Progressive Era
During the Progressive Era what were journalist that exposed the problems of America due laissez faire called?
muckrakers
What were the main three causes of the Spanish-American war?
1) Yellow journalism
2) USS Maine
3) De Lome Letter
What was the name of President Wilson's speech he gave that outlined his vision for lasting peace after WWI?
14 point speech
What was the cultural movement during the 1920's and 1930's that expressed what southern blacks were experiencing in the south through their music, art, and literature?
Harlem Renaissance
What caused the stock market crash of 1929?
excessive speculation, buying stocks on the margin, buying goods on credit, overproduction
What are the 4 main areas during the Progressive Era that progressives wanted to fight?
1) rise in poverty
2) spread of slums
3) poor working conditions
4) corrupt political machines
Name the territories acquired by America due to the Spanish-American war.
Cuba, Puerto-Rico, Guam, Philippines
What was the acronym used to describe the main categories influencing WWI and what does each letter stand for?
M - militarism
A - alliances
N - nationalism
I - Imperialism
A - assassination
What led to illegal speakeasies, organized crime, and bootlegging?
Prohibition/18th amendment
What were the steps taken by FDR to restore faith in the American Financial Institutions during the Great Depression?
Emergency Banking Act which declared a banking holiday to prevent further banking failures
Fireside chats
FDIC - Insured deposits/SEC - regulate stock market
New Deal Public Works Programs
Who was the woman's suffrage movement led by and what amendment gave woman the right to vote?
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth C. Stanton
19th amendment
How did Teddy Roosevelt gain popularity during the Spanish American War?
as a leader of the Rough Riders he charged San Juan Hill and the media glorified him as a war hero which helped propel him into the presidency after the assassination on William McKinley
What countries belonged to the Allied Powers and Central Powers during WWI?
Allied: France, Britain, Russia, United States
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
How did women's role change in the 1920's?
women gained voting rights, entered the workforce, embraced new fashions and independence
Who was the President during the Great Depression and what was the name of his domestic policy to end the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal
skilled and unskilled workers
8 hour workday
end child labor
equal pay
What caused this labor union to decline?
Knights of Labor
Haymarket Riot (1886)
Name the six major foreign policy accomplishments by Teddy Roosevelt.
Panama Canal
Roosevelt Corollary - addition to Monroe Doctrine which allowed him to "police" Latin American countries
Great White Fleet - showed the world the power of the US navy
Russo - Japanese arbitration that ended the war between Russia and Japan which won him the Nobel Peace prize
Platt Amendment - established US influence over Cuba and secured a naval base at Guantanamo Bay
Gentlemen's Agreement - limit Japanese immigration to the US and fair treatment of Japanese already in America
What was created after WWI as a "peacekeeping" organization yet failed and what replaced this organization after WWII was over?
WWI - League of Nations
WWII - NATO
What was the major migration pattern during the 1920's and what was the name of the person leading this movement?
Back to Africa movement
Marcus Garvey
What was the name of the president that made the Great Depression worse and what was the name of the tariff that he used?
Herbert Hoover
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
skilled workers - this union was led by Samuel Gompers
higher wages and better working conditions/8 hour workday
AFL - American Federation of Labor
Name the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt's domestic policies.
Square Deal - all encompassing policies to promote fairness, regulate business, and protect the consumers and the environment.
1. Trust Busting-got ride of bad trusts that were creating monopolies and helped good trusts that were creating jobs. (used the Sherman antitrust Act)
2. Consumer Protection - Pure Food and Drug Act led to the creation of the FDA.
3. Conservation and Environmental Protection - created the U.S. Forest Service.
4. Labor & Workers Rights - arbitrated the Coal Strike, first time government sided with workers (keep in mind: during the railroad strikes government always sided business owners)
Name the 7 main points explaining how Americans supported the war effort during WWI.
Selective Service Act - known as the draft
War Bonds - known as Liberty Bonds
Rationing & Conservation - "Meatless Mondays, Wheatless Wednesdays, Victory Gardens"
Women in the workforce
Propaganda - posters, films, speeches were processed through the CPI (Committee on Public Information)
Espionage & Sedition Acts - limited anti-war speech
African American - Many African Americans joined the war effort or they helped in industrial jobs. (Great Migration)
Give a detailed understanding of what sparked immense wealth during the 1920's.
Students should discuss:
Europe was devastated from WWI and relied on American manufacturing.
President Harding passed the Fordney-McCumber tariff which protected American businesses and farmers and Coolidge continued with the same policies.
Henry Ford's assembly line method of mass production created new jobs. (roads, gas stations, mechanics, hotels, any business used to support in the building of the Model-T)
Name the main public work programs during the New Deal.
CCC - employed young men in environmental conservation projects
PWA - funded large scale infrastructure projects
WPA - employed millions in construction, art, theater and writing
TVA - built dams, power plants, and irrigation systems
FERA - going to eventually replace the WPA
REA - expanded electricity to rural areas