prac 62-65

Question 1

What is a group of companies that agree to work together?

Answer 1

a trust

Question 2

What is it called when two sides agree to follow the rules of a third party?

Answer 2

arbitration

Question 3

The FTC is responsible for overseeing foreign trade.

Answer 3

false

Question 4

The Central Powers included Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy

Answer 4

true

Question 5

The Allied Powers included France, Great Britain, Russia, and later in he United States and Italy

Answer 5

true

Question 6

President Wilson wanted to avoid entering World War I

Answer 6

true

Question 7

In World War I, the Allies defeated the Central Powers.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

Answer 8

19th

Question 9

Why did many African Americans move north after WWI?

Answer 9

They could get better jobs in the North.

Question 10

What is another term for the 1920s?

Answer 10

the Roaring Twenties

Question 11

What is the term for a shift in population from rural areas to cities?

Answer 11

urbanization

Question 12

Before the stock market crashed, there were no signs of an economic slow down.

Answer 12

false

Question 13

Many workers lost their jobs during the Great Depression.

Answer 13

true

Question 14

New labor-saving machines helped put more people to work

Answer 14

false

Question 15

The Great Depression lasted through most of the 1930s.

Answer 15

true