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Quarter 1 Assessment
Review Sheet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is meant by the phrase the “Gilded Age?” | Society looked great from the outside, but had major problems within. |
| What is meant by the phrase “Robber Barons | Powerful industrialists who were criticized for their business practices. |
| What did Social Darwinists believe? | Government should stay out of business affairs, industrialists had every right to their fortunes, weak businesses deserve to fail, and there was no problem with monopolies. |
| How did labor unions fight to get better conditions and higher wages? | Collective bargaining, strikes, and some violence like at the Homestead strike. |
| What was the status of labor unions in the U.S. in 1900? | Unions were struggling to gain public acceptance. |
| Why was J. D. Rockefeller targeted by the federal government? | Because he organized his businesses in the form of a trust. |
| What was the purpose of anti-trust legislation? | To increase business competition, which should benefit the economy. |
| Why did most immigrants come to America (late 1880s / early 1900s)? | Jobs were available. |
| What motivated nativism in America (late 1800s)? | Hostility toward immigrants coming to the U.S. to work. |
| Define the Roosevelt Corollary: | It gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Latin American affairs |
| Define imperialism: | A country (like the U.S.) controlling the land, trade, or government of another country. |
| What was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War of 1898? | The explosion of the USS Maine off the coast of Cuba. |
| Who was Emilio Aguinaldo? | A major leader of the Filipino independence movement during the Philippine-American war. |
| What were outcomes of the Spanish-American War of 1898? | It helped make the U.S. into a world power. |
| Why was the Panama Canal built? | To help create a two ocean naval defense. |
| What is muckraking? | Writers exposing corruption in politics, business, and society. |
| How did the book The Jungle influence the federal government? | Legislation like the Pure Food and Drug Act was passed. |
| How did women earn the right to vote in 1920? | Activists like Carrie Catt AND Alice Paul put pressure on the government. Also, WWI era women proved their worth during the war effort. |
| How were African-Americans kept from voting or gaining political power? | Jim Crow Laws (legal segregation), voting restrictions (poll taxes), and sometimes violence (lynching). |
| The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) did what for African Americans? | Used the court system to fight against discrimination. |
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