US History and Government Flashcards
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The Progressive Era (approximately 1890–1920) was primarily characterized by which of the following?
Answer: Government reforms targeting problems created by industrialization and corruption
The Progressive Era was defined by government-led reforms to address monopolies, corruption, unsafe labor conditions, and other social problems caused by rapid industrialization.
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was designed primarily to accomplish which goal?
Answer: Break up monopolies and restore economic competition
The Sherman Antitrust Act targeted trusts and monopolies that eliminated competition and exploited consumers, giving the federal government authority to break them up.
Which combination of factors most directly led the United States to enter World War I in 1917?
Answer: Unrestricted German submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare sinking American ships and the Zimmermann Telegram proposing a German-Mexican alliance against the US pushed Congress to declare war.
What was the primary cause of the Great Depression that began in 1929?
Answer: The stock market crash that triggered bank failures and economic collapse
The stock market crash of October 1929 wiped out investors, triggered bank failures, and collapsed consumer spending, launching the Great Depression.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs were intended to achieve which primary goals?
Answer: Provide relief to the unemployed, stimulate recovery, and reform the financial system
Roosevelt's New Deal addressed the Depression with three R's: Relief for the unemployed, Recovery of the economy, and Reform to prevent future crises.
What event brought the United States into World War II as a direct combatant in December 1941?
Answer: Japan's surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, destroyed much of the US Pacific Fleet and led to immediate declarations of war against Japan, then Germany and Italy.
The Truman Doctrine, announced in 1947, committed the United States to which foreign policy position?
Answer: Supporting free peoples resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures
The Truman Doctrine pledged US support for nations threatened by communist takeover, initially applied to Greece and Turkey, and became the foundation of Cold War containment policy.