Civil War
What would a Northern Abolitionist like Frederick Douglass believe should happen with enslaved Americans?
They should be freed and granted equal rights
Which party is known as the "People's Party" and often supported by farmers and agrarian workers ?
Populist Party
What Alfred Thayer Mahan’s believe to be necessary for world power?
A strong navy and building naval bases throughout the world
Which led citizens to believe the United States would become involved in World War I?
Interception of the Zimmerman telegram and German violation of the Sussex Pledge
Which event prompted President Roosevelt to ask Congress for a declaration of war?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the goal of building the Florida East Coast Railway?
To bring tourists to the luxury hotels built along the Florida coastline
What was the point of Scott's Great Snake?
To surround the Confederate states and cut them off from help and supplies
What is a consequence of laissez-faire economic policies in the late 1800s?
Markets dominated by one or two monopolies
Why did President McKinley decide to support the annexation of Hawaii?
To support the expanding United States’ agricultural industries and gain a coaling station in the Pacific
What are Liberty Bonds known for?
Funding the war
How did the United States attempt to avoid involvement in World War II?
By passing a series of neutrality laws
Who is credited with bringing tourism to Florida?
Henry Flagler
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Provided the Union with a moral purpose in the war
William Jennings Bryan advocated for which policy?
Bimetallism
President Theodore Roosevelt considered the voyage of the Great White Fleet essential to accomplishing which foreign policy goal?
Demonstration of the United States' ability to defend its international interests
What were convoys used to counteract?
Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare
Why was the United States unable to accept the German-Jewish refugees in 1939?
Immigration laws limited the number of people who could enter the United States from Germany.
How did Mary McLeod Bethune contributed to international affairs?
She helped draft the United Nations Charter, advocating for human rights
Why did Lincoln feel the Civil War was necessary?
He wanted to preserve the Union and bring the South back to the North
What was the Interstate Commerce Act?
What was the significance of yellow journalism during the Spanish American War?
Yellow journalist exaggerated events such as the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.
What was the experience of African American soldiers during WW1?
African Americans were able to enlist but were assigned to serve in segregated units overseas.
What was a consequence of WW2 on Asian Americans?
Internment Camps
Why did Florida establish the "Black-Out Order" during WW2?
To protect civilian coastal settlements from German submarine attacks
Out of the three Reconstruction Plans (Lincoln's, Radical Republicans, and Johnson's), whose plan was the most lenient?
Lincoln's
What caused the second Industrial Revolution?
The availability of natural resources, expansion of the labor force, and use of laissez-faire policies
What is the main economic motive for the U.S. constructing the Panama Canal?
Making trade and travel faster and easier
Why did the United States decline the League of Nations?
The United States should not join the League of Nations because it might be pulled into future international conflicts.
Why did President Truman give the orders to use nuclear weapons on Japanese cities?
He desired to end the war as quickly as possible.
How did the hospitality industry of Florida support the war effort during World War II?
Florida hotels were used as military barracks and as hospitals for servicemen returning from overseas.