36 Questions
What was the main reason for the isolationist sentiment in the US during WWII?
Fear of repeating the horrors of WWI
Why did Hoover mainly refuse direct federal intervention during the Great Depression?
Insistence on voluntary efforts for recovery
What was the purpose of the Boxer Rebellion in China?
To end foreign influence in China
Which act prohibited Americans from extending loans to belligerent nations during WWII?
First Neutrality Act
What was the main goal of the New Deal enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration?
To end the Great Depression
Why did the American First Committee oppose US intervention in WWII?
To prevent financial burden on the US
What was the key feature of the Atlantic Charter agreement between Winston Churchill and FDR?
Discussing respective war aims
Why did the Bonus Army march to Washington D.C. in 1932?
To demand immediate payment of government war bonuses
What was the primary reason behind the introduction of the Lend-Lease Act?
To assist Great Britain against Nazi Germany.
Why did the US implement the Export Control Act during WWII?
To stop exports of critical supplies to Japan.
What was the purpose of the black codes in the South after the Civil War?
To limit the freedom of African Americans with restrictive laws
What was a requirement of the Mississippi Plan to qualify for voting?
Must have paid all taxes by February 1st
What did the Grandfather Clause allow individuals to do with regards to voting?
Vote if their father or grandfather could vote by January 6, 1867
What industry was John D. Rockefeller primarily associated with during the Gilded Age?
Oil industry
Who wrote 'The Gospel of Wealth,' emphasizing the responsibility of the rich to be philanthropic?
Andrew Carnegie
'Separate but equal' was the outcome of which significant legal case during the Gilded Age?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What event marked the beginning of a national wave of xenophobia in the US?
Haymarket Affair
Who was the president of the American Federation of Labor?
Samuel Gompers
Which strike was triggered by wage cuts and anti-union actions?
Pullman Strike
Who wrote 'The Jungle' exposing the horrors of the meatpacking industry?
Upton Sinclair
Which amendment made the government more democratic by directly electing senators?
17th Amendment
'Trust busting' primarily focused on:
Breaking up large corporations
'The Future of War' was written by which author?
Jan (Iuan) Bloch
'No use of asphyxiating gases' was one of the rules passed during which event?
Hague Convention
What did the Man-Elkins Act give the Interstate Commerce Commission power to regulate?
Telephone, telegraph, and cable lines
Which triple alliance consisted of Austria-Hungary, Germany, and which other country?
Ottoman Empire
What did the Arabic pledge by Germany promise?
To give civilians a 30-minute warning before sinking passenger ships
What was the outcome of the Election of 1916?
Woodrow Wilson won due to his stance on entering the war
What was the purpose of the Revenue Act mentioned in the text?
To raise taxes on estates and excess business profits
Which act empowered the President to manage production and distribution of vital goods during World War I?
Lever Food and Fuel Act
Who orchestrated raids on radical centers and arrested thousands during the Red Scare?
A. Mitchell Palmer and Calvin Coolidge
Which battle is considered the largest in US military history, costing over 26,000 American lives?
Battle of Meuse-Argonne
What was one of Warren G. Harding's positive accomplishments as President?
Standardized 8-hour workdays
What did the Snyder Act achieve for Native Americans?
Granted citizenship to all Native Americans
What was the purpose of the Red Summer mentioned in the text?
Increasing segregation and violence towards black Americans
What was the goal of the Teapot Dome Scandal?
To uncover corruption involving oil drilling on public lands
Test your knowledge on the laws implemented during the Reconstruction Era that affected African Americans in the South, such as Black Codes, Mississippi Plan, and Grandfather Clause.
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