HIST-106 Midterm Exam 1
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What did the Dawes Act do?
Broke up Native American land, forced assimilation, and caused loss of tribal land.
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?
Stopped most Chinese workers from immigrating to the U.S.
What was the Comstock Lode?
A large silver mine in Nevada.
What helped industrialization grow?
Natural resources, immigrants, inventions, railroads, and mass production.
Why were railroads important?
They moved goods faster, created jobs, and helped settle the West.
What are Thomas Edison's most famous inventions?
Light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera.
What industry was Andrew Carnegie known for?
Steel
What industry was John D. Rockefeller known for?
Oil.
Q: What was J. P. Morgan known for?
Banking and finance.
What was Cornelius Vanderbilt known for?
Railroads.
What did Frederick Winslow Taylor create?
Scientific Management.
Why did the Great Railroad Strike happen?
Wage cuts.
What happened at the Haymarket Riot?
A labor protest turned violent after a bomb exploded.
What caused the Homestead Strike?
Steelworkers protested against Carnegie Steel.
What caused the Pullman Strike?
Wage cuts for railroad workers.
Who did the AFL represent?
Skilled workers.
Who did the Knights of Labor represent?
Skilled and unskilled workers.
Where did New Immigrants mostly come from?
Southern and Eastern Europe.
What problems did cities have?
Overcrowding, pollution, crime, and poor housing
What did Jane Addams do?
Founded Hull House to help immigrants and the poor.
Who supported the gold standard?
Businesses and bankers.
Who supported free silver?
Farmers and Populists.
How did American literature change?
From romantic stories to realistic stories.
What was the New South?
A plan to industrialize the South.
What were factory conditions like?
Long hours, low pay, and unsafe conditions.
What did the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire lead to?
Better workplace safety laws.
What did Alfred Thayer Mahan believe?
A strong navy makes a strong country.
Which territories did the U.S. annex?
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
What did the Treaty of Paris (1898) do?
Ended the Spanish-American War; the U.S. gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
Why did the Philippine-American War happen?
Filipinos fought against U.S. rule.
What is an initiative?
Citizens propose a law.
What is a referendum?
Citizens vote on a law.
What is a recall?
Citizens remove an elected official.
What amendment allowed direct election of senators?
17th Amendment.
What laws resulted from The Jungle?
Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
What major laws did Woodrow Wilson pass?
Federal Reserve Act, Underwood Tariff Act, and Clayton Antitrust Act.
What was Roosevelt's Square Deal?
Trust-busting, consumer protection, and conservation.
What was Theodore Roosevelt known for?
Trust-busting and protecting national parks.
What was Dollar Diplomacy?
Taft's policy of using American money to influence other countries.
Why did the U.S. enter WWI?
Lusitania, unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmermann Telegram.
What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?
A peace plan that included the League of Nations.
Did the U.S. join the League of Nations?
No.
What was the Sedition Act?
A law that made it illegal to criticize the government during WWI.
What were the four main causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism.
Who fought at San Juan Hill?
Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
What did the Populist Party support?
Farmers and free silver.
Who were the main women's suffrage leaders?
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Alice Paul.
When was the Progressive Era?
About 1890-1920.
Which president handled the Mexican conflicts involving Pancho Villa?
Woodrow Wilson.
John D. Rockefeller
Oil
The Grange
Farmers' organization.
Wounded Knee
Massacre of the Lakota Sioux.
Booker T. Washington
Atlanta Compromise.
Plessy v. Ferguson
"Separate but equal."
Disenfranchisement
Poll taxes and literacy tests kept African Americans from voting.
Treaty of Paris (1898)
Ended the Spanish-American War.
Sand Creek Massacre
U.S. soldiers killed peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho.
Philippine-American War
Filipinos fought U.S. rule.