Gilded/Progressive Ages
Which monopolists controlled banking and bought out other companies such as Carnegie Steel and Edison Electric?
J.P. Morgan
What was Roosevelt's foreign policy?
Big Stick Diplomacy
What country was blamed for WWI?
Germany
What event lead to African American culture being accepted into the mainstream American culture?
Harlem Renaissance
What was the main goal of the New Deal?
End the Great Depression
The publishing of what book lead to the Meat Inspection Act and establishment of the FDA?
The Jungle
What was Taft's foreign policy?
Dollar Diplomacy
What treaty ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Who were young women who opposed traditional gender norms in the 1920's?
Flappers
Why did the New Deal attempt to reform the banks?
To stop them from causing another depression and convince people they were safe enough to use again.
What was a major negative effect of urbanization and mass migration occurring at the same time?
Overcrowding in cities
What territories were gained as part of the Spanish American War?
Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
What were the MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism
What event lead to the end of the economic growth of the 1920's?
the stock market collapse of 1929
How did banks help cause the Great Depression?
They handed out too many loans leading to their collapse
Which Amendment allowed senators to be directly elected by the American people?
17th Amendment
What was the main imperialist project of Theodore Roosevelt?
Panama Canal
Why did the US join WWI?
Unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, US investments in Britain
What event in the 20's showed the tensions between secularists and religious fundamentalists?
Scopes Trial
What was the purpose of Relief programs?
Help people by providing immediate money or jobs and stop them from suffering
Which political party was most likely to support banning child labor, passing the 17th Amendment, passing laws through referendums, holding direct primaries, and adopting bimetallism?
Populists (People's Party)
What was the document issued by Roosevelt that stated European countries were not allowed in the western hemisphere?
Roosevelt Corollary
Why did Germany join WWI?
What events during the First Red Scare were aimed at deporting left leaning immigrants?
Palmer Raids
What were common criticisms of the New Deal?
It was unconstitutional, it was too expensive to maintain, it was racially biased