Manifest Destiny
Why did the settlers want to go West?
GOLD and more economic opportunity
Why didn't President Lincoln want to provoke war nor maintain peace?
Lincoln wanted the south to know that the Union was prepared for war but that they didn't want to start one since his main goal was to "preserve the Union."
What caused the economic boom in the 20's?
Consumer goods were now being produced in factories causing the mass production of these goods.
What kind of job did women and minorities have to work before and during the war to expand the "Arsenal of Democracy?
Manufacturing
FDR created weekly radio speeches to update the American people about the New Deal. What were these radio speeches called?
Fireside Chats
How did the Mexican-American War influence the Manifest Destiny?
America gained ownership of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The ownership of these countries accomplished the dream of a country stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Manifest Destiny.
What kick-started the Civil War?
Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor at 4:30 am on April 12, 1861. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered.
What genre of popular music was pioneered by black musicians like Louis Armstrong?
Jazz
Where did Japanese-Americans have to go for the duration of WW2?
Internment Camps
Why did the Great Depression happen?
Overproduction of goods and bank failures when the stock market crashed led to massive unemployment to make up for the loss of money
How was slavery impacted by the Manifest Destiny?
The rapid expansion of the United States intensified the issue of slavery as new states were added to the Union, leading to the outbreak of the Civil War.
Why did the Union win the Civil War?
The Union had more access to resources (food, supplies, weapons, transportation, etc.) and better leaders including Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant.
What were the underground clubs where alcohol was illegally sold called?
The US originally didn't want to involve itself in WW2. Why did they end up getting involved anyway?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
How did the New Deal change the role of the government?
The New Deal created a broad range of federal government programs that sought to offer economic relief to the suffering, regulate private industry, and grow the economy
The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to create a balance between the North and South.
How long did the Civil War last? What marked its ending?
The Civil War lasted 4 years. It ended when the major Confederate armies surrendered to the United States in April of 1865 at Appomattox Court House and Bennett Place.
What were flappers?
Liberated women who defied old gender rules and owned their own cars, popularized new short hair styles, dresses, and even went out to jazz clubs to drink and dance.
Why did the US want isolationism?
Because it was the belief that WW2 was ultimately a dispute between foreign nations and they had no good reason to get involved.
What act established the National Labor Relations Board?
Wagner Act
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute to the Manifest Destiny?
More people went West because the people in Kansas and Nebraska could choose whether they wanted them to be a free or slave state.
What was the era after the Civil War?
The Reconstruction Era
Why was alcohol outlawed during the Prohibition Era?
To reduce organized crime rates
What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts?
To keep the United States out of war
What were the 3 goals of the New Deal? (3 R's)
Relief, Recovery, and Reform