The Gilded Age

Question 0

Crédit Mobilier Scandal

Answer 0

N - congressmen, Vice President, Union Pacific Railroad company, New York Sun
A - UPR had made large profits by hiring selves, bribed government in order to keep system
T - 1872
L - railroad companies, westward
M - exposed the government corruption

Question 1

Haymarket Square

Answer 1

N - Anarchists, Police, Governor John P. Altgeld
A - bomb thrown during protest, killed and wounded, 8 anarchist arrested and on trial
T - May 4, 1886
L - Chicago, Illinois
M - emphasized violent protest and called for violent suppression, how unjust the law is for “conspiracy”

Question 2

Vertical and Horizontal Integration

Answer 2

N - John D. Rockefeller w/ Standard Oil, Andrew Carnegie w/ Steel industry
A - created systems (vertical/ taking all phases) (horizontal/ trusts, eliminating competitors)
T - during the gilded age, industrialization
L - undefined
M - created larger, more powerful businesses

Question 3

Social Darwinism

Answer 3

N - Herbert Spencer, William Graham Summer (ex. Carnegie, Rockefeller)
A - conceived the idea of survival of the fittest (natural talent)
T - undefined (1883?)
L- undefined
M - gave the wealthy capitalists justification. gave the idea of inferiority and changed the blame of poverty

Question 4

Populists

Answer 4

N - originating from Farmers Alliance, farmers
A - they demanded benefits for the farmers
T - farmers, 1870s; populists 1890s
L - origination in Texas
M - served as a representation for the lower class, made into political party that had many followers

Question 5

Teller Amendment vs. Platt Amendment

Answer 5

N - Cubans, the U.S., McKinley
A - U.S. helps Cuba from Spain to regain freedom (Teller) but later U.S. has control through agreements yet still being “liberated” (Platt)
T - Teller (1898), Platt (1901)
L - Cuba, U.S., Guantánamo (Platt troops)
M - imperialism, betters U.S. economy, ensures no European forces in Western Hemisphere

Question 6

Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 6

N - President Theodore Roosevelt, U.S., Venezuela, Cuba
A - In addition to Monroe Doctrine, allowed U.S. to intervene Latin America when needed; unfulfilled obligations
T - 1904
L - Latin America
M - justifies U.S. Intervention in Latin countries, protects from any European forces in the Western Hemisphere

Question 7

U.S.S. Maine

Answer 7

N - U.S., Cuba
A - the ship sent out ostensibly, with intention to ship Americans is needed, blown up due to malfunction kills 260
T - February 15, 1898
L - Havana Harbor
M - gave the U.S. an excuse to help Cuba. we’re able to blame Spain, causing hatred for Spain, more likely to want to help Cuba

Question 8

Anti-Imperialist League

Answer 8

N - U.S. Philippians, Mark Twain, Carnegie, Treaty of Paris
A - after treaty of Paris, questioned what to do with Philippines, anti- expansion, though they need freedom, morally wrong, no profit. expansionist argued for white mans burden
T - June 15, 1898
L - undefined
M - argument over whether american would be a imperialist empire or stay to themselves

Question 9

Open Door Note (Policy)

Answer 9

N - Secretary of State John Hay, Chinese
A - hay sent a note that basically told others to have open trade
T - summer 1899
L - China, U.S.
M - China becomes available for the U.S along with securing distance from European countries

Question 10

Muckrackers

Answer 10

N - american publishers, government, (ex. Ida Tarbell exposing Standard Oil)
A - published articles/books about what goes on within the government (corruption) and issues (women’s and children’s labor laws).
T -began (1902), named (1906) by tr
L - undefined
M - made other more aware of issues in government. brought more want for change.

Question 11

Pure Food and Drug Act

Answer 11

N - Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, Roosevelt, meat industry
A - inspired by book, following Meat Inspection Act (1906), Roosevelt made pf&da (1906), made to prevent adulteration, mislabeling of food and pharmaceuticals
T - 1906
L - book features Chicago meat
M - another change brought to attention by literature. changes the food industry.

Question 12

Meat Inspection Act

Answer 12

N - Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, Roosevelt, meat industry
A - inspired by book, inspection of meat with regulations
T - 1906
L - book features Chicago meat
M - another change brought to attention by literature. changes the food industry.

Question 13

Muller vs Orgeon

Answer 13

N - Hans Curt Muller, women
A - court decision regarding the physical aspects of women and how it affects their work
T - 1908
L - Oregon
M - argued for special protection for women in the workplace.

