The four components that led to the US becoming the leading industrial country
What is free enterprise, Abundant labor force, Natural Resources, New Inventions
100
journalists who exposed the dark side of society
What is muckrakers
100
Allied Powers? Central Powers?
What is Allied- France, Great Britain, & Russia (later U.S.)
Central- Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Ottoman Empire
100
how did people afford the new industrial item's in the 1920's
What is credit (money they haven't earned yet)
100
most important reform programs from the new deal? what were they and what did they do??
What is FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance corporation- provides gov insurance on depositors savings
SEC- Securities and Exchange Commission- gov watchdog over the stock market
200
government stays out of the economy,only interfering to maintain peace
What is laissez-faire
200
what was Teddy Roosevelt's plan?
What is a square deal?
200
what were the MAIN reasons for starting WWI? ex of each
What is
Militarism-Germany builds up military
Alliances- Europeans making "friends" or allies
Imperialism- Ottoman Empire
nationalism- Extreme love of country ex) assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary
200
What was the day 16 mil stocks were dumped?
What is October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday
200
TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority
What is transformed the entire southeastern region of the country by building dams, providing hydroelectricity and other projects along a major river.
300
what is total control of a type of industry called
What is a monopoly
300
what 3 groups did the square deal propose to help?
What is workers,consumers, & businesses
300
German attack on France through neutral Belguim
What is Schlieffen plan
300
what were the causes of The Great Depression
What is
easy credit
buying on margin
stock market crash
bank failures
300
Social Security- offered pensions to elderly Americans Unemployment Insurance- insurance for the unemployed
What is the most successful relief program from the New Deal
400
The total value of all goods and services that a country produces in a year
What is GNP (Gross National Product)
400
what did each amendment do 16th-19th
What is 16th-established a graduated income
17th-direct election of senators
18th-prohibition
19th- women's suffrage
400
November 11,1918
What is armistice day (now veteran's day)
400
when farmers work together to create less crops
What is a cooperative
400
spending money before you make it
What is deficit spending
500
under laissez-faire how are prices and wages determined?
What is the free market
500
what was the common goal of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) & ADL
(Anti-Defamation League)
What is fighting negative stereotyping & discrimination of a minority and religious groups.
500
14 points
What is Wilson's plan for peace
500
raised tariffs on outside products, raised prices on foriegn goods, and got money into american companies