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- 41. During the 1920s, the Supreme Courta.often ruled against progressive legislation.b.rigorously upheld the antitrust laws.c.generally promoted government regulation of the economy.d.staunchly defended the rights of organized labor.e.upheld laws providing special protection for women.
- 40. Republican economic policies under Warren G. Hardinga.sought to continue the same laissez-faire doctrine as had been the practice under William McKinley.b.hoped to encourage the government actively to assist business along the path to profits.c.sought to regulate the policies of large corporations.d.aimed at supporting increased competition in business.e.aided small business at the expense of big business.
- What future states were added to the Union because of the Treaty?
- What was the Emancipation Proclamation and how many of the slaves did it free initially?
- 37. Warren G. Harding's weaknesses as president included all of the following except a(n)a.lack of political experience.b.mediocre mind.c.inability to detect moral weaknesses in his associates.d.unwillingness to hurt people's feelings by saying no.e.administrative weakness.
- 44. The great event that essentially crippled organized labor throughout the 1920s wasa.the Supreme Court's ruling against the union closed shop in the Adkins case.b.the deportation of the most effective labor organizers to the Communist Soviet Union.c.the split within the American labor movement between the American Federation of Labor and the Socialists.d.the federal government's antilabor intervention that broke the 1919 steel strike.e.repeal of the Clayton Act guaranteeing unions the right to organize.
- Who was the Lame-Duck President that annexed the state of Texas leaving it for the upcoming President James K. Polk?
- what were illegal nightclubs called in the 1920s
- 38. Match each member of President Harding's cabinet below with his major area of responsibility.A.Charles Evans Hughes1.taxes and tariffsB.Andrew Mellon2.naval oil reservesC.Herbert Hoover3.naval arms limitationD.Albert Fall4.foreign trade and trade associationsE.Harry Daugherty5.justice and law enforcementa.A-5, B-3, C-2, D-4, E-1b.A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2, E-5c.A-2, B-4, C-3, D-5, E-1d.A-4, B-5, C-1, D-3, E-2e.A-1, B-2, C-5, D-3, E-4
- Who was responsible for settling Texas and who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?
- who commanded the Union armies at the battles at Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Atlanta, and Petersburg?
- commanded the confederate army in Vicksburg, Atlanta, and petersburg
- What is the most important technological innovation?
- River that US claimed was the Southern border of Texas
- Congressional act that attempted to ban Slavery in all of the Territory annexed from Mexico.
- Proposed Railroad that would connect Eastern US to California and Oregon.
- Law which forced Northerners to assist Southern slave catchers in the capture of runaway slaves.
- First southern state to secede from the Union
- Political policy which proposed that western settlers be allowed to vote on the status of slavery in their state as it entered the Union?
- Single bloodiest battle one day battle of the war, also led to Lincoln issuing Emancipation Proclamation