America's Foundations/Gilded Age
What was the 7th Amendment?
Trial by jury in civil cases.
What is a muckraker?
What were the motivations for Imperialism?
-trade goods/natural resources
-land bragging/flexing
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall leased government land to private oil companies and kept the lease money.
What was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
When Japan had bombed the naval base in Pearl Harbor without any warning, even though the U.S. wasn't in the war yet. This would be a push for the U.S. to join WWII.
List at least 2 things that supported Westward Expansion. (bonus points if you get all 4)
Railroads, Homestead Act, Gold Rush, Cattle Industry
Who is an example of a muckraker?
-Upton Sinclair
-Ida B. Wells
-Jacob Riis
What were some causes of the Spanish American War?
-Cuban Rebellion/Spanish Brutality
-American Business Interests
-Yellow Journalism
-Explosion of the USS Maine
-De Lome Letter
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
a burst of African-American culture including:
Music (Jazz and Blues)
Poetry
Art Work
What were 3 ways US citizens contributed to the war effort?
-ration food
-work factory positions
- war bonds
What is a Nativist and what does that have to do with assimilation?
A nativist is someone who fears and dislikes immigrants. Assimilation was the process of a group of people being taught to forget their culture to take on one of the mass majority.
What was the 19th amendment?
Women can now vote.
What is the League of Nations and why did congress refuse to join?
The League of Nations was created to help solve disputes between countries. The U.S. refused to join because that would mean they'd have to go to war alongside those countries even if it didn't involve them.
What were some causes of the Great Depression?
-Stock Market Crash
-Bank Failures
-Speculation and buying on the margin
What was the result of Executive Order 9066?
Japanese Americans were moved into internment camps (sectioned off cities for them to live in where the government could keep an eye on them). Was used as propaganda against the U.S. by the axis powers and created a distrust of the country by Japanese Americans.
What were some major issues seen in the Gilded Age?
-overcrowded cities
-not enough jobs
-horrible working conditions involving unfair wages and long hours
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Prohibited unfair monopolies and promoted free competition.
What was the purpose of propaganda and how did it impact society?
Propaganda was created to sway people to either join the military, ration food, invest in war bonds, and dehumanize the enemy.
What is court packing?
When FDR tried to pack the supreme court with justices he knew would side with him.
Explain the impact the Dust Bowl had on farmers.
-bankruptcy
-lost their homes and property
-mass migration to California
What is a Monopoly, and who is an example of a monopoly?
A big businessman who dominates the supply of a product. Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller are key examples of these.
What was the ruling of the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson?
Made racial segregation legal under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Why did America join WWI?
-Sussex Pledge
-Sinking of the Lusitania
-Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
-Ties to Great Britain
-Zimmerman Note/Telegram
List three New Deal programs:
-Tennessee Valley Authority
-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
-Social Security Administration (SSA)
Why were parts of the New Deal considered unconstitutional?
because it regulated pay and prices