Mid-term Exam Review

African-American artistic movement

the elastic clause in the Constitution allows for

During the Progressive Era, women

payment or compensation for war-related damages

the Open Door Policy was designed as a way for the US to further

prohibition

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

leader of the American Expeditionary Force which aided the Allies in WWI

power of the government over property in its territory

war among European nations erupted in 1914 when

fear of communism

The push for Native Americans to adopt European ways of life was called

extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means

decentralized private banking under government control

Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in steel

Why did US Senators oppose membership in the League of Nations

What years was WWI

this provides for old-age insurance program

One goal of public education for immigrants was to

Who called for the US to develop a modern fleet capable of protecting American business and shipping

John T Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in WWI?

man whose newspapers helped get the US into the Spanish-American War

direct election of senators

offered 160 acres of free land to western settlers

what problems did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration deal with

Southern legislation that separated blacks and whites was known as

The system of work created by the Industrial Revolution is called

Theodore Roosevelt's administration protected citizens' health through the

In the case of Plessy v Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that

what caused widespread starvation in Germany during WWI?

The government cracked down on union activity and monopolies through the

believe in an economic system based on government control over the economy and on equal distribution of wealth

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

co-founder of the NAACP

president of the US during WWI

rights that people have but are not listed in the Constitution

branches and levels of government are not all powerful, certain powers are absolutely denied

women's suffrage

How the Other Half Lives and The Jungle were books that exposed problems that resulted from

put 3 million young men to work building roads, developing parks, and helping in soil-erosion & flood control projects

The US gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by

which of the following did NOT stimulate US imperialism

What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898?

which amendments are referred to as the civil rights amendments

the people hold supreme power, the powers of the government comes from the consent of the governed

American war hero at the battle of Muese-Argonne; alone he killed 25 Germans armed only with a rifle & revolver

the theory of laissez-faire economics was used during the late 1800s to

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

rights that cannot be taken away such as life, liberty and pursuit of happiness

What years was the Progressive Era

the right of a people to choose a government without outside interference

What was the "general association of nations" that Woodrow Wilson proposed after WWI?

to protect individual liberties and people's fear of a strong central government, the framers of the Constitution added

What years was the Civil War

What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?

What was a major cause of the Great Depression

the Great Migration of WWI refers to

what did both the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have as goal?

What is the correct combination of the "Big Four"?

prevent any one federal branch of government from dominating the other two

immigration in the 19th century was linked to

American businessman who became president of the new government of Hawaii after the queen was pushed out

Nativist disliked immigrants for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

sensationalist reporting to attract readers

type of government that shares powers between the states and national government

The Treaty of Versailles contained a war-guilt clause, which laid the blame for the conflict on

which argument did President Wilson use to justify US entry into WWI