Terms

Question 1

• Coined by Theodore Roosevelt
• Investigative journalists who were often champions of reforms

Who?

Answer 1

Muckrakers

Question 2

An American proposal to try and keep Chinese markets open for all and not allow any country to gain control over the region.

Answer 2

Open Door Policy

Question 3

belief that US had a moral imperative to keep all other interests out of the Western Hemisphere such as monopolists and European countries

Answer 3

Theodore Roosevelt, carrying a big stick

Question 4

What is the difference between monarchy and autocracy?

Answer 4

Both mean an absolute ruler, but monarchy means hereditary, whereas autocracy does not.

Question 5

During what 40 year time period did Labor Unions help raise wages and benefits for many works?

Answer 5

1900-1950s

Question 6

Between the start of the California gold rush in 1849 and 1882, the US saw a large influx of what immigrants?

Answer 6

Chinese

Question 7

The _______ refers to the Supreme Court of the United States between 1953 and 1969.

Answer 7

Warren Court

Question 8

What did the Warren Court do?

Answer 8

Expanded civil liberties and power of the judicial branch.

Question 9

What administration favored ending wage\price controls, won passage for the Federal Highway Act, and extended the Social Security system?

Answer 9

Eisenhower (1953-1961)

Question 10

Why was President Lyndon B Johnson concerned about poverty?

Answer 10

He knew what it was like to suffer hard times, and saw direct effects of poverty when he taught in low-income schools, and felt a wealthy nation should try and improve living standards for all.

Question 11

____________ is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants such as armed civilians or irregulars use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

Answer 11

Guerilla warfare