's campaign promise to be a president who could --
help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decade
refuse to allow the continuation of laissez faire economic policies
use diplomacy to establish alliances with other countries
improve economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigration
How did the introduction of these new practices most benefit U.S. businesses?
By increasing production efficiency
By preventing shortages of goods
By increasing protective tariffis
By decreasing exports
This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to
public disappointment over revelations of government corruption
widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development
public frustration with government neglect of the working class
widespread anger over excessive partisan politics
What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920's?
A decline in the number of women working in urban factories
A shift away from the traditional roles of women
An increase in the use of credit and installment plans
A decrease in crime associated with prohibition
Decade with economic prosperity; led to mass consumerism
Harlem Renaissance redefined arts and culture
Flappers, young women with bobbed hair and short skirts, became a symbol for the era
Great Depression
Roaring Twenties
Harlem Renaissance
Social Securities
1932 – 1939 – devastating economic downturn that saw stock prices fall, businesses fail and large-scale unemployment in Europe and U. S.
F.D.R. implemented a “New Deal” plan to put the nation back to work
Great Depression
New Deal
Communists
NAACP
Followers of a social, economic and political ideology; no social classes would exist.
Historically, many Americans feared communism.
WWI – Espionage Act and Sedition Act to prosecute suspected Communist.
Fear fueled the Red Scare
Dawes Plan
Nineteenth Amendment
New Deal
Communists
1924 – U.S plan to resolve the crippling WWI reparations that Germany was required to pay (was straining diplomacy)
Provided an end to Allied occupation of Germany and a staggered payment plan for Germany to pay reparations
Dawes Plan
Four Power Treaty
New Deal
Dust Bowl
1922 – raised tariffs on imported goods to protect American factories and farms (policy of protectionism)
Made made it difficult for European nations to trade, impacted their ability to pay their war debts
Allowed for growth of monopolies in the U.S. Industry
Volstead Act
National Labor Relations Act
Fordney-McCumber Act
Neutrality Act
Cultural period during the 1920s which brought new styles of dance and music
Credited to African-American’s new musical techniques blended with African traditions
Spread by rise of radio broadcast to white middle class
Red Scare
Jazz Age
Black Tuesday
New Deal
Eighteenth Amendment - banned the sale and import of alcoholic beverages; passed in 1920
Protestants, Progressives and women led the movement
Led directly to the rise of organized crime
Twenty-first Amendment repealed this ban (1933)
Prohibition
Red Scare
Rosewood Incident
Sit-down Strike
Fear of communism spread after Russia overthrew their Czar.
Strikes in U.S. caused fear that this was the start of a communist revolution.
Led to exaggerated charges, illegal search and seizures, unwarranted arrests and anti-immigration nativism.
Fordney-McCumber Act
Red Scare
Dawes Plan
Kellog-Briand Pact
Italian immigrants arrested, tried and executed for murdering a guard & robbing a shoe factory.
Convicted on circumstantial evidence; conviction was more about their radical anarchists and pro-union beliefs.
Even though someone else confessed to the crime, their case was not retried or overturned
Sacco and Vanzetti
Dawes Plan
Communists
Black Tuesday
Shocked U.S. citizens by revealing corruption and greed within the federal government
Bribery scandal involved leased petroleum reserves to private oil companies without competitive bidding
Damaged the reputation of the Harding Administration
Teapot Dome
Communists
Four Power Treaty
Dawes Plan
Treaty signed by the United States, United Kingdom, France and Japan in 1921.
All agreed to maintain the Pacific territories of the other countries and to not seek further territorial expansion
Agreed to go in conference to deal with disagreements
Volstead Act
Big Four
Four Power Treaty
Tennessee Valley Authority
1928 – international agreement between 62 countries to outlaw war; a “faith” pact
Included Germany as an equal partner; unlike the Versailles
Treaty
Indicated that Germany was seen as a serious power that could be trusted
Kellog-Briand Pact
Dawes Plan
Volstead Act
National Recovery Act
Based on belief that the U. S. should stay out of European conflicts; isolationist response
Imposed a ban on shipments of war materials.
Limited U. S. ability to aid Britain and France against Nazi Germany; seen by many as a negative result
New Deal
Social Security
Communists
Neutrality Act
1921-1922, world’s largest naval powers gathered to discuss naval disarmament & ways to relieve tensions in East Asia
Leaders sought to prevent another war
Resulted in the Five-Power, Four-Power and Nine-Power Treaty; served to uphold the status quo in the Pacific
Kellog-Briand Pact
Washington Naval Conference
Four Power Treaty
Teapot Dome
Founded in 1915 during WWI; Jane Addams was its 1st president
Brought diverse women together to work toward world peace; disarmament and abolition of violence
Lobbied governments on international, national & local levels
Washington Naval Conference
Kellog-Briand Pact
Roaring Twenties
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
1919 – banned the manufacturing, sale or transporting of alcohol
Supported by Progressives
Later repealed
18th Admendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
13th Amendment
Emerged following WWI; reaction to modernism
Rejected the “Roaring Twenties” and all they represented
Attempted to restore old morals and Protestant religious values
Believed the Bible was literal; rejected evolution theory; led to John Scopes’ “Monkey Trial”
Teapot Dome
Fundamentalist Movement
Harlem Renaissance
Neutrality Act
Period of growth and celebration of African-American culture; artistic creativity in art, music and literature
Originated in Harlem, New York; spread across the country
Began to promote ideas and beliefs later seen in the Civil Rights movement
Fundamentalist
Teapot Dome
Harlem Renaissance
Dawes Plan
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Sought full social and economic equality for African Americans
Concentrated on litigation to overturn disenfranchisement of blacks established by Jim Crow statutes
ACLU
NAACP
ESE
TPT
Suffrage for women
Established that no state could deny a citizen the right to vote based on gender
Which Amendment?
