Progressive Era
Which company owns Instagram and WhatsApp?
Meta
Who was the US President when World War I began in Europe and what policy did they initially adopt towards World War I?
Woodrow Wilson: stay out of the war, do not take sides, remain impartial, promote peace (be a mediator)
Identify two freedoms gained by women in the 1920's.
The right to vote (19th Amendment, US, 1920)
Access to higher education and universities
More women entering the workforce
Greater social freedom to attend parties and dances
Ability to wear new fashions like shorter skirts and bobbed hair
The freedom to drive cars and travel independently
Participation in sports and physical activities
More women pursuing careers in professions like journalism or medicine
Freedom to smoke and drink in public
The right to challenge traditional gender roles and seek personal independence
What were the shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Depression called?
Hoovervilles.
Who introduced the New Deal and in what year?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). 1933.
What was one major goal of Progressive reformers regarding big business?
To regulate private industry and reduce unfair business practices.
Why did Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare increase the likelihood of American involvement?
German submarines attacked shipping and, at times, passenger vessels without warning. This threatened American lives and trade, angered public opinion and undermined Wilson's efforts to remain neutral. EXAMPLE: The sinking of the Lusitania challenged Wilson's policy of neutrality BECAUSE it killed 128 Americans and increased public anger towards Germany, putting pressure on Wilson to consider entering the war.
Define "Jim Crow Laws".
The Jim Crow laws legalised segregation and helped to keep Black Americans in inferior positions in society, politics and the economy.
Which animal can recognise itself in a mirror, a test of self-recognition?
Great apes: chimpanzees and orangutans
Dolphins: particularly bottlenose dolphins.
Asian elephants
Magpies
Cleaner wrasse: a type of fish
Explain the aim of the First New Deal and the Second New Deal.
- First New Deal (1933): Aimed to provide immediate relief to Americans suffering from the Great Depression, restart the economy and help struggling banks, businesses and farmers recover.
- Second New Deal (1935–1937): Focused more on long-term reform by improving workers’ rights, providing social security and protecting vulnerable Americans, while continuing to create jobs and support economic recovery.
Explain why some business leaders were called “robber barons”.
They used unfair or unethical practices to eliminate competition, increase profits and accumulate wealth, sometimes at the expense of workers and consumers.
Explain the contradiction between Wilson's foreign policy ideals and America's economic interests during World War I.
Wilson promoted morality, democracy and peaceful negotiations, but the US had strong financial incentives to support an Allied victory because of its trade and loans.
Explain what the Volstead Act in 1920 was and what it aimed to do.
The Act banned the production and sale of wine, beer and spirits, with the aim of reducing drunkenness, gambling and immorality in the country.
Why did Hoover's belief in rugged individualism influence his response to unemployment?
He believed individuals should take responsibility for improving their own circumstances, so he resisted providing direct federal financial assistance to unemployed Americans.
Which animal has rectangular, almost square-shaped pupils?
Goats
Compare Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in their approach to big business.
Both pursued trust-busting and used federal power against certain monopolistic practices. Roosevelt was associated with regulating powerful corporations, while Taft continued antitrust enforcement and brought numerous cases against trusts.
What is Doja Cat's real name? (just her first name is fine!)
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini
Explain how the KKK embedded themselves in the local community.
Members of the KKK were politicians, business people, church leaders and police officers.
Explain how overproduction, poverty and trade barriers worked together to weaken the American economy.
Overproduction created excess goods, while low incomes meant many Americans could not afford to buy them. Trade barriers also restricted exports, leaving businesses with fewer customers and unsold products.
Why was the Social Security Act important for vulnerable Americans?
It established a social safety net, including old-age pensions and unemployment insurance, and provided support for certain dependent children and other groups.
Evaluate the extent to which the Progressive Era achieved its goal of creating a fairer American society.
It achieved important reforms through antitrust legislation, consumer protections and women's suffrage. However, economic inequality persisted, and discriminatory immigration and eugenics policies excluded or harmed many groups. Its success was therefore significant but uneven.
Evaluate the extent to which Wilson's policy of neutrality was successful between 1914 and 1917.
MODERATELY SUCCESSFUL: Initially, it was successful in keeping the US out of direct military involvement. However, growing trade with the Allies, loans to Britain, German submarine attacks and the Zimmermann Telegram made genuine impartiality increasingly difficult to maintain.
Who sings the song "The Great War"?
Taylor Swift
Evaluate the effectiveness of Hoover's response to the Great Depression.
Hoover introduced measures such as the RFC, tax cuts and public works projects, but his early reliance on volunteerism and refusal to provide direct federal relief limited their effectiveness. His policies did not adequately address widespread unemployment and poverty.
To what extent did the New Deal change the role of the federal government in regulating American capitalism and supporting its citizens?
A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT EXTENT >> by increasing its involvement in regulating capitalism and supporting American citizens. Through programs such as the WPA and Social Security Act, the government created jobs, provided financial support and introduced protections for workers. However, it did not replace capitalism, as private businesses and ownership continued to exist. Instead, the New Deal aimed to make capitalism fairer and more stable.