Vocab
What is suffrage?
Women's right to vote
What was life like on the Oregon Trail? Were there challenges people faced?(If there were challenges, give 2 examples)
The Oregon Trail was draining. Some challenges include:
-Death
-Disease
-Intense trail/environmental conditions
What were flappers?
New women of the 1920s that were carefree and rebellious. They did not follow traditional norms of a women.
How did the Great Depression cause life to change in America?
America went from living life to the fullest to trying to make ends meet. The Great Depression caused unemployment, poverty, social strain, and more.
What topics should you know for the test? (List at least 4)
-Westward Expansion
-World War 1
-The Great Migration
-Women's Suffrage
-The Great Depression
-The New Deal
What does the term Manifest Destiny refer to?
Grounded belief that a democratic agrarian republic would save the world; to achieve greatness you need to expand.
~Expansion west; seek democracy~
What was The Great Migration?
The shift of the African Americans population from the rural south to the urban north
Who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn/The Battle of the Greasy Grass?
Native Americans vs. U.S Army
How was life different in the North and the South for Black Americans?
In the South, Black Americans did not have a lot of opportunities. They were met with a lot of challenges like the Jim Crow laws. In the North, there was better job opportunities and their culture thrived.
What were the pull factors contributing to migrations west in the 1800s and migrations north in the 1910s? (List 3 minimum)
-Right to vote in the north
-Educational opportunities
-Opportunity to earn a decent salary
-Opportunities to make art-work
-Better way of life
What is assimilation?
Over time, individuals or groups adopt customs, behaviors, and beliefs of the dominate culture they live within.
Why do accounts from the Battle of Little Bighorn/The Battle of the Greasy Grass differ?
There are different interpretations of Custers actions based on which side someone was fighting for.
How did women advocate for the right to vote? (Give at least 2 ways)
-Protesting
-Petitioning
-Gave speeches
-Boycotts
How did the American government try to force Native Americans to assimilate in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Sending children to boarding schools which forced them to loose their cultural ties. They could not speak their native tongue, taught English, and learned Christianity.
What were the push factors contributing to migrations west in the 1800s and migrations north in the 1910s? (List 3 minimum)
-Lynching's
-Jim Crow laws
-Little pay
-Little food
-Long work hours
-Doing so much for other but get little in return
What is the cult of domesticity?
An ideology that saw women's roles in society as submissive & domestic; confining them to "traditional" roles in their homes
How does the Harlem Renaissance represent an explosion of Black Culture in the 1920s?
Black Culture was represented through music, visual arts, literature, etc. The works put out, challenged stereotypes.
Who was the president during WW1 and how did his decision shape America's wartime experiences?
The president during WW1 was Woodrow Wilson. His decision brought America into the war after being neutral.
What significant social, economic, and political changes for women occurred in the 1920s? (At least 1 for each)
Social: The Flapper
Economic: Entering workforce
Political: Right to vote
What is the New Deal?
Dealt with issues facing the United States as a result of the Great Depression by using Federal Taxes to create organizations that dealt with specific causes and impacts of the Great Depression. Goals aimed for relief, recovery, and reform.
What were the Jim Crow Laws
A nationalistic dictatorship
What events marked the 1920s as a time of Revolution or Conservatism? (At least 1)
-Prohibition
-Women's Liberation
-Escape Culture
-Racial fears
How did President Hoover & President Roosevelt differ in their approaches to the depression?
Hoover wanted limited intervention while Roosevelt wanted active intervention
What were the Carlisle Schools and how did they contribute to American settlement of the West?
Carlisle Schools were Indian boarding schools that forced Native children into Euro-American culture. This contributed to American settlement of the West because due to Euro-American culture being more prominent, Indigenous identity was stripped leaving less obstacles for the expansion West.
Who did the US go to war with over the territories of California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona?
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