The Gilded Age/Progressive Era
The term that means one company that controls an entire industry
monopoly
This term means to expand a nation’s influence over other territories
Bonus: What is the name of the first war where the United States gained overseas territories (Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam) (100 points)
Imperialism
Bonus: Spanish-American War
What was the name of the government programs that aimed to end the Great Depression and help struggling Americans?
Bonus: Which President led this program? (100 points)
The New Deal (Three goals: Relief for struggling Americans, Recovery for businesses and farmers, Reform the government to prevent another Great Depression)
Bonus: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The main goal of this Cold War policy was to stop the spread of communism
Bonus: What are some examples of this policy enacted by the United States? (100 points each)
Containment Policy
Bonus: Truman Doctrine, Domino Theory, Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Vietnam War
This movement used nonviolent protests and court cases to challenge segregation
Bonus: What are some key events of his movement? (100 points each)
Civil Rights Movement
Bonus: Montgomery Bus Boycott, Little Rock Nine, Birmingham Campaign, March on Washington
Name given to the time period between 1870 - 1900 when the nation appeared successful but had serious problems beneath the surface
Gilded Age
This international organization was created after World War I to prevent future wars
Bonus: Did the United States join this organization? (100 points)
League of Nations
Bonus: No, the US did not join the League of Nations because the Senate feared it would lead to the United States being forced into unnecessary foreign wars
This executive order led to the internment of Japanese Americans
Bonus: Which Supreme Court case upheld the government’s wartime actions of Japanese internment? (100 points)
Executive Order 9066
Bonus: Korematsu v. United States (1944)
This containment policy program provided economic aid to rebuild Europe after World War II to prevent the spread of communism
Marshall Plan
This law protected voting rights for African Americans
This book published by progressive reformer Upton Sinclair led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
The Jungle
This Supreme Court case ruled that free speech could be limited during wartime if it posed a clear and present danger
What was a major cause of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
Widespread speculation and buying stocks on margin
This act aimed to limit presidential military authority
War Powers Act
This Supreme Court decision declared that segregated public schools were unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
What was the main goal of Progressive Era reformers?
Bonus: Name three influential progressive era reformers (100 points each)
To solve social, political, and economic problems
Bonus: 1. Jacob Riis (How The Other Half Lives), 2. Upton Sinclair (The Jungle), 3. Ida Tarbell (helped break up monopolies)
This foreign policy stated that the United States could intervene in Latin America
Bonus: Which foreign policy Doctrine did this expand upon? (100 points)
The Roosevelt Corollary of 1904
Bonus: It expanded the Monroe Doctrine of 1824, which states European countries must not intervene or establish colonies in Latin America
What was the name of FDR's plan to appoint more justices who supported the New Deal?
Bonus: Why did Congress oppose Roosevelt’s Court-Packing proposal? (100 points)
The Court-Packing Plan
Bonus: They believed it gave too much power to the President
This period of fear between 1947 and 1954 was infamous for the fear of communist spies hiding in the United States
Bonus: What term refers to making accusations without sufficient evidence? (100 points)
The Second Red Scare
Bonus: McCarthyism
This law outlawed discrimination in public accommodations and employment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What were the three goals of Theodore Roosevelt's Domestic program? HINT: (three c's)
BONUS: What was this domestic program called? (100 points)
1. Control of Corporations (break up monopolies)
2. Consumer Protection (protect the public from dangerous products/food)
3. Conservation (create national parks/protect the environment)
BONUS: The Square Deal
This term refers to an approach that combined peaceful diplomatic negotiations with the threat of military force
Bonus: Who proposed this policy? (100 points)
Big Stick Diplomacy "speak softly and carry a big stick"
Bonus: Theodore Roosevelt
Name one argument made in support of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan and one argument opposing the decision to drop the atomic bombs
Bonus: What was the immediate result of the atomic bombings? (100 points)
In Support: using the atomic bombs saved lives by ending the war quickly.
In Opposition: it caused massive civilian casualties
Bonus: Japan surrendered, bringing World War II to an end
This congressional act gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to increase military involvement in Vietnam
Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycott important to the Civil Rights Movement?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott showed that peaceful protests could successfully bring change