equiangular asked:


1. The Consumer Product Safety Commission was establish to protect consumers against unsafe products–including defective or poorly made appliances, baby clothes, sports equipment, and ______(4 letters)–that might cause illness, injury, or even death.
2. Political action committees (PACs), which were set up by unions, business organizations, and other “Special -interest” groups, gave large sums of money to _____(10 letters) who supported their goals.
3. The United States agreed to transfer control of Panama Canal to the country of _____(6 letters) by the year of 2000.
4.Congress put monies into a “superfund” so that the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) could clean up hazardous _____(5 letters) sites.
5. Reagan was a conservative president who wanted to cut taxes and lower government ____(8 letters).
6. Reagan’s conservative policies reversed a trend that started during the _____(7 letters) whereby the government spent more and more money on social programs.
7. For the first time, more Americans worked in finance, real estate, insurance, and service industries than in _____(13 letters) mining, and construction.
8. Foreign imports–especially_____(5 letters) , automobiles, tv set, cameras, and electronic equipment from Japan==took business away from American manufacturers and caused a decline in jobs for U.S. workers.
9. After Marxist rebels called “Sandinistas” seized power in Nicaragua, the U.S. sent _____(3 letters) to counterrevoluntionaries who regain control of the govt.
Yes, this is my homework. But it has like 50 sentences, I have tried but I can’t.(I only asked 9)

Bradley

tennis asked:


7. How did life change for American women in the 1920s? (1 point)
Many women felt freer to experiment with bolder styles and manners.
Married women found it much easier to balance careers and family life.
Most women grew long hair and stopped using makeup.
Women began to dominate the work force, often taking leadership positions.
8. The growth of radio and other mass media in the 1920s produced
(1 point)
a national culture.
a book-selling boom.
superb jazz musicians.
new ways of looking at local events.
9. The Red Scare was a response to
(1 point)
Prohibition.
the Teapot Dome scandal.
the Russian Revolution.
the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
10. Many Americans believed that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed because they were (1 point)
subversives trying to overthrow the government.
Communist agitators who helped organize strikes.
responsible for setting off bombs that damaged A. Mitchell Palmer’s home.
immigrants with radical beliefs during the Red Scare.
11. When Hoover took office in 1929, most Americans expected (1 point)
to become millionaires.
a depression or some other disaster.
more bank failures.
prosperity to continue.
12. One sign that the economy might be weakening in the 1920s was (1 point)
uneven distribution of national wealth.
underproduction of consumer goods.
an increase in personal savings.
the collapse of large corporations.
13. Which of the following was a sign of an unsound economy during the 1920s? (1 point)
Personal debt was decreasing.
Wages were keeping pace with production.
More goods were being produced than consumers could buy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady.
14. What symbol of business in the 1920s became labor’s prime enemy in the 1930s? (1 point)
Will Rogers
Calvin Coolidge
Henry Ford
Babe Ruth
15. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation aimed to (1 point)
create a national bank.
provide government credit to banks.
give loans to war veterans.
build houses for the homeless.
Please Help!

Harry

Jake asked:


12. General Sukarno’s corrupt, authoritarian government was aligned with which Cold War power?
A. The United States
B. The People’s Republic of China
C. The Soviet Union
D. India

13. The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, was forced from power as a result of
A. U.S. intervention.
B. war with Vietnam.
C. the rise of Democratic Kampuchea.
D. a U.N. organized election.

14. During the Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong shut down China’s schools and encouraged militant high school and college students known as Red Guards to
A. take land from the landlords and distribute it to the peasants.
B. criticize intellectuals and traditional values.
C. torture and kill people they believed to be politically corrupt.
D. occupy Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

15. China’s Great Leap Forward resulted in
A. better relations with the Soviet Union.
B. the creation of an extensive transportation network in the country.
C. an increase in both imports and exports as the economy improved.
D. sharp drops in agricultural production and widespread famine.

16. The Cultural Revolution in China led to
A. a flowering of art, architecture and literature.
B. the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
C. a Communist revolution.
D. the overthrow of Mao Zedong.

17. Which U.S. president ended decades of hostility toward China?
A. John F. Kennedy
B. Richard Nixon
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Ronald Reagan

18. The Four Modernizations, instituted by Deng Xiaoping after Mao’s death, were in the fields of
A. education, national defense, agriculture and finance.
B. art, literature, theatre and dance.
C. national defense, industry, science and technology, and agriculture.
D. banking and finance, business, universities, and art.

19. After World War II, Mao Zedong fulfilled a promise he made to China’s peasants by
A. implementing the first five-year-plan.
B. making improvements in literacy rates and public health.
C. initiating the Cultural Revolution.
D. redistributing the property of rural landowners among the peasants.

