History Chapter 2

Rather than European-style colonialism, many Americans supported expansion for what reason?

To promote international trade and gain access to foreign markets

What trend best represents the status of the U.S. economy directly after WWI?

Unemployment increased along with inflation due to demobilization

The request for Hawaiian annexation to the U.S came when

Wealthy white planters gained political power and wanted to protect the sugar trade

Many people who had initially favored Prohibition dropped their support due to:

The rise of organized crime and disrespect of the law it promoted

Many Americans were able to afford expensive consumer items like furniture, radios, and washing machines because:

They purchased these items on credit

What was the purpose of businesses requiring their workers to sign yellow-dog contracts?

To prevent them from joining or forming a union

The main function of the Committee on Public Information was to:

Manipulate public opinion on the war rather to inform

Kellogg-Brian Pact

-an attempt to agree to outlaw war It wasn't very effective to keep down war and it weakens the governments power of military

Explain how imperialism in the U.S. was rooted in Social Darwinism, race, gender/masculinity, and religion. What were the strategic and economic arguments in favor of expansion?

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Frederick W. Taylor's "scientific management" principles

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What was Wilson's vision for peace as outlined in his "Fourteen Points" speech? How did his goals often conflict with those of the other Allies? What factors led to Wilson's overall failure to achieve his goals at the Paris Peace Conference and back at home? What were the stipulations of the Treaty of Versailles? What was the League of Nations? Why did the U.S. ultimately not join it?

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What was Wilson's vision of a "peace without victory"? Why did European leaders reject this?

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What were foreign policy advancements made in the Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson administrations?

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What were the first steps to imperialism? Who were Seward and Blaine? Detail the process by which Hawaii was annexed to the U.S.

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What were the origins of conflict in Europe? What was the official policy of the U.S.? In what ways did the U.S. struggle to maintain neutrality? In what ways did President Wilson struggle to maintain a diplomacy of neutrality? What was the role of German submarines? Why did Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resign?

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What factors led to the Spanish-American War? What was the U.S. goal in the war? How was this expressed in the Teller Amendment? Why did the U.S. seize the Philippines? What was the outcome of the war?

.he reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones: America's support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

Woodrow Wilson

28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize

What was the overall effect of the Great Migration? Describe the efforts of Marcus Garvey in comparison to the goals of W.E.B. DuBois (discussed at the end of Chapter 17). What was the Harlem Renaissance? Describe the migration of Hispanics to "barrios": what were the benefits and drawbacks? In what ways were the suburbs restricted to the middle and upper classes?

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All of the following industries struggled during the 1920s due to excess capacity, shrinking demand, low returns, and management-labor conflicts except: A. Automobiles B. Coal mines C. Textiles D. Agriculture

A. Automobiles

Americans struggled to remain neutral during the early years of WWI due to all of the following except: A. German threats to bomb American cities B. Wilson's admiration for British culture and government C. American bankers eager to give loans to the British D. The Influence of British propaganda

A. German threats to bomb American cities

The New Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s used prejudice and oftentimes violence to target all of the following groups except: A. Protestants B. Mexicans C. Catholics and Jews D. Japanese residents

A. Protestants

What was the fate of Puerto Rico after thespanish-American war? A. The us retained it as an unincorporated territory B. Puerto Rico became independent C. Spain kept its control over the island D. Puerto Rico successfully petitioned to be a state

A. The U.S retained it as an unincorptated territoty

Regarding presidential power, President Theodore Roosevelt imagined his role to be:

Actively promoting public good and regulating big business

Jazz originated from the music traditions of:

African Americans

The Platt Amendment in Cubas constitution functioned to:

Allow for U.S intervention to maintain order and preserve a Cuban independence

All of the following were "boom industries" of the 1920s except: A. Radio and motion picture B. Television and broadcast industry C. Automobile industry D. Chemical industry

B. Television and broadcast industry

All of the following led to Wilson issuing a war message to Congress except: A. An intercepted message from German minister Arthur Zimmerman to Mexico B. The murder of American tourists in the German capital of Berlin C. Wilson breaking diplomatic ties with Germany D. The sinking of American freighters by German submarines

B. The murder of American tourists in the German capital of Berlin

Which statements best characterize the military experience of racial minorities? A. They were accepted into the military and served alongside whites B. They were accepted into the military but served in segregated units C. They were accepted into the military but not allowed combat positions D. There were not accepted into the military due to discriminatory practices

B. The were accepted into the military but served in segregated units

In the years following WWI, employers, businessmen, and the media portrayed striking workers as:

Bolsheviks and anarchists

What factors contributed to the growth of America's cities and suburbs in the 1920s?

