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Governmental Systems
Economic Systems
Events of the Gilded Age
Ideas of the Progressive Era
Famous & Influential People
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The act of writing, debating, and passing laws which regulate society and are enforced by the government.
What is legislation
100
The total value of the production and consumption of goods and services, it includes all wealth and resources of a nation.
What is the economy
100
This conflict between the US and a powerful European colonial power, came out of the desire to enforce the Monroe Doctrine and resulted in US control of the Philippines, Cuba, and other islands.
What is the Spanish-American War
100
The movement of people into cities to seek jobs, this was the result of industrialization and more efficient farming practices that let farmers grow food with fewer workers.
What is Urbanization
100
This Scottish immigrant and hard working businessman who became rich by controlling the steel industry. He has been held up as an example of achieving the 'American Dream' because he became wealthy through hard work, and gave often to charities.
who is Andrew Carnegie
200
This system of government has a document or code of law which limits the powers of the leaders and protects the rights of the people.
What is constitutional
200
An economic system which is planned by the government and allows the individual very little freedom in choosing how to earn a living.
What is communism
200
This 1898 event resulted in US control of an island chain that was a producer of valuable sugar and remains a vacation destination today.
What is the annexation of Hawaii
200
This was created by the movement of people into cities, increasing manufacture of goods, and a booming economy, and resulted in a culture of buying and a connection between possessions and status.
What is Consumerism
200
This ambitious businessman became insanely rich by integrating the oil industry vertically by controlling all aspects of extraction and refining, and horizontally by buying out all his competitors.
Who is John D. Rockefeller
300
Under this system of government, leaders are elected to represent the people in lawmaking. The people rarely vote directly on laws.
What is representative
300
An economic system which has a free market (no government planning of the economy) and allows citizens a great deal of choice in how to earn a living.
What is capitalism
300
This 1867 event was criticized by the public at the time, but has turned out to be a very good investment as first gold, then oil, were discovered in the region.
What is the purchase of Alaska from Russia
300
The process of mechanization of production and concentration of labor in factories. This began in England in the 1800s and accelerated US economic growth and inventions in the early 1900s.
What is Industrialization
300
This famous female reformer and volunteer ran Hull House, a community center for the urban poor and recent immigrants.
Who is Jane Addams
400
in this governmetnal system, a country has different regional governments which are very strong, but our bound together by a central government
What is federalism
400
A form of government in which the economy is mixed, people have a lot of freedom, but taxes are very high and the government provides many services to the people.
What is socialism
400
These grassroots organizations developed to protect workers from exploitation by factory owners and other wealthy businessmen.
What are labor unions or trade unions
400
The idea that the United States is a superior country racially, religiously, and morally and has the right to invade, conquer, and occupy North America and beyond.
What is Manifest Destiny
400
This muckraking journalist and novelist wrote "The Jungle" to expose cruel treatment of meat packing workers, but ended up sparking food safety reforms instead.
Who is Upton Sinclair
500
The theory that governments exist because people agree to give up some basic rights in exchange for protection and security
What is social contract theory
500
this economic system rarely uses money and most members of the society are able to produce all the food and goods that they need.
What is a traditional economyh
500
This theory, promoted by Herbert Spencer and based on the theory of evolution, claimed that social status and economic success represented fitness, and gave people with power the right to eliminate other, less fit, people. It is still used to justify racism and discrimination.
What is Social Darwinism
500
This progressive woman organizer led the national battle against lynching (mob hanging, usually of black men).
Who is Ida B. Wells