Industrialization & Big Business
Progressive Era & U.S. Expansion
World Wars & Great Depression
Cold War & Civil Rights
Modern America & Global Issues
100
The economic system that allowed big businesses to grow with little government interference
What is Laissez-faire capitalism?
100
The goal of Progressive reformers
What was to fix social and political problems?
100
What event started WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
What was the Cold War?
Tension between U.S. and Soviet Union
100
Major goal after 9/11?
Prevent terrorism
200
This practice involved forming large companies to eliminate competition
What is Monopoly / Trusts?
200
The journalism style exaggerated stories to attract readers
What was yellow journalism?
200
What caused the Great Depression?
Stock market crash + economic weaknesses
200
Policy to stop communism?
Containment
200
Organization for global cooperation?
United Nations
300
The reason labor unions formed during industrialization
What was done to improve wages, hours, and working conditions?
300
The reason the U.S. entered the Spanish-American War
What was public pressure and sensationalized news?
300
Main goal of the New Deal?
Relief, recovery, reform
300
Brown v. Board ruling?
Segregation unconstitutional
300
What is globalization?
Global connections
400
How did industrialization contribute to urbanization?
Jobs in factories drew people to cities
400
The purpose of the Panama Canal
What was done to shorten trade routes?
400
Why did the U.S. enter WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
400
Purpose of Marshall Plan?
Rebuild Europe
400
Impact of technology?
Faster communication
500
What does image depict?
What is big business had too much power
500
How did muckrakers influence reform?
Exposed problems and led to change
500
Why did U.S. support Germany financially after WWI?
Stabilize Europe
500
How did Civil Rights expand rights?
Protests, laws, court decisions
500
Why are modern conflicts different?
Terrorism, non-state actors