Midterm Flashcards
How did the radical Republicans respond to Lincoln’s reconstruction plan
They passed the Wade Davis bill
What were the similarities between Lincoln and Johnson’s reconstruction plan
Both plans included the 13th amendment, pledge allegiance, and had 10 percent of 1860 voters pledge allegiance to the United States
What did the Friedmans bureau Do
And agency made to help former slaves after the Civil War
How did the southern states government reject black votes
They input the black codes
What was the reconstruction act of 1867
It did not recognize state governments formed under Lincoln and Johnson’s plan
How did southern governments try to improve their economic condition after the war
They built roads and bridges, established institutions for people with disabilities, and created schools. They also increase taxes
What were the successes of the Southern govt attempts to rebuild its economy after the war
Education
What was the main goal of the KKK
To stop black votes
What did white southerners do when they regain control of state government
Reconstruction ended
What did B Hayes do when he became president
Compromise of 1877
What made American industrial growth possible
Wealth of natural resources, government support for business, growing urban population that provide a cheap labor and markets for new products
What policy to help the government contribute to the building of the TC railroad
They use Chinese and Irish people to build it
What revolutionized American communication in the late 1800s
The telegram
What did the critics of powerful industries refer to as
Robber barons
what was the goal of the Sherman antitrust act
To protect competition in business
According to social Darwinism what should the government do in regards to business
Stay out of it
What was the Bessemer process
A cheaper way to make steel
How did industrial growth affect distribution of wealth
It provided two distinct groups… And 99 percent and the one percent
What group did the AFL organize
Skilled workers
How did the government respond to the Pullman strike
Send in military
What best describes a Republican and a Democrat during the Gilded Age
Republicans were rich whites and Democrats were Catholics and Jews
What led the government to being involved in business
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What was the port for immigrants
Ellis island
What attracted Asians to the US
Railroads
What was TR’s goal in reaching the gentleman agreement
Ending Japanese immigration
What was the result of immigration increased productivity
Rapid expansion of urban areas
Why did immigrants support political machines
It gave them jobs
Prohibitionists and impurists shared what goal
Improving moral and personal behavior of individuals
What was the main goal of the social gospel and settlement movement
To help poor and needy immigrants
What was the case Plessy versus Ferguson
A Supreme Court case that kept racist segregated
What was the major economic argument for expansion
United States needed to market it’s goods
What is the Monro doctrine
It kept all European affairs and problems out of the Western Hemisphere
What led to the Spanish American war
Sinking of the USS Maine
What was the result of the Spanish-American war
Cuba was under American rule, United States got Guam Philippines and Puerto Rico
What is open door policy
Anybody can come
Why did Roosevelt opponents disapprove of his actions in panama
He started a Civil War just to get the Panama Canal
What did TR add to the Monro doctrine
The Roosevelt corollary… Which had the United States claim the right to protect its economic interest by means of military intervention in affairs with the Western Hemisphere
What is the connection between imperialism and American frontier
Imperialism gives the US new frontier
What did most progressivists support about the government
I wanted to make the government more responsive
Who is Florence Kelly and what did she try to abolish
She was trying to improve the lives of women and children
What was Roosevelts progressive platform ideas and successes
The square deal, trust busting, Limited business power, food and drug inspections
How did Taft continue TR’s progressive record
He pursued his progressive agenda by adding the Payne Aldrich tariff
How did Woodrow Wilson win the election of 1912
Split tickets
What stop the progressive movement
World war one
What event sparked World war one
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What words best describe the first year of World War I
Deadly slow trench warfare
What country encouraged Ill feelings towards Germany
Britain
Why did the US entered the war
German U-boats and sinking of the Lusitania
What event entered US into the war
Unrestricted sub warfare
What is the convoy system
Protection of merchant ships from U-boats by having ships travel in large groups escorted by warships
What role did African-Americans take on in World War I
Worked in manufacturing plants that supply weapons and other things that the army needed
What role did the federal government play in economy in World War One
Increased size of military and advocated for more weapons
What best describes the great migration
Massive
Why did senators oppose the Treaty of Versailles
It was too harsh
What was the problem with postwar adjustment
There were no jobs for wounded war veterans
What group suffered the most during the 1920s
Farmers
What do fundamentalists believe
Literal translation of the Bible
Why didn’t women use suffrage right away
They didn’t know how to
What did flappers represent
A social movement for women
What was the major demographical shift
People started moving to the suburbs
What aided rapid growth in mass media
Newspapers and radio’s
What was the result of prohibition
The government could not keep up with enforcing the law
Who is Marcus Garvey
Did you make an immigrant who founded the UNIA and conducted racial movements
What is the description of a Republican in 1920
Pro business and free market
What is the red scare
Communism trying to make its way into the United States
What allowed economy to grow in the 1920s
The stock market
What was the outcome of Shenk Vs US
Freedom of speech is restricted if words represent in danger
Who was Hoovers opponent in 1928
Al Smith
What was the national origins act of 1924
Established immigration quotas that discriminate against people from outside Western Europe
What allowed worker productivity to rise in the 20s
Technology
