The Gilded Age
What act was passed to prevent monopolies and promote fair competition in business?
The Sherman Antitrust Act.
What German naval practice led to the sinking of the Lusitania?
Unrestricted submarine warfare.
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment.
What year did the Stock Market Crash occur?
1929.
What US President earned the nickname “Trust Buster” for breaking up monopolies?
Theodore Roosevelt.
What did Jacob Riis’ book How the Other Half Lives expose?
The living conditions in urban slums.
What law made it illegal to interfere with military operations or promote disloyalty during WWI?
The Espionage Act.
What is Social Darwinism, and how was it applied in the 1920s?
The belief that only the "fittest" survive, used to justify inequalities and anti-immigrant policies.
What organization was created to insure bank deposits?
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
What ship’s sinking in 1915 helped push the United States closer to entering World War I?
The Lusitania.
What law provided settlers with 160 acres of land in exchange for farming it for five years?
The Homestead Act.
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram, and why did it anger Americans?
It proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the US.
How did the KKK's influence reflect nativism in the 1920s?
They promoted anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, and racist ideologies.
What was the purpose of Roosevelt's "court-packing" plan?
To add more justices to the Supreme Court to secure support for New Deal programs.
What was the name of the African American cultural movement in the 1920s that celebrated art, music, and literature in places like Harlem?
The Harlem Renaissance.
Name one major consequence of rapid industrialization during the Gilded Age.
Poor working conditions, child labor, or environmental damage.
How did the US mobilize public opinion to support the war?
Through propaganda campaigns like the Committee on Public Information.
What law enforced Prohibition in the 1920s?
The Volstead Act.
Name one Progressive Era law that shaped government regulation during the 1930s.
The Social Security Act or Wagner Act.
What government program, established in the 1930s, provided pensions for retirees and unemployment insurance?
Social Security.
Who were the "robber barons," and why were they controversial?
Wealthy industrialists accused of exploiting workers and corrupting government for personal gain.
How did WWI contribute to the expansion of federal power in the United States?
Through laws like the Espionage Act, controlling industries, and the draft.
Name one way Prohibition impacted American society.
Rise of organized crime, speakeasies, or bootlegging.
How did executive power expand under Franklin D. Roosevelt during the New Deal?
Through emergency economic measures, increased federal programs, and direct government involvement in the economy.
What massive construction project, completed in 1936, provided jobs and electricity to the southwestern United States?
The Hoover Dam.