A Nation is Born
Enlightenment thinkers emphasized…
Logic and Reason
Muckrakers were journalists who…
investigated social conditions and exposed political corruption.
Speak softly and carry a big stick speaks to what foreign policy?
A strong military, navy
Describe the Difference between Modernists and Traditionalists
Modernists embraced change, urban living, traditional values limited freedom of expression. Traditionalists believe values and order hold society together, rural.
What group of people were affected by the Dust Bowl most?
Farmers
When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence “all men are created equal,” he meant that everyone…
is born with certain rights that cannot be taken away.
Laissez faire capitalism is…
Hands off, free enterprise, businesses can operate with little government intervention
Why was the Spanish-American War significant in American History?
Helped move the US into a position of World Power.
Describe the impact of the Harlem Renaissance.
Allowed for the growth of African American Culture. Inspired generations of artists with music, poetry, dance, theater, literature.
What caused the market to crash in 1929?
A banking scare
The INtolerable Acts limited the colonists what…
Colonists ability for self government
What theory describes “survival of the fittest” in society?
Social Darwinism
What were the two main causes for the United States to enter WWI?
Zimmerman Telegram and the SInking of the Lusitania
How did the 18th amendment impact society?
Illegalized alcohol. Helped start organized crime.
How did people try to escape during the great depression?
Cartoons, Sports, music, illegal drinking
The Great Compromise is …
Combination of the New Jersey Plan and Virginia PLan. Bicameral Houses, one representation by population the other equal representation
Buying every company in the same industry can be described as…
Horizontal Integration
Why was the US main two motivations for imperialism?
Spread Christianity and Democracy
The Flappers were…
A style of fashion, hair, makeup, that had previously been associated with “loose” women.
How did people try to escape the Depression?
Cartoons, Sports, music, illegal drinking
Why did the colonists feel they had no right to be taxed?
They had no representation in the British parliament
Describe the impact that Eli Whitney’s cotton gin had on the United States
made slavery more profitable and cotton the basis of the Southern economy.
Why did the United States support a revolution in panama?
They wanted to build a canal through it.
The Scopes Monkey Trial was…
A trial about whether evolution should be taught in schools
What was the New Deal (include the Three R’s?
A Series of Laws that were aimed at providing relief, recovery, and reform to the people of the United States