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APUSH Unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What role did government play in the progressive movement? | progressives wanted the government to be big to accomplish reform. Wanted to return control of government back to the people |
| Muckrakers | Journalists who unmasked the corruption in America |
| What was the WCTU and what reform were they involved in? | Woman's Christian Temperance Union. They were involved with the reform against liquor |
| 16th Amendment | Income Tax |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of Senators |
| 18th Amendment | prohibition of alcohol |
| 19th Amendment | Women's suffrage |
| 20th Amendment | Lame duck (January 20th president is sworn in) |
| 21st Amendment | Repeal of prohibition |
| What were the reforms that TR promoted in his reform program? | Control of corporations, consumer protection, conservation of natural resources |
| What industry was the Elkins and Hepburn Acts addressing? | railroads |
| 2 famous muckrakers and the title of their works. What reform did TR institute after he read one of the works? | Upton Sinclair-The Jungle Jacob Riis-How the other Half Lives Meat Inspection Act |
| The panic of 1907 led to the reform in what industry? What was the problem? | financial reform and more money. New industrial economy needs more money in circulation |
| Foreign policy programs of each progressive president | TR-Big Stick Taft-Dollar Diplomacy Wilson-Moralistic |
| What was TR's lasting legacy? | Environmental legislation |
| Who ran in the election of 1912 and for what party? | Roosevelt (New Nationalism) Taft (Republican) Wilson (Democrat) |
| What did the Underwood Tariff Act do? | Cut tariffs and created gradual income tax |
| Name the European alliances before WWI. what countries were in each alliance? | Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary) Allies (France, England, Russia) |
| What country did Wilson hold accountable leading up to WWI? Why did he eventually break ties with the country? | Germany. They sunk the Lusitania |
| What did the Zimmerman note call for? What was the final straw to draw the US into WWI? | Germany wanted an alliance with Mexico. The final straw was Germany sinking 4 US ships |
| Compare the draft with the Civil War and WWI | In WWI, you couldn't purchase an exemption or hire a substitute |
| Who led the US troops in WWI? Why was the Second Battle of the Marne significant? | John J. Pershing. Marked the beginning of German withdrawal and first significant engagement of American troops in a European war |
| In the Treaty of Versailles, what is the item that Woodrow Wilson negotiated for in the treaty? | League of Nations |
| What lead to prosperity in the 1920s? | Economic boom, new technologies, much consumption |
| What did Ford contribute to the automobile industry? | the assembly line |
| Where was the example of lawlessness most evident in the 20s? Who led that corruption and how was this gangster finally stopped? | Distribution of alcohol in Chicago. Al Capone. Income tax evasion |
| What were movies with sound called and what was the first movie with sound? | Talkies. "The Jazz Singer" |
| What is buying stock on the margin? | Buying stock with a small down payment |
| Scandals of the Harding presidency? Name the scandal, person involved, and what was the scandal | teapot dome scandal, secretary of interior albert fall, took 400,000 in kickbacks from the oil companies |
| Kellogg-Briand Pact | Outlawed war as a solution of international conflict |
| What was the long term impact of the Ford-McCumber and Hawley-Smoot Tariffs? | Stopped international trade and made our depression worse |
| Characteristics that Coolidge brought to the White House. What was Coolidge's view on the role of government and business? | He believed government should be small and businesses should create wealth |
| What group suffered economically in the 1920s? What were their problems? | |
| Compare Hoover and FDR's approach to the Great Depression | |
| What was the Bonus Army and what did they do? What was the outcome? | WWI vets who came to DC to demand their war bonuses that were promised to them |
| The election of 1932 saw what change in voting blocks? | Black vote from republican to democrat |
| Glass-Steagall Act | Created the FDIC |
| Social Security Act | Provided for unemployment and old age insurance financed by a payroll tax on employers and employees |
| National Recovery Act | attempt to stimulate a nationwide comeback |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | sought to discover exactly how much money it took to produce electricity and then keep rates reasonable |
| Public Works Administration | Created jobs building roads, sewers, schools, post offices, hospitals, and tunnels |
| National Labor Relations Act | guaranteed the right of unions to organize and to collectively bargain with management |
| What was the US foreign policy during the 1920s and 1930s | isolationism |
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