Colonial Foundations (1607-1800)
Era of new thinking and beliefs that would shape future structure of governments. Philosophers such as John Lock and Baron de Montesquieu
Enlightenment
What was the name of the North and South during the Civil War and what was each sides stance on slavery?
Union - No slavery
Confederacy - Keep slavery
Government should just let companies compete to see who will survive, the best will continue on. "Survival of the Fittest"
Social Darwinism
President Woodrow Wilson's idea for an organized global peace keeping organization that the Senate rejected, so U.S didn't join.
League of Nations
What is Women's Suffrage?
Womens Right to vote.
Granted Federally in 1920, although some states had already granted the right to vote to women before that
The right of the people to overthrow or change their government if it is unjust.
Consent of the Governed
The idea that God destined U.S. to take over all of North America.
Manifest Destiny
One example of a Robber Baron and one example of a Captain of Industry
Rockefeller
Carnegie (Gospel of Wealth)
In 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
Zimmerman Telegram
Act that banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol. Was unsuccessful because people still drank and the law was hard to enforce.
Prohibition
War fought by the Colonists to break free from England
American Revolution/Revolutionary War
What law forced Native Americans westward out of their land and what was the journey path they took called?
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears
List two Muckrakers and what issue each tried to address
Upton Sinclair (Food and Drug Safety)
Jacob Riis (Immigrant Housing)
Ida Tarbell (Monopolies)
Ida B Wells (Lynching)
Legalized segregation and Jim Crow
Why did the Great Migration occur and what major cultural movement did it lead to?
Segregation/desire for new jobs in cities
Harlem Renaissance
Compare the beliefs of the Federalists to Anti Federalists
Federalists: Strong fed gov and weak state gov
Anti Federalists: Weak fed gov and strong state gov
Could also mention for/against Constitution
What were the three Reconstruction Amendments and what did each one do?
13th amendment - Ended slavery
14th amendment - Equal citizenship
15th amendment - Right to vote for all men
Speech by William Jennings Bryan that advocated for rights of workers
Cross of Gold
Exaggerated news stories to get attention, rather than ensuring is fully accurate. Was one of two primary causes of the Spanish American War
Compare the policies of Hoover and Roosevelt in regards to handling the Great Depression
Hoover - Local government should help, neighbor help neighbor, charities
Roosevelt - Federal government should assist people and provide aid. He has the New Deal program
What were the three Colonial Regions and what was one major export for each region?
New England - Whaling, Lumber, Fish
Middle - Grain
Southern - Tobacco, Rice, Indigo
What was the name of the speech that stated the U.S. was in control of western hemisphere and Europe should keep out.
Which document was later added on to the ideas of that speech?
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
What was Tammany Hall?
Local corrupt political machine (government) that stayed in power by giving food/shelter to the community and intimidating voters
What does BRAT stand for?
Blame Germany for WW1
Reparations, pay money to fix Europe
Army is reduced/taken away
Territory/land is returned that was taken during the war
What does BOPS stand for?
Bank failure
Overproduction of goods
Purchasing reduction, consumers buy less goods
Stock market crash