These were formed so groups of workers could come together to press for work reforms
What is Labor Unions
100
The negative term used for industrialists during the Progressive Era
What is Robber Barons
100
This single event is viewed as the beginning of the Great Depression
What is the stock market crash
100
Britain was short on cash because they fought the war against Germany for quite some time be themselves, the U.S. created an act that would supply Britain with what it needed to continue its fight.
What is Lend-Lease act
100
How many atomic bombs were dropped on Japan to end the war in the Pacific by the United States?
What is 2
200
This gentleman formed Standard Oil Trust and made millions while monopolizing the oil industry
Who is John D. Rockefeller
200
This term was coined by President Theodore Roosevelt for the writers that wrote on the ills of society
What is Muckraker
200
Americans who did not invest in the stock market still suffered due to
What is bank failures
200
These three countries fought together and were known as the Axis Powers
What is Italy, Japan, Germany
200
Which Presiident of the United States would decide to drop the atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end WWII?
Who is Truman
300
This term refers to the belief that there is a natural evolutionary process by which the fittest will survive. Wealthy business and industrial leaders used this to justify their success.
What is Social Darwinism
300
Progressives believed that reform of big business was necessary because...
What is conditions unsafe AND/OR workers not fairly paid
300
By 1931 this percentage of Americans were out of work
What is 25%
300
This scientist wrote to FDR convincing him to allow research to proceed on creating the atomic bomb
Who is Albert Einstein
300
Was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
Who is Joseph Stalin
400
Which constitutional amendment gave Women the right to vote?
What is the 19th amendment
400
This Asian country was annexed by the U.S in 1898 as a result of the Spanish American War
What is The Phillipines
400
Hit the Great Plains in 1934 and forced people to move further west.
What is the Dust Bowl
400
Germany, Italy, and Spain all adopted this form of government in the years following World War I
What is Fascism
400
The term used for Japanese pilots who flew their planes into U.S Ships
What is Kamikaze
500
All of the following reforms were adopted during the Progressive era EXCEPT:
Stronger antitrust laws
lower tariff rates
federal antilynching law
What is federal antilynching law
500
What was the direct result of the Spanish American War?
What is U.S becoming a world power
500
The name given to FDR's agenda
What is the New Deal
500
Commanded the forces in the Pacific during World War II
Who is MacArthur
500
The battle in the Pacific famous for being the first naval battle where the two sides never saw each other.