11th Grade United States History Honors Review

List 3 causes and 3 effects of the Great depression.

Causes include the stock market crash of 1929, bank failures, and decreased consumer spending. Effects include widespread unemployment, homelessness, and the Dust Bowl phenomenon.

Political Machines caused what government problems?

corruption, bribery, awarding government jobs to friends

Intiative, Recall, and Referendum all brought the common voter closer to political participation. Describe all three.

1. voters can propose new laws

2. Voters can approve/reject laws passed by legislature

3. Voters can remove elected officials before their term ends.

Name three obstackles workers had while building the Panama canal

1. Yellow fever and malaria

2. dangerous landslides

3. extremely harsh tropical working conditions

What is assimilation?

process of immigrants and minorities adopting culture of dominant society.

Was Roosevelts Big stick a success or a failure/ List examples for both.

Pro: Secured Panama canal, increased global us power

Con: Created resentment in Latin America due to U.S. intervention

What led to the ratification of the 19th amendment?

womens sufrage movement, support from WW1 contributions, long term pressure on congress.

What are some effects of Manifest Destiny?

Western expansion, displacement, of Native americans, war wtih mexico, growth of US territory

The spils system was struck donwn by what act? How did it regulate government jobs?

required government jobs to be awarded thru exams and merit not political connection

What organization is credited for not letting the banks fail again?

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp)

What caused the incraese in unemployment?

Great depression - businesses failed; production dropped, workers were laid off

A huge influx of immigrants started to come into the United States. THis, combined with the rise of nativism lead to restictions on what?

Immigration Quotas clive the national origins act limiting immgigrations from certain countries

What is described as a “rebirth” of African American arts and culture?

Harlem Renaissance

In what ways did the Federal Government regulate the food industry?

food inspections, clean factory conditions, and honest labeling

What are some positive effcts of the competion of the Transcontinental Railroad?

economic growth through trade faster and cheapter transportation facilitaed westward expansion

What fears against immigrants caused the rise of Nativism?

economic competition, culture and religous threats, and prercieved poilitcal subversion

Name positive effects of the 19th amendment.

empowered women in politics, increased their parrtciipation in the wokforce and education

Why was sanitation such a problem in bigger cities?

rapid ubranization outpacing infrastructure development leading to overcrowindg and inadquate waste and sewage systems

What was the main motivation for the United states to take up the challenge of building the panama canal?

strenngthen its millitary power and boost its economy by creating a shortcut for naval and commercial shiping

Name four causes that sparked the creation of labor unions.

unsafe working conditions, long hours, low pay, lack of bargaining power

What ist he reason for the creation of the Social Security Administration? What ist he adminstration’s longevity?

to provide eeconomic security for americans to protect the elderly from poverty and to give retired wrokers a staedy income, around 90 years.

When does the government justify its own action in limiting rights and liberties?

when it can deomstrate a compelling interest such as protecting pulibc healths safety, or morals

Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed in 1882?

due to combination of economic, social, and racial pressures by anti chinese sentiment.

How woudl you describe what is considered a historical era?

a specific time in history defined by a common set of characteristics such as significant events, social structures, cultural developements.

What was the main cause of the stalemates during WW1?

the superirority of defenseive technology like machine guns, artillery, and barbed wire, over offensive capabillities.

What were two reasons why the great migration happened?

harsh realities of racial oppression and violence in the south and the promise of bette economic oppourtinity in the north.

What was a positive effect of fords assembly line?

making autombiles accessible to the middle clase by dramatically lowering the price of the Model T.

What industires were kickstarted by the Bessemer Process?

railroads, construction, shipbuilding, mass manufacturing

What were three negative effects the growth of population had on the US environment?

environmental degradation strain on infrastructure/resources economic challenges, pollution and waste, habitat and resource loss, water contamination

What was the main pull factor that brought americans to alaska

gold and natural resources

Describe why the bessemer process was so revolutionary to economic prosperity

made steel cheaper; faster to produce and strong railroads, skyscrapers, and instrustrial growth

Senator henry cabot lodge and president woodrow wilson clashed on this issue after WWI? Why?

League of Nations

Lodge said no because he feared the US in foreign conflicts

List and describe three social issues taht the progressive era fixed

1. child labor —> regulation/laws

2. unsafe working conditions —> work place safety

3. Food and drug safety —> Acts

What as an effect of the panama canal besides trade?

faster naval movement which strengthened US military power

Describe the social, political, and economic shifts between the Gilded Age and the PRogressive Era

Social: reform movements, adressed poverty and u nsanfe conditions

Political: government became more democratic and less corrupt

Economic: Regulation of big business replaced laissez-faire policies

What is assimilation? What was the main act behind it?

forcing native americans to adopt us culture

Dawes Act

Name three causes and three effects of the spanish American war

Causes:

explosion at USS Maine, yellow journalism, desire to help CUba

Effect: US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, Phillpine, Us became world power, increase involvement in Latin American

HOw did Franklin Roosevelet attempt to cahnge the balance of power between the branches of government?

court packing- he tried to add more suprement court justices to support his new deal.

The Great depression caused massive unemployment. What are two effects of unemployment

1. Homelessness (Hoovervilles)

2. Decline in consumer spending and demand

Describe the impact of four alphabet soup organizations during the great depression

CCC-provided jobs for young men in conservation

WPA - created jobs building roads, parks, art projects

SSA- created pension and unemployment insurance

What new techonology was crated to break the stalement in WW1?

the tank

List five new weapons/technology during WW1

machine guns, poison gas, tanks, airplanes, submarines (u-boats)

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle led to what progressive era act? What did that act do?

Meat inspection Act

required clean conditions for meatpacking plants

What document made a statemtnt to the world that Untied state swill intervene in teh western hemisphere of the world?

Roosevelet Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine 1904

What effect did the sinking of the Lusitania have on the US public opinion?

anti-German sentinent outrage and call for action to war

Define and describe the 5 values Alexis de Tocqueville discovered about the US

Liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, laissez faire

What were three mistakes americans made that caused the stock market to be unstable?

excessive speculation and buying on margin, panic selling, failure to demand regulation

What were three motivations the UNITed states had for annexing the Kingdom of Hawaii

economic profit and sugar tarffs, strategic military and naval base, imperialism and geopolicial competition

What were some pull factors that attracted immigrants to come to the United States?

Civil rights, economic oppourtnity, jobs

What caused the devastation of the Dust BOwl in the Great Plains region of the United States?

severe drought and unsustainable farming practices.

What factors contributed to the rise in popularity of the flappers int he 1920s?

post WW1 Social upheaval and more women taking nontraditional roles.