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The League of Nations, the Washington Naval Conference, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact were designed to keep peace in the Northern Hemisphere. Why did these agreements fail to prevent World War II?
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Independence movements in developing countries were too strong to be stopped
The United States was too involved in military rearmament
The agreements lacked enforcement powers
The United States was not a participant in any of the agreements
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The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920’s most closely reflected the
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Rise in labor unrest
Federal government’s war on crime
Increase in nativist attitudes
Corruption of political machines
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The League of Nations, the Washington Naval Conference, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact were designed to keep peace in the Northern Hemisphere. Why did these agreements fail to prevent World War II?
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The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920’s most closely reflected the
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Which factor contributed to the Red Scare in the United States during the 1920’s?
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Which is the most valid generalization to be drawn from the study of Prohibition in the United States?
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The 1925 trial of John Scopes involved a conflict between
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What was a primary reason for the great migration of African Americans to northern cities during World War I?
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The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s can best be described as
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In the 1920’s, both Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington made major contributions to
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Which situation helped cause the stock market crash of 1929?
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The economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920’s were caused in part by
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The Teapot Dome Scandal was centered around which allegation?
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The return to “normalcy” during the 1920’s can best be described as an attempt to
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President Herbert Hoover’s refusal to provide funds to for the unemployed during the Depression was based on his belief that
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The “dust bowls” described by John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath had the greatest impact on
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During the Great Depression, what did expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets reveal about President Hoover?
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The New Deal was a major change in United States history because
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The Social Security Act (1935) is considered an important program because it
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An immediate result of the Supreme Court decisions in Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States (1935) and United States v. Butler (1936) was that
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s court-packing proposal was criticized because it
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The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses
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Which government was created to be a weak central government due to fear of repeating past mistakes with Britain?
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This created a bicameral legislature, ensuring that each state had fair representation in Congress
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Which group advocated for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?
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This is the division of power between the state and national governments.
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The ability of the Supreme Court to decide whether or not laws are constitutional is called
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Jefferson opposed Hamilton's plan for the National Bank because
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What issue did the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 have in common?
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How did America gain full access to the Mississippi River?
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Which side in the Civil War had these advantages: more money, more industry, more soldiers, better leaders?
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Lincoln wanted to reunite the nation as quickly as possible. This is because his plan was to treat the South how?
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How did the South try to prevent African Americans from benefiting from the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?
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Almost every time there was a labor strike in the late 1800's, the government reacted
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Carnegie and Rockefeller were examples of philanthropists. This means that they
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What was a goal of Progressive Era reforms such as recall, referendum, and the direct primary?