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Histroy US 2 Midterm

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He was president when the stock market crashed
D) Herbert Hoover
The Teapot Dome Scandal occurred during the Presidency. He died in office, however, and was not alive when most of it came to light
C) Warren G. Harding
He was President during the Spanish American war
A) William McKinley
He was assassinated in a train station by Charles Guiteau in 1881
E) James Garfield
He led the Rough riders at the Battle of San Juan Hill
B) Theodore Roosevelt
Pride in ones country
E) Nationalism
A hands off approach to economic matters
A) Laissez-Faire
When a larger country takes over smaller, weaker countries in hope of building an empire
D) Imperialism
To add or join new territory
C) Annexation
When a politician awards jobs to political supporters and friends
B) Spoils System
The purpose of writers like Upton Sinclair was to:
B) publicized what they believed were the problems in American society
What of these did NOT contribute to the Dust Bowl?
D) Removal of the sod layer by modern farming methods
The booming stock market in the 1920s:
B) encouraged people to borrow money to buy stocks
What was not a result of the Red Scare?
C) immigration processes became more lenient
The period of the late 19th century in the United Stated is often referred to as the Gilded Age, Gilded implies:
B) a deceptive outward appearance
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