Westward Expansion, Industrialization, and Imperialism
Progressive Era & World War I
1920s & Great Depression
World War II & Cold War
Miscellaneous
100
3. How did the federal government encourage railroad companies to construct railroads?
offering them land grants (tracts of land)
100
12. What were the causes of World War I?
Intense nationalism, militarism, and entangling alliances
100
16. What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a period when African Americans created noteworthy works of art, music, and literature
100
23. Why did the U.S. join World War II?
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
100
When are we taking the Semester Exam?
Wednesday (tomorrow!)
200
Name at least two characteristics of the Gilded Age.
government corruption, poor working conditions, rising immigration, and tenement housing
200
10. Name one successful reform of the Progressive Movement.
regulating child labor, Meat Inspection Act, Food & Drug Act
200
18. What contributed to the start of the Great Depression?
overproduction and excessive use of credit
200
22. How did rationing help with the war effort?
ensured the availability of war materials for the armed forces
200
Give an example of bias
Lots of possible answers
300
7. Why did the US build the Panama Canal?
in order to provide a short trade route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
300
14. What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points?
intended to prevent international tensions from leading to war
300
19. Why did Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt win the election of 1932?
many voters blamed President Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression
300
36. What was the country the U.S. had a conflict with during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
the Soviet Union
300
2. Why do historians prefer to use primary sources instead of secondary sources?
primary sources are written by witnesses to the event
400
6. Name one effect of industrialization on the United States.
increased immigration
400
11. What were President Theodore Roosevelt’s views on conservation?
wilderness areas and their resources should be protected for the public good
400
17. What caused the economic boom and financial speculation of the 1920s?
installment buying and unregulated stock market
400
35. How did the U.S. respond to the launching of Sputnik?
providing funds to improve the educational system in the United States (launch of the Space Race)
400
40. In what time period did reformers work to improve social and economic conditions?
Progressive Era
500
8. Why did the US became involved in imperialist projects like the Spanish-American War, the acquisition of Hawaii, or the Open Door Policy in China?
in order to gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials
500
13. Name one effect of women’s involvement in World War
helped lead to the adoption of women’s suffrage
500
15. What principle was Clarence Darrow trying to uphold when he agreed to defend John T. Scopes?
separation of church and state
500
33. What were the two goals of the Marshall Plan?
1) prevent economic collapse of Western Europe to help them achieve a healthy economy (economic recovery)
2) limit communist influence in Western Europe.
500
39. Albert Beveridge argued in 1898 that “we must find new markets for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor”. What was he supporting?