By 1920 more Americans lived in urban than rural areas. Millions of Americans fled the depressed rural areas for urban opportunity, including the Great Migration of blacks to the North and Hispanic migrants to barrios. Cities boomed as skyscrapers transformed skylines, but suburbs grew even faster. Automobiles created these modern suburbs, and the construction of highways altered America's landscape. Increased value of urban properties Availability of land in suburbs fear of increasing crime

All of the following were reforms in politics and government during the Progressive Era except: A. Passage of the 17th Amendment B. Instituting the Australian ballot C. Ending the disfranchisement of African American voters D. Implementing the initiative and referendum as legislative methods

C. Ending the disfranchisement of African American voters

The U.S. expanded its global role by engaging in all of the following except: A. Insisting that the Allies repay wartime loans made by the U.S. B. Transforming industries into multinational corporations C. Signing a treaty increasing armaments and establishing a more aggressive foreign policy D. Lending money to Germany to pay reparations

C. Signing a treaty increasing armaments and establishing a more aggressive foreign policy

All of the following provided the context and origins of progressive reform except: A. The rise of big businesses and corporations B. Low-paid factory work C. The start of WWI D. The flood of new immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

C. The start of WWI

James G. Blane

Charming but corrupt "Half-Breed" Republican senator and presidential nominee in 1884

William H. Seward

Congressman of the "Young Guard" who fiercely opposed slavery and argued that Americans should follow a "higher law" (God's law) over the Constitution when it came to the issue of slavery.

The activities of the National War Labor Board affected industrial workers in all of the following ways except: A. Shorter hours B. Collective bargaining C. Higher wages D. Decreased union membership

D. Decreased union membership

Women found opportunities during the war to do all of the following except: A. Work as clerks and switchboard operators in the army B. Find jobs working in heavy industry C. Receive veterans' benefits for their service in the navy D. Serve in military combat units

D. Serve in military combat units

The outcome of the Spanish-American War included all of the following except? A. Cuban independence B. The us gained Puerto Rico and Guam C. Americans occupied the Philippines D. Spain ceded the Dominican Republic to the U.S

D. Spain ceded the Dominican Republic to the U.S

Congress voted not to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and join the League of Nations based on all of the following arguments except: A. The League might interfere with domestic issues such as immigration B. The U.S. might be required to suppress Irish dissent to British rule C. It might erode congressional authority to declare war D. The U.S. might be forced to give up its access to foreign markets in Asia

D. The U.S might be forced to give up its access to foreign markets in Asia

Which statement best describes Wilson's response to the program of "preparedness" advocated by Republicans before the Election of 1916?

He opposed it initially but reversed this position in response to Germany's use of submarines.

The overall effect of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was to:

Make the U.S a police force in Latin American

Progressives rejected the ideology of ___________________ and instead believed that ________________ should address social and economic problems of industrial America.

Individualism; government

Muckrakers were:

Investigative journalists who publicized political and corporate corruption

What was the role of the "yellow press" in pushing the U.S into war with Spain?

Journalists highlighted the persecution of the Cuban people by Spanish Authorities

After experiencing discrimination and inequalities in public services, Hispanic Americans joined together to form a civil rights organization called the:

League of United Latin American Citizens

__________ was a public health nurse who promoted the use of contraceptives among the urban poor in violation of the law.

Margaret Sanger

A ___________ was a workplace in which union membership was not required and usually prohibited.

Open-Shop

The 18th Amendment was ratified in 1919 to solve what social problem?

Poverty, crime, and family violence caused by alcohol

Why did mainstream Progressive reformers exclude problems of African Americans?

Progressives believed that racial control was necessary

The idea of ______ promoted imperialism by arguing that as European nations expanded across the globe seeking colonies, markets, and access to raw materials, the U.S had to adopt similar policies to ensure national success.

Social Darwinism

Reform-minded Protestant ministers created the ______________ Movement which sought to introduce religious ethics into industrial relations and appealed to churches to meet their social responsibilities.

Social Gospel

The result of American occupation of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War was:

The U.S suppressed a Filipino revolt and retained its territory

Which of the following described the idea that American progress, military strength, and political development were proof of superiority and that the U.S should extend its influence to less developed people?

White mans burden

Progressive lawmakers passed protective legislation for women workers based on what argument?

Women, as potential mothers, were weaker and in need of paternalistic protection