Transcript Jeopardy Game - Strongsville City Schools

Progressives
World War
One/1920s
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Industrial
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Imperialism
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Revolution
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Industrial
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Early Documents- $100
A major criticism of the Articles of Confederation is
that too much power was given to? DEDUCT $100
FROM ALL TEAMS
A. City governments
B. State governments
C. National governments
D. Local governments
B
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Early Documents- $200
Which action is an example of the system of checks and
balances? ALL TEAMS ANSWER
A. An individual pays both a state and a federal income tax
B. Ohio requires at least 182 school days per year
C. The House of Representatives votes to expel one of its
members
D. The Senate approves a president’s nominee to the Supreme
Court
D.
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Early Documents- $300
The major reason Antifederalists opposed ratification of the
Constitution was because they believed
A.
B.
C.
D.
Amending the Constitution was too easy
Too much power was given to the states
A federal court system would be too weak
Individual citizen rights were not adequately
protected
D
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Early Documents - $400
The major reason for the Northwest Ordinance was to: IF YOU
ANSWER CORRECTLY, DEDUCT $400 FROM ANY TEAM
a. Not allow slavery to expand.
b. To annex Spanish Lousiana to the United States
c. To create the process of how new states could be allowed
to join the United States
d. To evenly divide up townships
c
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The Terms- $500
In 1862, Congress passed legislation which gave settlers 160
acres of land for a small registration fee and the promise to
live on the land for five years. After the Civil War, many
farmers took advantage of this legislation and moved in to
the area of the Great Plains. Which of the following
identifies this legislation?
A. the Dawes Act
B. the Homestead Act
C. the Wheeler-Howard Act
D. the Wilmot Proviso
b
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Industrial Revolution- $100
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, improvements in steel
technology allowed architects to design buildings taller than
had previously been possible. As a result, skyscrapers began
to be built in cities such as New York and Chicago. ALL TEAMS
ANSWER
What was the result of this new technology on population
patterns in the U.S. in the 1st half of the 20th Century?
A. decreased growth of suburban areas
B. Migration from west to the Midwest
C. greater population density in urban areas
D. increased migration from urban to rural areas
C
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Which problem was caused by the rapid growth of large cities in the
second half of the 19th century?
A. A lack of new educational opportunities
B. A lack of adequate housing for workers
C. A lack of social ethnic diversity
D. A lack of social opportunities for women
A
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Industrial Revolution $300
What was the name given to famous
monopolists like John D. Rockefeller,
Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan?
DEDUCT FROM ALL TEAMS IF CORRECT
A. Cradle Robbers
B. Men of Banking and Money
C. Robber Barons
D. Jim Crow Laws
C
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Industrial Revolution- $400
Political Machines were found in major urban cities. They
were led by very influential and powerful men. What was
the main purpose of the political machine?
A. To create more machines in the factories
B. To make sure that the wealth of America is evenly divided
C. To influence cities by accepting bribes or money to win
votes
D. To create better living conditions in the tenemnts
c
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What led to the formation of labor unions in
America?
A.The unfair treatment and economic
benefits for workers in America
B.The growth of socialists from Europe
C.The chaos and tensions from strikes
D. The rise of a wealthy and large middle
class in America
A
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Progressives- $100
The Pure Food and Drug Act was made possible due to the role
of muckrakers. How did muckrakers convince consumers
about what was happening to them? ALL TEAMS ANSWER
A. They spoke directly to the President
B. They videotaped their findings
C. They placed strict restrictions on immigration
D. They wrote stories and photographed the social and
economic conditions of America
d
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Progressives - $200
What was the main goal of the Prohibition
Movement?
A. To end the rise of gangsters in America
B. To make sure that 1920s fashion and music
was more conservative
C. To reduce the crime and poverty in America
D. To make sure that new products could be
grown on American farms
c
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Progressives - $300
A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is
known as
a. a recall.
b. an initiative.
c. a referendum.
d. an amendment.
