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What would a traditionalist say in support of prohibition?
Alcoholism causes crime, violence, and the breakup of families
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Party bosses who handed out "special favors" were considered what?
corrupt public officials
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Higher, middle or lower class - Which class paid more income tax in 1913?
higher class
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What style of music were Louis Armsrong and Duke Ellington know for?
jazz
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What policy did the United States encat after WWI to ensure peace?
The Dawes Plan
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Why were there over 3,600 union strikes in 1919 in the United States?
business reduced wages of union workers
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Whay foreign policy tool was used to acquire the territory of California?
armed force
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What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
round up suspected subversives
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What progressive reform regarding women was enacted by a constitutional amendment?
women's suffrage (right to vote)
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What was not considered a cause for the Great Depression?
foreign competition
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What was the most serious problem during the Great Depression?
high unemployement
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Which innovation was most responsible for creating a national popular culture in the 1920's?
radio
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What effect did the passage of child labor laws have during the Progressive Era?
many more children attended school
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What inspired many Americans to work for progressive reform at the turn of the 20th century?
the Social Gospel movement
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What was the major cause of WWI?
secret alliances
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Which progressive reform was designed to give voters more power to choose candidates for public office?
direct primary
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Europe is not to interfere in North or South America
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Why did immigration to the US slow after 1921?
the passage of a quota system
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What was the main issue of the Scopes Trial?
whether the theory of evolution could be taught in public schools
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What happended on Black Tuesday?
stock prices fell and the stock market crashed
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Why did 3,800 banks in the US fail between 1931 and 1932?
depositors withdrew their cash from banks
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What type of foreign policy did George Washington want future presidents to follow as stated in his Farewell Address?
unilateralism
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Why were there so many more casualties in WWI compared to earlier wars?
new technologies made WWI battles deadlier
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What What foreign policy tool did James K. Polk use to acquire the Oregon Territory from Great Britain?
diplomacy
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What was Teddy Roosevelt's progressive program called?
the Square Deal
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