An example of the spoils system that involved appointing a friend to a political position.
What is patronage?
100
All of the following were reasons for an increase in this type of policy: 1)To find new markets for American products, 2) to compete with European nations, 3) because we believed we were superior to other races around the world.
What is Imperialism?
100
He promised the American people a square deal and a chance to better themselves under his Presidency.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
100
Features of the Treaty included 1) Germany admits the "guilt clause", 2) Germany forced to pay billions in reparations, 3) borders of many countries were changed.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
100
The single event that is most closely associated with the start of the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930s.
What is the stock market crash?
200
Members of this political group believed 1) currency should be backed by gold or silver, 2) Senators should be elected by popular vote, 3) railroads should NOT be privately owned, 3) the federal income tax should be graduated.
Who are Populist.
200
Immigrants from these countries were often resented because they were less likely to assimilate into American culture.
Who are Chinese or Japanese?
200
He was a muckraker that exposed conditions in the meat packing industry in his book, "The Jungle" - which lead to important reforms.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
200
This intercepted note said that Mexico would receive lost territory in the U.S.A. if it declared war against the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Note?
200
Young women in the 1920s that embraced changes in fashion and behavior.
What are flappers?
300
It was an Act that created a civil service system which established a merit system for getting government jobs.
What is the Pendleton Act?
300
An agreement formed to decrease immigration from Japan.
What is the Gentlemen's Agreement?
300
The amendment to the Constitution that gave women suffrage.
What is the 19th Amendment?
300
Countries excluded from the Treaty of Versailles peace talks.
What is Germany and Russia?
300
It was the Amendment that reversed the 18th Amendment.
What is the 21st Amendment?
400
Poor immigrants and city-dwellers supported this form of political corruption because they often assisted the urban poor with getting services, finding jobs or accomodations.
What are political machines?
400
It made Cuba a protectorate of the United States and limited some of Cuba's rights.
What is the Platt Amendment?
400
The goal of the movement was to prevent domestic abuse, work related accidents and ban alcohol.
What is the Temperance Movement?
400
It was the nickname for American soldiers who were fighting on the Western Front.
What are doughboys?
400
The act that raised the prices of farm products.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
500
He was the political cartoonist that exposed corruption of Tammany Hall in New York.
Who is Thomas Nast?
500
This Admiral wanted 1) a modern fleet, 2) naval bases in the Caribbean, and 3) a canal across the isthmus of Panama.
Who is Admiral Mahan.
500
An Amendment to the constitution that led to direct (popular) election of U.S. Senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
500
It was the German military strategy designed to allow Germans to successfully fight a two front war against France and Russia.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
500
He claimed the New Deal policies were inadequate and proposed a social program called "Share-our-Wealth."