Mid-Term Study Guide Flashcards
why did SLAVERY AND THE PLANTATION SYSTEM expand in the South and not the North
CLIMATE AND TOPOGRAPHY
NORTH: BUISNESS&INDUSTRIES,FACTORIES
SOUTH: PLANTATIONS
Roosevelt corollary
extends Monroe, if needed come to aid to a country in western hemisphere
explain the challenges labor unions faced in the 19th century
NO SUPPORT FROM FED. GOV., OR BUISNESS WORKERS.
why did the US place few restrictions on immigration during the 1800s
NEED FOR CHEAP LABOR, FACTORY JOBS
economic growth fro factory jobs, expansion of working industry.
Define imperialism
actions used by one nation to exercise political/ economic control over a smaller weaker nation
what impact did the Radical Reconstruction Plan have on the South
Opposed southern society
what did pres. Woodrow Wilson propose to protect nations’ rights to self-gov..
Woodrow proposed: “Wilson’s Fourteen Points”- Basis for peace, talks to end war
Goal: achieve a just and lasting peace; “ Peace w/o victory”
- outlined conditions/punishments for ending the war.
what specific problems did Upton Sinclair attack in his novel The Jungle
what LEGISLATION was passed in response to Sincalir’s book?
appalling descriptions of the conditions in the meat packing industry CALLED UPTON SINCLAIR MUCKRACKER
Meat Inspection Act: Established standards for cleanliness and fed. inspection of meat sold
What advantage did the Pana Canal provide trade and military shipping
Cut time in half
Why was Teddy Roosevelt nicknamed the trustbuster
tried to limit power of monopolies and trusts political cartoon
What event triggered the beginning of WWI in Europe
Assasination of Archduke Frnacis Ferdidnada, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
Describe the conflict known as “Bleeding Kansas”
OVER expansion of slavery and slave rights
list the pull factors that drew immigrants to the US at the end of the 19th century and push factors of why immigrants left
Pull: Good Ed, Better life, religious freedom, better standard of life, JOBS
Push: Military persecution, religious persecution, famine, war , OPPRESSIVE KINGS
how did industrialization and urbanization lead to the progressive involvement.
industrialization & urbanization brought about issues like POLITICAL MACHINES, PARTY BOSES, sanitation, crime nd political corruption
Explain the gov. policy toward Native Americans during westward expansion
THEY WERE AN OBSTACLE, DESTROYED WAY OF LIFE
explain 5 ex. of AMERICAN IMPERIALISM during the early 1900s
Monroe Doc., Roosevelt Corollary, Annexation of Hawaii, Big Stick Policy, Dollar Diplomacy.
Annexation of Hawaii
MAKES HAWAII US TERRITORY THEN A STATE
Trade w/ Japan and China in 1800s lead to US having intrest in Hawaiian islands after negotiations in 1897, Prez. McKiney greeed to a treaty of annexation. Hawaii was annexed the following year
Why did most immigrants settle?
Why did they settle in these areas?
NY, URBAN AREAS
Cities could offer MORE JOBS, bright lights, water, modern plumping, libraries, museums, theaters
list economic goals of progressive movement
CORRECT ABUSE OF BIG BUISNESSES
Socialism, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Interstate Commerce
describe the working conditions in early factories during the Industrial Revolution
LOUD, NOISY,DIRTY, NO WORKERS COMP., long hrs, exploited children and women, reg. women were fired, low wages
List 3 major outcomes of civil war
1) Abolish Slavery
2) Union Preserved
3) New rights for former slaves, strengthended power of gov.
describe an ex. of primary sources from the civil war
pictures, speeches, diaries, newspaper
identify the disadvantages of the south in the civil war
1) LACKED SUPPLIES
2) LACKED RESOURCES AND MEN
Dollar Diplomacy
LOANS TO GET COUNTRIES TO AGREE WITH U.S.
