S1 Final (Test Answers) Flashcards
Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage? Social Darwinism is the belief that certain people have certain traits that allow them to become more successful than others.
Government regulation
What did monopolies reduce during the industrial revolution?
Competition
Which of the following factors DID NOT contribute to the industrial boom?
The emergence of the middle class
Which of the following did Andrew Carnegie NOT DO to gain control of a large percentage of steel?
Cutting the quality of his products
The main goal of the Chinese exclusion act was to
Decrease Chinese immigration
Overt favoritism towards native born Americans is called
Nativism
Which of the following was NOT a way used by whites to keep African Americans from voting in the South
Segregation
This Supreme Court case legalized segregation in the United States
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which of the following was not an issue caused by urbanization?
Increased taxes
Organization which fought for better wages, hours, and working conditions for laborers. (Matching 10)
Labor Union
Economic and social system in which the government owns the means of production and wealth is distributed equally. (Matching 10)
Socialism
Economic system centered on the ownership of private property, the forces of supply and demand, and competition in the market. (Matching 10)
Capitalism
The mixture of diverse cultures whose people blended together by abandoning their native language and customs to adopt mainstream culture. (Matching 10)
Melting Pot
A tactic used by laborers in which workers refuse to work until their demands are met by their employer. (Matching 10)
Strike
Bill passed to fight against the growth of monopolies. (Matching 11)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Movement favoring, social, political, and economic reform (Matching 11)
Progressivism
Described unsanitary conditions in slaughterhouses (Matching 11)
The Jungle
Nation or region controlled by a stronger nation (Matching 11)
Imperialism
The right to vote
Suffrage
Which of the following was not a worthy goal of the Progressive movement?
Promoting business monopolies
Muckrakers were
Journalists
The primary goal of the NAACP was
Equality among the races
Which of the following did not encourage U.S. imperialism?
Need for a new source of cheap labor
What was included in the de Lome letter?
Criticisms of President McKinley
What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898 resulting in the US gaining territories in the Caribbean and Asia?
Spanish-American War
Of the following statements, the one that best reflects an anti-imperialist attitude is…
“It is not necessary to own people to trade with them.”
The Open Door Policy was designed as a way for the United States to further
Its trade interests
The rapid growth of industry in the United States helped fuel imperialism because
The United States was producing too many goods for its own people to buy
In 1914, this alliance consisted of France, Britain, and Russia. (Matching 21)
Triple Entente
This long-term cause of war involved the development of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy. (Matching 21)
Nationalism
In 1914, this alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. (Matching 21)
Central Powers
Closely linked with industrialization, this long-term cause of the war involved a contest for colonies
overseas. (Matching 21)
Imperialism
Of the following, the most compelling reason for the United States to enter World War I was
The outrage of American citizens over German submarine warfare.
Gains made by American women because of World War I include
Passage of the 19th Amendment
According to the Zimmerman Note, if Mexico allied itself with Germany
Germany would help Mexico get back land they lost to the United States - Texas, New Mexico & Arizona
Because militarism had been a major cause of World War I, the Treaty of Versailles
Stopped Germany from having an army
World War I might have only had two nations involved, Astria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for the This turned what was thought to be a short conflict into the “war to end all wars.”
The Alliance System
The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom of speech because they
Allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its authority and the war effort
Which of the following was a direct result of America’s mobilization for war?
More control of America’s economy by the U.S. government
At the peace talks in Paris, Wilson insisted that
A League of Nations should be included in the peace treaty.
Their radical opposition to any and all forms of government led many with similar beliefs to be harassed, arrested, and deported during the Red Scare.
Anarchists
Chicago gangster who profited from prohibition.
Al Capone
This is a policy of abstaining from involvement in world affairs.
Isolationism
This is an economic and political system based on a single party government ruled by a dictator, in which private property is outlawed.
Communism
Established the number of immigrants who were allowed into the United States from each foreign country.
Quota System
Nicola Sacco and Batolomeo Vanzetti, Italian immigrants and anarchists, were convicted of robbery and murder which reflected what viewpoint of American society at the time?
Nativism
Nativists who found fault with the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 would have been most likely to which agree with which of the following?
“It did not restrict immigration enough.”
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
A celebration of African American culture in literature and art
THe “Great Migration” of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of
People from rural areas to urban areas
The main significance of the trial of John T. Scopes was that
It highlighted the struggle between school and religion in American schools.
Attorney General Mitchell Palmer believed that he needed to protect American people in the 1920s from
Political radicals and communists
Fundamentalists believed that
The Bible should be taken literally
What allowed for women to shed old gender roles in the 1920s?
New products and appliances in the home, reducing the time it took to complete domestic tasks.
Which of the following was NOT as an important cause of WWI
The availability of easy credit and debt
Causes of the farming crisis of the 1920s included the fact that
demand for crops fell after WWI
In calling shantytowns “Hoovervilles”, people conveyed their
disgust in Hoover
Which of the following was not an impact of the Great Depression
Rising taxes
An example of the psychological stress caused by the Great Depression was the rise in the number of
people who were admitted to state mental hospitals
Arrangement in which consumers buy now and pay later for purchases (Matching 44)
Installment Plan
Period in American history that is recognized as having high unemployment and low economic production (Matching 44)
Great Depression
Ecological catastrophe that hit the Midwest and destroyed the farmland of the region. (Matching 44)
Dust Bowl
Refers to the stock market crash of October 29, 1929 signaling the beginning of the Great Depression (Matching 44)
Black Tuesday
Cash or food given to citizens directly from the government (Matching 44)
Direct Relief