Question 14

Hetch Hetchy Valley

Answer 14

N - Hetch Hetchy valley in San Fran, environment laws, Roosevelt
A - controversy of building a dam in Hetch Hetchy valley, provide water for sf, preservationists didn’t want it
T - 1913
L - Hetch Hetchy Valley, Yosemite National Park
M - people became more aware of the importance of resources, dam took a lot of resources

Question 15

Fourteen Points

Answer 15

N - Woodrow Wilson, allied powers.
A - Wilson creates fourteen points to make the world better, not everyone agrees and rejects it, thought he thought of himself as a god
T - January 8, 1918
L - undefined
M - later learn that the 14 points would help

Question 16

Espionage Act

Answer 16

N - Germans, Anti War Americans,Socialists, Industrial Workers of the World, Eugene Debs, Bill Haywood
A - an act established in fear of the Germans and anti Americans, didn’t tolerate any criticism of the gov.
T - 1917, sedition act (1918)
L - America
M - was against some basic rights and angered the people. First amendment rights.

Question 17

Schenck vs. United States

Answer 17

N - Charles Schenck, Supreme Court
A - Schenck jailed for handing out flyers against drafting, convicted for espionage act, arguemeng over basic rights
T - 1919
L - New York
M - Supreme Court argued that the first amendment has limits (if presents clear danger) (theater fire ex.)

Question 18

League of Nations

Answer 18

N - Wilson, European countries, Henry Cabot lodge
A - Wilson creates league in hope to maintain peace after war, reinforce 14 points, american doesn’t join, league works less effectively
T - 1918
L - America, Europe
M - an effort to unify nations and maintain peace

Question 19

Committee on Public Information

Answer 19

N - George Creel, propaganda
A - in order to mobilize war efforts, used propaganda to convince America
T - before ww1, 1914
L - America
M - propaganda proven effective in manipulation the mind of people through media

Question 20

Volstead Act

Answer 20

N - prohibition, Andrew volstead, women
A - allows prohibition (13th amendment) banning alcohol for a dry america, supported by women
T - July 22, 1919
L - US
M - had good intentions, didn’t succeed like wanted

Question 21

Scopes Trial

Answer 21

N - “monkey trial”, John T. Scopes, William Jennings Bryan, Fundamentalism
A - scopes put on trial for teaching about evolution instead of creationism.
T - 1925
L - eastern Tennessee
M - scopes “lost” but was never charged. brought the idea of separating religion and school.

Question 22

Racketeers

Answer 22

N - gangsters
A -
T - 
L - Chicago
M -

Question 23

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

Answer 23

N - farmers
A - made foreign products more expensive which made american products “cheaper” yet still couldn’t afford it
T - 1930
L - America
M - wanted to better america’s economy by getting people to buy more american made products

Question 24

Black Tuesday

Answer 24

N - stock market
A - stock market crashes, everybody loses the money they’ve invested resulting in extreme poverty across the nation
T - October 29, 1929
L - undefined
M - people lose trust in banks afterward, caused Great Depression

Question 25

Hooverville

Answer 25

N - Hoover
A - shantytowns named after Hoover because people blamed him for the poverty, no government help was provided
T - 1930s
L - shantytowns on the outskirts of towns
M - people blamed Hoover

Question 26

New Deal

Answer 26

N - Franklin D. Roosevelt
A - created a series of projects to restore America. believed in immediate change to help the people
T - March 4, 1933 (inaugural speech)
L - undefined
M - Roosevelt managed to help the people America from the despair they were in the Great Depression. The policies are still in the government.

Question 27

Civilian Conservation Corps

Answer 27

N - young men, FDRoosevelt
A - apart of the new deal program, trained young men and made them work to restore the environment
T - March 1933
L - undefined
M - restore Americas natural resources that was diminishing.

Question 28

Social Security Act

Answer 28

N - new deal, old age citizens
A - another new deal project to benefit the elderly, disabled, welfare for those who need it
T - August 14, 1935
L - undefined
M - provided assistance for those who couldn’t work. still used today.

Question 29

Keynesian Economics

Answer 29

N - John Maynard Keynes
A - encouraged increased government expenditures and lower taxes
T - April 1937 (FDR’s program to stimulate economy)
L - undefined
M - was another attempt to help ease America out of the Great Depression