Conflicts/Sparks
1776 No Taxation without representation! Boston held hostage
The American Revolution
Name one of the big 3 and their industry
Carnegie-Steel
Rockefeller-Oil
Vanderbilt-Railroads
This ism reflected the belief that a strong nation should have colonies and spread its influence around the world. Viral idea for Europe/US and Japan are late to the party.
Imperialism.
If the Roaring 20s had a mascot, what would that Mascot be? Give one reason why.
A Lion.
The Roaring 20s were "roaring" because of the heavy emphasis on creating wealth, fear/anger towards immigrants, and widespread purchase of cars, including racing cars, as we "roared" out of WW1.
Jacob Riis did what?
He took pictures of the poor to try and help convince others to solve the social issue of tenement living
After the 1896 Court case decision in Plessy vs Ferguson, Jim Crow/Seperate but Equal became the law of the land. Combined with terror attacks by the KKK and a North that was moving on from the Civil War, African Americans had to develop their own resources to combat white Supremacy. List the two African American Progressive Men who tried to combat Jim Crow as well as how they tried to challenge the system.
W.E.B Dubois: Believed in political action and challenging Jim Crow through the Courts. Co-Founded the NAACP
Booker T Washington: Believed in Economic action and challenging White Supremacy through gradual self-sufficency. Founded the Tuskegee Institute of Farming Technology.
1898-Imperialism-Remember the Maine
Spanish American War
What construction project helped the US navy travel from Atlantic to Pacific?
Panama Canal
DAILY DOUBLE:
The belief that Slavery was a moral evil and should be eliminated by law, violence, or a combination of the two.
Abolitionism
What economic policy dominated the US during the 1920s?
Laisse-Faire
What do the arrows and olive branch represent on the US presidential seal?
Arrows- The US is going to war
Olive Branch-The US is at peace
What was the spark/catalyst of the Civil War
Firing on Fort Sumter
What were 3 problems immigrants faced coming to America?
Nativism/Tenement housing/isolation/city conditions/being sent back home/poor traveling conditions/Language barrier
Name this Ism that represents how the US interacts with the outside world for most of its history and( Part 2) name a conflict that brought us out of it( There are 3)
Isolationism- The belief that we should leave Europe alone.
Conflict 1-Spanish American War
Conflict 2-World War One
Conflict 3-World War Two
What is the name of the cultural movement recognizing African American music, art and poetry during the 1920s
The Harlem Renaissance
What event followed the passage of the Indian Removal act?
The Trail of Tears
What political event helped lead to the Civil War in 1860?
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
What law gave the Federal government the power to break up large corporations?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This ism expressed itself in both acts of violence and anti-immigrant laws.
Nativism
What action did Herbert Hoover commit in Washington DC that helped end his Presidency
He ordered the Federal army to clear out an encampment of Veterans from WWI
What did Commodore Mathew Perry do?
He opened up Japan to US trade, sparked its transformation into an imperialist nation.
What conflict lead to the later passing of the Proclamation of 1763?
The French and Indian War
What did Henry Ford Make and why did he pay his workers more to make it?
Model T Car. He paid them more so they would buy his products.
The division of power between a national government and state governments.
Federalism
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
A scandal where President Harding's Secretary of the Interior granted access to federal oil reserves to oil companies in exchange for $$$.
DAILY DOUBLE
Teddy Roosevelt was our Progressive and Imperialist President. Name one action for each that he did while in office.
Progressive: National Parks protection/Sherman Anti-Trust Act/Pure Food and Drug Act
Imperialism: Panama Canal/Roosevelt Corollary/White Fleet
List out MANIA and also list 2 ways the US got involved in World War One.
Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassionation+ Sinking of Lusitania/Zimmerman Telegram
Explain the Open Door Policy and two of the 3 goals the US had in pursuing it.
Open Door Policy let all nations trade with China
Protected Chinese independence
Allowed Trade
Prevented Europe from carving up China
A policy by the British to control the Colonies Economic independence by forcing them to buy only from them. England taxed items that were purchased, allowing them to settle war debt from the French and Indian War.
Mercantilism
What ecological disaster will occur at the same time as the Great Depression?
The Dust Bowl
List 3 Progressives, their social issues, and they did to solve them(Excluding Jacob Riis)
Variable