History Winter Exam Content Flashcards
(106 cards)
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amendment to abolish slavery
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13th
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amendment to allow citzenship to all people born in the US
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14th
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amendment where black people can vote
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15th
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belief that the US had the divine right to expand westward
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Manifest Destiny
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What is the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson supreme court case?
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creates “separate but equal” segregation in schools, water fountains, ect
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tenant farmers provided w/ seeds, tools, living quarters, and food in exchange for working for the land
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sharecropping
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segregated schools, hospitals, buses, ect
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Jim Crow laws
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laws preventing blacks from exercising their right
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Black Codes
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African- American settlers in the west
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Exodusters
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broke up reservations and gave land to individual Native Americans male head of household; trying to make Native American’s individual land owners
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Dawes Act
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offered 160 acres of land free to any citizen if you farm it for 5 years
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Homestead Act of 1862
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What was the United States policy of Assimilation towards Native Americans?
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Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of white culture
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Custer’s Last Stand” where Lakota Sioux & Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse defeat American Soldiers
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Battle of Little Big horn
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Who fought against each other at Bighorn?
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Lakota Sioux vs General Custer of Federal Government
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Significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?
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ends all Native American conflict
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How did the American cattle industry help develop the western US? (2)
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- railroad expansion
- cities where cattle are transported to ship back to East for food
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descendants from Mexican immigrants (vaqueros)
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cowboys
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Cowboys job?
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guide cows to trains
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taking cattle to trains from Kansas to Nebraska
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long drive
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farmers trying to gain political traction by joking together
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Grange Movement
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2 main ideas of the Populist party?
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- direct election of senators
- secret ballot in voting
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- Pushed for Bimetallism
- Endorsed by the Populist Party in 1896
- Depicted as the Cowardly Lion in the wizard of oz
- Republican president nominee
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William Jennings Bryan
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democratic president nominee
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William McKinley
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backing dollars solely with gold
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gold standard
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person who supports Gold Standard (buisness leader)
gold bug
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give citizens gold/silver in exchange for proper economy or checks
Bimetallism
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person who supports Bimetallism (farmers)
silverite
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law enacted in 1882 prohibiting all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and gov officials from entertaining the US
Chinese Exclusion Act
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processing & inspection of European immigrants in the New York Harbor
Ellis Island
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processing & inspection of Asian Immigrants in the San Francisco Harbor
Angel Island
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- steel worker strike
- located in Homestead, PA
- 16 people killed
- broke up street worker union
Homestead Strike
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Government tests for jobs
Pendleton Civil Service Act
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cities to build up not out; created elevators
Skyscraper
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people could travel across the cities
Electric Trolley Cars
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allows for stronger Structures
Bessemer Process
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Who founded settlement Houses and what was the name of the house?
Jane Addams; Hull House
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community centers in slums that provided assistance to immigrants & needy
settlement Houses
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parties led by a powerful boss who controlled a network of politicians
Political Machine/Boss
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organization of workers who come together to achieve common goals
Labor Union
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3 goals of the Labor Union?
- higher wages
- better working conditions
- Job security
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contract between a worker and an employer in which the worker agrees not tor email in or join a union
yellow-dog contract
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workers name goes on a list and businesses refuse to hire you
blacklisting
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ruthless and self centered entrepreneurs whose aggressive business practices destroyed the smaller competitors and drove many companies out of buisness
Robber Barons
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railroads
Vanderbilt
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standard oil
Rockefeller
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steel
JP Morgan
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US steel
Carnegie
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- 1st national strike
- stops railroads across the nation (100,000) workers
- FAILS
Great Railroad Strike
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Cart works strike and stops railroads from functioning in the Midwest
Pullman Strike
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amendment where Congress has authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population
16th
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amendment where election of US senators by the people
17th
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the belief that new ideas and honest, efficient government will bring social justice
Progressivism
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fuel the political fire by writing dramaticized journalism
Muckracker
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Significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
created the Factory Investigation Commission
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shed light on living conditions
Jacob Riis
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funded the Nicagaragua Movement
W.E.B. DuBois
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wrote "The Jungle" to expose dangerous & unhealthy conditions prevalent in thee meatpacking industry
Upton Sinclair
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muckracker who caused the break up in Standard Oil
Ida Tarbell
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led Pullman Strike; socialist; leader at IWW; Pro Union
Eugene V. Debs
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helped women and African American males could vote
Susan B Anthony
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Main motivators of American imperialism? (3)
- make potential allies
- boost economy
- get land
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mainly China; foreign powers have certain areas their in control of
Spheres/Areas of influence
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Cause of Spanish American War?