ALL POWER TO EXPAND POWER AND INFLUENCE
Prez., William H Taft’s policy of influencing foreign nations through American Economic force rather than through military, Loans and investments were used to gain influence.
what ere 2 major issues that divided the north and south prior to the civil war
Slavery
State’s rights
What was the US foreign policy at the beginning of WWI
How was it threatened by the sinking of the Lusitania
Neutrality
Was carrying American passengers and was torpedoed by germany
what factors contributed to the rise of industry in the late 1800s in the US
NEW TECH, MORE POP.
Identify 2 advantages of the North in the Civil War
1) MORE PPL: rapid pop. growth, from 5 mill.-19 mill.
2) MORE FACTORIES,RR,TRANSPORTATION: Strong economy, didn’t rely on just one industry, diverse. Based on shipping, textiles, lumbar, furs & mining, etc.
identify 2 ex. of new farming tech. during the time of Westward Expansion.
how did this new tech. affect the agricultural process.
steel plows, tractors, new farming tech.
made supply go up so prices went down
define a primary source
how do primary and secondary sources differ?
Source, doc., proof of something that happened at the time the event occurred
Primary: EX OF PRIMARY SOURCE OF FREDERICK DOGLASS ‘S NARRATIVE, ANTI-SLAVERY NEWSPAPER CALLED “NORTH STAR”
identify 3 POLITICAL REFORMS that were created to INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS IN THE GOV
Inititative- Enabled citizens to propose legislation and required legislature to vote on it
referendum- proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval
Recall: Allowed voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before end of term
How did manifest destiny have a positive effect on growth of the US
New land, resources,crops
Big stick policy
Roosevelt believed other countries would think twice if we had a strong military “big stick”
Define nativism
why did nativist view immigrants as a threat
belief that native born people are superior and have more rights than immigrants. and their belief, they were against immigration
thought they’d steal their jobs since they’d work for little to no pay
what was Lincoln’s MAIN goal in the union?
keep union together
“house divided against itself can not stand”
Monroe Doc
No European colonization in northern hemishere
Define sharecropping
After the Civil War, in what region of the country was sharecropping common?
When a farmer who works for land for an owner who provides equipment and seed and receive share of the crop.
Common in the south
define muckrakers
journalists who uncovered abuses and corruption in a society
how did the YELLOW JOURNALISM spark the Spanish-American war.
painted spainards as savages, feeding prisoners to dogs etc., Americans believed these stories and was the fuel to the fire to go to war.
how were native Americans impacted by Westward Expansion
REZ, broken treaties, loss of hunting grounds for buffalo
Define social darwinism
survival of the fittest in business
belief that the strongest and fittest people would survive strongly enforced indivisualism.
What effect did the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on Northerners?
MAKE PEOPLE IN NORTH ANTI-SLAVERY
Written by Harriet Beecher Stove, anti-slavery movement book that empathized with slaves. Persuaded northerners to abolish slavery even more.
why did the US refuse to sign the Treaty of Versallies after WWI
didn’t want to get involved in foregin problems
Describe the SPECIFIC EVENT that led to U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN WWI.
Zimmermann Telegram: British uncovered secret note from Germany to mexico promising US Territory (AZ,NM,NY) that was lost during Mexican-American war
Define manifest destiny
how did the dev. of the transcontinental RR contribute to the goals of manifest destiny
Manifest Destiny- Idea that the nation was meant to spread to the pacific, go west
HOMESTEAD,TRANSCONTINENTAL: MANIFEST DESTINY
Made it easier for Americans to expand west, better then over methods like by foot
what advantage did businessmen like Carnegie and J.D. Rockefeller create by forming trusts and monopolies
TRUST&MONOPOLIES ELIMINATED COMPETITION
Trust: allowed to reduce comp.
Monopolies: Allowed him to control and dominate prices in an industry
what was the homestead act
Made available 160 ACRES of land to any settlers that HAD TO STAY ON THE LAND FOR 5 YRS
