Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Rise of a World Power
1920s/Great Depression
WWII
100
How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect the United States during the late 1800s?
Connected the east to the west, increased trade, helped the economy, generated jobs, etc.
100
Organizations that protect the rights of workers are called?
Labor Unions
100
Journalism that is over exaggerated is called...
A. Fake News
B. Yellow Journalism
C. Attention Journalism
B. Yellow Journalism
100
The Great _________ was a phenomenon that saw millions of African Americans leave the south in search of a better life in the north / west.
Great Migration
100
The year WWII started
1939
200
During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for...
A. The Growth of Big Business
B. Involvement in foreign wars
C. Increases temperance regulations
The Growth of Big Business
200
This book, written by Upton Sinclair, played a large role in the passage of the Pure Food and Drug act and the establishment of the FDA.
The Jungle
200
AZUL is why the United States Joined WWI
Alliances
Z.....
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
200
What was one way the role of women changed during the 1920s?
A. They were allowed to own property
B. They were allowed increased participation in the political process
C. They were granted the right to serve in military combat units.
B. They were allowed increased participation in the political process
200
This surprise attack on the United States caused us to declare war on Japan and join WWII
Pearl Harbor
300
What ACT did Nativists pass during the Gilded Age?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
300
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in -
A. The expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
B. The decrease of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
C. More sources of revenue for the Government
A. The expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
300
In the Late 1800s, Sanford B. Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating the annexation of -
A. Puerto Rico
B. Hawaii
C. The Philippine's
B. Hawaii
300
H. Increase in unemployment
300
H. To encourage citizens to help pay for the war
400
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to...
A. Increased U.S. presence in China
B. Rapid population growth in the Northeast
C. Competition for jobs on the West Coast
D. China's actions during the Boxer Rebellion
C. Competition for jobs on the West Coast
400
Citizens who EXPOSED the corruption in the United Sates were called...
A. Nazgaul
B. Muckrakers
C. Democrats
B. Muckrakers
400
President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points reflected the belief that -
A. Travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization
B. Cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace
C. No country should be allowed to spend more on defense than another country
B. Cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace
400
Why were people concerned when FDR threatened to pack the Supreme Court in order to pass his New Deal?
A. The plan gave the executive branch too much power
B. The plan takes away states rights
C. The plan interferes with popular sovereignty
A. The plan gave the executive branch too much power
400
What statement explains the historical significance of the Tuskegee Airmen.
A. They introduced new tactics for use during aerial combat mission
B. They overcame racial barriers and discrimination to serve as fighter pilots.
C. They gathered valuable information by flying night missions
B. They overcame racial barriers and discrimination to serve as fighter pilots.
500
This word means that the government does not regulate business (it is French).
Laissez-faire
500
What did the Following Amendments do?
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
16th Amendment - Income Tax
17th Amendment - Direct Election of Senators
19th Amendment Women Suffrage
500
This act limited freedom of speech and made it illegal to speak out against Selective Service (the draft).
The Espionage Act
500
What were the four MAIN causes of the great depression?
1. Tariffs on World Trade
2. Stock market speculation (1929 crash)
3. Bank failures
4. ?
Overproduction of Goods
500
During WWII the United States unlawfully detained all people of Japanese decent and put them into internment camps. This was a direct violation of their __ Amendment.
14th