U.S History Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
"Duke" Ellington Correct Answer 17 years old - played jazz in
clubs in Washington DC at night and painted signs in the day.
Wrote thousands of songs and had his own band.
"Laissez Faire" Correct Answer the ideology of the Industrial
Age. Individuals should compete freely in the marketplace. No
room for government in the market!
(Francisco) Pancho Villa Correct Answer Gained support from
pres. Wilson after Carranza toppled Huerta. After the US.
granted de facto recognition to the Carranza, he began to
terrorize New Mexico and Texas hoping to provoke an
American intervention that would undermine Carranza.
14th amendment Correct Answer passed by Congress in 1866,
guaranteed every citizen equality before the law by prohibiting
states from violating the civil rights of their citizens, thus
outlawing the black codes.
15th amendment Correct Answer Passed by congress in 1869,
guaranteed the right of American men to vote, regardless of
race.
16th amendment Correct Answer constitutional revision that in
1913 authorized a federal income tax.
17th amendment Correct Answer constitutional change that in
1913 established the direct popular election of U.S senators.
,18th amendment Correct Answer Prohibited the manufacture
and sale of liquor. (Repealed in 1933)
18th amendment Correct Answer prohibits the manufacture
and sale of alcohol
19th amendment Correct Answer constitutional revision that in
1920 established women citizens' right to vote
19th Amendment (1920) Correct Answer Granted women full
suffrage.
2 advantages of a corporation over other forms of business
Correct Answer it can outlive its founders and it enjoys limited
liability
21st amendment Correct Answer repeals the 18th amendment.
A supporter of temperance believed in banning what? Correct
Answer The production, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
Aaron Douglas Correct Answer painter - influenced by modern
European, ancient Egyptian and West African art
Abroad and at home, what did Americans in the 1920s seek for
Correct Answer peace and economic order. Rejection of the
treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations did not
foreshadow isolationism. Indeed, in the 1920s, the U.S became
more deeply involved in international matters than ever before
in peacetime.
,according to Johnson's plan, what did the south have to accept in
their new state constitutions Correct Answer minimum
conditions repudiating slavery, secession and state debts.
According to members of the Women's Christian Temperance
union, poverty and social disorder resulted in what? Correct
Answer Economic collapse and disorder.
Admitting only native-born white protestants, what did the Klan
embody Correct Answer the fears of a traditional culture
threatened by social change.
advertising Correct Answer The way that businesses called
public attentions to their products. Advertisers exhorted
consumers via newspapers, billboards, streetcar signs, junk mail,
radios, movies, and even skywriting. They attempted to
stimulate new wants by ridiculing previous models or tastes as
obsolete, acclaiming the convenience of a new brand, or linking
the latest fashion with status or sex appeal.
African Americans in the North Correct Answer 1865: 93% of
African Americans lived in the South.
1930: 80%; BUT Jobs weren't much better in the North; Racial
hatred in North; Women often worked as low-paid domestics.
After 1890 how did department stores use young immigrant
women Correct Answer they increasingly hired them to cater
their growing foreign-born clientele
After Queen Lil who became the temporary president of Hawaii
Correct Answer Sanford Dole
, After the courses what did Ford employees do Correct Answer
they participated in a symbolic pageant. They climbed into a
huge "melting pot" 15 feet across and 7 feet deep. After they
stirred the pot with 10 food ladles, they emerged wearing new
clothes and waving the American flag- new Americans made for
the factory system.
Agricultural Wheel Correct Answer one of the several farmer
organizations that emerged in the South during the 1800s. It
Sought federal legislation to deal with credit and current issues.
Al Capone Correct Answer Chicago, Illinois; famous
bootlegger; "Scarface"; 60 million yr (bootleg alone). Capone
took control of the Chicago liquor business by killing off his
competition. Talent for avoiding jail; 1931 sent to prison for tax-
evasion.
Alain Locke (1885-1954) Correct Answer an African-
American philosopher/scholar, who paved the way for the
Harlem Renaissance. He called on African-Americans artists to
use their own history (ex. Africa) for subject material.
Many African-American artists of the 1920s and 1930s drew
inspiration from his ideas.
Albert Burleson Correct Answer a postmaster general who
banned antiwar or radical newspapers or magazines from the
mail, suppressing literature very indiscriminately.