B
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Progressives - $400
What was the purpose of the Federal
Reserve System? ALL TEAMS ANSWER.
INCORRECT ANSWERS LOSE $500
A. To limit the amount of gold and silver that
existed in the American economy
B. To create more banks for people to use
C. To create a central banking system within
the United States that controls the money
supply
D. To allow all the states to print their own
currencies
c
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Progressives - $500
What are any two Progressive Era Reforms which still impact
the way government functions today?
There is no longer underage children in factories, The Pure
Food and Drug Act, The FDA sticker on meats, Direct Election
of Senators, 16th and 19th Amendments
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World War 1/1920s $100
What amendment to the Constitution did women
attempt to pass during World War I? TIMED
ANSWER
A. 17th Amendment
B. 18th Amendment
C. 19th Amendment
D. 20th Amendment
c
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What event is this famous musician connected
to?
A. The Red Scare
B. Prohibition
C. Harlem Renaissance
D. Rise of the KKK?
C
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What was the name of the International
Organization created at the end of World War I
to prevent future wars from occurring. The
United States never joined. TIMED ANSWER
A. The United Nations
B. The Treaty of Versailles
C. NATO
D. The League of Nations
d
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Why did President Wilson want to remain
neutral during the first three years of World
War I?
a. Americans believed the war was a European
conflict.
b. To build markets in Asia to trade
c. America was more interested in expanding
west within the United States
d. America was building the Panama Canal
a
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World War 1/1920s - $500
The Development of which technology
in the 1920s allowed most Americans
to explore their neighborhoods and
expand to communities outside urban
centers?
A. Trains
B. Bicycles
C. Automobiles
D. Planes
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U.S. Imperialism- $100
What was the name of the U.S.
battleship that mysteriously exploded
outside Havana, Cuba in 1898?
A. U.S.S. Ohio
B. U.S.S. Columbus
C. U.S.S. Arizona
D. U.S.S. Maine
D
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Why did the United States want to create the
Panama Canal Zone? TIMED ANSWER
A. To create a shortcut to trade with new
markets in Asia
B. To celebrate Teddy Roosevelts birthday
C. To add more ships to the American fleet
D. To allow Columbia the ability to rule over
Panama
A
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Describe the type of headline that
appeared shortly after the explosion
of the U.S.S. Maine? ALL TEAMS
ANSWER
A.Orange Crush
B.Unbiased
C.Yellow Journalism
D.Jingoism
C
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U.S. Imperialism - $400
What did the Roosevelt Corollary allow
America to do within all of Latin
America?
A. Nothing
B. Intervene in any country if our economic
security was at risk
C. Force the use of English on Latin
American nations.
D. Build the Panama Canal
b
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For which reason did the United States
annex the Hawaiian Islands? CAN
TAKE AWAY $500 FROM ANY TEAM
A.To import more pineapples
B. To create a naval refueling station
C. To create a new state
D. To teach Americans how to surf
B
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Everything Else- $100
What player did the Cleveland Cavaliers recently
trade for. He used to play with the Chicago Bulls!
Luol Deng
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Everything Else- $200
Which two periods are finals scheduled for
Tuesday?
CAN TAKE $200 FROM ALL TEAMS
st
1
and
th
5
Periods
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Everything Else- $300
What team did the Kyrie Irving of the Cavaliers,
play college basketball for?
A. North Carolina
B. Ohio State
C. Duke
D. Tennessee
c
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DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Everything Else- $400
In the Movie, Elf, how did Will Ferell put the
star on the tree of his newly discovered
Dad’s tree with his new step-brother and
why was Elf not on TV this past December?
TIMED ANSWER
1. He made a running start and
leaped from the couch to the
tree. 2. To not offend the little
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Everything Else- $500
What are two effects each on living and working
conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
Living: Tenements, overcrowded, diseases,
ethnic enclaves, Settlement Houses,
Working: low-paying job, long hours, unsafe,
unions discouraged and beaten back by
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police, different wages based on sex and race,