Practice Exam Flashcards
The Freedman’s Bureau was
established by Congress
Moderates in Congress decided to join Radical Republicans after
all but 1 of the former Confederate states rejected the 14th amendment
Under sharecropping, a tenant farmer was expected to supply only
labor
The Morill Act gave federal land for
land-grant colleges
Dry Farming
technique for growing crops with no rainfall
Last armed conflict between native americans and whites
Wounded Knee
First skyscrapers happened because of
steel
What amendment protects citizenship?
14
Radical Republicans wanted to reshape the south to bring about
an end to the old planter class
“separate but equal” upheld in
Plessy v Ferguson
What contributed to industrialization by providing factories with more materials?
settling of the West
In the 1860’s, what was used as light or lubricant?
oil
Corporations limit the amount of money that can be lost on an investment by providing
limited liability
Interstate Commerce Act tried to
regulate railroad rates
Policy of concentration failed because of
Native Americans’ need to hunt over wide areas
Dawes Act aimed to
Americanize Native Americans
Act that offered settlers 160 Acres of free land
Homestead Act
According to the Turner thesis, the frontier gave Americans
a sense of independence
Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe came in large numbers during
post-1880
Political machines stayed in power partly because they were corrupt and partly because
they provided useful services to immigrants
Hostility towards immigrants from people born in America is called
nativism
The Gilded Age was marked by a booming economy and
corrupt politics
What idea is the basis for Social Darwinism?
Rich people are the most able
What percentage of America controlled 90% of the nation’s wealth in 1890?
10%
The money formula of the late 1800’s said
spending more money would help a candidate win political office
In the business cycle, a depression is a period of
business failures
What does collective bargaining involve?
direct talks between unions and employees
In the late 1800’s, many farmers who obtained mortgages to meet costs lost
their farms
In the late 1890’s, which group called for a secret ballot, direct election of Senators, and government ownership of industries?
Populist Party
Progressives believed that democracy and individual rights were threatened by the growth of
big businesses
The primary system allowed
all party members to choose candidates
In a referendum, citizens vote on
a bill before the state legislature
Support for women’s suffrage grew as a result from women’s contributions through
the WWI effort
Teddy Roosevelt’s trustbusting policy was part of
The Square Deal
The income tax was an important part of a progressive victory for
Taft
What did he Federal Reserve Act of 1913 establish?
system of bank regulation
Organization founded in 1909 to gain equal rights between races
NAACP
The search for new markets in the late 1800’s led some Americans to support
overseas expansion
Yellow journalism and the explosion of the Maine were causes of
The Spanish-American War
By 1900, what Pacific island was NOT under U.S. control?
Japan
The first American to obtain a treaty with Japan was
Perry
In the early 1900’s, foreign investment in Central America led to
large profits for investors
What connected the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean?
Panama Canal
Teddy’s Roosevelt’s Stick Policy meant the U.S. was prepared to
use force to get its way
Which stated that the U.S. could intervene if a Latin American government appeared unstable?
The Roosevelt corollary
The immediate cause of WWI was
the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
What did the U.S. do in 1917 to uphold international law and support democracy?
enter WWI
The Treaty of Versailles required that
Germany make war payments
Americans became isolationists after
WWI
Saravejo
assassination site of Archduke Ferdinand
Panama
location of canal
Philippenes
first fighting in Spanish-American War
Yellowstone
first national park
Promontory Point
meeting of the Transcontinental Railroad
Antietam
bloody battle of the Civil War
Harper’s Ferry
John Brown attempts to gain arms for his revolt
Argonne Forest
a million American troops fight here in 1918
Abilene, Kansas
famous cow-trail railhead
Robert La Follette
colorful progressive of the 1900’s
Pershing
victorious American commander in Cuba
Perry
opened trade with Japan
DuBois
first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard
Woodrow Wilson
American president in WWI
Carrie Nation
noted temperance leader
William Jennings Bryan
democratic Candidate, Cross of Gold
Theodore Roosevelt
commander of the Rough Riders
Lincoln
president of the Union
Thomas Edison
inventor
3 factors that encouraged industrialization in the late 19th century
- growth of cities
- mass-marketing
- inventions
- consumerism
