Important events
What caused the Panic of 1893?
President Cleveland repealed the Sherman purchase act so the U.S. wouldn't run out of gold. This made people panic and take all their money out of banks.
What replaced the Immigration Act of 1924 and the National Origins Formula?
Immigration Act of 1965
Who was the Indian Wars between in the 1870's?
Army v Settlers v Native Americans
Who developed Keynesian economics? Who wanted to implement it in the U.S.?
- John Maynard Keynes
- FDR
Who were two people that criticized capitalism? What did they propose instead?
Karl Marx (Communism)
Henry George (Georgism)
Why did the U.S. join WW2?
After the Pearl Harbor Attack, the U.S. decided to align them selves with Britain and France.
What did the Chinese immigration act of 1882 do?
Limit the number of Chinese immigrants coming into the U.S
What were some of the jobs women could get during the second industrial revolution?
- Nurse
- Teaching
- Phone operator
- Office work
Why was Hitler able to rise to power?
Europe was relying on American money and then the Great Depression hit. Europe was weakened and making it possible for fascist dictators to rise up like Hitler.
What is considered one of the biggest legislative failures? What was it attempting to do?
The prohibition
Tried to ban alcohol and make society better.
Name some of the proxy wars?
- Civil War of Greece & Turkey (1st World Democrat)
- Chinise Civil War ( 2nd Communist)
- Korean War (ongoing)
- Vietnam War (2nd Communist)
- Soviet-Afgan (1st Democratic)
Who was Cesar Chavez? What did he do?
- Worked hard advocating for te rights of Latin American immigrants and farm workers.
- Founded the Latin American Farm Workers Association in 1967
- Aggressive but not violent
What are the three types of progressive when it comes to segregation?
- Support
- Protest
- Tolerate
What did Henry Ford do?
He revolutionized the assembly line
What is a political boss?
A person running for office that is supported by a political machine.
- Boss tweed
How did the Red Scare influence America?
It made people wary of everyone because anyone can be communist. Two Italian immigrants were imprisoned and executed becaue of paranoia.
What are two of the many conditions that immigrants needed to do to assimilate?
1. Know English
2. Be healthy (Physically & Mentally)
How did culture change in the 1920s?
It became full of consumerism and materalistsic
Who was the leader of the black power movement and what did he believe?
Malcom X
- That we should not be equal but black should be over white.
Who made the alphabet soup agencies? What were some of them?
FDR
- TVA (jobs for public power companies)
- CCC (relief program for unemployed, unmarried young men)
What did the Second Industrial Revolution focus on?
- Improving steel
-Petroleum
- Electricity
- Chemicals
What is nativism?
A political policy promoting the interest if natives over immigrants
Why were independent farms suffering?
Machines were expensive to buy (The initial cost was too much)
Who was JP Morgan?
Robber Baron
- Would buy failing railroad and communication companies for cheap then would restabilize them and make lots of $$$.
What is a political machine?
An informal political group that would support people running for election. They would convince the people that it was for the greater good when in actuality it would only benefit the group.