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Praxis (5004) - Elem. Ed: Social Studies flashcards
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Andrew Carnegie (who was he and how did he make his fortune?)

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Andrew Carnegie was a person who worked with Steel. He made his fortune using vertical integration to control the steel industry.

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Thomas Edison

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Thomas Edison was an inventor who made the photograph, lightbulb, and motion picture.

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His murder started WWI

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Henry Ford

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Henry Ford made it easier, faster, and cheaper to make a car by using an convertor bolt and an assembly line.

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James Garfield

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He was a president whose presidency got cut short. He also tried to reform the Spoils system. He supported civil service reforms and the idea of testing the qualifications of civil service employees.

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Herbert Hoover

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He ran against Franklin D. Roosevelt for president and won. He believed in Laissez faire government and the idea that private charities should help those in need. He started the RFC and did support some public works projects.

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John D. Rockefeller (who was he and how did he make his fortune?)

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John Rockefeller worked with Oil. He made his fortune in oil. He ran the standard Oil trust.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt (in the 1930’s)

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He ran against Herbert Hoover for president and got chosen as a candidate for New York. He created the New Deal and supported an increase in government.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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He was a president that ran for two terms then wanted Woodrow Wilson to continue. As a progressive he supported breaking apart trusts and conserving the environment.

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Woodrow Wilson

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Was a President that carried out and went beyond many of Roosevelt’s policies. He originally promised to keep th U.S. out of war, but changed by 1917 when he encouraged US.S. entry into WWI. He made the 14 points.

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Orville and Wilbur Wright

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They were the first people to make a fly a gas plane.

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18th Amendment

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It stopped the selling and buying of alcohol.

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19th Amendment

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It gave women the right to vote in national elections.

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Assembly Line

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A method of building a product using steps. The product is put together as parts move along a conveyor belt.

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Armistice (Definition and date/time of WWI)

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A halt in fighting that allows peace talks to begin. Ends fighting in WWI on November 11, 1918 on 11 a.m.

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Black Tuesday

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The day the stock market crashed. Tuesday, October 29, 1929.

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Communism

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Political, social, and economic system in which a single party rules and the government controls the means of production.

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Corporation

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It is a type of business or organization owned by many investors.

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FDIC

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The FDIC stands for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Insured money deposited in banks.

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Imperialism

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imperialism to take over other land. The policy of extending a nation’s rule over other countries or territories.

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Monopoly

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the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. When a person or group controls all of a particular industry.

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Muckrakers

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Muckrakers expose the negative things in life to the public.

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Populism

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National reform movement consisting of farmer and industrial laborers who wanted to limit the power of railroad monopolies and bit Eastern businesses.

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Propaganda

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False or misleading information that is intentionally spread to help or hurt a cause.

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Russian Revolution

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Russian Revolution is the collective term for a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the States autocracy and led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union.

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Social Security

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This program removes money from the paychecks of workers and gives it to retired citizens in the form of a pension.

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Spoils System

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The spoils System was a practice in which a political party gives government jobs to its supporter, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the part. A system used by the government for years.

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Stalemate

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A situation in a conflict in which neither side can make progress against the other. Deadlock; neither side advances. A stalemate is a situation in which neither side in a conflict has the advantage.

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Trench warfare

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Trench warfare is type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.

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What were key Inventions discussed in class and who invented them?

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Thomas Edison was an inventor who made the photograph, lightbulb, and motion picture.

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What were the primary goals of labor unions?

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A worker who seek better pay and working condition.

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What were push factors (reasons to leave one’s home) that led to immigration in the early 1900’s?

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Push factors are when people are being pushed away from their home country. Some examples are war, famine, poverty, lack of available land, lack of job opportunities.

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How was turn of the Century immigration related to urbanization?

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Many immigrants moved to large cities due to the employment opportunities there. As more moved in, the overall population of the cities would increase urbanization.

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What were the MAIN causes of WWI?

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Militarism, alliances, imperialism and, nationalism

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What was the stance of the U.S. at the start of WWI, why did this end (3 reasons)

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The U.S. originally wanted to stay neutral. That changes after u-boat attacks, Germany’s alliance with Mexico, and Support democracy/Russian Rev. and the Zimmerman Telegram.

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What was the Treaty of Versailles and how did it affect Germany?

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The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI with Germany have to take full blame for the war, pay reparations, give up some of their land, and disarm or reduce the military.

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What were the results of the New Deal (successes and failures)?

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Successes
Restored many Americans’ faith in the government
Millions became employed, the banking crises ended, the stock market was reformed, and working conditions improved

Failures
Too much government interference in people’s lives

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What were the causes of the Great Dust Bowl?

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The causes of the Great Dust Bowl were drought, loss of grasses, and farming technology.

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