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History Test (18,21)
History Test (18, 21)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| isolationism? | avoiding political or economic affairs with foreign nations |
| what was a major problem of the consumer economy? | ppl bought on debt |
| what things brought about a consumer economy? | electricity, advertising, rise of productivity |
| ;what were 4 reasons for making more stuff? New: | recourses, management methods, technologies, worker efficiencies. |
| what did Henry Ford have that allowed him to own everything he needed to make his cars? | vertical economics |
| what group was not affected by the economic boom? | farmers |
| What were some warning signs that trouble was abrewin'? | big coorporations had all the $. farmers and workers weren't making/saving any $. rising debt, buying on margin, speculation |
| speculation? | making high risk investments |
| buying on margin? | buying stocks. buying only a fraction and borrowing the rest. |
| what was special about the way President Harding made speeches? | they were very complicated. "blowvaiding" comments. |
| what was the Red Scare? | an intense fear of Communism |
| who did the people blame for strikes, violence,etc.? | communists and immigrants |
| what was the only successful strike? | coal |
| describe the Scheneck vs US court case | Scheneck wanted to avoid the draft, fought for freedom of speech. Windell Holmes said " clear and present danger" |
| describe the Gitlow vs New York case | Gitlow was accused of anarchy. wanted freedom of speech. court said that f.o.s. was only on the federal state level when speaking against the state. |
| why did Palmer's declared war on the anarchists die down? | nothing happened on May 1st, his declared war day. |
| who were Sacco and Vanzetti? | italian immigrants who robbed a shoe factory and were arrested and sent to the electric chair. |
| what was one of the scandals President Harding was involved in? | Tea Pot Dome |
| what was Harding's foreign policy? | disarnment and isolationism |
| what was Harding's Daws Plan? | gave $ to Europe to rebuild its infrastructure (factories) so that they could pay us back. reorganized German National Bank |
| How was President Coolidge different from Pres. Harding? | Coolidge was not talkative. |
| what was the Kellog Brand Act? | outlawed war |
| what was President Coolidge's foreign policy? | laissez fair |
| During the Progressive Era, what goals did the ppl want the government to achieve? | pay attention to citizen needs, expand, more efficient &less corrupt |
| who were muckrakers? | journalists who wrote about wrongdoings of businesses and politicans, slums, etc. |
| what did the muckrakers cause ppl to do? | demand action from government |
| What was the difference between how the socialists and progressives wanted to bring economic reform? | the socialists wanted to end the capitalist system and the progressives wanted to reform it |
| who was Florence Kelly? | helped limit child labor and sweatshop conditions |
| who was "mother Jones" | helped unions and child labor laws in the mining industry |
| what were social welfare programs? | gave unemployment benefits, health benefits, and social security |
| municipal? | city level |
| how did social welfare programs help ppl at city level? | took over utilities, provided better, more affordable service |
| how did social welfare programs help ppl on state level? | gave more voting power |
| direct primary? | choosing political candidates |
| innitiative? | allowed voters to pick own laws |
| referendum? | ppl could approve/reject state law |
| recall? | ppl could remove public officials b4 an election |
| what group of ppl did Taft's progressive policy anger? | the conservationists and the republicans |
| What sort of things did the republicans want in their "New Nationalsim"? | business regulation, welfare laws, workplace protection, voting rights |
| what did the republicans wanting "New Nationalism" rename themselves? | the Bull Moose Party. |
| why did the republicans lose the election to Wilson? | the Bull Moose Party split the Republican party |
| what was the federal reserve system? | a network of federal banks that hold $ deposits from national banks to increase the credit supply |
| what were some strategies that women used for sufferage? | pushed for a constitutional amendment,pressured individual states for right to vote |
| who was active in the NAWSA? | Carri. Catt, Anthony Stanton |
| what did the Congressional Union do? | called for radical change and staged protests. arrested for protesting in front of the white house |
| what caused men to finally see that women were equal | the women's help during WWI. |
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