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| How did suffragists use previous scitientific findings to support their argument for women's right to vote? | they showed the inaccurate assumptions of a smaller brain size to show the importance of the struggle and to highlight the need for legislative action. |
| How did the New Deal affect the distribution of power between the levels of the government? | The federal government gained more power over regulation of industry and job creation |
| How did the Supreme Court decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson affect citizens through out the United States? | It reinforced the right of states to segregate on the basis of race. |
| How did the rulings of the Warren Court contribute to the development of the US justice system? | They upheld and expanded the rights of those accused of a crime. |
| How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 alter the distribution of power between the federal and state governments? | It reinforced federal authority to require states to ban voter discrimination. |
| How did the War Powers Resolution affect the distribution of power between level's of government? | It balanced the war-making powers of the legislative and executive branches. |
| How did President John F. Kennedy help set the direction of US foreign policy in his 1961 Inaugural Address? | He committed America's resources to defend freedom around the world. |
| Why did the United States continue to support West Berlin during the Cold War? | Berlin had become the symbol of US commitment to resisting communism |
| How has the US Patriot Act changed American society? | It has weakened individual civil liberties. |
| How did the destruction caused by WWII led to more US involvement in international affairs? | The need to rebuild required economic assistance from the United States |
| How did the commitment of the United States to democracy influence its involvement in the Cold War during the 1980s? | It caused the United States to intervene in the affairs of other nations. |
| How did the economic and political interests of the United States influence President Richard Nixon's foreign policy regarding the East? | President Nixon supported a policy of detente to improve realtionships with the Soviet Union, China, and the Easter Block countries. |
| How did Federal spending during World War II ?strengthen the postwar economy | It promoted industrial development in regions that had been predominately agricultural. |
| How did American policies change as a result of US involvement in the Boxer Rebellion? | Foreign interventions became more acceptable |
| How was the Federal High Way act of 1956 a response to domestic concerns that arose as a result of World War II? | The United States needed a highway system to transport military troops and supplies more efficently |
| How did World War II affect American Workers? | Workers improved their standard of living |
| How did McCarthyism affect American society and culture during the 1950s? | Accusations of associating with Communist Party became a political weapon. |
| How did mobilization for World War II affect the American economy? | Production of war materials allowed the economy to prosper and contribute to the end of the Great Depression |
| How did the Americanization movement contribute to the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924? | It attempted to reduce ethnic diversity in the United States |
| Why was the development of bonanza farms an economic turning point for the United States? | It commercialized US agriculture |
| How did economic factors influence settlers to move to northern Wisconsin? | The availability of cheap farmland attracted farmers to the area. |
| According to President Franklin Roosevelt, why should citizens have confidence in the deposits they make in the banks? | Because a sufficient amount is kept in the banks to meet people's needs |
| How did the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Miller Brother's Co. v. Maryland (1954) affect the balance of power between the state and federal governments? | It reduced the power of state governments by limiting their right to tax businesses in other states. |
