minority affairs
important reforms
changes to society
foreign policy
domestic policy
CIVIL RIGHTS
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IMPORTANT VOCAB
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IMPORTANT VOCAB
PRESIDENTIAL
INFLUENCE
INFLUENCE
WAR WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR
100
Which term refers to the outpouring of African American artistic and intellectual work celebrating black culture during the 1920s?
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
100
Direct Primaries reduced the power of _______ ______ (hint: Tweed Ring)
what is a political boss?
100
How did radio impact American society in the 1920s?
Created a Mass National culture
100
why did the United States enter into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994?
(hint: main reason)
to reduce trade restrictions with neighboring countries--increase trade-reduce prices for consumers
100
This excerpt comes from WHAT congressional act that was signed into law on February 8, 1887.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where any tribe or band of Indians has been, or shall hereafter be, located upon any reservation created for their use, either by treaty stipulation or by virtue of an act of Congress of executive order setting apart the same for their use, the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized
What is the Dawes Act
100
where is this picture taken
ELLIS ISLAND
100
What presidential policy is this? 
Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy
100
an offensive military strategy of coordinated land, sea, and air forces conducted against hostile shores such as during the D-Day invasion
WHAT IS AN AMPHIBIOUS LANDING
200
Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to "relocation centers" further inland – resulting in the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Which justification did the U.S. government give for the actions described in the excerpt?
the actions were taken to ensure the national security of the country
200
What was a reason for the establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
to regulate stock transactions
200
In 1962 Rachel Carson published the book Silent Spring, documenting the environmental effects of pesticides.
Why did the U.S. government respond to the publication of Silent Spring?
(HINT: she is a modern day MUCKRAKER)
It EXPOSED that an environmental crisis existed, so regulations were needed to protect the environment.
200
what was purpose of open door policy (notes)
to request that nations holding spheres of influence in China share trading rights in China with the United States
200
In 1894, President Grover Cleveland used federal troops to break up a railroad strike. What does this event indicate about the relationship between business and government?
The government was willing to use legal authority to protect business.
200
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus
African Americans staged a sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Martin Luther King Jr. led a march from Selma, Alabama.
ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT?
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
200
How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal increase the size and power of the federal government?
The New Deal created new federal government agencies and passed legislation that regulated the economy
200
What impact did THE SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT have on the demographics of the U.S. labor force during World War II
More women and minorities were employed in heavy-industry jobs.
300
child labor • tenement living • high infant mortality rate • dangerous working conditions
Which factor led to an increase in the characteristics shown in the list? (hint: immigration from where)
an increase in the number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
300
(TITLE OF THIS LIST)
bimetallism
graduated income tax
direct election of U.S. senators
government ownership of railroads
Goals of the Populist Party
300
“It is not life that's complicated, it's the struggle to guide and control life.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
Which trend is reflected by this literary example?
the sense of disillusionment in the Lost Generation
300
In what way was economics one cause of the Spanish-American War
Americans wanted to protect their sugar and tobacco investments in Cuba
300
What impact did Anti-trust legislation like Sherman and Clayton have on Laissez-Faire capitalism?
Laissez-faire capitalism was weakened by government regulations.
300
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) directed its efforts towards _____ ________ to gain political power and influence.
What is registering voters?
300
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. BY Harry Truman (executive order 9981)
What was the impact of this EO?
desegregation of the military
300
led the Allied invasion of North Africa • led the Allied invasion of France (D-Day) • named the supreme commander of the AEF
who is the list describing?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
400
What motivated the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
concerns about decreased access to employment and lower wages for native-born Americans
400
What is the purpose of the FDIC?
It gave the government the power to protect deposits in a bank failure
400
What is this picture depicting? 
completion of the Transcontinental RR
400
How did President Eisenhower’s support of brinkmanship affect society in the United States?
Government funding for science education was expanded
400
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 overturned the National Origins Act of 1924, thereby eliminating the earlier national origins quotas.
What was the long-term effect of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 on the population of the United States?
It increased the percentage of people of Latin American ancestry
400
what business strategy did he use to form a monopoly? 
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
400
What president is blamed for this situation
Herber Hoover
Hoovervilles
400
why did the United States choose to enter the Persian Gulf War in 1991?
to liberate a sovereign nation (KUWAIT) from a neighboring country’s military aggression
500
who is this?
Cesar Chavez
500
What amendment was prompted by this movement
18
500
what does this picture represent?
the BABY BOOM
500
How did the United States respond to the 1949 Communist takeover in China?
by recognizing Chiang Kai-shek’s government-in-exile in Taiwan
500
An Act To provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect American labor, and for other purposes (smoot-hawley tariff)
What effect did this act have on the U.S. economy?
It damaged the U.S. economy because other countries retaliated by raising tariffs on American goods, which caused a significant decrease in the demand for American goods
500
what event was prompted by this picture
(hint: attack)
bombing of pearl harbor
500
What president is responsible for this? 
Barack Obama
500
Which feature is more common during a cold war than a conventional war?
indirect conflicts/no violence/no causalities/arms race
600
What was the Longterm impact of this tragedy?
changes to the Municipal Building Code, which provided a measure of protection by requiring the existence of safety devices such as fireproof materials and stairwells, fire alarms, extinguishers, and hoses. They also prohibited smoking in factories by 1916
600
who is this? What event?
Hazel Bryan
Little Rock 9 integrating High school
600
Which type of spending has been most responsible for the growth of the national debt
healthcare and retirement
600
Cuban missile crisis
600
what event?
Spaceship Challenger explodes
600
Racial Matters was a secret program in which J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI used covert surveillance and counterintelligence programs to follow, wiretap, and investigate African American leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s
Why did J. Edgar Hoover use the program described in the summary?
He suspected that civil rights leaders had communist sympathies, but he lacked evidence to charge them with a crime.
600
what do they have in common
all were impeached
600
photograph of tragedy while protesting what?
Where? 
Vietnam War
Kent University