6th Grade History Final Exam Flashcards
The phrase “by military conquest, treaty, and purchase” best describes what historical term?
Imperialism
During the 1800s, the United States placed a few restrictions on immigration because the industrial economy was creating new jobs. What was the name of the immigration station where most European immigrants entered the United States?
Ellis Island
The Homestead Act gave free mid-western and western lands to homesteaders who agreed to farm the acreage for five years, the Pacific Railway Act subsidized the construction of transcontinental railroad lines, thereby making the settlement of the west more possible and economically viable as western farmers had access to rail lines for transport of goods and shipment of crops to market. What years were these two important acts passed that were primarily passed to develop the Midwest and the western part of the country?
1862
The discovery of gold in Sutter’s Mill, California and other precious mineral strikes out west, sparked a gold rush and population boom out west that led to California’s growth to statehood in 1850. In the agreement that followed the Compromise of 1850 created California as a free state, enacted the Fugitive Slave Act and introduced popular sovereignty to the western territories. What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
The act in 1850 that mandated that escaped slaves must return to their masters and subject people who helped them
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met in what location?
Promontory Point, Utah
Seward’s Folly refers to what?
U.S.’ Secretary of State William Seward’s decision to purchase Alaska from Russia in 1867
To build the Panama Canal, what country did the United States help lead a revolution?
Columbia
The destruction of what American ship directly led to the start of the Spanish American War?
“USS Maine”
Three territories acquired at the end of the end of the Spanish American War. Name them.
Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
What issue is reflected in the following headlines? (Answering this question requires you to understand the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and Popular Sovereignty)
“Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union” (1820)
“California Admitted to Union as Free State” (1850)
“Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty” (1854)
The extension of slavery
What does the acronym NAACP stand for? What was the purpose of the organization?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. To bring attention to racial inequalities.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established a doctrine known as what?
The “separate but equal” doctrine.
Define muckraker.
Journalists who exposed corruption and problems in society.
What muckraker wrote a book called The Jungle about the conditions in a meat-packing plant?
Upton Sinclair
What primary purpose of Jane Addams Hull House?
It was a neighborhood in a poor area that offered education, recreation, and social activities?
When we discussed the causes of World War I, we used the acronym MAIN. What are the 4 MAIN causes?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Whose assassination sparked World War I?
Archduke Franz (Francis) Ferdinand
In the Zimmerman telegram, Germany invited what country into an alliance?
Mexico
At the end of World War I, Woodrow Wilson proposed the League of Nations. What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
To provide a forum for resolving international disputes
In the 1920’s, a period of artistic achievement by African Americans was known as what?
Harlem Renaissance
What was the significance of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
It was an agreement that outlawed war
What was the purpose of the Nineteenth Amendment?
Granted women the right to vote
Henry Ford gained success in what industry with his moving assembly line?
Automobile
What American President was associated with the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Warren G. Harding
During the Great Depression, intense depletion of the topsoil in the Midwest led to what historical event?
Dust Bowl
What is the practice of buying on margin?
Borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock and hoping to sell I so they can pay back the loan and also make a profit
What day of the week was described as “black” after stock market investors bought stocks on margin causing the crash of the market?
Tuesday
Which U.S. president proposed the New Deal to bring the country out f the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?
To provide military aid to any country fighting the Axis powers
The Nazi party was a fascist political system. Define fascism.
A political system where the government is seen more important than the people
The Allied invasion at Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, is historically known as?
D-Day (Designated Day)
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
To build an atomic bomb
The term Iron Curtain was coined by what world leader?
Winston Churchill
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what country was asked to remove nuclear weapons from Cuba?
Soviet Union
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Civil Rights Leader for African American rights. Betty Freidan and Cesar Chavez were also Civil Rights leaders. What groups were these civil rights leaders representing?
Betty Friedan- women’s rights
Cesar Chavez- Hispanic American farmers
The Cold War was a war of words and ideas between the United States and the Soviet Union over different economic and political systems. While the two countries never declared war on one another, there were two wars that both countries became involved in that are considered Cold War conflicts. Name them.
Korean War and Vietnam War
What was the name of the scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon? What happened?
Watergate Scandal. 5 men broke into the Democratic National Convention. President Nixon to not know about the break-in but he resigned a few days later.
President Ronald Reagan’s economic theory was based on supply-side economics. Define supply-side economics.
An economics theory built around the idea that by giving the rich enough money, tax breaks, and deregulation, they will be freed from the constraints of allegedly prevent them from expanding their businesses and hiring more people.
The 2000 presidential election was similar to the election of 1924 in that the candidate who received the popular vote lost the presidential election. Why?
Because there are swing states, which are states that the votes are usually so close that the outcome is up for grabs.
Define internet.
A communications system that connects computers and computer networks all over the world.
What was the name of the terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden?
Al-Qaeda
What devastating 2005 hurricane heavily damaged states along the Gulf of Mexico, including Alabama?
Hurricane Katrina
In 2008, President Obama became the first president of African American heritage. What U.S. state did Barack Obama serve as senator before running for president?
Illinois
What is the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth?
Economics
What is the study of the physical features of the Earth and its atmosphere?
Geography
What is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs?
History
What Is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship?
Civics
What is the governing body of a nation, state, or community?
Government
