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Exam Review
Review for 1st Semester Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Importance of 1776 | -Thomas Jefferson wrote the D.O.I. -Included the concept of unalienable rights -Unalienable rights = natural rights of life and liberty |
| Articles of Confederation | -Was weak in structure -Was designed to protect states power -Was governing document until replaced by Constitution |
| Importance of 1787 | -Turning point in American Governement -Delegates met to write the US Constitution -Controversy over states' rights/representation of power |
| Bill of Rights | -Civil Liberties for citizens of the United States -1st Amendment = freedom of speech -Distribution of power among national and state level |
| Federalism | -Separation of Power -Power is distributed between national government and state government -Reflected in the Bill of Rights |
| 13th Amendment | -Major impact for African Americans after the Civil War ended -Abolished Slavery -Gave former slaves freedom (emanicipated) -Promoted rapid growth of cities in 19th Century |
| 16th Amendment | -Grants Congress the power to levy an income tax -Levy = impose or collect -Income tax = money taken from pay check |
| 17th Amendment | -Gave more political power to individual voters -Called for direct election of Senators by popular vote -Assisted in the removal of corrupt officals |
| 18th Amendment | -Banned the sell, distribution, consumption and making of alcohol -Sparked an increase in organized crime -Referred to as prohibition and its negative affect on society in the 1920s |
| 19th Amendment | -Supported by Susan B. Anthony and other female reformers of the 20th Century -Granted woman's suffrage (the right to vote) -The movement started at the Seneca Falls Convention |
| Jim Crow Laws | -Laws passed after Civil War -Encouraged segregagtion of African Americans in the South -Kept formers slaves as second class citizens |
| Andrew Carnegie | -Gospel of Wealth = wealthy are responsible for society -Rich are necessary for making life better for everyone -Monopoly / big business in steel industry |
| Industrial Revolution | -Geographic factors influenced patterns of settlement -Inventions and innovations allowed for industry to grow -Rivers and natural resources were great influences -Railroads furthered industrialization |
| Inventions and Innovations | -Morse code = faster communication -Typewriter = legible documents -Telephone = imroved communication -Inventions improved the standards of living -Invention = made new vs innovation = improvement |
| Issuses in Society | -Child Labor -Poor wages will lead to the development of Unions -Poor working conditions - sweatshops -Discrimination of immigrants -Tenement Living |
| Anti-Trust Legsliation | -Attempted to regulate large businesses -Sherman Anti-Trust Act because government was unsuccessful at enforcing regualtions -T. Roosevelt in favor of breaking up the trust and is rather successful = "trust buster" |
| Theodore Roosevelt | -"Big Stick" policy -Supported National Park Systems to protect natural resources -Ran as a 3rd party (Bull Moose) canidate that split Republican votes leaving Democrats to take office |
| W.E.B. DuBois | -Social Reformer who wanted equal opportunites for African Americans -PhD from harvard -Founder of NAACP |
| Upton Sinclair | -Progressive Reformer -Previously worked i nthe meat packing industry -Wrote a book, The Jungle, exposing the problems with the industry -Result of his work = Meat Inspection Act |
| Imperialism - WWI | -1898-1914 -America becomes a world power -Begin to dominate industry, military and economy -Politicals Leaders -Land acquired |
| Imperialism | -One country dominates political, economic, and cultural life of another country/region -Reasons for expansion/imperialism = industrialization, naval bases, competition and missions -1898 accired a lot of land |
| Importance of 1898 | -Spanish American War / America gets land in Cuba from Spain -Because of Imperialist movement by the United States (Philippines, Hawaii etc.) America now seen as world power -America begins to spread its wings and take over a number of islands |
| Panama Canal | -There was a need for a shorter trade route between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans -United States paid 10 million for the rights to complete the canal / finished in 1914 -High rates of dieseses caused problems |
| The importance of 1898-1914 | -American Imperialism -Spanish American War Acquired land as a result of the war -Open door Policy -Panama Canal |
| WWI 1914-1918 | -The "spark" Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife shot in Bosnia -The world was divided into Allies vs Central Powers -Causes of War = M.A.I.N. -Military, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
| Reasons for US involvement | -Zimmerman Note -Use of U-boats and freedom of seas -Unrestricted Warfare -Sank the Lusitania |
| Zimmerman Note | -A note written by Germany to Mexico requesting their support/an alliance in WWI -Promising Mexico the territory they lost to America in exchange for their help -One of the reasons American considered involvement in WWI |
| Technology in WWI | -Machine guns, U boats, blimps (zeppelin) -Created more casualties for those involved -Allowed for advancements for future wars and industry to thrive during this time |
| Life in Amrica after WWI | -Woodrow wilson presents 14 Points -US didnt want to join the league of nations (a group of nations working to prevent future wars) -Treaty of Versailles was rejected by the US -America returns isolationsim b/c of fear & uncertainty -Factory work stay |
| Red Scare | -Fear of the spread of communism as a result of the Russian Revolution -Palmer Raids put some ease to the minds/concerns of Americans -Begins to promote nativism in the attitudes of American society |
| Henry Ford | -Assisted in promoting the American economy with the assembly line -Produced the Model-T -Success of automobile industry impacted other industries as well (rubber, steel, glass etc) |
| Harlem Renaissance | -Renaissance = writer, music and or art -Supported African Americans as they expressed themselves through fine arts -Promoted self-respect "black is beautiful" -Langston Hughes, Fitzgerald, Hemingway authors of the time |
| Economy impacted society | -People were buying on credit.. will eventually catch up with everyone -40% of Americans had a radio that provided for faster communication of news, events and stories -Prohibition had contributed to organized crime |
| Scopes "Monkey" Trial | -John Scopes biolody teacher in TN taught about evolution...idea we evolved from monkeys -Defended by Clarence Darrow -Prosecutor William Jennings Bryan -ound guility "Read your Bible" |
| Charles Lindbergh | -1st transalantic flight from New York to Paris -Lucky Lindy -Spirit of St. Louis -Baby was kidnapped and held for ransom later killed -Goes to trial |
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