Unit 4: US History H

This Caribbean country lies to the south of Florida and is the only Communist government in the Western Hemisphere.

Cuba

Which country did America support during the Spanish American war?

Cuba

Which of these was a factor in the United States entrance in World War I?

German unrestricted submarine warfare

Queen Liliuokalani attempted to rid her people of American influence in the late 1800s. Where did she rule?

Hawaii

Which statement offers the BEST support for Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy?

Roosevelt was successful in bringing parts of Latin America under control of the United States, including Cuba and the Panama Canal.

This was a regiment in the Spanish-American War organized and led by Theodore Roosevelt that included cowboys, miners, policemen, and college athletes.

Rough Riders

"Yellow Journalism" is MOST associated with what conflict?

Spanish American War

The Spanish American war earned the nickname of the "__________."

Splendid Little War

Overproduction in industry and agriculture, war debts, and the stock market crash were all causes of

The Great Depression

What event seemed to cause the Great Migration to slow?

The Great Depression

Which statement BEST explains why United States entered World War I in 1917?

The U.S. had evidence of a threat to its national security.

Which of these BEST explains the presence of the United States in China at the start of the 20th Century?

The U.S. had won Pacific territories in the Spanish-American War

How did U.S. participation in World War I impact U.S. foreign policy in the decade immediately after the war?

The United States became isolationist in its diplomatic and political relations.

Which of these was NOT true of the United States in the decade following World War I?

The United States first took control of the Philippines.

How did the automobile impact the American landscape?

The automobile led to the construction of paved roads.

An obvious defect in the United States' banking system that was exposed during the Great Depression was

The lack of protection for funds deposited by individuals in banks

Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover all broke from the Progressive leadership established by Republican President __________.

Theodore Roosevelt

The Boxer Rebellion was mostly confined to ___ areas.

Urban

Which program not only created traditional jobs but was responsible for fostering artistic endeavors as well?

WPA

He was the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), and is famous for his many scandals- including the Teapot Dome Scandal- and for dying in office.

Warren Harding

This 1899 poem by Rudyard Kipling not only seems to endorse imperialism but also became the name for a concept regarding the perceived "duty" of Western countries towards the rest of the world.

White Man's Burden

Isolationists would have been MOST likely to support which of these?

avoiding European affairs

Overproduction and underconsumption factored into causing the Great Depression by

causing falling prices on goods.

Europe was ___ by the Fordney-McCumber Tariff.

hurt

A policy that tries to avoid foreign alliances and involvement is called

isolationism

It can be argued that radio's MOST important contribution to American life in the 1920s was

it helped to create a common culture in the United States.

What did Roosevelt mean specifically when talked of the "big stick" in "Big Stick Diplomacy"?

military force

Those who favored American imperial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century believed it would

provide bases for the U.S. Navy.

Which post-World War I law made it a felony to make "disloyal remarks" against the U.S.?

sedition act

"Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century was marked by

sensational headlines and questionable facts.

The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it

set up a colonial empire for the U.S. and set the U.S. on the road to empire.

The most valid generalization to be drawn from the study of Prohibition in the United States is that

social attitudes can make laws difficult to enforce.

The original purpose of the U.S. Food Administration was to __________.

stabilize wheat prices

The term "laissez faire" refers to the belief that government should __________.

stay out of the economy

Which of these would have been MOST likely to be regulated by the W.I.B. during World War I?

steel mills

The Securities and Exchange Commission was a New Deal program designed to regulate __________.

stock market

The justification that the U.S. used to become involved in Haiti in 1915 was the Roosevelt Corollary to __________.

the Monroe Doctrine

Which of these provisions was included in the Treaty of Versailles (1919)?

the establishment of the League of Nations

The United States declaration of war on Spain in 1898 is an example of

the influence of the press on popular opinion.

What evidence supports the statement that Franklin D. Roosevelt was responsible for the GREATEST expansion of federal power in the 20th century?

the rapid expansion of government programs under the New Deal and mobilization for World War II

Which event is the BEST example of the growing anti-immigrant sentiment that spread throughout the United States in the 1920s?

the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

Which of these caused the United States to become involved in World War I?

threats to American security made by Germany

President Woodrow Wilson broke off all diplomatic relations with Germany after Germany resumed __________.

unrestricted submarine warfare

What approach did the United States take during the 1920's and the 1930's that allowed the dictators of Italy and Germany to rise to power?

