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| evacuate, the spanish fleet from Cuba |
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| the world was ripe for war because of imperialism and an arms race (one event) which one? |
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| assassination of Franz Ferdinand |
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| the treaty of paris of 1898 granted independence to who |
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| which form of transportation was most successful considering it's use even today |
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| who did Roosevelt select to be his successor who he later disapproved of? |
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| in the United states, public support for Cuban's suffering was fueled in large part by which of the following? |
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| sensational stories published by rival newspapers. |
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| tragedy at the triangle shirtwaist company led to |
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| safety codes requiring fire escapes |
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| the main reason immigration was so important to the US during the late 1800's? |
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| industrialization and the need for labor |
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| stock prices first began to decline in late 1929 because |
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| investors began selling their stocks |
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| farmers on the great plains began to lose their crops during the great depression because |
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| the dust bowl and historical drought |
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| during the 1930's many Americans preferred movies,radio programs,and other forms of popular entertainment that |
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| provided a release from daily worries |
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| supporters of annexing the Phillipines after the Spanish-American war believed that |
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| the islands provided the US a vital naval base |
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| the progressive movement was a time period in which there were changes made or attempted to create what? |
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| changes for the better for all people |
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| what area of his work would Theodore Roosevelt be most remembered for? |
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| enviornmental conservation |
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| which of the following best describes Ellis Island/ |
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| Cheif immigration station... |
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| what were crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption called? |
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| the progressive movement was fueled by what 3 main sources? |
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| religious groups,press, radical politicians |
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| Austrain Hungarin leader who was assassinated |
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| presidents pan, peaceful post war |
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| horribly devised post war, lead to 2 world war |
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| Charles R. Forbes sold scarce medical supplies from veterans' hospitals and kept the money for himself. True or false ? |
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| Robert M. La Follette, Harding's secretary of the interior, secretly allowed private interests to lease lands containing U.S navy oil reserves True or false? |
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| president Harding gave many cabinet posts and other high level jobs to friends and political allies from Iowa. true or false |
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| president Roosevelt's policies for ending the depression became known as the |
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| president Roosevelt launched the bold new programs that came to be known as the second new deal primarily because |
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| the first new deal didn't generate a full economic recovery |
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| Roosevelt's focus on trusts was to target trusts that did what? |
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| threatened the public wellfare |
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| to create consumers for their new products, manufacturers turned to |
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| what effect did the automobile industry of the 1920's have on American society? |
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| you could live further from work |
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| to fight the depression, the first thing that president Roosevelt set out to do was to |
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| restore confidence in the banking system |
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| who made the first successful flight in history in 1903? |
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| the social security act established the principle that the federal government should be responsible for what? |
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| citizens through no fault of their own were unable to work |
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| what was the purpose of the open door policy in china? |
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| insure trading rights with china |
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| the emergence of mass media helped make which baseball star a national hero? |
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| the stock market crash weakened the nation's banks because |
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| banks invested their deposits in the stock market |
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| who was the one person who truly personified the progressive era ? |
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| as a result of the treaty of versailles, france and great britain could retain their |
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| which territories did the US gain as a result of the splendid little war? |
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| Guam,Phillipine, and puerto rico |
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| the depression had deep roots in the economy in the 1920's, including overproduction, high tariffs,missteps by the federal reserve and |
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| uneven distrubition of income |
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| the pure food and drug act should be accredited to who |
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| which of the following events made people want to wage war against spain? |
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| During the Spanish American war far more soldiers died as a result of disease and contaminated food compared to actual combat, true or false. |
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| who was deemed as solely responsible for the cause of WW1? |
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| as a result of the treaty of versialles, france was allowed to hold colonies where? |
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| which country lost the most territory after WW1? |
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| patriotism to the point of being extreme was one of the underlying cause of WW1 this is also known as? |
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| what event became the last straw for Americans posing a threat close to home? |
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| most people thought the great war would last how long? |
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| what two items proved to be the biggest issue in WW1 making a long stalemate of a war? |
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| machine gun and trench warfare |
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| which of the following were weaknesses of the treaty of versailles? |
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| blaming only germany,exclusion of russia, allies retention of colonies |
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| russia fought for how long before withdrawing from the war? |
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| which of the following were weaknesses of the treaty of versailles |
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| blaming only Germany,exclusion of Russia, allies retention of a war |
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| Russia fought for how long before withdrawing from the war? |
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| who arrived in the trenches at the right time in WW1 holding off the German advance towards Paris in the spring of 1918? |
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| which of the following is true considering the American economy during WW1? |
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| the economy experienced strong growth between war production and loans |
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| which nation suffered the fewest number of casualties? |
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| Which of the following best describes the US army in WW1 ? |
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| unprepared but eager to fight |
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| the senate and house finally passed the amendment in what year? |
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| what system of manufacturing adopted by Henry Ford divided operations into simple tasks and cut unnecessary motion to a minimum? |
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| Henry Ford's business philosophy was to increase sales by |
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| the national origins act of 1924 and the demand for cheap labor in the agricultural,mining,and railroad industries contributed to the large wave of immigration from |
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| which event finally brought the United States into world war 2? |
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| the new morality of the 1920's placed high value on |
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| one of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after world war one was the national socialist German workers' party, also known as |
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| the scopes trial was about |
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| which of the following are causes of world war one? |
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| imperialism,nationalism,militarism,alliences |
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| in the 1920's alcohol consumption did decrease slightly, while violent crimes increased. true or false |
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| who invested stocks, betting that the market would continue to climb so that they could make a quick profit? |
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