Neal Deal Programs
What 3 New Deal programs do we still have today?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Social Security, Securities and Exchange Commission
What are the four MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the name of the peace keeping organization that developed after the war?
League of Nations
What industry in South Caroline grew greatly in the early 1900s?
Textile Industry
What connected the east and west territories?
Transcontinental Railroad
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
Protect money in banks and restore faith in the banking system.
What is Militarism?
Countries built up their militaries before WWI.
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from the south to the north for what reason?
To find better job opportunities.
What type of labor did business owners use to decrease production costs?
Child Labor
How did the US encourage the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?
By giving large tracts of land to the railroad companies
What is Social Security?
Provide money for retired citizens
What is Alliances?
Many countries had alliances with one another. When one country went to war, so did their alliances.
What was the name of the social movement that resulted from the Great Migration?
Harlem Renaissance.
What was the main goal of the Progressive Movement and the muckrakers?
Who moved out west to avoid discrimination in the south after the Civil War?
African Americans
What is Securities and Exchange Commission?
Regulate the stock market to prevent future crashes.
What is imperialism?
European nations competed to gain control of the wealthiest colonies (other countries and nations).
What was the main cause of the Great Depression in the US?
The crash of the stock market.
What led to the start of the Spanish American War?
The sinking of the USS Maine and Yellow Journalism.
What are two PUSH factors of immigration?
Famine, oppressive governments, religious persecution, lack of economic opportunities, war, poverty
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Provided outdoor project jobs to unemployed men. In SC, CCC completed trails on Paris Mountain.
What is nationalism?
Many countries believed their country was better than other countries.
Who was responsible for the New Deal policies?
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What territories did the US gain after the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
What are two pull factors of immigration?
Gold rush, adventure, economic opportunities, freedom