11th History Semester Exam Review

Which term is the name of a restriction on emigration worked out between the United States and another government?

In 1914, this alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?

This nation gained its independence in the Spanish-American War.

Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?

These were organized groups that controlled the activities of a political party in a city.

Although American women served in the Navy, Marines and Army Corps of Nurses, they were not subject to this.

This African-American journalist began crusading for racial justice after the lynching of three friends.

This was added to the constitution of several Southern states to enable white people to vote

This legislation was used by Roosevelt to file 44 antitrust suits.

This was started by prominent African-American and white reformers

which term refers to the mixture of diverse cultures whose people blended together by abandoning their native language..

In 1894, President ___ formally recognizes the Republic of Hawaii.

This Cuban poet and journalist launched a Cuban revolution in 1895.

This authorized an independent civil service commission to make government appointments based on the merit system.

These people opposed World War I because they perceived all wars as evil.

This legislation halted the sale of contaminated foods or drugs and called for truth in labeling

This Progressive championed the rights of women and children by moving into a settlement house.

This was defended at the Scopes trial

He commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF).

This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people.

This began with the introduction of the tank and the airplane as weapons.

This is a bill initiated, or launched, by citizens.

president surprised everyone by turning reformer. persuaded Congress to reform civil service, resulted in Pendleton Act

This reform governor and U.S. senator from Wisconsin made the railroad industry a major target.

This was settled when Roosevelt got involved in the negotiations.

closely linked with industrialization, this long term cause of the war involved a contest for colonies

Who invented the typewriter?

In 1897, _____, who favors the annexation of Hawaii, takes over the presidency from Cleveland.

Perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system and organized power plants

This was an "underground" saloon or nightclub where liquor was sold illegally.

This describes the era after the Eighteenth Amendment went into effect.

Roosevelt responded to this book by appointing a commission to investigate the meatpacking industry.

1893 aid of the U.S. ambassador, white business groups overthrew Hawaiian Govt. & est. govt. with Sanford Dole as pres.

His assassination sparked World War I.

Created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron while serving as head of the Standard Oil Company

This Protestant movement was grounded in the literal, word for word interpretation of the Bible.

This long term cause of the war encouraged competitiveness between nations, encouraged ethnic groups to create nations

This Supreme Court decision ruled that separation of the races in public accommodations was legal 

This required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for a draft

This was one of the inspirations for the creation of assembly lines at the Ford Motor Company

The government failed to budget enough men and money to enforce this

This was any type of unethical or illegal use of political influence for personal gain.

In 1887, white business leaders forced King ______ to change Hawaii's constitution.

developed a cheap and effective manufacturing process for making steel

Theodore Roosevelt was declared the hero of this, even though he and his units played only a minor role in its capture.

These laws were passed in the south to prevent white and black people from intermixing...

These Republicans supporters of New York City boss Roscoe Conkling were strongly opposed to civil-service reform.

This is a vote on an initiative

One of the effects of this was a rise in organized crime

These people opposed World War I because they saw it as an imperialist struggle.

This was the principle that guided Roosevelt's efforts to organize water projects to transform dry wilderness

This legislation put forth strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created the program of federal meat

This allowed for the popular, or direct, election of U.S. senators.

Ran the American Railway Union and later ran for president several times as a socialist.

This volunteer cavalry unit fought in a famous land battle near Santiago, Cuba.

Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in steel and donated most of his profits

This general forced Cubans to relocated to reconcentration camps where thousands of them died.

This is what Roosevelt promised that the common people would receive.

This British liner was sunk by a German U-boat?

In the Battle of the Somme, this resulted in the exchange of seven miles of land.

This included a series of reform efforts that aimed to correct injustices in American life.

This term is used to refer to any system of separating people on the basis of race...

opened the way for worldwide communications with invention of the telephone

first successfully used a steam engine to remove oil from beneath the earth's surface

In 1898, ____ proclaims Hawaii an American territory.

In 1887, U.S. military and economic leaders pressured Hawaii to allow the United States to build a naval base at _____.

with only a rifle and a revolver, killed 25 Germans, silenced 35 enemy guns

In 1890, urged by such leaders as US Navy Admiral ___ the US constructed new battleships.

Organized coal miners, their wives, and their children to fight for better working conditions

This term describes a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds.

The American Civil Liberties Union hired him to represent John T. Scopes.

This is a term used to describe a journalist who exposed government abuses and big business corruption.

Through which place did immigrants arriving on the East coast pass before gaining entry into the United States?

Railroad-car mogul who built a town to house his employees

In 1914, this alliance consisted of France, Great Britain, and Russia.

Having shot down at least 29 enemy planes, he was america's leading ace pilot in the war

This is a system of involuntary labor.

This president was a strong supporter of civil-service reform.

He was called as a witness in the Scopes trial

In 1891, _____ becomes Hawaii's queen and proposes a new constitution.

At 42 years old, he was the youngest man ever to become president.

This was given in the South to African Americans by voter registration officials.

This muckraking journalist shocked readers with his nauseating account of the meatpacking industry's conditions

After the war, the United States paid 20 million dollars to Spain for the annexation of this land.

This is a sensational style of writing that exaggerates the news to lure readers.

Through which place did immigrants arriving on the West Coast pass before gaining entry into the United States?

This had to be paid to gain access to the voting booth in many Southern States.

In 1890, _____ caused a crisis by threatening Hawaiian sugar growers with economic disaster.

Which term refers to an agreement that limited the immigration of unskilled workers to the CA?

Admiral William S. Sims convinced the British to use this as a hindrance to German U-boats

This enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to face another election.

This was someone who provided illegal alcohol.

Its criticism of the American president caused American resentment toward Spain to turn to outrage.

This involved merchant vessels traveling in large groups with naval ships acting as guards.   

Soon after this was destroyed, the United States declared war on Spain.

He was the naval commander who led the American forces that steamed into Manila Bay

This long term cause of the war involved the development of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy