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SOL Review #2
A. Bruce History 7 SOL Review #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the laws that made discrimination practices legal. | Jim Crow Laws |
| Describe Jim Crow laws. | unequal housing, work, education, government |
| He believed in equality through education: social separation. | Booker T. Washington |
| He believed in full political, civil, and social rights. | W.E.D. Du Bois |
| Who was known for the oil industry? | John D. Rockerfeller |
| Who was known for the steel industry? | Andrew Carnegie |
| Who was known for the automobile industry | Henry Ford |
| Known for reducing cost of production -vocab word | Assembly Line |
| Name the negative effects of Big Business. | Child labor, low wages, long hours, poor conditions |
| Group of trade unions unite and form what? | American Federation of Labor |
| American Federation of Labor represented whom? | Skilled workers at various crafts. |
| Name the strike that Steel workers went on strike because of cut wages. | Homestead Strike |
| Name changes made by the Progressive movement. | Safety, reduced work hours, limited child labor |
| Women gain the right to vote with …? | 19th Amendment |
| She worked hard for women's suffrage. | Susan B. Anthony |
| This movement opposed to the making and consuming of alcohol. | Temperance Movement |
| This amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale of alcohol. | 18th Amendment |
| What ended the Great Depression? | The United States involvement in WWII. |
| Reasons for the Spanish American War. | Protection of business, support of rebels, USS Maine, and yellow journalism. |
| Results of the Spanish American War. | US emerged as a world power, Cuba gained independence, US gained territory. |
| Name the land gained from the Spanish American War. | Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico. |
| Reasons for US involvement in WWI. | Inability to remain neutral, submarine warfare, ties to Great Britain. |
| Name the Allies during WWI. | Great Britain, France, Serbia, Belgium, USA. |
| Name the Central Powers during WWI. | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire. |
| Who prepared a peace plan called the 14 points? | Woodrow Wilson |
| Name the peace-keeping organization after WWI. | The League of Nations |
| What country did not join the League of Nations? | The United States. |
| What are the results of improved transportation? | Greater mobility, creation of jobs, movement to suburbs. |
| Who is responsible for the invention of the airplane? | The Wright Brothers |
| Who is responsible for the assembly line? | Henry Ford |
| Who is responsible for the development of the radio? | Guglielmo Marconi |
| Who is responsible for the broadcast industry? | David Sarnoff |