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History Final Test
US History from 1877 - FDR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the period from 1877 to 1896 called? | The Guilded Age |
| What unflattering term was given to the industrialists of the period from 1877 to 1896? | Robber Barrons |
| In what industry was Cornelius Vanderbilt involved? | Railroad |
| What was Cornelius Vanderbilts nickname? | Commodore |
| In what industry was Andrew Carnegie involved? | Steel (Carnegie Steel) |
| What was one of his first jobs? | He was a bobbin boy |
| What book did Andrew Carnegie write? | Gospel of Wealth |
| In what industry was John D. Rockefeller involved? ... what was it's name? | Oil - Standard Oil |
| In was industry was JP Morgan involved? | The banking industry |
| What industry was James Duke involved in? | Tobacco |
| Who reportedly invented the telephone? | Bell |
| What were some of Edisons inventions? | Lightbulb, Phonograph |
| What outbreak of labor violence occurred in Chicago in 1886? | Hay Market Riot |
| What was the leader of the American Railway Union? | Eugene V. Debbs |
| What is the term for government ownership of the means of production (business)? | Socialism |
| What is the term for population movement to the cities? | Urbanization |
| What is meant by the term "natural selection"? | Survival of the fittest |
| What book was written by Charles Darwin in 1859? | Origin of the Species |
| At what location did the two parts of the transcontinental railroad meet? | Promentary Point, Utah |
| What happened to William McKinley on September 6, 1901? | He died :( |
| Who became president after McKinley? | Teddy Roosevelt |
| What is progressivism? | The government could step into businesses to fix things. |
| William Jennings Bryan can be categorized as belonging to which political group? | Democratic |
| What is the term for a private vote? | Secret Ballot |
| What is a direct primary? | vote to represent each party |
| What is a process by which voters initiate bills or laws? | Initiative |
| What is the term for a popular vote on a particular issue or bill? | Referendum |
| What is a recall election? | Yes or no to elected government |
| What is the term for the governemnts ownership of certain utilities? | Gas and Water Socialism |
| What did the 16th Amendment introduce? | Federal Income Tax (boooooooo) |
| What does the term "graduated" mean? | Introduce slowly |
| What did the 17th amendment change? | Direct election of senators |
| Who had previously voted for US Senators? | The State congress |
| What did the 18th Amendment do? | Prohibition of Alcohol |
| What did the 19th Amendment do? | Womens Sufferage |
| What was a "muckraker"? Where did the name come from? | Journalists who dug up scandal. - Pilgrims Progress |
| What was the combined effect of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the meat Inspection Act on the food industry? | The people trusted the food industry. |
| What were Jim Crow laws? | Laws to keep blacks from voting |
| How was the right to vote taken from blacks in the south? | Intimidation, poll tax, literacy tests |
| What is the NAACP? | National Association for the Advancement of colored People |
| What was Roosevelts foreign policy called? | big Stick |
| Who was the governor of the Philippines when Roosevelt came into power? | Taft |
| What is malaria? | Disease from a mosquito bite. |
| What is quinine? | The cure for malaria - bark |
| What did the Roosevelt Corollary promise? | An addendum to the Monroe Doctrine |
| With whom did the Japanese go to war in 1904? | Russians |
| What was the Great White Fleet? | The American Fleet to impress the Japanese |
| What was the "open door" policy? | Free trade to China |
| Whgo did Taft run against in the election of 1908? | William Jennings Bryan |
| What was "Dollar Diplomacy"? | Taft encouraging business trade |
| Who ran in the election of 1912? What were the results? | Taft vs. Wilson vs. Rosevelt - Taft (D), Wilson (R), Roosevelt (Progressive) |
| What is the Federal Reserve? | Organize Nations Finance |
| What does the FTC regulate? | Fair Business Practice |
| Who used the assembly line with great success in the automobile industry? | Ford |
| What did the Wright Brothers accomplish? | First airplane |
| Who was George Washington Carver | 300 uses for the Peanut |
| What date is regarded as the real beginning of the 20th Century. | June 28, 1914 |
| Who was assassinated on June 28, 1914 | Archduke Ferdinand |
| Who was Archduke Ferdinand? | Heir to the throne of Austrian Hungary |
| What group was responsible for the killing of Archduke Ferdinand? | Black Hand |
| Who personally fired the shots at Archduke ferdinand? | Princip |
| What were Archduke Ferdinand last words? | Est ist Nich |
| What countries belonged to the Central Powers? | Austria, Hungary, Turkey, Ottomen Empire. |
| What countries were the Allied Powers? | France, US, Britain, and Russia |
| Who was the President during the Allied Power/Central Power time? | Wilson |
| Who was the ruler of Germany? | Kaiser Wilhelm II. |
| Who was the ruler of Russia? | Nicolas II |
| Which Mexican "patriot" attacked and murdered Americans in the border area? | Poncho Villa |
| What American officer was sent to take care of Ponch Villa? | Black Jack Pershing |
| Which nation received an ultimatum from Austria-Hungary in 1914? | Sirvia |
| What plan did the Germans have to fight as two-front war? | Schlieffen |
