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What were Muckrakers?
Newspapers that exaggerated the truth
Religious groups prosecuted for helping people
Officials who secretly made deals with other countries
Journalists who wrote about the wrongdoing in business
2
What was one constant danger in living in tenements?
Fire
Fighting
Disease
Too much food
3
What was the result of the Spanish-American War?
Mexico lost and Spain took over
Spain won and gave some of America's territories to Mexico
America won & gained territories (ex.PR, Cuba & Philippines)
Spain won and took over America
4
What was a cause of the Great Depression?
Uneven distribution of wealth
Overproduction
Shaky banking system
Crop prices dropped dramatically
5
What did Jacob Riis' book “How The Other Half Lives” do?
Showed unsafe living conditions of immigrants in NYC
Showed how other nations were doing
Warned other nations about interfering in the war
Told citizens about what was happening in the war
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What was Yellow Press/Journalism?
When journalists would write articles telling the truth
Journalism highlighting the wrongdoing in government
Books telling what really happened in poor towns
Exaggerated/sensationalized news
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What was the Red Scare?
The fear that capitalism would take over the U.S.
The fear that the U.S. would join the war
The fear that communism would take over the U.S.
The fear that terrorists would attack the U.S.
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What are suburbs?
Big cities with big populations
Farms in the middle of a town
Residential communities surrounding the city
9
What treaty ended WWI?
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Mexico
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Spain
10
Booker T. Washington had a peaceful approach to African American equality.
False
True
11
Who were the Axis Powers in WWII?
Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Russia
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Germany, Italy, and Japan (Soviet Union later joined)
U.S., G.B, and France (Soviet Union later joined)
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What did the Plessy vs. Ferguson case do?
Banned segregation in schools
Second class citizenship for minorities
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What is Assimilation?
When one party dominates over the other
When people of one culture become part of another
When a president is assasinated because he is disliked
14
Which is Capitalism?
Government owns public property, need-based pay
Property, trade, and industry controlled privately
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What is the Domino Theory?
If one country falls to capitalism, the one above it will
If one country falls to communism, the surrounding ones will
Only allowing a small amount of minorities to attend schools
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Who were the Allies in WWII?
Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Russia
U.S., G.B, and France (Soviet Union later joined)
Germany, Italy, and Japan (Soviet Union later joined)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
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What did the Brown vs. Board of Education case do?
Challenged segregation in schools
Second class citizenship for minorities
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Which is Communism?
Property, trade, and industry controlled privately
Government owns public property, need-based pay
19
What did the 1910 Boll Weevil do?
Destroyed cotton crops, flooded & ruined farms
Replenished farms, allowed farmers to produce and sell more
Inspired people to move from the city to farms
Attracted immigrants to farms to make a living
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What are Progressives?
People who donated funds to schools
People who were against change
People who believed in reform and improvement of society
People who did not want the Bill of Rights
21
Who were the Allied Powers in WWI?
Russia, Italy, and France
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire
Soviet Union, Germany, and Russia
France, Great Britain, and the U.S.
22
What did the "Bank Holiday" do?
Closed all banks down for 4 days so they could recover
Opened all banks back up to the public
Returned all of the money that people had lost in the banks
23
What was a period in time when African American literature, art, and music flourished?
The Harlem Renaissance
The Fair Deal
The American Revolution
The New Deal
24
What was Black Tuesday?
When everything went on sale and people rushed to stores
Stockes dropped and everyone tried to sell their shares
When all of the banks shut down and people had no money
25
Why didn’t the US want to join WWI?
Germany kept threatening the U.S.
They didn't have enough money
They were scared that they would lose land
They wanted neutrality; claimed it was an “European problem”
26
What is a political machine?
An official group to provide funds to schools
Organization to keep a particular group or party in power
An organization that donates money to new political parties
27
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
“Speak softly and carry a big stick”
"Men and women have equal rights"
"All men are created equally"
28
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
To create peace with Germany
To warn Mexico about the war
To persuade other countries to team up with the U.S.
To warn European powers to stay out of the west
29
What did JFK promise to do in his campaign?
Create a better country for the upper class
Obtain the majority vote
Fight for civil rights
30
W.E.B. Du Bois had a peaceful approach to African American equality.
False
True
31
Who were the Central Powers in WWI?
France, Great Britain, and the U.S.
Great Britain and Germany
U.S., Russia, and Germany
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire
32
What caused the US to jump into the war?
The Zimmerman Note from Germany to Mexico
The Zimmerman Note from Germany to the U.S.
The Zimmerman Note from Japan to the U.S.
33
What made Russia join the Allies in WWII?
Stalin did not want to run anymore
Hitler ignored the pact and invaded the Soviet Union
Hitler made a pact with the U.S. instead
34
What is imperialism?
One small country teaming up with many bigger countries
Governing of weaker nations or colonies by stronger nations
A group of countries/states controlled by one power
Bigger countries donating funds to smaller ones
35
What was the Social Gospel Movement?
Applied gospel (teaching) of Jesus directly to society
Churches gathered to attempt to overpower the government
A movement of popular gospel music throughout the country
Churches provided social services for the poor
36
Define Sociology
How people react with one another in their homes
How people react with one another in society -Auguste Comte
The study of the brain
The study of how people think
37
What was one major challenge of growing cities from 1880-1920?
Too much space; they had too many homes with no people
There wasn't enough people -- many stayed on farms instead
Too little space; they didn't have enough room for everyone
Too many people; many immigrants & farmers moved to the city
38
What is nativism?
Learning the native language
Learning the native culture and adopting it as your own
Becoming a native after a certain amount of years
Favoring native born Americans over immigrants
39
What was the Court Packing Plan?
When everyone packed into a court to protect themselves
When the court was packed with all new judges
When FDR requested it to be 9 justices instead of 7
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What was the Great Migration?
When millions of immigrants moved into the U.S.
When millions of African Americans moved North
When thousands of refugees came to America for safety
When millions of farmers moved south
