american history midterm studyguide

the first country to recognize the US as a nation

France

what motivated people to come to america in the colonial days?

a chance to own land, economic opportunity, and religious freedom

april 9, 1775, at lexington and concord "shot heard around the world" refers to the beginning of _________

the american revolution

when was the declaration of independence signed

July 4, 1776

what was discovered in the west that would cause thousands to brave the journey and rush there

gold

what purchase from france doubled the size of the US

the louisiana purchase

main cause of the civil war

slavery and states' rights

13th ammendment

officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary servitude.

14th ammendment

defined citizenship and gave all citizens equal protection under law

15th ammendment

voting protection for black males

what is imperialism

strong nations attempting to control smaller weaker nations

one factor in the growth of imperialism

the need for more natural resources

manifest destiny fostered the idea and was the basis of _______

american imperialism

what theory did Fisk create

anglo-saxonism

to promote expansionism in the late 1800s, the US built a large

navy

the first US overseas colony was _______

hawaii

what event led to the spanish-american war

a rebellion in cuba

what group did Teddy Roosevelt lead in the spanish-american war

rough riders

what territories did we gain after the victory in the spanish-american war

philippines & puerto rico

what was teddy's foreign policy based on

the big stick policy

one of the main goals of building the panama canal was

allows american navy to move quickly from atlantic to pacific

what was roosevelt's goal in asia

keep markets open for american goods

what did roosevelt win

the nobel peace prize

who made up the progressives

educated, urban middle class from both political parties

progressives believed what had to be fixed to reform society

the government

what government democratic reforms did progressives get accomplished

referendum, direct primary/recall, initiative

17th ammendment

US senators would be elected by the people/voters

what are muckrakers

Journalists who wrote about and investigated social conditions and political corruptions

19th ammendment

women's suffrage

the NAACP stands for

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

what was Teddy's most lasting impact on all American's and the environment?

national conservation system

tragedy at the triangle shirtwaist company led to the passing of what

30 new labor laws in new york

"The Jungle" led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and _______

the pure food and drug act

Jacob Riis wrote ______

How the Other Half Lives

what was one of the greatest failures of progressivism as a social and political movement

failure to fully address racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination.

what was one effect progressivism had on the American public's opinion of government?

faith in an active government

what event sparked WW1?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

what was introduced to conserve energy in WW1?

daylight savings

what was established to prevent strikes during WW1?

national war labor board

how did the selective service act draft people?

Lottery ran by local draft boards

what killed majority of soldiers in WW1?

artillery

what group of women served overseas in WW1?

nurses

what was the most important part of the Treaty of Versailles

war guilt cause: Germany takes full responsibility for the war

The WW1 slogan of "Food will win the war-Don't waste it" encouraged Americans to ____

conserve food with meatless and wheat-less days, and victory gardens

how was criticism of WW1 effectively silenced

censorship and propaganda

in ww1, airplanes were used for

artillery spotting, bombing, aerial combat

ww1 was the first war in which women were allowed to _____

enlist in armed forces

the agency we know as the fbi was originally formed to ______

investigate federal crimes

what did Coolidge believe as president with regards to business and economy

limited government intervention, tax reduction, reduce government spending.

how did henry ford increase efficiency in making cars

assembly lines

What did manufactures turn to create more consumers for their products

advertising

what was henry ford's business philosophy to increase sales

affordability and accessibility

what was an accepted part of american life in the 1920's

automobiles/cars

who were flappers?

rebellious young women

when did the golden age of hollywood begin

late 1920s

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

1920s african american culture movement centered in harlem

who were famous sports heroes of the 1920s

Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey

business owners restructure their organizations by creating this new position

manager

why did people favor prohibition

people viewed it as the root of crime, poverty, and family breakdown.

what is nativism

protecting native-born inhabitants from immigrants

most economists agree that the deepest root of the depression was _____

bank failures

buying on a margin was a method of buying stocks with ___

borrowed money

a long period of increasing stock prices is known as

bull market

the stock market crash weakened the nations bank because

banks had invested the depositors money into stocks

new homeless people put up communities of shacks called

hoovervilles

to regulate the stock market, congress created the

SEC: securities and exchange commission

framers of the social security act saw it primarily as

an insurance bill

to pay for new deal programs, roosevelt abandoned a balanced budget and began using

deficit spending

child labor was eventually abolished by

FSLA: fair labors standards act

during the great depression and before the creation of the FDIC when a bank collapsed

people lost entire life savings

who was the fervent anti-communist, a nazi, and an admirer of mussolini

adolf hitler

what was the new political party to rise in germany after ww1

nazi party

what were the two causes of the rise of dictatorship after ww1

widespread economic depression and the treaty of versailes

what was germany's new type of warfare called

blitzkrieg

what is the hebrew word for the holocaust

shoah

what was auschwitz sadly used for in ww2

mass extermination

what event finally brought the US into ww2

the attack on pearl harbor

when did britain and france realize appeasement had failed with hitler

munich agreement

what did mussolini, hitler, and stalin have in common

they were all dictators that wanted full control

many military officers in Japan believed Japan was destined to dominate which part of the world

east asia