"Hands-Off" approach

The Dust Bowl ruined over __________ acres of farmland during this time period.

100 million

When was the Klan first founded?

1865

"The Splendid Little War" is a nickname given to the Spanish-American War, which lasted for just over 3 months in

1898

During which decade did the worst of the Dust Bowl conditions occur?

1930s

The Sedition Act was controversial because it was a possible violation of the ___ Amendment.

1st

During the Great Depression, the unemployment rate in the U.S. reached approximately

25%

Which TWO programs mentioned in this video were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court?

AAA and NRA

This law was enacted in 1933 and sought to raise crop prices by encouraging farmers to lower production; farmers were paid by the government to leave a certain amount of land unplanted.

Agricultural Adjustment Act

Which program was aimed at young, unmarried, physically fit men?

CCC

The U.S. supported Panama in its independence struggle against what country?

Colombia

Which of these was the primary cause for U.S. military intervention in Colombia in 1903?

Colombia rejected the U.S. offer to build a canal through Panama.

"The Business of America is Business" is a phrase associated with President ___.

Coolidge

The 19th Amendment (1920) would have had the BIGGEST impact on the life of which of these people?

Elanor Roosevelt

If you were worried about your money being safe from financial disaster in your bank, which New Deal program would calm your fears?

FDIC

This tiny island island became a territory of the United States following the Spanish American War.

Guam

"Teapot Dome" is one of many scandals that rocked the administration of President ___.

Harding

President ___ is often blamed for the Great Depression.

Hoover

Which statement BEST describes the position of American missionaries on the country's imperialism in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?

Imperialism is good because it gives the natives a chance to be converted.

Who was the British leader at the Treaty of Versailles?

Lloyd George

Which weapon was a primary cause of the U.S. entry into World War I?

Submarines

This was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 19, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message. It placed a condition of the United States military in Cuba. According to the clause, the U.S. could not annex Cuba but only leave "control of the island to its people." It remained in force until 1899, when the Platt Amendment was passed.

Teller Amendment

What demographic shift caused the African American population of Harlem to grow rapidly in the early-1920s?

The Great Migration

Which of these BEST describes the outcome of the Scopes Trial?

The jury decided that the John Scopes violated Tennessee law.

True or False: Wilson changed the U.S. usage of the Panama Canal by no longer expecting them to pay the same toll as all other ships.

false

The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by

fear of communist infiltration of the United States.

During the Harlem Renaissance, Jamaican Marcus Garvey advocated for African Americans to

move back to Africa

One reason that Their Eyes Were Watching God was considered controversial was because __________.

of its phonetic language

The Fordney-McCumber Tariff __________.

raised tarrifs on imports

These facilities were organized and sponsored by churches or charities during the Great Depression in an effort to feed the homeless and needy.

soup kitchens

Before the late 1800's, the United States did not seriously involve itself in overseas expansion largely because it

was primarily concerned with westward expansion and internal problems.

Because of the completion of the Panama Canal, approximately how much time was saved when traveling between New York City and San Francisco?

2.5 Months

By the start of 1933, roughly ___ of the workforce was unemployed.

30%

Approximately what percentage of African Americans lived in the South at the start of World War I?

90%

German u-boat policies changed after the sinking of which ship?

Arabic

What two famous personalities faced each other as the prosecuting and defending attorneys?

Bryan and Darrow

Which Act forbade teaching evolution and required teaching of Biblical account of creation?

Butler Act

Which program was created in 1933 to build dams and national parks?

CCC

___ was angered by the Treaty of Versailles because they lost territory to the Japanese.

China

The Open Door Policy, proposed by the United States in 1899, called for open trade with

China.

Which law made it a felony to encourage disloyalty?

Espionage Act

Who fought in the Battle of Verdun?

France & Germany

Which one of the Fourteen Points was- at least- partially inspired the Lusitania?

Freedom of the Seas

This 1930 tariff was passed with the goal of protecting the American economy, but in reality it reduced U.S. imports and exports by as much as 50%.

