Social Review #1

This connected the  Atlantic and Pacific Ocean allowing for faster sea travel.

Buying goods by making small monthly payments.

These Americans were put in internment camps for fear they would spy for the enemy during WW2.

Part of 14 Points, an organization designed to bring peace to the world. US. not part of it.

Jane Addams founded this to help Chicago's poor get jobs, learn english and provide for kids.

This incident led to thousands of Irish immigrants coming to America.

Muckraker Thomas Nast cartoons were mostly aimed at exposing which corrupt political ring?

Who was America's major communist rival during the Cold War?

An era in the late 1800s early 1900s known for its great wealth and hidden poverty.

The attitude where a government does little interfering in the countries economy. "Hands-off"

When the U.S. and Soviet Union built more and more nuclear weapons to keep up with each other.

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?

Time when many worked to fix (reform) America's problems such as poverty and corrupt business.

Terrorist attack on US done by Al-Qaeda and leader Osama Bin Laden. Starts war on terrorism.

How did the Korean War end?

What was the goal of the Temperance Movement?

System of farming where former slaves are kept in poverty and debt. Little better than slavery.

Which was NOT an area controlled or influenced by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War.

What was the result of the following event?

These were sold in order to make money for the war effort.

In order to stop communism, the U.S. would send aid anywhere that was threatened by it.

When countries like England and Japan controlled parts of China.

What theory about needing to stop communism does the following picture represent?

Era when America and others took control of weaker nations for their own benefit.

America is considered this because it is a blend of many cultures, beliefs and customs.

The U.S. battleship that exploded in Cuba sparking the Spanish American War.

This tragic accident led to safer working conditions.

The Watergate Scandal forced which president to resign?

An area annexed (taken over) by the US against the wish of their leader Queen Liliuokalani.

The fast growth of cites due to industrialization is called...

German message sent to Mexico asking to form an alliance against the U.S.

Unsuccessful attempt to give Native Americans land to farm and educate them like white people.

When U.S. supplied Allied Powers with arms and supplies to fight the Axis Powers during WW2.

What does the following picture represent?

Gardens grown during WW2 to provide more food for families and troops.

Women seeking the right to vote.

When big busineses work together and set high prices rather than completing it's called a...

When unions would speak on behalf of workers to gain more rights in the workplace.

Name of muckraker Upton Sinclair's book about the unsafe meatpacking industry.

T. Roosevelt believed in protecting America's natural beauty and resources making him a...

When FDR used the radio to keep people updated and give them hope during the Great Depression.

The allied invasion of Europe in order to take it back from the Nazi  was called...

This trial of Nazi after WW2 showed people are held responsible for their crime even during war

The process when immigrants would eventually blend into American society and culture.

This cartoon illustrates the idea that President Teddy Roosevelt was known as a......

Journalists who exposed corruption and problems in American society

This Supreme Court case made segregation legal.

"Suffragist" are people who demand the right to....

First made-man object in space. Accomplished by the Soviet Union in 1957.

When U.S. arranged the right to trade in other countries Sphere of Influence in China.

Things that America offered that made immigrants want to come here. Freedom, jobs, etc.

This gave 160 acres of land out West to anyone willing to farm it.

Used during mass production. It allowed goods to be made fast and cheap.

What was a result of the Great Depression.

New Deal program that helped elderly, unemployed and injured workers. Still exists today.

A crisis during the Cold War were U.S. and Soviet Union came the closest to nuclear war.

Giant dirt storms out West during the Great Depression.

The Nazi murder of Jews and others during World War 2.

Former actor President Ronald Reagan was known as the.....

President Harding said America needed to return to this in the 1920s.

The "3 Rs" that summarized to goals of FDRs New Deal programs.

Borrowing from banks to buy stocks

Period in the 1920s and 30s when alcohol was illegal 

Idea if one country falls to communism, others will become communist too. Used in Vietnam.

George Bush wins close presidential election against Al Gore.Bush wins electoral college. Year?

US idea where we would go the the edge of war than give into an opponent.

She represented the working women during World War 2

These women represented the good times of the 1920s.

A robbery linked to President Nixon. He tried to cover up. Led to his resignation.

Separate bathrooms and schools. Separate seating on buses and restaurants was the result of....

This law made trusts and monopolies illegal, even though it wasn't enforced for years.

Who owned Standard Oil?

The following picture is from which era?

President Johnson's plan to make America better. Helped minorities and poor. Promoted education

Non-violent resistance to unjust laws. Also called Passive Resistance. Ex. sit-ins, boycotts.

President Franklin Roosevelt's plan to recover from the Great Depression.

Following picture is from which period in US history?

A cheaper, faster way to make steel. An important part of the Industrial Revolution

Using less of something so there will be more for the war effort.

In 1991 Iraq invades oil rich Kuwait. US and UN troops push Iraq out and win the war.

When journalists "stretched" the truth to sell more newspapers.

Supreme Court case that desegregated or integrated public schools.

Run-down, crowded and dangerous apartments in American cities at the turn of the century.

When small forces who know the land use hit and run attacks to win battles.  Used by Viet Cong.

Muckraker Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle led to this new law.

Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after World War 1

Refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus. Began a movement for equality.

Why did factory owners hire women and children?

When workers united and formed these for better working conditions. Better hours, pay etc.

This map represent what important accomplishment after WW2?

Large, open, mostly treeless land in middle America.

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Shack-towns filled with homeless people were called...

America remained this during the beginning of both WW1 and WW2.

Where many Americans moved to after WW2.

People can invest in these type of companies by purchasing stock.

Name of President Teddy Roosevelt's plan to make things fair for all Americans.

What happened on October 29, 1929?  "Black Tuesday"

Leader of the Civil Rights Movement.

This ship was sunk by a Germany uboat and brought the U.S. closer to joining the war.

Finish this famous Teddy Roosevelt quote, "Speak softly and carry a big....

This event "sparked" the beginning of World War 1.

The idea where the U.S. would try and stop the spread of communism.

This amendment gave all U.S. women the right to vote.

Name of T. Roosevelt's famous volunteer cavalry unit during the Spanish-American War.

The act of handing out gov. jobs to political friends, relatives and supporters was called the

Time when Americans were wrongly accused of being communist.Named after man who made accusation

Millions of new immigrants came through this processing station in New York City

Last resort action used by workers who demanded better working conditions and pay.

"Yesterday, Dec. 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy." This quote describes...

Which is NOT a new method of fighting or weapon used in World War 1?

Things that made immigrants want to leave their native home for America. Poverty,war etc.

This put an end to handing out gov. jobs to unqualified people who supported a politician.

Growth of black music, art and poetry in the 1920s NYC. A showing of pride for their culture.

The following pic represents the end of which era?

When the U.S. gave billions to Western Europe to rebuild after WW2.

Which is NOT a MAIN reason for World War 1

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free.."    Location?

When cattle ranchers drove the herds from the plains to cattle towns.

The time after World War 2 when many American families grew quickly.

U.S. bought Alaska for 7.2 million from this country.

This Treaty ended World War 1

Which one of these man was NOT a "Captain of Industry"? 

System where the people make products, set prices, and compete with others to make money.

When a company controls an entire market or product. No competion = high prices

The following picture is from which horrific event?