Reconstruction Era: Civil War and Racial Tensions

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What was the main purpose of the Black Codes in the South during the Reconstruction era?

To encourage African Americans to move to the North
To provide education and job opportunities for African Americans
To promote racial equality
To limit the freedom of African Americans through restrictive laws (correct)

What was the outcome of the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896?

Segregation was declared unconstitutional
Separate but equal facilities were deemed acceptable (correct)
African Americans were granted full voting rights
The 14th Amendment was repealed

What was the main goal of the Farmers' Alliance and the Populist Party?

To abolish slavery and promote racial equality
To promote industrialization and urbanization
To reduce immigration and promote nativism
To lower the rates charged by railroads and promote agricultural development (correct)

What was the significance of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company?

It was a monopoly that controlled 90-95% of the nation's oil refineries and pipelines (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of Andrew Carnegie's 'Gospel of Wealth'?

To describe the responsibility of the rich to be philanthropists (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main innovation of the Refrigerated Railroad Car?

It allowed for the transportation of perishable goods over long distances (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of FDR's fireside chats?

To explain his initiatives to the American people (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Casablanca Conference?

The Allies decided to focus on the Mediterranean (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the D-Day invasion?

The Allies liberated Western Europe (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Potsdam Conference?

The Cold War began (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the National Defense Act?

To authorize an increase in the regulatory army and expand the national guard (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

The Japanese military surrendered unconditionally (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Zimmerman Letter?

It was a letter promising Mexico cession in return for keeping the US military occupied (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of VJ Day?

The Japanese surrendered on the USS Missouri (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Lever Food and Fuel Act?

To give the President power to manage the production and distribution of food and fuel (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Meuse-Argonne offensive?

It was the largest battle in US military history, costing 26,277 American lives (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of Wilson's 14 points?

To promote freedom of navigation on the seas and reduce national armaments (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the 1918 flu pandemic?

It affected people aged 20-40, resulted in a social crisis, and brought the economy to a halt (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the election of 1920?

It was the first election in which women could vote (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?

A scandal involving the corruption of a Harding cabinet member (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Snyder Act?

It granted citizenship to all Native Americans (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act?

To provide compensation to soldiers who served abroad and in the US (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the US adoption of an isolationist policy during WWII?

The US wanted to avoid financial burden and maintain neutrality. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

To provide Great Britain with supplies needed to fight Germany. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Atlantic Charter?

It was a joint statement of war aims by the US and Great Britain. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the New Deal programs?

To end the Great Depression and reform the US economy. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Lafayette Escadrille?

It was a group of American pilots who fought in the French Air Force during WWI. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

The US had imposed an export control act on Japan. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Boxer Rebellion?

It was a rebellion by the Chinese people against European imperialism. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Open Door Policy?

To promote free trade and commerce in China. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the War Guilt Clause?

It declared Germany and Austria responsible for WWI. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Cash and Carry policy?

It allowed the US to sell arms to belligerent nations on a cash basis. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Haymarket affair?

A national wave of xenophobia and labeling of labor unions with violence and anarchist (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle'?

It exposed the problems of the meat packing industry and led to reforms in food safety (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the 'efficiency movement'?

To create city managers and county commissioners to increase efficiency in government (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 17th amendment?

It allowed for the direct election of senators (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the 'muckrakers'?

To expose the problems of American society (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the sinking of the Lusitania?

It turned American opinion against the Germans and contributed to the US entering the war (C) Signup and view all the answers

Who was the president who passed the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act?

Theodore Roosevelt (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the 'conservation movement'?

To protect the environment and promote conservation (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor?

It was a labor union that wanted to end child and convict labor and promote 8 hour work days (C) Signup and view all the answers