Early Year
What economic development attracted people to the West?
Cheap farmland
How did American life change after the 1929 Stock Market Crash?
Banks and farms closed and unemployment was high.
helped regulate the stock market and prevented illegal sale of stocks
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
Which countries became controlled by dictators after World War I? (4)
Italy, Japan, Soviet Union, Germany
Free Health Care
Free Childcare
NO Freedom of speech, religion, or assembly
Communism
What effect did South Carolina have on the success of World War I?
Many soldiers were trained in camps throughout the state
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the U.S. involvement in World War I? the signing of the Treaty of Versailles to the sinking of the Lusitania
the signing of the treaty of Versailles
created to help with flooding, replanting forests, and expanding electricity to rural areas
TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
Which is NOT an example of the "working conditions" for many factory workers during the Industrial Revolution? High Wages with time off, Dangerous Working Conditions, Children Work Long Hours
High wages with extra time off
What was the purpose of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (also known as the "GI Bill")?
to help make the transition back to civilian life easier for soldiers
How did the economy grow during the Industrial Revolution?
machines and factories
restored and maintained confidence in the banking system
FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
What movement led to increased acceptance of artistic contributions of African Americans?
Harlem Renaissance
What caused the United States to abandon its policy of isolationism and neutrality and join World War II?
attack on Pearl Harbor
Which of the following acts divided Native American reservations into allotments?
The Dawes Act
What was one of the reasons America entered the Spanish-American War?
American businesses had money invested in crops growing on farms in Cuba.
built King's Mountain State Park
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps
What did the failure of Prohibition most likely show the U.S. government?
Laws that people do not agree with are too difficult to enforce.
How did the South Carolina landscape change due to the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)? (3)
State Parks, Trails , Trees
What did Jim Crowe laws, upheld by the Plessy VS. Ferguson ruling, allow?
Separate public facilities, buses, train cars based on race
What might have been said by someone living in an urban area during the Industrial Revolution?
tall buildings, loud, smokey from the factories, crowded, outhouses down long flights of stairs
created savings accounts for each citizen so people would have money when they retired or could no longer work
SSA - Social Security Administration
Which is NOT a pull factor for immigrants coming to the United States during the Industrial Revolution?
Job Opportunities, Free Medical Care, Cheap Farmland
Free Medical Care
What was the United States' goal in helping create the NATO alliance after World War II?
to protect human rights and promote peaceful solutions to global conflicts
Causes of Great Depression (3)
Stock Markey Crash, Banks out of Money, Credit,