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HIS 104 Midterm 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| W.E.B. DuBois | founded the first civil right organization in 1909 (national association for the advancement of colored people), pan african civil rights activist, wanted african americans to pursue higher education |
| scientific management | theory developed by Frederick W. Taylor that analyzes and synthesizes workflows to improve economic efficiency and labor productivity |
| yellow journaliism | exaggerated newspaper to attract readers and influence public opinions during teh late 19th century which lead up to the spanish american war |
| manifest destiny | the belief that united states was means to expand westward across north america. many americans saw this expansion as a mission or destiny, but it led tio teh displacement of native americans and conlfict with Mexico |
| land disposession | forced, legal or illegal, removal of people from their land |
| dawes severalty act of 1887 | this law divided native america tribal land into individual plots to enourage assimilation into american society. while it was presented as helpful, it resulted in native americans losing millions of acres of land and weakened tribal governments |
| urgabn migration | movement of people from rural to urban areas due to economic and industrialization benefits |
| leisure class | sociological work analyzing the wealthy class's tendency to engage in conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure to demonstrate social status, members of the upper class are exempt from productive work |
| indian boarding school | young native american children were moved to boarding schools where they were forced to pick a white name, wear white clothes, and speak english to assimilate into american culture |
| nativism | policy or belief favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants, viewing newcomers as threats to culture, jobs, or national unity, often leading to anti-immigrant sentiment, discrimination, and restrictive laws |
| chinese exclusion act of 1882 | first major federal law to restrict immigrayion based on nationality, it banned chinese laborers from entering the unites tates and prevented chinese immigrants from becoming citizens, reflecting strong anti-chinese sentiment at the time |
| frederick winslow taylor | mechanical engineer, known for his methods to improve industrial efficiency, developed scientific management |
| conservationist movement | political movement that united intellectuals, activists, and grassroots supporters to shift the republican party to the right, prioritizes anti-communism, free-market capitalism, traditional social values, and a strong national defense |
| homestead act of 1863 | citizens could claim 150 acres of public land in the west, were able to live on it and improve it for 5 years for just a small fee |
| the golden spike | ceremonial spike driven in 1869 to mark the completion of the first transocntinental railroad, symbolized the connection of the east and west coasts and the rapid industrial growth of the unites states |
| tulsa massacre | |
| the first red sccare | |
| free speech | |
| the great steel strike | |
| ku kluk klan | |
| prohibition | |
| harlem renaissance | |
| rough riders | |
| socialism | |
| johnson-reed act of 1924 | |
| new negro | |
| civic nationalism | |
| racial nationalism | |
| fronteir myth | |
| chain migration | |
| conspicuous consumption | |
| huey long | |
| dust bowl | |
| black tuesday | |
| underwoof tariff act | |
| manhattan project | |
| the social security act | |
| bonus army | |
| great migration | |
| japanese internment | |
| marian anderson | |
| fireside chat | |
| the american federation of labor | |
| appeasement |
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