Congress overturning a president's veto is an example of which principle of government?
What is checks and balances
100
"Americanizing" people into a culture (an example would be the Native Americans). What vocab word fits this?
What is assimilation
100
a law passed by the government to crack down on Big businesses & monopolies
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
100
The word for taking over another country (could make them a colony, protectorate, sphere of influence, annex)
What is Imperialism
100
Pro-Business policy that all of the Presidents in the 20's pursued in order to stimulate the economy. Not a good thing in the long run but for short term it helped.... What is this business policy called? (hint: think back to the Gilded age!)
What is Laissez-Faire
200
The specific amendment associated with the government compensating you for property; in the bill of rights (first ten amendments)
What is the 5th Amendment
200
What was the purpose behindd Jane Addam's settlement homes in Chicago?
What is helping immigrants and the poor
200
Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle helped contribute a change in the relationship between government and business by....
What is regulating businesses (Meat inspection act & Pure Food & Drug Act)
200
The U.S. did not sign the treaty of versailles because the League of Nations could possibly drag us into more conflicts and we wanted to stay neutral. What foreign policy is associated with this?
What is Isolationism
200
Americans were worried about immigrants because they thought they were going to take American jobs and spread communism. As a result, what occurs? (think vocab. word)
What is nativism
300
Declaration of independence was signed on this date; we celebrate this every year
What is July 4 (1776)
300
the social idea that helped justify Robber Barrons like Carnegie and Rockefeller's wealth (also used later on to justify racism); "Survival of the Fittest"
What is Social Darwinism
300
this court case ruled "Separate but equal" and allowed segregation
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
300
What is the main/general reason why the U.S. entered WWI?
What is unrestricted submarine warfare (ex: sinking of the Lusitania, breaking of the sussex pledge etc)
300
This significant innovation in transportation technology was mass produced in the 1920's because of Henry Ford's assembly line
What is the car (automobile)
400
5 values of democracy is associated with this person?
What is Alexis de Toqueville?
400
These groups of people fought for better wages, shorter hours, and safer working conditions
What is labor unions
400
Women gained the right to vote with this amendment
What is 19th amendment
400
Drafting or Conscription of men into the military during WWI; how we were able to grow our military so quickly.
What is the name of this law the government passed that allowed us to do these things?
What is the Selective Service Act
400
Immigration restrictions and deportations and nativism occur as a result of this paranoia with communism
What is red scare?
500
We adopted this motto in a response to communism in the 1950s'
What is "In God We Trust"
500
"Hands off" policy towards the economy; allowed big businesses to thrive in the Gilded Age (and the 20s)
What is laissez-faire
500
WEB Dubois founded this civil rights group?
What is NAACP?
500
The ECONOMIC motivation behind taking over other countries
What is need for raw materials and markets
500
Clarance Darrow & William Jennings Byran are associated with _______________ which was a clash between fundamentalism (creation theory) vs. Modern values (evolution theory)