19th
18th
13th
21st
1923 – attack on an African-American town; massacring and driving residents out permanently
Incited by rumors of a white women attacked by a black man
No one was charged in the incident; nine survivors were compensated by the Florida legislature in 1944
Fundamentalist Movement
Harlem Renaissance
Volstead Act
Rosewood Incident
Civilized Indian tribes from Georgia and Florida that joined together for protection
Lived in Northern Florida, when Americans attacked, they retreated into the Everglades
Many were forced to move to Oklahoma reservations on the disgraceful Trail of Tears when U.S. wanted their homelands
Seminole Indians
Creek Indians
Apalachee Indians
Timucua Indians
A nationalist organization founded in 1914 by Marcus Garvey
Worked for the advancement of people of African descent around the world
“One God! One Aim! One Destiny!; worked to help relocate some African-American to African settlements
NAACP
BLU
Negro Improvement Association
TPT
Formally the National Prohibition Act; enacted in 1919
Provided support to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment; prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
Prohibition Act
Volstead Act
Rosewood Incident
Teapot Dome
Established parity; the policy of Congress to balance supply and demand for farm commodities giving farmers purchasing power
Controlled the supply of seven “basic crops” – corn, wheat, cotton, rice, peanuts, tobacco and milk
Volstead Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Dawes Plan
Bonus Expeditionary Force
The fourth and last day of the Stock Market Crash of 1929
The New York Stock Exchange collapsed completely
Many lost everything; contributed to the Great Depression
Prohibiton
Jazz Age
Black Tuesday
Great Depression
1932 - Facing the financial crisis caused by the Great Depression, WWI veterans ask Congress to pay their retirement bonuses early
Congress did not approve; angry veterans marched on Washington D.C. in protest; Hoover called the army
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Civil Conservation Corps (CCC)
Great Depression
Teapot Dome
Employed young men to preserve natural resources and areas with goal of conservation for future generations
One of FDR’s New Deal programs designed to put the country back to work
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Sit-Down Strike
New Deal
Black Tuesday
Caused by drought,overproduction and mismanagement of farmlands
Contributing factor to the economic decline of the 1930s
After losing everything, many migrated to California seeking a new life
FDIC
Negro Improvement Association
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
New Deal program created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and create stability in the financial system
Insures deposits in U.S. banks in the event of bank failures
Promotes and holds financial institutions responsible for sound banking practices
Prohibition
NRA
CCC
FDIC
Estimate of total value of all the final products and services produced in a given time period in a country
National Labor Relations Act
Gross National Product
Teapot Dome
Red Scare
1935 – foundational statute of the U.S. labor law
Guarantees basic rights for employees to organize into trade unions, bargain collectively for better terms and working conditions and strike if necessary
National Labor Relations Act
National Recovery Act (NRA)
Red Scare
New Deal
New Deal Law designed to promote recovery and reform in industry
Encouraged collective bargaining for unions
Set up maximum work hours and minimum wages Outlawed child labor
FDIC
National Recovery Act (NRA)
Four Point Treaty
Big Four
FDR’s programs for national recovery from the Great Depression
Reforms – remedies to problems: FDIC, SEC, Social Security Act
Relief – short-terms actions to assist people: CCC, WPA, PWA
Recovery – restore incentives to
New Deal
Big Four
Four Point Treaty
Dawes Plan
Form of civil-disobedience; used by unions to occupy companies they were on strike against
Strategy used in 1936-37 against General Motors to drawn attention to their demands; GM was forced to negotiate
Sit-Down Strike
Prohibition
NAACP
Communists
Act regulating trade with foreign countries to encourage U.S. industries during the Depression
Implemented protectionist trade policies; Raised tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods
Prohibition
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Volstead Act
Dawes Plan
New Deal program that provided retirement benefits
and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers
One of the longest running programs of the New Deal
Dawes Plan
Neutrality Act
Volstead Act
Social Security
New Deal Agency that investigated modern farming practices
Created a network of dams and power plants to supply electricity
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
New Deal
Dawes Plan
Bonus Expeditionary Force
New Deal Agency that provided jobs for the development of the American infrastructure
Largest New Deal program; employed millions
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
New Deal
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Dust Bowl
Which action replaces the question mark on this cause-and-effect diagram?
Implements an embargo against Japan.
Sends ground troops to fight the Chinese.
Bans the sale of weapons to China.
Appeases Japanese demands for new territory.
What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?
The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes.
The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway.
Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps.
U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.
In this excerpt, President Clinton is apologizing for —
The passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
The verdict of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial.
The hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
The internment of Japanese Americans.
This 1944 order was addressed to U.S. troops sent to —
Capture the Italian mainland.
Transport weapons to Great Britain.
Invade the beaches at Normandy.
Repel an attack on Stalingrad.
The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to —
Give the United States an advantage in military encryption.
Encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces.
Increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II.
This photograph best illustrates the need in 1943 to —
Maintain the country’s military and industrial production levels.
Increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board.
Outlaw closed-shop and collective-bargaining practices by labor unions.
Increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project.
In 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal of Honor. How was this award historically significant?
Baker was the first U.S. naval officer to be honored for bravery in combat.
Baker was the only living African American veteran of World War II ever to receive the medal.
Baker commanded the first Marine brigade to land at Normandy during World War II.
Baker was the only recipient to serve in both World War I and World War II.
