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- how many companies went out of business
- what did they call the day that the stock market crashed
- Public disregard for Prohibition and for laws prohibiting gambling indicates thatA) The American film industry has great influence on public opinion.B) The system of checks and balances does not work.C) Attempts to legislate public morality may be met with strong resistance.D) American citizens have little, if any, respect for laws.
- Which General marched through the South using the tactic of "total war"
- Which of the following forbade states from denying citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or "previous condition of servitude"?
- what did people do in order to make a living during the great depression
- how many electoral votes did herbert hoover have
- there was an unequal distribution of what?
- what are an inevitable part of the business cycle
- A southern African American family's life would most likely have changed for the better during Reconstruction through an improvement in
- Which constitutional amendment declared that all citizens born or naturalized in the United States were citizens?
- Life by sea, fishing, small settlements
- Northwest, Southwest, great Plains, Northeast, Southeast
- Applying Social Studies Skills Use the map and your knowledge of history to answer the questions.What do the years under the Southern states represent?
- The Military Reconstruction Act was enacted in response to the actions of which president?
- Why did Congress believe it was necessary to establish these military districts?
- The term "Hundred Days" refers to theA) Period between FDR's election and his inauguration.B) First three months of FDR's first term.C) Length of the bank holiday in 1933.D) Term of service by men in the CCC.
- In the 1930s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief thatA) Corporations were best left to operate without government interference.B) State governments should give up control over commerce inside their states.C) The federal govt must concern itself with the people's economic well-being.D) The United States Constitution was not relevant to 20th-century life.
- Which describes Abraham Lincoln's approach to the South at the end of the Civil War?
- In 1867, which of these made up the largest group of new Southern voters?