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US II- CHS- P6- #3
Stack #137405
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| What group of people migrated from the South to the North in order to escape increasing segregation? | African-Americans |
| Where cities small or large in area before 1850? | small |
| After 1850, what development changed transportation from horsedrawn stree cars into a more efficient mode of transporation? | cable cars |
| During the expansion of cities, what was created due to the limit of space to expand? | skyscrapers |
| What were the 'Palmer Raids'? | When A. Mitchell Palmer established an anti-radical division to raid organizations suspected of "radical" activity. |
| What was is the most famous case of the First Red Scare? | Sacco & Vanzetti |
| The leisure time grew for the American population by what three forms of media? | Radio, movies, & advertising |
| What new type of music became popular in the 1920's? | Jazz |
| 'The Great Migration' influenced what cultural change in the 1920's in New York City? | The Harlem Rennaissance |
| The uneven riches, buying on credit, and too many goods, too little demand were warning signs for what? | The Great Depression |
| What President proposed the New Deal? | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| What is a demagogue? | A charismatic leader who manipulates people with half-truths, false promises, and scare tactics |
| Who is Rosie the Riveter and what was her purpose? | A fictional defense plant worker portrayed in government propaganda films & posters to attract women to join the work force during WWII |
| Why were the Japanese placed into Internment Camps? | Were thought to be a threat to Domestic Security during WWII due to Pearl Harbor |
| What was created out of poverty, over-crowding, and neglect by residents? | slums |
| What were Cartels? | Cartels were loose associations of business making the same product. This helped reduce the harmful affects of competition. |
| Why did manufacturers from Cartels and Trusts? | Manufacturers formed cartels and trusts to drive out the competition. Thus, making more money |
| What was Standard Oil? | Standard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. |
| When attacking the political Bosses, how was the reform made? | 1.) Many times political leaders were also business leaders. 2.) Improved city services, registered voters, established public health programs. |
| When the Cities took over utilities, how was the reform made? | Regulation of Monopolies that provided city utilities such as water, gas, & electricity. |
| When providing welfare services, how was the reform made? | Provided public baths, parks, work relief programs, playgrounds, free kindergarten, and lodging homes. |
| What is the name of a section of a city where defacto segregation limits residents to a certain ethnic or racial group? | ghetto |
| What widened the gap between the rich and the poor in the late 1800s? | The middle and upper classes left for the suburbs, and the poor were force to stay in the declining cities. |
| What is the name of an unofficial city organization designed to keep a particular party or group in power? | political machine |
| What is name of a leader of a political machine? | political boss |
| Who is William Marcy Tweed? | He was a notorious political boss that was a powerful leader of Tammany Hall. He made money off of graft and fraud. |
| What is Tammany Hall? | Tammany Hall was a political club that controlled New York's Democratic Party during the late 1800s. |
| What was anti-trust Activism? | It was in place to check on big business, (not inforced.) |
| What was the goal of the CWA (Civil Works Administration)? | It gave unemployed jobs building or improving roads, parks, airports, and other facilities |
| What invention allowed people to set their own schedules? | The automobile |
| What icon of the 20th century wore make up, had informal manners, and dressed in tight clothing? | The Flapper |
| Gangs, widespread corruption, and a new social era were all products of what new Ammendment? | Prohibition |
| What was the appeal of 'buying on margin'? | People could buy things that they could not afford otherwise |
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