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- No conflict unless south provokes, Would not ban slavery where it already exists, Says secession in general is impractical
- 34 hour bombardment on union fort sumpter as a result of Lincoln sending supplies to the fort because it is isolated in a confederate harbor
- says all slaves in south would be set free, changes the purpose of the war to emancipation of slaves, diplomatic move to take GB out of picture
- Calls for 75k troops and funding without congressional appproval, Suspends habeus corpus
- This table documents major events in United States involvement in World War One.Which conclusion can be drawn from the table above?
- Between 1930 and 1970, the population of Oklahoma changed dramatically.What factor accounts for the population trend between 1930 and 1950?
- Which Roman numeral on the map at right correctly shows the location of the 1930s Dust Bowl?
- Based on the chart below, which sector of the United States economy prospered the MOST in the 1930s?
- According to the graph at right, unemployment increased by approximately how many workers between 1929 and 1930?
- The 1920s phenomenon called the "Harlem Renaissance" primarily involved African American —
- During the early 1920s, the isolation common to many rural farm families was MOST changed by the growing availability of —
- This table shows changes in union membership from 1930 to 1940.What was a cause of the change shown in this table?
- Refer to the graph at right to answer the following. The changes in the numbers of people employed between 1929 and 1930 reflect changes caused by the —
- This summary describes an issue faced by Congress during the 1930s.In 1890 most families lives in rural areas in close proximity to their extended families. Only 28% of the population lived in urban areas. By 1930, that percentage had doubled to 56%. During this time, the traditional extended family split apart as the younger generation moved to the cities to work in factories. This left the older generation with no one to provide for them as they became too old to work. By 1934 more than half the elderly population lacked the financial means to support themselves. How did Congress respond to this issue?
- The 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913.Which of the following statements BEST demonstrates the constitutional change to the United States Senate?
- The chart below shows the average price of shares on the stock market. The price per share at the market's lowest point during the Great Depression is closest to the price per share in which earlier year?
- This photograph was taken in 1935.As a result of events like this, what occurred that altered the landscape of the United States?
- This photograph is of a 1936 government project.How did projects such as the one in the photograph signal a shift in United States domestic policy?
- The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 and the Sherman Antitrust Act both tried to
- The efforts of Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt were recognized when American women were able to