Unit 8-9
What was the main goal of the Missouri Compromise?
To keep the balance between free and slave states
Who would've likely supported populism?
Farmers & Common People
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
An uprising in China where a nationalist group attempted to remove foreign influence and control
____________ was known as the nationwide attack on Jewish communities, where synagogues, businesses, and homes were smashed/invaded
Kristallnacht
Where was the Hull House?
Chicago
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
A law that required citizens to help return escaped enslaved people to their owners
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 offer?
Land grants to settlers who agreed to farm for five years
Why was the Panama Canal significant?
It significantly reduced travel time for ships by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What was the ruling of Korematsu v. United States?
The Supreme Court ruled that the government could relocate Japanese Americans during wartime
Who was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
It abolished slavery
What was the legacy of the Hull House?
It inspired other settlement houses and shaped social work as a profession
What did the Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) do?
They punished people for interfering with the war effort or speaking against the government
Why did Russia leave World War I?
Internal revolution and unrest made it impossible for Russia to continue fighting
What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semifinals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the Miracle on Ice?
Soviet Union
What was the ruling of Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Enslaved people were property and Congress had no power to ban slavery in the territories.
What was the 19th amendment?
It gave women the right to vote in the United States
After World War I, Americans wanted a return to __________, therefore they elected __________ in the Election of 1920.
normalcy; Warren G. Harding
What did the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 do?
Outlawed monopolies and trusts, although it was ineffective
Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What did the New South believe in after the Civil War?
Encouraging industrial growth and modernization while moving away from reliance on plantation agriculture
How would you best describe the support William Howard Taft received from Progressives once he became president?
Progressives initially supported him but became disappointed as he failed to lead reforms aggressively
What was the Black Cabinet during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
A group of African American advisors who helped influence policies and advocated for civil rights
________________: no person can be denied their rights without legal proceedings.
Due Process
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road