Jose Marti and Cubans rebelled against Spanish rules; US wanted to protect investments
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How did the Spanish American War end?
Spain gives up US, Guam Puerto Rico, and gives up control of Cuba
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What territories did the Us aquire during the Spanish American War?
- Puerto Rico
- Guam
- Bought Phillipines for $20M
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exaggerated headlines and pictures to boost readership and support for Cuban rebellion
Yellow Journalism
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Theodore Roosevelt led them and the US won the fight in Cuba
Rough Riders at San Juan Hill
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Roosevelt sent it on a worldwide tour to show the US Navy Power
Great White Fleet
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Imperialist Nations should share trading rights with US; protected China's territorial and administrative integrity
Open Door Notes/Policy
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How did the US acquire the land needed to complete the Panama Canal?
US supports Panama independence from Columbia; US pays $10 M to Panama & 250 thousand on rent
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stated the US would use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary
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open door to Asia and preserve stability in Latin America
Roosvelt Corallary
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promote human rights
Wilson's Missionary Moral Diplomacy
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Overthrown in 1891; wants new constitution and a Hawaii for Hawaiians
Queen Liluokalani
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President McKinle overthrew Liluokalani in Hawaii in 1898 and Samford Dole began leaded Hwaii
Annexation of Hawaii
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Sewards arranged for US to purchase Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million
Purchase of Alaska
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used by Germany in WWI where they attacked any ship with no warning
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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communist takeover in Russia causing them to drop out of the war
1917 Russian Revolution
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suggested an alliance between Mexico and Germany
Zimmerman Note/ Telegram
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infantry men known as "Dough Boys"
AEF (American Expeditionary Force)
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Who was assassinated and how did that light the fuse for WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand; Set off alliances
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Role of propaganda in WWI?
trying to get you to enlist, buy liberty bonds, to support the war
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Positive impact of espionage and sedition act?
everyones United
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Negative impact of espionage and sedition act?
infringing on freedom of speech
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men must register for Millitary service; randomly selected
Selective service act
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Why does the US not join the League of Nations when it was originally proposed by Wilson in his 14 points?
Congress doesn't radify it and US signs a separate Treaty with Germany
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US citizens can buy from government into war effort
war industries board
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fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire; horrible living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate
trench warefare
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Germans continuing to use U boats
Isolationism/isolation Policies in America
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legal action prohibiting manufacture
Prohibition
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Why is prohibition important?
led to the 18th amendment
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sale and transport of alcohol
18th amendment
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passes giving women the right to vote
19th amendment
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African- Americans migrating North to NYC
Great Migration
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How does the Great Migration lead to the Harlem Renaissance?
explosion of African American culture and arts
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limited the number of people from each country that could enter annually
The Quota System
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How did the US limit immigration in the early 20th century?
The Quota system
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fear and panic of a communist takeover
Red Scare
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words of peace and calm comforted the healing nation
Warren B Harding
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30th president, Republican, buisness minded which leads to the improvement of life
Calvin Coolidge
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buying an item by making payments overtime , not much cash down at the time of purchase
Installment Plan
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government lands secretly leased to oil companies by Albert B Fall
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
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Debate over evolution being taught in public school
Scopes Trial
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hidden saloon and nightclub
Speakeasy
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promoted a renewed sense of racial pride, Cultural self expression, economic independence, and progressive politics
NAACP
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What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
