Reconstruction, Westward Expansion and Foreign Policy
Populism and the Progressive Movement
Industrial Revolution, Gilded Age, and Labor Unions
Immigration and World War I
Short Answers
100
What was one way the South limited the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction?
Black Codes, literacy test, poll taxes, grandfather clause
100
Name one thing that led to the Progressive Movement.
Child labor, unsanitary work/living conditions, political corruption
100
What is the assembly line?
It greatly improved production. It help expand consumerism.
100
Why did immigrants settle into cities?
There were more job opportunities.
100
What is history? Name one out of the 6 components.
Recall the facts- History is what we choose to remember about the past. Interpret- It involves explaining people and events. Applying- Learning and fixing past mistakes. Analyzing Synthesize- Making sense of information. Evaluating
200
Why did people migrated West?
For economic opportunity
200
Who created the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Theodore Roosevelt
200
What is a monopoly?
A company that completely dominates a particular industry. (exp: John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan)
200
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
When America banned Chinese immigrants from entering America due to a rise of nativism.
200
Who were the 3 Progressive Presidents?
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson
300
What is the Dawes Act of 1887?
Assimilated Native Americans into American life.
300
What is the importance of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"?
It showed how unsanitary the meat packing industry was. It led to major changes to the meat packing industry.
300
Who was a big supporter of labor groups?
Eugene Debs
300
How did Germany challenge Woodrow Wilson's plan of neutrality?
Germany violated the freedom of the seas with the U-boat attacks.
300
What is imperialism and how did it impact America?
Imperialism is when a country expands their territory for economic or strategic interests. It impacted America because this is when they started to become a world power.
400
What is Yellow Journalism?
The use of exaggerations in writing a newspaper. This led America to declare war on Spain.
400
What was the role of journalism during the Progressive Movement? (Muckrakers)
Journalism was used to reveal scandals and problems with businesses.
400
Why were labor unions created?
To help workers fight against low pay and poor working conditions.
400
What was the Great Migration?
When African Americans moved North for economic opportunities.
400
Explain the difference between Robber Barons and Captains of Industry.
Robber Barons- Business leaders who did illegal practices to keep their business in power and make the most money (rich get richer) Captains of Industry- Business leaders who benefitted America by improving production and innovation, which led America to become a better country.
500
What are the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments?
13th Amendment (1864) Officially abolished slavery, except as punishment for a crime. 14th Amendment (1868) Addressed citizen rights and equal protection of the laws. 15th Amendment (1870) Prohibited denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
500
What led to the rise of the Grange Movement and the Populist Party?
It was the response of farmers to work for reforms against monopolies like the US Railroad businesses.
500
What is Social Darwinism?
The best run businesses run by the most capable people will survive (Survival of the fittest).
500
What is Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?
A peace plan to stop wars in the future.
500
Explain one of these: Conservatism, Liberalism, Marxist
Conservatism- tradition, against change or progress Liberalism- liberal meaning "free", freedom or liberty, progress of humanity, equality of opportunity Marxist- radical history, class struggles (there is always a dominating class and oppressed class), against capitalism and for communism
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