U.S. History Qtr. 2 Common Assessment Final

1. U.S. History Qtr. 2 Common Assessment Final Friday – Multiple Choice

2. Southern states restrict voting rights for African-Americans • Grandfather Clauses

3. Plessy v. Ferguson (1898)Court Case • Could use the same facilities as whites • Separate but equal

4. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair • Led to legislation such as the Meat Inspection Act

5. Progressive Presidents of the early 20th century (1900s) • Theodore Roosevelt • Wm. Howard Taft • Woodrow Wilson

6. Political reform • Recall

7. Sixteenth Amendment • Allowed the government to tax your earnings • Federal income tax

8. Open Door Policy • To make sure the U.S. would have access to China’s markets

9. Spanish (American) War • Cuba became a free nation • The U.S. gained Puerto Rico & Guam • The U.S. gained the Philippines for $20 million

10. U.S. Imperialism • New markets were needed for the U.S. economy • Military strength • A belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon culture

11. Goals of the Progressive Era “Muckrakers” • Willingness to expose the corruption of U.S. society

12. U.S. role in the Panama Revolution • Roosevelt sent U.S. ships to support the revolution staged by French official Philippe Bunue-Varilla

13. Latin American policies of Progressive Presidents Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson • #1 = to protect U.S. business interests

14. Theodore Roosevelt’s “Speak softly and carry a big stick” • It relied on the U.S. having a Strong Navy

15. American Women Made gains during World War I More support for women’s right to vote

16. Civil liberties during WWI • Denied to many who were suspected of disloyalty

17. President Hoover’s response to the Great Depress • He responded slowly w/ Voluntary programs • Wanted government of establish guidelines for businesses to follow voluntarily

18. Palmer Raids • Feared of communist plot to overthrow the government

19. Ku Klux Klan • Attacked African-Americans, Catholics, Jews and immigrants • stop

20. Labor strikes • Factory owners blamed strikes on workers who were communists (Reds)

21. Marcus Garvey’s “Back to Africa” and the NAACP • It led to the practice of racial discrimination in the U.S.

22. 18th Amendment & the Volstead Act • Established a Prohibition Bureau in the Treasury Department • Volstead Act was to enforce the 18th Amendment • Did it work? • 21st Amendment = repealed the 18th Amendment

23. 19th Amendment It allowed the suffrage for women. (Not suffering) : )

24. Women in the 1920’s • More women entered the work force as clerical workers • Greater equality in marriage • Technology simplified housework

25. Harlem Renaissance • Whites began to appreciate African-American writers, artists & musicians

26. Writers of the Harlem Renaissance • Focused on African-American experiences

27. The Mood of Americans during the 1920s • Americans hoped to return to normal life after WWI

28. Radio, movies & pop(ular) culture • People in different areas and living conditions could share common entertainment

29. Electricity affected industry in the early 1900s • Factories used electricity to power their machines and produce more goods

30. Automobile changed the American landscape • Paved roads andconnected major American cities

31. Federal Reserve System • It was established in 1913 and continues to regulate the money supply today.