20. Which of the following most helped Japan’s economic recovery after World War II?
A. The outbreak of the Korean War
B. Raising the minimum wage
C. The growth of a service economy
D. The criminalization of labor unions

21. Industrial growth in Japan after World War II was fueled by
A. The military dictatorship’s control over the economy.
B. U.S. support and and good labor relations.
C. Strong protective tariffs.
D. Soviet and Chinese aid.

22. What helped Japan’s economy to expand and grow after the Korean War?
A. An improved standard of living for Japanese workers
B. A strong work ethic and good relations between management and labor
C. More women began attending high school and college
D. The new constitution

23. The growth of economies in Asia after World War II, especially the Asian Tigers, was caused by
A. an emphasis on foreign trade and the production of consumer goods.
B. an economy devoted to heavy industry and the military.
C. large amounts of economic aid from the United States.
D. an emphasis on domestic trade and the production of electronics.

24. The economies of countries in Asia suffered in the late 1990s when a financial panic spread through the region. This was due to
A. the Asian Tigers providing ample education and training to their citizens.
B. a lack of government regulation that allowed Asian Tiger banks to borrow from foreign companies invested heavily in the region.
C. a lack of access to the major shipping routes of the Pacific Ocean.
D. low-cost products that the Asian Tigers could not sell in the United States.

25. What helped to rebuild Japan’s economy after World War II?
A. Emperor Hirohito’s strong leadership
B. Massive defense spending
C. U.S. economic aid and Japan’s location as a supply source during the Korean War
D. Abolishing light industries

Yvonne

Savanah asked:


For items 1-6, match each term with its description below. Type the letter of your answer choice in the box below each description. *You will NOT use all the terms.

a. coalition
b. revenue
c. Tennessee Valley Authority
d. New Deal
e. national debt
f. public works program
g. Wagner Act
h. demagogues
i. Social Security system
j. American Liberty League

1. government-funded projects to build public facilities (1 point)

2. project that helped farmers and created jobs by reactivating a hydroelectric power facility (1 point)

3. legislation that allowed collective bargaining and set up a National Labor Relations Board
(1 point)

4. group that spearheaded much of the opposition to the New Deal (1 point)

5. the total amount of borrowed money the federal government has yet to pay back
(1 point)

6. an alliance of groups with similar goals
(1 point)

Multiple Choice

Choose the item that best completes the statement or answers the question.

IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS

7. How did life change for American women in the 1920s? (1 point)
Many women felt freer to experiment with bolder styles and manners.
Married women found it much easier to balance careers and family life.
Most women grew long hair and stopped using makeup.
Women began to dominate the work force, often taking leadership positions.
8. The growth of radio and other mass media in the 1920s produced
(1 point)
a national culture.
a book-selling boom.
superb jazz musicians.
new ways of looking at local events.
9. The Red Scare was a response to
(1 point)
Prohibition.
the Teapot Dome scandal.
the Russian Revolution.
the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
10. Many Americans believed that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed because they were (1 point)
subversives trying to overthrow the government.
Communist agitators who helped organize strikes.
responsible for setting off bombs that damaged A. Mitchell Palmer’s home.
immigrants with radical beliefs during the Red Scare.
11. When Hoover took office in 1929, most Americans expected (1 point)
to become millionaires.
a depression or some other disaster.
more bank failures.
prosperity to continue.
12. One sign that the economy might be weakening in the 1920s was (1 point)
uneven distribution of national wealth.
underproduction of consumer goods.
an increase in personal savings.
the collapse of large corporations.
13. Which of the following was a sign of an unsound economy during the 1920s? (1 point)
Personal debt was decreasing.
Wages were keeping pace with production.
More goods were being produced than consumers could buy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady.
14. What symbol of business in the 1920s became labor’s prime enemy in the 1930s? (1 point)
Will Rogers
Calvin Coolidge
Henry Ford
Babe Ruth
15. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation aimed to (1 point)
create a national bank.
provide government credit to banks.
give loans to war veterans.
build houses for the homeless.
16. Recognizing Ideologies Why did so many Americans fear the spread of Communist ideology? (5 points)

Darrell

Hi asked:


In an essay, explain how Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal reflected the goals of the Progressives.

The Gilded Age reformers tried with some success to clean up corruption. Give 3 examples of the reformers’ actions, and explain why each support this statement

Compare and Contrast Pres. Wilson’s Progressice policies with those of President TR using big business, labor, consumers, conservation, and finance as examples

have done all these qustions already, i just want to see if im right.

The time period is late 1800s and early 1900s

Bertha