| What does it mean to fight a two=-front war? | Fighting on both sides of the country |
| What was one of the Germans primary weapons during the war? | Untersea boots |
| What was international law regarding the attack on merchant/cargo ships? | Warn the ships before attack |
| What ship was sunk by Germany off the coast of Ireland, killing 1198? | Lustania |
| How did Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lustania? | He wrote a really rEALLY angry letter. |
| who were the two contestants in the election of 1916? | Wilson v. Hughes |
| What organization, proposed by Wilson, would allow nations to solve their problems without future wars? | League of Nations |
| What declaration was made by Germany that prompted Wilson to cut diplomatic ties? | Unrestricted Submarine Warfare |
| What was the name of the communication from Germany that served as the "last straw" for the US? | Zimmerman Telegram |
| What did the "last straw" communication say? | To ask Mexico to fight against the US in the trade of the southwest |
| Wilson said the US was entering the war to do what for the world? | To keep democracy safe. |
| How did the US expand it's military size so quickly from 1917 to 1918? | the Draft |
| What were the 14 points? | Wilsons plan for after the war |
| What famous statement was made when US forces arrived in Paris? | Laffayette ... we are here! |
| Who led the american forces in Europe? | Pershing |
| Who were the "Big Four"? | Wilson (US), Orlando (Italy), Lloyd (Br) and Clemensau (Fr) -- sorry, couldn't read Aly's handwriting guys. :( |
| What was the "war guilt" clause? | force Germany to pay for the entire war. |
| What happened in 1920 to hurt farm incomes? | Farms prospered |
| Who took control of Russia in 1917? | Lennon |
| What group sent bombs to public officials in 1919? | Anarchists |
| What type of ship was limited by the Washington Naval Conference agreement? | Battleships |
| Why was Japan upset with the Washington Naval Conference? | They were treated as a second class country. |
| What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact seek to accomplish in 1921? | Made war illegal |
| Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact a failure? | You can't enforce it. |
| What nation invested in Germany so that the Germans would be able to pay their debt? | US |
| What happened to Harding in 1923? | He died |
| Who took over the presidency after Harding? | Coolidge |
| Who ran the election of 1928? | Hoover |
| What was the promise of Einsteins theory of Relativity? | Time slows down according to speed |
| How was the theory of Relativity applied to other areas? | Morality Perspective |
| Who was the father of the cubist style? | Picaso |
| What musical term was sometimes given to the 1920's? | The Jazz Age |
| What was the term for the short-haired short skirted girls who exemplified the attitude of the 1920's? | Flappers |
| Who was Jack Dempsey? | boxer |
| Who was George Herman Ruth? | Baseball Player |
| Who was "Red" Grange? | Football |
| What was the anem of the Charles Lindberghs airplane? | Spirit of St. Louis |
| Why was Lindberghs flight significant? | First solo trans-Atlantic flight |
| What trumpet player/singer exemplified the Harlem Renaissance? | Louis Armstrong |
| Who was Al Capone? | Chicago Gangster |
| What was the St. Valentines Day Massacre? | Capone gunned down a bunch of people |
| Who challenged the anti-evolution law in Tennessee? | John Scopes |
| What two lawyers represented the sides in the anti-evolution case? | Bryan v. Darrow |
| What was the name of Fords first car? | Model T |
| What phenomenon was created through the popularity of automobiles? | Suburbs |
| What is the term for a market on the rise? | Bull Market |
| What was the campaign slogan of Republicans in 1928? | Chicken in every pot, a car in every garage |
| Who won the presidency in 1928? | Hoover |
| What term did Hoover avoid when discussing the national economy? | CRISIS!!!!! |
| What is the GDP? | Gross Domestic Product |
| What do "gross" and "net" mean in economic terms? | Everything and everything minus expenses |
| what was the name of the group of WWI Veterans who protested in 1932? | Bonus Army |
| In what city did the Bonus Army hold their protests? | DC |
| Who was called in to remove the Bonus Army? | McArthur |
| Who ran in the election of 1932? | Hoover vs. Roosevelt |
| What disease did FDR contract in 1921? | Polio |
| What state had he governed prior to becoming a presidential candidate? | New York |
| What did FDR call his domestic plan? | The New Deal |
| What did the American people have to fear, according to FDR's inaugural speech? | Fear Itself |
| What was FDR's initial order upon taking office? | Close the Banks |
| What were FDR's advisers nicknamed? | Brain Trust |
| What did FDR do that devalued the dollar? | Removed the gold standard |
| What does it mean to subsidize something? | Government pays a company to produce |
| What were some arguments against the new Deal from conservatives? | Expensive, wasn't working, unconstitutional |
| Which former governor of Louisiana claimed FDR should be doing even more wealth re-distribution? | Long |
| What happened to Long in 1935? | Shot and killed |
| Who ran against FDR in 1936? | Alf London |
| What event began to erode the aura of invincibility surrounding FDR? | When he tried to pack the court |
| By 1937, what had been the effect of the New Deal? | Absolutely nothing. |
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