Foundations of the Republic
The three branches of our government are examples of this constitutional principle.
What is separation of powers?
These provided help to immigrants in return for their vote on election day.
What are political machines?
Muckrakers like Upton Sinclair helped lead to the creation of government intervention like this act.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act? or Meat Inspection Act
Reducing travel time for shipping was the main reason behind the creation of this.
What is the Panama Canal?
This industry helped stimulate the economy by involving different products like steel, rubber, and gasoline.
What are automobiles?
Widespread unemployment and home foreclosures led people to live in these makeshift neighborhoods.
What are Hoovervilles?
This principle limits the government's power and influence in the economy.
What is laissez-faire?
These groups bring awareness to issues that the major political parties adopt.
What are third parties?
The overall purpose of initiatives, referendums, and recalls is to make the government more this.
What is democratic or accountable?
This event helped the U.S. become a world power through territory gain.
What is the Spanish-American War?
The passage of this made it possible for women to become full participants in American political life.
What is the 19th Amendment?
The New Deal led to a general increase in this in the public's lives through new programs and jobs.
What is the government's influence and role?
These, promised in the Declaration of Independence, are rights that cannot be taken away or denied.
What are unalienable rights?
Native Americans were forced to relocate to these to reduce conflicts with white settlers.
What are reservations?
This reform allowed the public to propose something to be voted on in a future election.
What is an initiative?
This broad action by Germany caused the U.S. to officially enter WWI.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This movement led to an increase in African American culture during the 1920s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This event forced people in middle America to relocate, mostly to California.
What was the Dust Bowl?
Write down the MAIN causes of WWI.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Give the FIVE rights from the 1st Amendment.
What are Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, and Religion?
These were created by companies to control prices and reduce competition.
What are monopolies/trusts?
The goal of muckrakers was to correct abuses caused by this.
What is industrialization?
This policy of Teddy Roosevelt increased the U.S.' international military power.
What is Big Stick Policy?
The creation of this helped make goods faster, thereby making them more affordable.
What is the assembly line?
This, when people would buy high-risk stocks for high reward, was a cause of the Great Depression.
What is speculation?
This idea, created by Tocqueville, meant that all Americans could participate in government through voting.
What is populism?
These two factors led to the rapid expansion of urban areas. (Both start with I)
What is immigration and industrialization?
This man helped found the civil rights group called the NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
The goal of Wilson's Fourteen Points was to prevent this in the future.
What are future global conflicts?
Economic opportunities led to this movement of African Americans starting during WWI.
What is the Great Migration?
List TWO causes of the Great Depression. (NOT Speculation.)
What are overproduction, excessive use of credit, risky banking practices, risky stock practices?