Question

directions: complete each sentence with the correct word from the word bank. each sentence is worth 2 points.

1. pitting religious beliefs against scientific theories such as charles darwins theory of evolution, the

______ represented the most notable clash between traditionalists and modernists
in the 1920s.

1. ______ is a strategy that was used by admiral nimitz and general macarthur

where their forces would skip over heavily fortified locations to seize lightly defended positions that
could support the next advance in world war ii.

1. the national association for the advancement of colored people is an organization that supports

and fights for the justice of african americans. two of the founding members were ______
and ida b. wells.

1. an atmosphere of panic, the ______ was initiated at the end of world war i. this fear

of the potential spread of communism began with the russian revolution of 1917.

1. the 19th amendment was passed in 1920. this amendment gave women the right to vote at the

national level, otherwise known as women’s ______.

1. connecting the atlantic and pacific oceans, the ______ was a huge success as it

saved many miles and time for ships to travel from the east coast to asia or the pacific islands.

1. the first and second world wars were financed though the issuances of ______ which

were debt instruments, used by the government as a means of borrowing money to fund its defense
initiatives and military efforts.

1. during the gilded age and part of the progressive era, monopolies ran rampant in the united states.

to combat businesses that abused business practices and workers, the federal government created
the ______ to limit or break up monopolies.

1. zora neale hurston, duke ellington, countee cullen and langston hughes were popular artists of

the ______, the artistic, cultural awakening of african americans of the
jazz age.

1. ______ often exaggerated stories and atrocities that spain was

committing against cuba so america would join the spanish – american war.

1. before the ______ it took an entire day to produce 5 tons of steel, afterwards

this same quantity of steel could be made in only 15 minutes.

1. despite the 18th amendment, ______ provided illegal alcoholic beverages

throughout the roaring twenties.

1. by winning the spanish american – war, the us was able to acquire guam, ______ ,

and purchase the philippines at a cheap price.

1. the book “the jungle” written by ______ was intended to create a sense of urgency

for workers reform but instead created a national standard for food safety.

1. social darwinism is closely related to ______, the pseudo - scientific belief that the

human race could be improved by breeding.

1. the ______ exploded and sank in the havana harbor and spain was blamed for it.
2. august 14, 1945, also known as ______ was when the japanese surrendered and

world war ii officially ended.

Explanation:

These questions are about historical events, movements, and figures, so the subfield of History (under Social Science) applies. Let's solve a few (e.g., question 1):

1. The Scopes Trial (Monkey Trial) pitted religious traditionalists against modernists over evolution in the 1920s.
2. Island Hopping was the WWII strategy of skipping fortified islands.
3. W.E.B. Du Bois was a founding member of NAACP with Ida B. Wells.
4. Red Scare was the post - WWI fear of communism.
5. Women's Suffrage is the right to vote, granted by 19th Amendment.
6. Panama Canal connects Atlantic and Pacific.
7. War Bonds were debt instruments to finance wars.
8. Sherman Antitrust Act combated monopolies.
9. Harlem Renaissance was the African - American cultural awakening.
10. Yellow Journalism exaggerated stories to push for Spanish - American War.
11. Bessemer Process revolutionized steel production.
12. Bootleggers provided illegal alcohol during Prohibition.
13. Puerto Rico was acquired after Spanish - American War (along with Guam, Philippines).
14. Upton Sinclair wrote "The Jungle".
15. Eugenics is related to Social Darwinism (pseudo - scientific breeding).
16. USS Maine explosion led to Spanish - American War.
17. V - J Day (Victory over Japan Day) was when Japan surrendered.

Answer:

1. Scopes Trial
2. Island Hopping
3. W.E.B. Du Bois
4. Red Scare
5. Suffrage
6. Panama Canal
7. War Bonds
8. Sherman Antitrust Act
9. Harlem Renaissance
10. Yellow Journalism
11. Bessemer Process
12. Bootleggers
13. Puerto Rico
14. Upton Sinclair
15. Eugenics
16. USS Maine
17. V - J Day (Victory over Japan Day)