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Questions in history

📝 Answered - Which group experienced an early depression in the 1920s? A. Farmers B. Bank owners C. Industrial workers D. Stock market investors

📝 Answered - In the 1920s, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding war? A. By joining the World Court B. By winning the arms race C. By avoiding close interaction with other nations D. By forcing Europe to disarm

📝 Answered - The first reliable streetcars were powered by: A. electricity B. coal C. animals D. gasoline

📝 Answered - The Northeast United States was the scene of what two revolutions?

📝 Answered - The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: A. barred U.S. cities from hiring Chinese workers. B. prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country. C. stripped Chinese Americans of their U.S. citizenship.

📝 Answered - Convoys were used to: a. transport wounded soldiers to hospitals. b. protect soldiers on the battlefield. c. prevent submarine attacks on ships. d. move troops behind enemy lines.

📝 Answered - Which of the following called for African Americans to "pull themselves up from their own bootstraps"? A. W.E.B. Du Bois B. Rutherford B. Hayes C. Booker T. Washington D. Ida B. Wells

📝 Answered - How did Ellis Island differ from Angel Island? A. Chinese and Asian immigrants often were processed at Ellis Island. B. Immigrants left Ellis Island within hours; they often remained at Angel Island for weeks. C. Angel Island was welcoming to some, but Ellis Island was seemingly designed to filter out Chinese immigrants. D. Chinese travelers were never turned away at Angel Island.

📝 Answered - Travel accommodations for most immigrants to the United States: A. were in first-class steamship cabins. B. allowed them to bring many belongings. C. were dirty, crowded, and unhealthy. D. were spacious and inexpensive.

📝 Answered - While reading a chapter about the history of the US economy, you learn that the economy added more corporate, professional jobs after World War II. Which development is most likely included in the book to support this detail? A. Increased integration of women in the labor force during the war B. Wages of workers remaining relatively stagnant during the war C. Steep increase of business profits due to government contracts D. Federal government preventing unions from striking during the war E. Federal government enacting rationing to preserve goods