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Chapter 19
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What is urbanization?
the growth of cities
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What is yellow journalism and which 2 people were the most famous?
It is a style of writing which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers. The two most famous people involved in it were Hearst and Pulitzer.
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Explain shell shock.
A psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare especially with bombardment.
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What is communism?
An economic and political system based on a single party government ruled by a dictatorship.
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What is prohibition?
The manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were legally prohibited.
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What was the Credit Mobilier?
A construction company in which stockholders gave a contract to lay track at 2-3 times the actual cost and then pocketed the profits.
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What is the 19th amendment?
It guaranteed women the right to vote.
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What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, and Nationalism.
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What is the installment plan?
It enabled people to buy goods over an extended period without having to put down much money at the time of purchase.
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What is a flaper and what characterizes one?
A flapper was an emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day.
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Explain horizontal and vertical integration..
Horizontal- companies that sell similar products merge Vertical- a process in which one company buys out its suppliers
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What is imperialism and the factors that cause it?
It is the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories. The factors that cause it are desire for military strength, thirst for new markets, and belief in cultural superiority.
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Who were the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, with the Ottoman Empire.
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Explain the Fordney-McCumber Tariff.
The Fordney-McCumber Tariff was passed in 1921 and it raised taxes on all imported goods from 28% to 38.5%.
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What is jazz and who were the leaders?
Jazz was a type of music with instruments (mainly brass) which people danced to and loved. Some leaders consisted of Louis Armstrong, Edward Kennedy, and Duke Ellington.
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How did the political machines operate local governments and the community?
Local precinct workers and captains gained voters’ support on a city block or in a neighborhood who reported to a ward boss. The ward boss worked to secure the vote in all the precincts in the ward or electoral district. Ward bosses also helped the poor and gained their votes by doing favors. Then the city boss controlled the activities of the political party throughout the city.
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What led to America’s entry in the Spanish-American War?
Yellow journalism, the de Lome Letter, and the exploding of the U.S.S. Maine.
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What were the four causes of World War I and the spark that ignited the war?
The four causes of World War I were the Zimmermann Note, the sinking of the Lusitania, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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What was the Red Scare?
The fear of communists, socialists, and anarchists that swept the nation.
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What is the double standard?
It is a set of principles that are acceptable for one group but considered unacceptable/immoral for another.
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What were the six problems that came along with urbanization?
housing, transportation, water, sanitation, crime, and fire
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What were the 4 goals of the Progressive Movement?
Protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform, and fostering efficiency.
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What happened with the Teapot Dome Scandal and who was involved?
The Secretary of the Interior took illegal bribes from oil company executives who stole U.S. oil from profit from public lands.
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Who are the Lost Generation and what problem do they have with American Society?
Some people in this group were Sherwood Anderson, Gertrude Stein, and Ernest Hemmingway. It is a term referring to the generation that came of age in WWI. They thought that society seemed stripped of humanity.