Review 1
The purpose of liberty bonds during WWI was to-
Generate financial support for the war effort
What territories did the U.S acquire from the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Phillippines
What was one result of the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s?
The federal government provided aid to people suffering from unemployment.
a labor negotiation. It takes place between employers and workers’ representatives. The goal of such bargaining is to negotiate and set forth the terms of employment
collective bargaining
the term for a pre–World War I journalist who exposed business abuses and government corruption in American society
Muckraker
How did the practice of buying stocks on margin contributed to the Great Depression?
It encouraged many people to make risky investments they could not afford
The main importance of the Panama canal is that it-
shortened shipping routes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Why did the United States want to annex Hawaii?
The location was strategically valuable to both military and business leaders
It grew out of a political movement known as the Farmers’ Alliance in the late 1800s. They were farmers from the U.S. South and Midwest hoping to improve their worsening economic situation by electing candidates who would champion their causes
Populist Party
the 27th President, was a life-long public servant. He was the only man to serve as both the president and chief justice of the Supreme Court
William Howard Taft
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union is most associated with what progressive movement?
Temperance/Prohibition
What year did President Woodrow Wilson ask the U.S to declare war on Germany? (World War 1)
1917
How did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine affect the role of the United States in the world?
By announcing a willingness to intervene in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations
an economic term that generally means a rise in prices for most goods and services. It can be hard to control because once it begins, prices often spiral upwards
Inflation
ratified in 1913, established the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters in each state.
17th Amendment
What policy was favored by American Farmers in the late 1800s?
Abandoning the gold standard
The Scopes Monkey Trial of the 1920s highlighted-
The tension between modern and traditional values
Why did Senators like Henry Cabot Lodge NOT want to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
He wanted to protect U.S. sovereignty in international relations/he did not want the U.S to be involved in the League of Nations
also called a social settlement, a community center, or a neighborhood house. They were dedicated to the development and improvement of city neighborhoods
settlement house
a policy by which one nation controls another, usually smaller or weaker, nation. The controlling nation might take power by obtaining territory or by holding political or economic power.
imperialism
What was the name for towns in which workers were economically dependent on their employers were called:
Company towns
Executive Order 9066 refers to-
Internment of Japanese Americans during WW2
Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
The Social Security Administration
the freedoms protected by the laws or constitution of a country.
civil liberties
It was a result of World War I and the rise of communism. It was the widespread fear that communism would takeover in America
The Red Scare