HIST 1302 Midterm Review

The death of this person was the tipping point which led to World War I.

What was the name given to variety act performers at the turn of the century?

The groups of authors and artists disillusioned by the First World War were called the:

What Amendment outlawed the sale and manufacture of alcohol?

This President led the United States to WW I and both the 18th and 19 amendments?

The Scopes trial illustrated the nation's debate between

President Wilson wanted the U.S. to remain_______ during WWI

Around 1900, saloons did all of the following except:

Which President wanted the U.S. to "Speak softly, and carry a big stick

What year saw the beginning of the great California Gold Rush?

Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the doctrine of separate but equal justifying segregation

This person used horizontal integration to dominate the oil industry in the late 19th century.

This man was responsible for the assasination of the Archduke, which led to the breakout of the Great War.

Frederick Jackson Turner argued that the ________was vital to the development of America

The Harlem Renaissance was a period of artistic African American achievement.

During the Gilded Age more and more people moved to rural areas

The concept that social status and wealth is based upon "survival of the fittest"

W.E.B. Du Bois helped to create which of the following organizations?

Why did some in Congress object to U.S. involvement in the League of Nations?

The eighteenth amendment prohibited

What was the main food source for Plains Indians Tribes?

Known as Seward's Folly, this land was bought from the Russians in 1867.

The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 contributed to the Panic of 1893 by adding silver to the existing gold currency.

The Spanish American War was a long and bloody conflict.

The destruction of what ship directly impacted the start of war between the U.S. and Spain

Why was the expansion of railroads significant to the growth of the cattle industry?

The publishing of "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair led to the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act

Who was the author of the 20th century essay on race in America, "How It Feels To Be Colored Me"?

Which Native American tribe is most associated with the massacre at Wounded Knee?

Which territory did NOT get added to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

What British vessel with American passengers was sunk by German U-boats, pushing the Americans closer to war in Europe?

Why was the election of 1928 unique?

President Wilson presented the ____to Congress as goals for U.S. involvement in WWI

Who led the American Expeditionary Force during WWI?

In what decade did the KKK reemerge on the national scale, and begin turning attacks on more groups of people?

What was the main focus of the Ghost Dance?

Railroads served as the model of corporate structures during the Gilded Age

The purpose of the 19th amendment was to grant the right to vote to women

Which event(s) helped break American neutrality during WWI

Which early 20th century group of people believed immigrants were a threat to their jobs and way of life?

The concept that regulation of business should not be in the hands of the federal government

The Roosevelt Corollary expanded the Monroe Doctrine to include Asia

Which scandal during Harding's administration revolved around the use of government oil reserves

What was the goal of the League of Nations?

This was the first place immigrants arrived to be registered before entering the United States.

_______ _______ was the trigger of the Great Depression

The Dawes Severalty Act forced American Indians to assimilate and adhere to Western values regarding land.

Black migrants to the West were called "Exodusters" because:

The Populist Party wanted the nation to stay on just a gold standard

Buffalo soldiers were: