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Quiz 2 Deck Flashcards

1
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Graduated income tax is define as what?

A

Taxes on income that rise as a person’s income increases

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2
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Two Benefits of the Federal Reserve System are?

A

Helps stabilize the economy / helps prevents panics

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3
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Who worked to make factories safer and more efficient?

A

Frank Gilbereth

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4
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What amendment banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol?

A

The 18th Amendment

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5
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What laws segregated blacks and whites and treated whites better than blacks?

A

Jim Crow Laws

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6
Q

What system of government promises to distribute wealth equally?

A

Socialism

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7
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What amendment legalized income tax?

A

The 16th Amendmen

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8
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What is the name of the commission that monitors business and investigates unfair business practices?

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Federal Trade Commission

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9
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What system helps stabilize the economy and prevent panics?

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The Federal Reserve System

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10
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The Spanish-American war was fought in what two places?

A

The Philippines / The Caribbean

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11
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Who was the navy officer who arranged a treaty with Japan?

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Matthew Perry

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12
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What were two derogatory names referring to the United States purchase of Alaska from Russia?

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Sewards Folly and Sewards Icebox

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13
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Journalism that is sensational and often inaccurate form of reporting - highlights shocking details of crimes and disasters…

A

Yellow Journalism

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14
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An effort to build an empire and establish colonies around the world is called what?

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Imperialism

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15
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The policy of remaining free from foreign affairs is called what?

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Isolationism

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16
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What were members of the IWW called?

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Wobblies

17
Q

A group that terrorized blacks was called what?

A

The Ku Klux Klan

18
Q

Jim Crow Laws did what?

A

Separated blacks from whites and treated blacks unfairly.

19
Q

Socialism promises what?

A

equal distribution of wealth by the government (government owns businesses)

20
Q

An economic system based on individuals (not the government) owning a business is called what?

A

Capitalism

21
Q

What rebellion was an attempt to rid China of outside influences?

A

The Boxer Rebellion

22
Q

Who headed many improvements as the governor of the Philippines?

A

William Taft

23
Q

Who was the Secretary of State who issued the Open Door Policy?

A

John Hay

24
Q

Who defined his foreign policy as “Speak Softly and carry a big stick?”

A

Theadore Roosevelt

25
Q

What two rights did the Platt Amendment give the United States?

A

The right to intervene in Cuban Affairs / The right to keep naval bases in Cuba

26
Q

What was the “Open Door Policy”

A

each nation kept the Chinese ports, railroads, and trading within its area of influence open to other nations.

27
Q

Matthew Perry is know for what?

A

Negotiating a treat with Japan

28
Q

William Seward is known for what?

A

Bought Alaska from Russia

29
Q

Three Reasons Americans Supported the Cuban Rebellion?

A

They felt Cubans should be granted freedom / they wanted to protect American business interests / The hoped to make Cuba an American possession (pg. 17 of LightUnit - know these!)

30
Q

Who was the Mexican leader who led attacks on Americans in the southwestern United States?

A

Pancho Villa

31
Q

Who wanted to inspire democracy in Latin America?

A

Woodrow Wilson

32
Q

Who helped Panama win its revolution agains Columbia?

A

Theadore Roosevelt

33
Q

Who tried to institute dollar diplomacy?

A

William H. Taft

34
Q

What was the attempt to manage Latin American countries through money instead of military called?

A

Dollar Diplomacy

35
Q

What policy to Secretary of State John Hay introduce?

A

The Open Door Policy

36
Q

What is a “Sphere of Influence”

A

political and economic control of specific regions

37
Q

What gave participating nations equal access to railroads, ports, and trading in China?

A

The Open Door Policy

38
Q

What allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs?

A

Platt Amendment

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