HIST 1302 Review Test 2

How many soldiers were they losing in Lutiant Van Wert’s wing of the hospital during the first couple of days that she arrived?

2 people every 3 hours

what did Alan Seeger think of being in the infirmary?

That it was place of no glory and all risk

In the poem we read, who does Alan Seeger say he has an appointment with?

Death

According to Hiram Evans, why does America need to keep the pioneer stock pure?

Because “pure stock” was necessary for Americans

What is one thing that the reader can assert from the reading Luitant Van Wert’s letter about the number of nurses?

That they didn’t have enough nurses.

According to Marcus Garvey, the greatest problem of the N3gr0 throughout the world for the last 500 years was the problem of ____?

Disunity

Which best describes the experience of Black American soldier during WWI?

• They were assigned to general labor segregated units.

• Their experience in France was transformative as they interacted with non-American Caucasians.

• They were encouraged to go by their leaders, who hoped that fighting for freedom would further the cause of equality

All of the above are correct.

According to the book what became the most popular entertainment form in the country in the 1920s?

Movies

What word did Warren Harding create in his inaugural address to try and stress that America needed to get back to its way of living?

Normalcy

What was one unintended byproduct of the Selective Service Act?

It allowed researchers to gather a ton of social data on young men in America.

What was the name of the Mexican Dictator at the start of the 20th century?

Portfolio Diaz

What did the book say that Charles Lindbergh and its his first helped transatlantic flight helped do?

Restore Americans faith in individual effort and technological advancement.

What was one of the trends that the election of 1928 foreshadowed?

The Democratic Candidate AI Smith won the cities handily while the Republican Herbert Hoover swept the cities.

The series of riots that happened in the Summer of 1919 across multiple cities in teh United States was called ______.

Red summer

Where did the Spanish flue originate?

Kansas

How did the President characterize the US’s winning of the atomic energy race?

Winning the “War of the laboratories”

Which president issues Executive Order 9066?

Franklin Roosevelt

Logistically, what would be the benefit of maintaining Lindbergh’s strategy of America First if our enemies attack?

They would have to figure out the logistics of crossing the ocean and supplying their men instead of us having to do with it.

Who did did Roosevelt put in charge of implementing Executive Order 9066?

the Secretary of War

What was Charles Lindergh’’s stance on whether or not the US should enter the war in 1941?

Lindbergh says to stay out

In addition to helping end the war, what is another driving force that Truman mentioned in the decision to pursue nuclear energy.

they knew that Germany was pursuing it.

What does the Executive Order 9066 say will happen if people in the War zone if they refuse to relocate of their own accord?

They can force them to do it by arms if necessary

Who was the president when the US first detonated an atomic bomb?

Harry Truman

What is some important information regarding Presidency of Woodrow Wilson?

• Fought for free trade

• History Major

• Thought of international politics in terms of a moral crusade

- This could prove to be a liability in international politics concerning Mexico

• Wilson ended up switching allegiances according to who he thought was morally superior.

• Tended to alienate Wilson from other world leaders.

What were some of the Progressive Era Amendments?

• Bill of Rights 1-10 (1789-1791)

• Reconstruction 13-15 (1865-1870)

• Progressive 16-20 (1913-1870)

What is the 16th Amendment?

States that congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on income.

What is the 17th Amendment?

• States that senators can now be voted by the people

• Sates the senate if the U.S. shall be composed of two senators form each state.

What is the 18th Amendment?

• Prohibited the creation, sale, and transport of alcohol.

What are Bootleggers?

• People who sold alcohol secretly

• Important one: Al Capone

What is the 19th Amendment?

The right of citizens of the U.S to vote shall not be denied on the basis of gender.

• Allowed women to vote.

What is initiative?

Allowed the voting of the public to petition state government’s to consider bills wanted by the people

What is a Referendum?

When people vote (on a solution)

What is a recall?

When voters have the right to remove elected representatives from office.

What was William McKinley?

• He was a progressive president (25th)

• Got shot in the stomach (died 1901)

What was Theodore Roosevelt?

• Progressive President

• One of the most popular presidents in the U.S.

What was Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Agenda?

• The “Square Deal” : means fair

-Focused on 3 things

1. Conservation of natural resources

2. Control of corporations'

3. Consumer protection

What was the Coal Strike of 1902?

• Happened in Michigan (They depended on coal)

• Strike started on June 2nd

• Why? They demanded higher pay

• No president never attempted to settle a strike besides Theodore Roosevelt.

What is a Trust Buster?

Someone who busts monopolies.

What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

• Made to destroy monopolies

• Was an attempt to control the power of trust

When did Theodore Roosevelt Promote Taft?

• In 1901

• This made Taft become president in 1909

What happened during Taft’s Presidency?

• Taft is going to break more monopolies than Theodore Roosevelt.

• Taft was handpicked by Theodore Roosevelt.

What was in the election of 1912?

• The “Bull Moose” Party

• Wilson wins the election.

Federal Reserve Act ID

Who? President Wilson and Carter Glass.

What? An entity composed of 12 Federal Reserve banks that prints money, destroys money, controls inflation, tries to control deflation, and sets interest rates.

Why? To control inflation, support the American Economy, and set interest rates to encourage people to buy.

When? 1913

H.S? Helps regulate Wall Street and the economy

Where? America, with 12 banks spread throughout the districts.

What is the Clayton Trust Act?

• Adds more powers to the anti trust act

• Prohibited predatory

Booker Washington (African-American Leader)

• Sees himself as a survivor

• Doesn’t care for equality

• Wants people to work with what they have

• Believes blacks don’t need to be integrated with whites.

W.E.B Dubois (African American Leader)

• Wants to be part of the white society

• Wants equality

• Sees himself as a victim.

What are some parts of American Imperialism? 1898-1914

• “Isolationism”

• A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups

• The U.S wants to stay away from the “drama” of other countries

What is Interventionalism?

To engage with other nations

What is the Monroe Doctrine?

• America does NOT want Europeans in the U.S

• America is the police of Latin America

What is Imperialism?

1. The quest to build up a territorial empire

2. Control by powerful nations over a less advanced or less civilized area.