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US history final 1
Terms, People, and events.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did boss politics/political machines maintain control in cities? | Patronage system, Assistance to the poor and immigrated, election manipulation. |
| How did spheres of influence impact China? | Unequal trade due to Britain, Russia, Germany and Japan havinf significant control over trade. |
| Battle of Manila Bay | Aimed to destroy the Spanish fleet and weaken Spain's colonial power. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | President that led the "Big Stick Diplomacy" shaped modern america through domestic reforms, conservation efforts, and assertive foreign policy. |
| Rough riders | Organized by Theodore Roosevelt symbol of American courage and determination. |
| Causes of WW1 (isms) | Militarism, imperialism and nationalism. |
| System of Alliances in Europe at the outbreak of WW1 | Central powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. Allied Powers consisted of France, Britain and Russia. |
| Franz Ferdinand | His assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. |
| How did the US feel about getting involved with foreign alliance | They avoided it to stay out of European conflict. |
| Unrestricted submarine warfare | Sunk merchant ships without warning sinking the luisitania. |
| U-boats | German Submarines, blockaded enemy nations. |
| Zimmerman Telegram | An alliance letter sent from Germany to Mexico. |
| How did the US raise an Army to fight in WWI | Patriotism, Selective Service act |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibition of alcohol |
| How did WWI affect women in the US | Increased employment, Military Service, Women's suffrage movement. |
| Why were Americans decreasing food consumption during WW1 | Feeding troops and allies, self-sufficiency Victory gardens. |
| Purpose of convoy system | Protect merchant ships from attacks |
| great migration | Mass movement of African Americans from the South to North |
| Objections to Wilson's 14 points | Objected by allied countries due to not being harsh enough on Germany. |
| What is the purpose of the league of nations | Solve conflict without war |
| What was the effect of advertising | Produced Consumerism |
| Teapot dome | Secret leasing of oil to private companies in exchange for bribes. |
| Who did the Ku Klux Klan target in the 1920s | African Americans and jews |
| First Amendment | Freedom of religion |
| Red scare | Fear that Communism and anarchism would spread to the US from Russia. |
| Jazz | Type of music |
| Flapper | A young women who dressed in a freer style dress and cosmetics. |
| Women in the work force in 1920s | As men came back from war their demand for their jobs also came back. |
| hoovers response to Dust Bowl | He stayed quiet, wanted limited government |
| Purpose of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff act | To protect america from foreign competition |
| Dorothea Lang | Photographer best known for pictures of the Great Dust Bowl. |
| President Coolidge and tax cuts | Coolidge believe reducing taxes would boost the economy. |
| Buying on margin and how it contributed to the start of the Great Depression | Buying on Margin is borrowing money from brokers to purchase stocks. This contributed because people expected prices to stay rising but when they didn't they lost lots. |
| How did factories increase productivity in the 1920s | Technology advancements, assembly line, mass production |
| How did the Dust Bowl impact the people of the Great Plains | Mass migration, Poverty, crop failure |
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