Review Questions Flashcards
How did W.J Bryan gain the Democratic nomination for president?
Supported the unlimited coinage of silver
What party rose to succeed the Farmers Alliance?
Populist Party
What was the first major farmers organization?
Patrons of Husbandry
What policy called on the major world powers, including the U.S., to respect the territorial integrity of China?
Open Door Policy
What was the focus of each of the following social critics? Henry Demarest Lloyd; Jack London; Thorstein Veblen; Jacob Riis
“Bloated” trusts; destruction of nature; conspicuous consumptions; slum conditions
What amendment established prohibition?
18th
What amendment provided for the direct election of senators?
17th
What prompted the U.S. To declare war on Germany in 1917?
German U-boats sank 4 unarmed American merchant ships
What amendment provided for woman suffrage?
19th
How did Wilson persuade the American people to support US entry into WWI?
Said it would be “a war to end all wars” and to make the world safe for democracy
Whose foreign policy was known as “moral diplomacy”?
Wilson’s
What was the name for the proposed secret agreement between Germany and Mexico prior to US entry into WWI?
Zimmerman Note
What act of 1934 attempted to reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society?
Indian Reorganization Act
Which of the New Deals “Three R’s” was each of the following? Social Security Act; WPA; PWA
Reform; relief; recovery
What brought an end to the Great Depression?
World War II
Did Labor unions increase or decrease in membership during WWII??
Increase
Why did Japan believe it was forced into war with the U.S.?
Because FDR insisted Japan withdraw from China
From 1925 to 1940, what sequence did the U.S. follow with respect to arms sales?
Embargo to cash-and-carry to lend-lease
What promoted Congress to pass a conscription law prior to US entry into WWII?
Fall of France in 1940
What promoted FDR to initiate his “Good Neighbor” policy?
He was eager to enlist Latin American allies to defend the Western Hemisphere against European and Asian dictators
Did African-Americans fight in integrated units during WWII?
No
What factors encouraged many Americans to move to the suburbs in the years following WWII?
“White flight” from racial change; government-built highways; home-loan guarantees from the FHA and VA; tax deductions for interest payments on home mortgages
When did the post-WWII “baby boom” reach its peak?
Late 1950’s
What initiated the early Cold War policy of “containment”?
George Kennan
The Cold War began over a disagreement between the U.S. And the Soviet Union over…
Postwar division of Eastern Europe
The U.S. Assistance in rebuilding Western Europe following WWII was called…
The Marshall Plan
Why did Truman fire General MacArthur?
MacArthur publicly voiced his disagreement with presidential polices
What was the term for Trumans domestic welfare legislative plan?
Fair Deal
What doctrine of JFK potentially lowered the level at which diplomacy might give way to shooting?
Flexible response
To where did JFK order federal marshals and federal troops to force racial integration?
University of Mississippi
In what areas did LBJ’s Great Society programs achieve significant success?
Education and health care
Vietnam resulted in the loss of…
The war, economic power; confidence inits military ability; respect in the eyes of foreigners
What was the guiding principle or Carters foreign policy?
Human rights
In what year did the U.S. Agree to withdraw its troops from Vietnam?
1973
What significant “weapon” was used to put Bo’s Tweed in jail?
Cartoons of Thomas Nast
What agreement resulted in the withdraw of federal troops from the south, this ending Reconstruction?
Compromise of 1877
Who were, in sequence, the “forgettable presidents”?
Hayes, Garfield., Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was used at first to curb the power of…
Labor unions
Who helped to blaze the trail for social workers?
John Addams and Florence Kelley
What labor organization worked for higher wages, shorter working hours, and better working conditions?
American Federation of Labor
Did most New Immigrants try to preserve their Old Country culture in America?
Yes
What act promised Indians citizenship in twenty-five years, dissolved many tribes as legal entities, wiped out tribal ownership of land, and tried to make Indians into rugged individuals?
Dawes Act
