WWI
A Little Bit of Everything
Industrial Revolution
Legislation, Changes
Global Expansion
100
List the causes of WWI.
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Assassination
100
The US gained influence and control over these territories as a result of the Treaty of Paris (4)
What are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam?
100
A single corporation that controls an entire industry or commodity?
What is a monopoly?
100
This amendment granted women suffrage
What is the 19th amendment?
100
A stronger nation utilizes the land, resources, and people of a weaker nation
What is imperialism?
200
Who was President of the United States during WWI?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
200
Why was the Industrial Revolution sometimes called the Gilded Age, a phrase coined by Mark Twain?
It was a period that was glittering on the surface but underneath there were many problems.
200
The industrial revolution marked a changed from agrarian society to industrial society. What is agrarian?
What is agriculture or working of the land?
200
Legislation which encouraged Native Americans to assimilate into American culture, especially through education
What is the Dawes Act?
200
What is the name of the WWI alliance represented by the red countries?
The Central Powers
300
What TWO things are largely responsible for the U.S. joining WWI?
The Zimmerman Telegram
Sinking of the Lusitania
Unrestricted submarine warfare
300
The Sherman Antitrust Act outlawed what? (This is why Bill Gates was sued in 1998--and he lost).
What are monopolies?
300
The belief that the government should have little interference with the economy.
What is laissez faire?
300
A Supreme Court decision which established the doctrine of "separate but equal."
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
300
Which chain of islands was seen as "the stepping stone to China"?
What are the Philippines?
400
During WWI, the government __________ its power and control over the economy and society.
a. Increased
b. Decreased
C. handed over
a. Increased
400
The belief that some people are superior and only the fittest will thrive. It's also a reason the US embraced imperialism.
What is Social Darwinism?
400
Many people arrived in the United States, seeking better lives. What islands were the entry points for these immigrants?
What are Ellis and Angel Islands?
400
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States
What is the 13th Amendment?
400
The US venture into imperialism indicated a departure from this previous foreign policy.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
500
Name 2 countries that made up the Central Powers.
Bonus! Name 2 countries that made up the Allied Powers.
Central: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Bonus:
Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, United States, Russia, Italy, Japan
500
This Supreme Court case stated that slaves were not citizens and therefore could not sue.
What is Dred Scott vs Sandford?
500
A movement in which many middle class citizens sought to make changes in American society, politics, and industry
What is the Progressive Movement?
500
TWO PARTS: Individuals, especially writers, who sought to expose the problems evident in the Industrial Revolution. This man exposed the flaws in the meatpacking industry.
What are muckrakers?
Who is Upton Sinclair?
500
Three reasons the US wanted overseas territories:
New markets for American goods, raw materials, competition with European countries