1877-1914 II Review

1. 1877-1914 II Review

2. 1. Who was the Democratic Presidential candidate that was elected in 1912 under his campaign slogan the “New Freedom”? • Woodrow Wilson

3. 2. What was the name of the independent party of Teddy Roosevelt during the election on 1912? • Bull Moose Party

4. 3. Approximately how many miles were saved going from the US east coast to the US west coast via the Panama Canal? 8,000

5. 4. What was the name of the statement that clearly articulated an extension of the Monroe Doctrine that the US would protect any area under the US sphere of influence? • Roosevelt Corollary

6. 5. What President was assassinated in Buffalo in 1901, thus allowing Theodore Roosevelt the VP, to become President? • William McKinley

7. 6. What Supreme Court decision established the separate but equal clause in American society? • Plessy v. Ferguson

8. 7. What African American leader accepted the concept of segregation for the moment and stressed the idea that equality could be achieved through vocational training? • Booker T. Washington

9. 8. What term is used to describe the type of laws in many southern states after Reconstruction that resulted in forced segregation of races in public places? • Jim Crow laws

10. 9. What is the name of the movement that wished to use government influence to solve certain social, economic and political problems in America at the turn of the 20th century? • Progressive movement or Progressivism

11. 10. Who were the two most Progressive Presidents? • Theodore Roosevelt - Square Deal • Woodrow Wilson – New Freedom

12. 11. What term describes the process in which citizens vote on a law that has been passed by a legislative body? • Referendum

13. 12. What is the term that describes the process in which citizens may vote to remove an official from office? • Recall

14. 13. What anti trust legislation finally had the authority to outlaw price fixing and to break up certain trust companies? • Clayton Anti-Trust Act

15. 14. What amendment gave women the right to vote? • 19th

16. 15. What amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators? • 17th

17. 16. What were the two new types of journalism that emerged during the Progressive period? • Muckraking Yellow Press or Yellow Journalism

18. 17. Who was the most important leader of the American Federation of Labor union? • Samuel Gompers

19. 18. What was the name of the unsuccessful AFL labor strike against Carnegie steel? • Homestead Strike

20. 19. What was the name of the policy in which the US opened trade with China? In addition, the US was to trade equally with other nations in China, to encourage foreigners to obey Chinese law, and would provide the US access to Chinese consumers? • Open Door Policy

21. 20. What is the name of the policy under President Taft in which the US invested funds and expanded markets in Latin America? • Dollar Diplomacy

22. 21. Who was the American diplomat that arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867? • William Seward

23. 22. What American businessman helped overthrow Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii? • Sanford Dole

24. 23. What was the nickname of the Spanish American War of 1898? • Splendid Little War

25. 24. What US ship blew up in Havana Harbor and was a major cause of the Spanish American War? • USS Maine

26. 25. Who was the popular hero of the Rough Riders and led the ‘charge up San Juan hill’? • Teddy Roosevelt

27. 26. As a result of the Spanish American War what new lands did the US acquire? • Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico

28. 27. Who assisted new immigrants to the US through the establishment of settlement houses like Hull House? • Jane Addams

29. 28. What term is used to describe exaggerated and sensational newspaper stories? • Yellow Press or Yellow journalism

30. 29. Who wrote The Jungle, a novel about corruption and horrible business practices in America? • Upton Sinclair

31. 30. Who was the first leader of Tuskegee Institute of Alabama? • Booker T. Washington

32. 31. During what movement were economic opportunities encouraged through government intervention? • Progressive Movement

33. 32. What are the four major “ISMS” that emerged during the latter part of the 19th century and during the early parts of the 20th century, which may also be associated with major world conflicts leading to World War I? • Imperialism • Nationalism • Militarism • Industrialism

34. 33. Who was the most important socialist leader of the American Railway Union? • Eugene V. Debs

35. 34. What were at least two major union gains during the progressive era? • Child labor laws • Shorter work day

36. 35. What treaty ended the Spanish American War? • Treaty of Paris - 1898

37. 36. What African American leader believed education was meaningless without equality and helped form the NAACP? • W.E.B. DuBois

38. 37. What were several causes of the Progressive Movement? • Excesses of the Gilded Age like income disparity, lavish lifestyles, and corrupt practices of robber barons. • Poor working conditions, low wages and long hours, child labor, women’s labor, no job benefits, and no job security.

39. 38. What were three major strikes during the Progressive Era? • Haymarket • Homestead • Pullman

40. 39. What role did President Theodore Roosevelt play regarding the Panama Canal? • Encouraged Panama’s independence from Columbia. • Negotiated a treaty to actually build the canal.

41. 40. In what two major world areas did the US obtain a growing influence during the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries? • Latin America • Asia