Hawley Smoot Tariff

He was the 31st President of the U.S. He was progressive, humanitarian and Republican. He lost favor with the American public due to the Great Depression and his ill-fated technical solutions.

Herbert Hoover

This was the popular name for old newspapers that were used by the homeless as bedding during the Great Depression, so named because president Herbert Hoover was blamed for the economic crisis.

Hoover Blanket

The Triple Alliance was formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and ___________.

Italy

What organization was proposed in the Fourteen Points?

League of Nations

What does the "M" in the " 'MAIN' causes of World War I" represent?

Militarism

Which of these was the focus of the Klan's anti-black propaganda and rhetoric?

Miscegenation

This notion, enacted by Woodrow Wilson, was that the United States' mission was to spread democracy around the world. In practice, this stance was used to justify the USA's refusal to recognize governments in Latin America which were considered hostile

Missionary Diplomacy

Why did the 1920s hurt the American labor movement?

Much of the work force consisted of immigrants who were willing to work in poor conditions.

This was the Act signed in 1935 that protects laborers. It allows them to form unions, engage in collective bargaining and take part in strikes.

National Labor Relations Act

What Central American country was the "recipient" of Dollar Diplomacy in 1909?

Nicaragua

This is a U.S. foreign policy that all countries should have equal access with China

Open Door Policy

This is a U.S. foreign policy that all countries should have equal access with China.

Open Door Policy

__________ were a crackdown on groups or people that might be considered dangerous to U.S. security.

Palmer Raids

Pacific island nation that came under American imperial control after the Spanish-American War.

Philippine Annexation

After the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, the United States faced stiff opposition—in the form of a guerrilla war—from which of their newly acquired territories?

Philippines

Which of these statements BEST explains why the early 20th century federal government did little to deal with problems relating to monopoly of industry, labor unrest, and abuses by large businesses?

Politicians believed that government should keep its hands off the economic sector of the U.S.

Which of these is an example of economic transformation that occurred in the early 20th century?

President Taft instituted the practice of "dollar diplomacy" through financial interventions in Central America.

This is a commonwealth located in the Caribbean Sea and is part of the United States.

Puerto Rico

This is a commonwealth owned by the United States whose inhabitants were granted U.S. citizenship during WWI.

Puerto Rico

What Chinese dynasty was in power when the Boxer Rebellion broke out?

Qing

The three programs of the New Deal were designed to provide the three Rs: relief, ___, and reform.

Recovery

From 1915-1934 the United States military occupied the country of Haiti. This action was an extension of WHICH foreign policy statement?

Roosevelt Corollary

The revolution in ____ is one of the many events that helped to make for uncertain times at the start of the First Red Scare.

Russia

What program was created to provide relief to the elderly, unemployed, disabled, and children of deceased parents?

SSA

This was the theory that people are subject to natural selection and wealth was a sign of superiority.

Social Darwinism

Which immigrants were the primary targets of the National Origins Act?

Southern Europeans

Who did the United States defeat in a late-nineteenth century war that was fought in Cuba?

Spain

This was a famous dramatic loss of value in the shares of stock in corporations that hit the U.S. in 1929

Stock Market Crash

This was women's suffrage pioneer co-founded the women's rights journal, "The Revolution," pushed for emancipation, and eventually was placed on a dollar coin.

Susan B Anthony

Created by Congress as one of the major public-works projects of the New Deal, this built a system of dams in the southeast.

TVA

This 1927 film was the first to feature recorded sound accompanying the motion picture, and is regarded as the first "talkie."

The Jazz Singer

The Spanish-American War resulted from an attempt to enforce the principles expressed by which of these?

The Monroe Doctrine

_________ was demilitarized by Germany because of the Treaty of Versailles.

The Rhineland

Which of these was a reason for the collapse of the American economy which led to the Great Depression?

The boom of the 1920's rested on a weak foundation since the prosperity was not enjoyed by all economic groups

How did Roosevelt's plan to address the problems of the Great Depression change the role of the American government?

The government took on a greater role in the national economy and created programs to address the nation's unemployment problems.

Which of these was a fundamental cause of World War I?

The growth of nationalism in Europe.

What was the name of the alliance made between Great Britain, France, and Russia?

Triple Entente

True or False: Scopes was found guilty as a result of the trial.

