Westward Expansion
What was the Homestead Act? (1862)
Provided free land to white settlers who moved to the Western part of the U.S.
Why did the South fight for states's rights?
To preserve slavery.
One major cause of WWI was:
Alliance Systems
Nationalism
Imperialism
What general term was used by FDR to describe his policies to help Americans?
The New Deal
What international body was created after World War II?
The United Nations
Why did the U.S. government provide free land to railroad companies?
So they can build railroads across America.
What was the Dred Scott case about?
Supreme Court ruling that said black people were not citizens of the U.S. and had no rights white men were bound to respect. Therefore, Congress could not ban slavery in American territories.
This international organization was established after WWI:
The League of Nations
What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?
Provide economic aid to retired and elderly Americans.
What ultimately led the U.S. to get involved in WWII
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
What was Manifest Destiny?
Idea that the U.S. should span across the entire continent of North America.
What is Popular sovereignty?
The idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in their new territory or not.
Treaty the Germans were forced to sign after WWI -
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
What does the FDIC do? (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
The government insures your money in the bank so you don't lose it if the bank fails.
What was the Manhattan Project?
American project responsible for the creation of the Atomic Bomb.
Name ONE major Abolitionist:
Who was:
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglas
Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 were all efforts to:
Prevent the spread of slavery to Western Territories
How did women benefit from all the men going to war?
They started to enter the workforce in very large numbers for first time.
How many times was FDR elected?
A record 4 times (and could have won more had he not died at the beginning of his last term).
What was the policy of appeasement?
Avoid war at all costs (by giving Hitler whatever he wanted.)
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
The American policy of limiting European influence in the Western Hemisphere.
What was meant by Bleeding Kansas?
Pro and anti-slavery groups clashed violently.
What was the 19th Amendment? (No it is not related to all black people or slavery.)
Gave women the right to vote (Suffrage)
Name ONE impact of the New Deal:
More government taxes
More government involvement in your life
Increased the power of the federal government
Raised the national debt
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Provided American economic aid to Europe in order to help Europeans recover from the destruction caused by World War II.