Making Modern America
What concept legitimised Westward expansion?
Manifest Destiny - America had a moral duty to impose its political, social and economic systems on other people.
What is the name of the famous transportation innovation released in 1908?
Model T Ford
The Palmer Raids in late 1919 - early 1920 are representative of which wider movement?
The Red Scare
Which President presided over the start of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Who was the President of the US throughout WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Which form of transportation is considered the key to the booming of American industry?
Railways
What did the 19th Amendment grant?
Women's suffrage
What was the name of the Act that enforced Prohibition?
What was the name of the army that marched on Washington in 1932?
The Bonus Army
What number president was FDR?
32nd
Initially, which political party was aligned with Conservatism?
Democrats. The Republic Party was born out of a Democrat split with Lincoln advocating against slavery.
What innovation in consumer spending was developed during the 1920s?
Credit spending - purchasing on instalment plans.
The Immigration Act of 1924 reduced the immigration quota to...?
2%
The New Deal initiated a significant change in voting habits for Black Americans. What happened?
Switch from voting Republican to Democrat
Which President has a connection to WA?
Herbert Hoover - mining industry
What was a key business development during the Gilded Age?
Development of trusts - monopolisation by big industry to exploit the working class.
What was the name of the cultural movement promoting black musicians, artists, poets and scholars?
The Harlem Renaissance
Members of the KKK called themselves what?
Knights of the KKK
Which act gave workers the right to unionise and collectively bargain?
National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)
What political party did Teddy Roosevelt form for his Presidential run in 1912?
Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party)
During the Progressive Era, a major factory fire initiated workplace protection laws in the US. What was the name of this event and when did it occur?
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1911
Between 1922 and 1930, a new building went up in New York roughly every __ minutes.
51
Which organisation used the Scopes trial to challenge the constitutionality of the anti-evolution law in Tennessee?
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
The Indian Reorganization Act, passed as part of the New Deal, led to significant improvements in cultural expression and rights for Indian Americans. When was this act passed?
1934
Who was the only President to be born on the 4th of July?
Calvin Coolidge