History Final Flashcards
An increase in political corruption, big business, immigration, and urbanization took place during the-
Gilded Age
During the Gilded Age there was an increase in _________ and _________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.
Urbanization and Immigration
What are businessmen who are known for their positive contribution to the modern industrial economy called?
Captains of Industry
Immigration push factors are…
Reasons people leave their homelands
Immigration pull factors are…
Reasons people come to a new place
A political organization that controls election results by awarding jobs and other favors in exchange for votes.
Spoils System
Which of the following is not a pull factor?
War in home country
New inventions
Job opportunities
Freedoms
War in home country
Which of the following best explains the impact of railroads during the Industrial Revolution?
Railroads increased the need for coal, steel, and steam engine production
The growth of cities is called-
Urbanization
The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by Congress to-
Regulate aspects of business
Companies who control all the different phases of the business to control profits & maximize efficiency use the method called-
Vertical Integration
Companies who specialize in one area of business and buy out competition use the method of organization called-
Horizontal Integration
This ideology is associated with government’s responsibility to intervene in the economy-
laissez faire
When the economy is expanding, leading to a rise in stock prices and increased investing, the market is described as a…
Bull Market
When a large number of customers line up to withdraw cash from deposit accounts from a financial institution.
Bank Run
This is making a very risky investment in the stock market, in hopes of earning a large profit.
Speculation
This cause led many businesses to close, because they were producing more goods than consumers were willing to buy.
Overproduction
Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
An increase in the price of wheat on the world market
An increase in demand for imported products
A decrease in the supply of consumer goods
Overproduction and underconsumption
Overproduction and underconsumption
Who was the President of the United States when the Stock Market crashed?
Herbert Hoover
During the 1930’s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the.
Development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains
Which of these statements is true of the 1932 presidential election?
Huey Long ran on a strong third-party campaign
Roosevelt won a third term
Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide
Hoover lost by a narrow margin
Franklin Roosevelt won in a landslide
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt.
Supported direct relief to people out of work.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
Fireside Chats
What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?
Government must assume more responsibility for helping the poor.
How would an African American during the Great Depression most likely have felt about the New Deal?
Frustrated, because the CCC and other work programs discriminated against African Americans.
A major result of the New Deal was that it:
Greatly increased the size and power of the Federal Government.
What did young men employed by the CCC or Civil Conservation Corps do?
Planted trees on public lands
What happened to the farmers of the Great Plains who were affected by the Dust Bowl?
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms of California.
During the early 1900s, the term “muckrackers” was used to describe-
Writers who exposed the evil in American society.
The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-
Regulate big business
Civil service reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a reaction to which of the following issues?
- The corrupt and inefficient distribution of government jobs by political machines
- The dwindling influence of political machines
- The ignorance of voters who elected well-meaning but incompetent public officials
- The emergence of single-issue third parties
The corrupt and inefficient distribution of government jobs by political machines.
During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working to establish-
Settlement houses that provided assistance to the poor.
The initiative, the referendum, and the recall were adopted by several states during the Progressive Era as ways to-
make government more democratic
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts.
Upton Sinclair
This event was one major factor leading to the need for building codes and government regulation of businesses
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and, in some cases, reformed.
Progressive Era
Progressive reformers, or muckrackers known for taking photographs to expose unsafe or unsanitary conditions.
Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine
Which of the following was a major goal of Jane Addams’ settlement house movement in Chicago?
The assimilation of immigrants
Suffrage refers to:
The right to vote
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in-
The expansion of citizens’ direct participation in the democratic process.
What was the Square Deal?
Roosevelt’s promise to the American people to be fair to all; it was comprised of controlling corporations, protecting consumers, and conservationism.
Which of the following best explains what happened in the election of 1912?
William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, a former Republican, split the “Republican” vote, allowing for the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, to be elected President.
I established the federal Reserve in 1913
Wilson
What did the 18th Amendment accomplish?
It banned the sale and consumption of alcohol (prohibition)
What fraction of the states is needed in order to ratify an amendment
three-fourths
Journalists called muckrakers and urban photographers exposed people
to the plight of the unfortunate in hopes of sparking reform
What is a referendum?
Opportunity for the public to accept or reject a proposed bill
“The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof…” this quote represents which amendment?
17th
Which factor most contributed to the living conditions faced by many immigrants during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Lack of government regulations and standards for public housing
This statement describes how government officials responded to the arrival of Asian immigrants in the United States?
They passed restrictions that blocked the settlement of additional Asian Americans.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
More willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems.
The Agricultural Adjustment Act tried to help farmers by
paying them not to grow crops.
What event brought the country out of the Great Depression?
World War II
This political party proposed an increase in the money supply, a graduated income tax, and federal loan program?
Populist party
