Imperialism
"Speak softly and carry a big stick" is an example of what kind of diplomacy?
Big Stick Diplomacy
What is "Nativism"?
Prejudice against foreign-born people
What was the Espionage and Sedition Act?
When the President got permission to suspend freedom of speech and made it illegal to criticize him or the US efforts in WW1.
What factory innovation allowed for the cheap production of automobiles?
The Assembly Line.
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment.
What was the policy of open trade for all nations towards China?
Open Door Policy
What Supreme Court case made "Separate but Equal" the official law of the land in regards to people of color?
Plessy V Ferguson
Why did the Populist Party want to change our currency?
To increase the amount of money available to poor people (especially farmers).
What was the famous trial that concerned the debate over creationism vs. evolution in schools?
The Scopes Trial
What is the name for the women that challenged traditional social values in the 1920s?
Flappers
How did Hawaii become part of the US?
The Dole Plantation owners overthrew the queen and gave the island nation to the US, which the people of Hawaii protested (but no one cared).
Why did we pass the Chinese Exclusion Act?
To satisfy California nativists who complained about Chinese immigrants taking their jobs.
What happened as a result of the "fear of Communism" in 1920?
The Red Scare.
What was a direct result of the assembly line on American life?
Automobiles were more affordable so more people owned them and could commute.
What is the term that describes the mass movement of African Americans from the North to the South?
The Great Migration.
What US creation made travel from Pacific to Atlantic ocean faster and easier?
Panama Canal
What group of people were extreme nativist?
The "KKK" (Klu Klux Klan).
Who was wrongly accused, convicted and executed for the murdering of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts.
Sacco and Vanzetti.
What was the effect of the novel "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair?
Meat Inspection laws and agency
Under what condition can the government take your private property?
If they pay you "fair market price" for it. Even land. They can straight up kick you off your land.
Why did the United States decide to expand and gain colonies overseas?
The acquisition of new territories allowed for the expansion of U.S. commercial trade!!
What is the name for the set of laws in the south targeting blacks?
Jim Crow laws
What was the court packing scheme?
FDR tried to expand the number of Supreme Court justices so he could pass his policies easier
What two things did the transatlantic railroad do?
1.Got rid of the buffalo (and the natives that relied on them)
2. Opened up the plains areas for settling
3. Made movement of goods and people much easier.
How did Political Machines/Bosses get power?
Provided public services to people, especially immigrants, when the government could not/ would not.