20th Century U.S. History Semester 1 Exam

What is civil disobedience and how does this relate to Susan B. Anthony?

• Disobeying laws peacefully to protest injustice.

How did the US entering WWI affect the suffragists on the picket line?

• Gave suffragists leverage for voting rights.

What organization did Alice Paul form?

• Alice Paul formed the National Woman’s Party.

What were some arguments against women’s suffrage?

• Women too emotional and don’t need to vote.

What is a muckraker?

• Investigative journalist exposing corruption.

What Amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 19th Amendment granted women voting rights.

What were the characteristics of the first wave of immigrants to the U.S.?

• Mostly Northern and Western Europeans seeking better lives.

What are examples of immigration push factors?

• War, famine, and persecution.

What are examples of immigration pull factors?

• Jobs, freedom, and family.

What is nativism and what 1882 U.S. law is an example of that?

• Hostility towards immigrants; Chinese Exclusion Act.

How has the U.S. controlled immigration over the past?

• Laws and policies limiting immigrant entry.

What did Upton Sinclair try to bring to the public’s attention?

• Poor conditions in the meatpacking industry.

What territories did the US gain after the Spanish-American War?

• Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

What were reasons why some Americans were against imperialism?

• Moral objections and economic concerns.

What are military reasons for imperialism?

• Bases and strategic presence abroad.

What are humanitarian reasons for imperialism?

• Spreading civilization and education.

What were the causes of the Spanish-American War?

• Support for Cuban independence and USS Maine explosion.

What was the Open-Door Policy?

• Equal trade rights in China for all nations.

What was the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary?

• Prevent European intervention; justify U.S. intervention.

What were the reasons for the US building the Panama Canal?

• Faster shipping route between two oceans.

What was the status of the United States after the Spanish-American War?

• Emerged as a world power with territories.

What countries were on each side of WWI?

• Allies: UK, France; Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary.

What were the causes of WWI?

• Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism.

What caused a stalemate in WWI?

• Trench warfare and new military technology.

What are U-boats?

• German submarines used in naval warfare.

What is the Sussex Pledge?

• Promise to safeguard passengers on ships.

What events caused the US to enter WWI?

• Unrestricted submarine warfare and Zimmerman Note.

What is the 1917 Selective Service Act?

• Law allowing draft of soldiers for WWI.

What is a convoy in terms of WWI?

• Ships traveling together for mutual protection.

How could average U.S. citizens help in the war effort?

• Buy war bonds and conserve resources.

What were the Fourteen Points?

• Wilson’s peace proposals after WWI.

What peacekeeping organization was formed after WWI?

• League of Nations to prevent future wars.

What are reparations in terms of WWI?

• Payments for war damages by losing countries.

What event caused the first declaration of war in WWI?

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

What is the Great Migration?

• Movement of African Americans to Northern cities.

What did the Zimmerman Note state?

• Proposed German-Mexican alliance against the U.S.

What organization was in charge of getting U.S. citizens behind the war?

• Committee on Public Information promoted war support.

What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts?

• Laws restricting anti-war speech and activities.