Albert Fall Correct Answer The secretary of the interior who
leased the petroleum reserves set aside for his New Mexico
"Duke" Ellington Correct Answer 17 years old - played jazz in
clubs in Washington DC at night and painted signs in the day.
Wrote thousands of songs and had his own band.
"Laissez Faire" Correct Answer the ideology of the Industrial
Age. Individuals should compete freely in the marketplace. No
room for government in the market!
(Francisco) Pancho Villa Correct Answer Gained support from
pres. Wilson after Carranza toppled Huerta. After the US.
granted de facto recognition to the Carranza, he began to
terrorize New Mexico and Texas hoping to provoke an
American intervention that would undermine Carranza.
14th amendment Correct Answer passed by Congress in 1866,
guaranteed every citizen equality before the law by prohibiting
states from violating the civil rights of their citizens, thus
outlawing the black codes.
15th amendment Correct Answer Passed by congress in 1869,
guaranteed the right of American men to vote, regardless of
race.
16th amendment Correct Answer constitutional revision that in
1913 authorized a federal income tax.
17th amendment Correct Answer constitutional change that in
1913 established the direct popular election of U.S senators.
,18th amendment Correct Answer Prohibited the manufacture
and sale of liquor. (Repealed in 1933)
18th amendment Correct Answer prohibits the manufacture
and sale of alcohol
19th amendment Correct Answer constitutional revision that in
1920 established women citizens' right to vote
19th Amendment (1920) Correct Answer Granted women full
suffrage.
2 advantages of a corporation over other forms of business
Correct Answer it can outlive its founders and it enjoys limited
liability
21st amendment Correct Answer repeals the 18th amendment.
A supporter of temperance believed in banning what? Correct
Answer The production, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
Aaron Douglas Correct Answer painter - influenced by modern
European, ancient Egyptian and West African art
Abroad and at home, what did Americans in the 1920s seek for
Correct Answer peace and economic order. Rejection of the
treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations did not
foreshadow isolationism. Indeed, in the 1920s, the U.S became
more deeply involved in international matters than ever before
in peacetime.
,according to Johnson's plan, what did the south have to accept in
their new state constitutions Correct Answer minimum
conditions repudiating slavery, secession and state debts.
According to members of the Women's Christian Temperance
union, poverty and social disorder resulted in what? Correct
Answer Economic collapse and disorder.
Admitting only native-born white protestants, what did the Klan
embody Correct Answer the fears of a traditional culture
threatened by social change.
advertising Correct Answer The way that businesses called
public attentions to their products. Advertisers exhorted
consumers via newspapers, billboards, streetcar signs, junk mail,
radios, movies, and even skywriting. They attempted to
stimulate new wants by ridiculing previous models or tastes as
obsolete, acclaiming the convenience of a new brand, or linking
the latest fashion with status or sex appeal.
African Americans in the North Correct Answer 1865: 93% of
African Americans lived in the South.
1930: 80%; BUT Jobs weren't much better in the North; Racial
hatred in North; Women often worked as low-paid domestics.
After 1890 how did department stores use young immigrant
women Correct Answer they increasingly hired them to cater
their growing foreign-born clientele
After Queen Lil who became the temporary president of Hawaii
Correct Answer Sanford Dole
, After the courses what did Ford employees do Correct Answer
they participated in a symbolic pageant. They climbed into a
huge "melting pot" 15 feet across and 7 feet deep. After they
stirred the pot with 10 food ladles, they emerged wearing new
clothes and waving the American flag- new Americans made for
the factory system.
Agricultural Wheel Correct Answer one of the several farmer
organizations that emerged in the South during the 1800s. It
Sought federal legislation to deal with credit and current issues.
Al Capone Correct Answer Chicago, Illinois; famous
bootlegger; "Scarface"; 60 million yr (bootleg alone). Capone
took control of the Chicago liquor business by killing off his
competition. Talent for avoiding jail; 1931 sent to prison for tax-
evasion.
Alain Locke (1885-1954) Correct Answer an African-
American philosopher/scholar, who paved the way for the
Harlem Renaissance. He called on African-Americans artists to
use their own history (ex. Africa) for subject material.
Many African-American artists of the 1920s and 1930s drew
inspiration from his ideas.
Albert Burleson Correct Answer a postmaster general who
banned antiwar or radical newspapers or magazines from the
mail, suppressing literature very indiscriminately.
Albert Fall Correct Answer The secretary of the interior who
leased the petroleum reserves set aside for his New Mexico
