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- The type of cattle that came from Texas to Abilene on the cattle drives wereGuernseysHerefordsAngusTexas LonghornsShorthorns
- The Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force wasDwight Eisenhower.Bernard Montgomery.George S. Patton.William McKinley.James McPherson.
- The ___________________ was a romanticized interpretation of Civil War that envisioned Confederates as noble defenders of the southern way of life."Lost Cause"the Old Souththe New Souththe Born-Again Souththe Peculiar Institution
- What event helped the United States defeat the Japanese at Midway?The Japanese military code had been deciphered by the Americans.Radar alerted the forces there to the impending invasion.A flight of B-17s discovered the invasion force.Russian intelligence provided key information about the Japanese battle fleet.American submarines had discovered the flotilla and radioed Midway that they were about to be attacked.
- How was the foundation of the progressive movement different than that of the Populist movement?The progressive movement was based on addressing rural issues.The Populist movement was based on addressing issues that farmers had with Congress.The progressive's goal was to reform the political system so that minorities would be represented.The progressive movement was based on addressing issues that occurred in urban areas.The Populist movement desired to replace capitalism with socialism.
- According to Frederick Jackson Turner, the frontierdefined and shaped America.hurt America's economic development.delayed America's political growth.sparked the Industrial Revolution.caused Americans to be morally weak.
- What new method of governing cities was first implemented in Galveston, Texas, after a hurricane destroyed the city?The commission systemThe spoils systemThe viceroy systemThe city-manager systemThe Ohio system
- President Theodore Roosevelt intervened personally to break which strike?1902 coal strike1904 Pullman strike1900 Pinkerton strike1876 Haymarket strike1906 Standard Oil strike
- The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887moved all Native Americans to Canada.moved all Native Americans to Mexico.attempted to "Americanize" Native Americans.gave Native Americans the right to vote.gave Native Americans representatives in Congress.
- In 1914, what did Wilson do to anger progressives?Allowed trusts to be reformedAnnounced that his New Freedom plan was completeBacktracked on tariff reformAbolished segregationEnacted immigration restrictions
- The first monopoly broken up by President Theodore Roosevelt wasU.S. Steel.Northern Securities Company.IGN Railroad.American Oil Corporation.General Electric.
- The ______________________ was a series of state constitutional amendments designed to restrict black voting rights in the 1890s.Mississippi PlanLouisiana PlanGeorgia PlanVirginia PlanCrop-Lien system
- In the _________________, Plains tribal chiefs agreed in 1851 to accept definite tribal borders and allow whites to travel west.Abilene TreatyBig Horn TreatyFort Laramie TreatyIndian Removal TreatyDawes Treaty
- Whereas Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism plan wanted to ________ trusts, Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom plan wanted to________ them.eliminate, regulateregulate, eliminatepromote, containencourage, limitcontain, encourage
- What incident set off the Taft-Roosevelt feud?The breakup of Standard OilThe loss of the Lusitania and Taft's refusal to declare war on GermanyThe Ballinger-Pinchot controversyThe abolishment of slaveryRoosevelt's refusal to follow the two-term tradition
- The reason that Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 wasthat God ordained it.because Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.because the voters knew Wilson would not take them to war in Europe.because the people were tired of Republican presidents.that he ran a better campaign than his opponents.
- What ignited the progressive movement?The collapse of the B & O RailroadThe worst economic downturn in U.S. historyThe gap between rich and poor growing widerThe lack of opportunities for unskilled laborersThe lack of representation in Congress for minorities
- Advocates of a New South believed thatthe South did not need to change.the South needed racial equality.the South should focus on cotton production.the South needed to embrace new technologies.the South should remain exclusively agricultural.
- United States supported contrarevolucionarios fought against the Cuban-backed government of __________.BelizeGuatemalaPanamaCosta RicaNicaragua
- Which of the following was not a federal program/act started by the government in 1970?The Environmental Protection AgencyThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationThe Clean Air ActThe Department of EducationAll of the above were started in 1970