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History
Unit 6: America - Innovation, Greed, and Corruption from 1870-1920 part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how did Anglo Americans use literacy tests to keep African Americans from being able to vote | 1.) African Americans were asked more difficult questions than whites 2.) officials could pass or fail applicants as the wanted |
| what is a poll tax | an annual tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote |
| to reinstate Anglo Americans who failed a literacy test or could not afford the poll tax, Southern states added a grandfather clause, what did it state | even if a man failed the literacy test or could not afford the pol tax he was still entitled to vote if his father or grandfather had been eligible to vote before Jan. 1, 1867 |
| what is important about that year | before that date, slaves weren't able to vote |
| what were the racial segregation laws called in the south | Jim crow laws |
| what did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy vs. Ferguson | the separation of races in public accommodations was legal and did not violate the 14th amendment |
| what does the doctrine of "separate but equal" state | allowed states to maintain segregated facilities as long as they provided equal services |
| what happened to African Americans who did not follow the racial etiquette | shot, burned, hanged |
| what three colleges were founded for women in the late 19th century | Smith, Wellesly, Vassar |
| how many college educated women never married | 50 percent |
| what was the progressive movement made up of | 1.) journalists and writers who exposed the unsafe conditions often faced by factory workers including women and children 2.) intellectuals who questioned the dominate role of large corporations in American life |
| what was the progressive movement made up of (cont.) | 3.) political reformers who struggled to make government more responsive to the people |
| what is prohibition | banning the sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol |
| what role did saloons fill for immigrants in America | fed and cashed their checks |
| what was the name given to journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life | muck rakers |
| Roosevelt helped to create the modern presidency, when did Roosevelt think the federal government should act | whenever the states proved incapable of dealing with problems |
| what did Roosevelt see the presidency as | "Bully Pulpit" from which he could influence the news media and shape legislation |
| what was the name for Theodore Roosevelt plan for government and the various progressive reforms such as the idea that people should not be victimized by big business | square deal |
| due to its focus on the needs of only middle class whites, what where many African Americans deeply upset at the progressive movement for | apparent progressive indifference to racial injustice |
| what organization did African Americans and Anglo Americans found in 1909, which focused on nothing less than full quality among the races | NAACP |
| what two wings of the Republican Party began to fragment | progressive and conservative |
| what amendment gives women the right to vote | 19th amendment |
| what is imperialism | the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control of weaker nations |
| what three factors fueled the new American imperialism | 1.) desire for military strength 2.) thirst for money 3.) belief in cultural superiority |
| after Cuba(who traded $100 million in goods with the US) started to revolt against Spain how did American newspapers portray the war | printed exaggerated accounts of the war such as fake stories of poisoned wells and children being thrown to sharks |
| what is the name for sensational style of writing which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers | yellow journalism |
| after the sinking of the U.S.S Maine what did Spain agree to | all the United States demands |
| how did America respond | we declared war anyways |
| what did the American military provide to Cubans | 1.) provided food and clothing for thousands of families 2.) helped farmers put land back into cultivation 3.) organized elementary schools 4.) helped to eliminate yellow fever |
| why did American feel the Panama Canal was needed | to facilitate trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports |
| what did the Roosevelt Corollary state | 1.) the Untied States would now use force to protect its economic interest in South America 2.) speak softly and carry a big stick |
| what was Woodrow Wilson's "missionary diplomacy" | the United states has a moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin American government if viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to teh US |
| what were the three causes of WW1 | imperialism nationalism, and militarism |
| although only seven miles of ground changed hands, how many people died in the Battle of Somme | 1.2 million |
| what type of warfare was this bloody style known as | trench warfare |
| what did the Zimmermann Telegram state | tries to create an alliance with Mexico to take over New Mexico, Texas, Arizona |
| how did president Wilson respond | he declared war |
| what did W.E.B Du Bois think support for the war would do for African Americans | treated equally |
| what was the large scale movement of southern blacks to the north looking for to escape racism and find jobs called | the Great Migration |
| how did Americas women help in the war effort | nurses, jobs, made ammunition |
| what was the name of the treaty that ended WW1 | treaty of Versailles |
| why was the Treaty of Versailles rejected by the United States Congress | isolationists believed the League of Nations might involve the U.S. in further wars |
| what two trend emerged after WW1 | 1.) Nativism: prejudice against foreign born people 2.) isolationism: America avoids foreign conflicts |
| what was America fearful of after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia | spread of communism, revolution in America |
| what was this fear known as | the red scare |
| why were Sacco and Vanzetti charged with murder when they both had alibis and there were no witnesses or strong evidence against them | they were both Italian and communists |
| what id the Palmer Raids and the Sacco and Vanzetti trial show | the post-World War 1 era existence of hostility in the United States toward foreigners and radicals |
| how did employers under cut Americas support for unions | labeled union members as communists |
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