Government & the Economy
Name 2 industries that grew rapidly in the Gilded Age.
Steel, oil, finance, railroads
What is Jane Addams known for?
Settlement houses
Name 2 wars that were caused / escalated by "sketchy boat incidents".
Spanish American, WWI, Vietnam
Name two presidents who were impeached.
Fill in the blanks: _____________ set the precedent of "separate but equal" while ______________ ruled that separate was not equal in practice.
Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education
Name one of the two big marches on Washington sparked by economic concerns and when it occurred (context).
Coxey's Army (Panic of 1893) or the Bonus Army (Great Depression)
What book sparked the Second Wave Feminist movement?
The Feminine Mystique
In the 20th century (and beyond), give two examples of American civil liberties being curtailed during a time of war.
WWI - Sedition Act, WWII - Japanese internment, Post-9/11 - Patriot Act
Name 3 20th century presidents known for having affairs.
Harding, FDR, JFK, Clinton
Name a figure associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Louis Armstrong, Alain Locke, Marcus Garvey, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald...
Give two reasons for the economic dumpster fire in the 1970s.
Stagflation, Vietnam War debt, OPEC oil embargo
What were the "brand names" for each of these presidents' reform policies? TR, Wilson, FDR, Truman, JFK, Johnson
Square Deal, New Freedom, New Deal, Fair Deal, New Frontier, Great Society
Name the Cold War strategy associated with each of these presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, Nixon
Truman - containment
Ike - MAD / brinkmanship
JFK - flexible response
Nixon - detente
Give two reasons for why Gilded Age presidents are often "forgotten".
- Elections are too close, taking a big stand would alienate voters
- Laissez-faire "hands-off" approach
- Typically, president & Congress are not of same party
- Most only served 1 term
Name one push factor and one pull factor for the Great Migration.
- Push: Jim Crow, KKK revival, boll weevil
- Pull: Industrial jobs created by WWI
Post-1945, how do Democrats vs. Republicans typically view the relationship of government & the economy? (Explain ONE difference)
Democrats - money spent on social programs/welfare state, more regulation of business, deficit spending ok...
Republicans - laissez-faire, balanced budget, cut social programs, welfare state not ok...
Name a New Deal program that addressed each of the following goals: relief, recovery, reform
Relief - jobs programs (CCC, WPA, PWA...), social security
Recovery - AAA, NIRA, Wagner Act...
Reform - Glass-Steagall, FDIC, SEC...
Why did Truman fire General MacArthur during the Korean War?
For insubordination - he wanted to nuke China...
Which president broke the curse of dying in office when elected in a year ending in "0"?
Ronald Reagan
Explain the difference between the views of Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois.
Booker T - prove yourself through economic contributions, gradually earn rights
WEB - demand equality now
Give two ideas that the Populist Party wanted to implement.
- Gold/Silver, nationalization of railroads, direct election of senators...
What were the 4 Progressive Era amendments (numbers / what did they do?)
16 - Income Tax
17 - Direct Election of Senators
18 - Prohibition
19 - Women's Suffrage
What strategies did the US implement to win the World War II in both Europe and the Pacific?
Pacific - island hopping, atomic bombs
Europe - coordination with Allies (D-Day)
Name two ways Teddy Roosevelt changed the nature of the presidency.
- steward of the public welfare, foreign policy negotiation, left the country while in office, sided with labor over business, actively busted trusts...
How did the Black Power movement differ from earlier Civil Rights activists?
Self-defense vs. non-violence; celebrating Black culture vs. assimilating