EMRICAN HISTORY

Democrat Woodrow Wilson won election as president in 1912 in large part because

1. he appealed to both northerners and southerners.
2. President Taft and former President Roosevelt split the Republican vote.
3. President Taft was under investigation for bribery.
4. he was endorsed by former President Roosevelt, a Republican.

The thousands of out-of-work World War I veterans who marched in Washington in 1932 demanding
payments that had been promised by Congress were known as

1. the Whiskey Rebellion.
2. the Hooverville Rebellion.
3. the Veterans Village.
4. the Bonus Army.

Released in 1927, the first motion picture with sound synchronized to the action was

1. The Jazz Singer.
2. The Wizard of Oz.
3. Gone With the Wind.
4. The Gold Rush.

The devastating fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City in 1911 that killed 146 garment
workers

1. prompted government regulation of the quality of clothing produced in the United States.
2. forced improvements in 9-1-1 call centers in New York City.
3. helped bring about changes in regulations concerning workplace safety.
4. helped to change existing child labor laws in New York.

In the 1900s, Margaret Sanger was an early advocate for

1. safe birth control for women.
2. the right to vote for women.
3. equal pay for women in the workplace.
4. better housing options for the poor.

The organization that revived in 1915 with an agenda to promote hatred of Jews, Catholics, immigrants, and
African Americans was the

1. Anti-Defamation League.
2. National Urban League.
3. Ku Klux Klan.
4. Posse Comitatus.