True

Which of these BEST represents the "Big Stick" in Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy?

US Navy

Which country proposed the Fourteen Points?

United States

Created in 1935 under the New Deal, it aimed to stimulate the economy during the Great Depression and preserve the skills and self-respect of unemployed persons by providing them useful work.

WPA

"Dollar Diplomacy" was used by which president?

William Taft

"Moral Diplomacy" was the idea of what U.S. president?

Woodrow Wilson

The League of Nations was formed as a reaction to what conflict?

World War I

What event seemed to start the Great Migration?

World War I

This was the use of sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation.

Yellow Journalism

Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God, usually considered that person's finest work?

Zora Neale Hurston

The term "Yellow Journalism" comes from __________.

a popular comic book character

Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan faced each other in the 1920s in what legal circumstance?

a trial regarding the teaching of evolution in public schools

The popularity of sports in the 1920 rose mainly because of

an increase in leisure time of most American workers.

The "Lost Generation" is a term that is often used to describe

artists and intellectuals who were disillusioned by World War I.

"__________" is a homemade alcohol produced during the Prohibition.

bathtub gin

During the 1930s, the "New Deal" demonstrated the willingness of the United States government to

become more involved in the direction of the United States' economy.

During the Great Depression (specifically 1932), this group of veterans protested in Washington, D.C., to receive their 'bonus' for fighting in World War I, though payment was not required until the next decade

bonus army

According to the video, the term ___ is associated with a strong expansion in the economy.

boom

This was a violent movement against non-Chinese political, religious and technological influence in China in the late 19th century.

boxer rebellion

Dollar Diplomacy differed from Big Stick Diplomacy in that it used American ___ to stabilize foreign economy.

business

The term "__________" was a practice that involved paying only a fraction of the price of stock but gaining ownership of it.

buying on the margin

What was the "unprecedented task before us" that required "undelayed action" according to Franklin Roosevelt?

dealing with the effects of the Great Depression

True or False: In Schenck v. U.S., the Supreme Court ruled that the Espionage Act was unconstitutional.

false

During the Great Depression, ___ were hurt severely because their products were being sold for less than ever before and they owed money for work-related equipment they had purchased during World War I.

farmers

Based on this statement, Mr. Beveridge would be MOST likely to advocate which policy?

imperialism

the industrial revolution -> increased demand for raw goods -> ????

imperialism

This is the creation of an improvement of a product that already exists

innovation

The U.S. Congress refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles (1919) because

it felt the League of Nations would restrict America of its sovereignty.

Billie Holiday was famous for her accomplishments in ___.

jazz

In what is known as The Great Migration, large numbers of African Americans moved from the rural south to northern cities, beginning in the early twentieth century. What motivated this large-scale movement?

job openings due to industrial growth in northern cities

Much of the post-World War I economic boom was due to the Federal government's policy of

laissez-faire economic policies.

Which weapons resulted in troops resorting to trench warfare?

machine guns

A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs

made people dependent on the federal government.

Which of these was a factor that led to the Dust Bowl?

overproduction by farmers

In the decade following World War I, the women's movement in the United States focused mostly on

political equality.

_____ is the term that is MOST associated with a decline in GDP.

recession

What was the primary, non-combative role of airplanes in World War I?

reconnaissance

What was the reaction of the U.S. Senate to the League of Nations and why did they feel that way?

reject due to national sovereignty

This term refers to the monetary payments and property that Germany was forced to cede under the Treaty of Versailles following its defeat during World War I.

reparations

In the months leading up to World War I, the United States wanted to maintain its neutrality because

the U.S. was trading heavily with European nations and did not want its business interrupted.

One of the primary causes of economic prosperity in the 1920s was due to new developments in _____________, which in turn led to economic prosperity in other sectors such as oil, glass, tourism, and road-building.

the automobile industry

One reason the Depression of 1929 was so severe in the United States was

the economy had become primarily industrial and most Americans were affected by business variations.

Which of these provisions of the Treaty of Versailles was the most crucial to what President Woodrow Wilson sought in the hope that World War I would be a "war to end all wars"?

the establishment of the League of Nations

GDP and ____ are the two main components of the business cycle.

time

What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act?

to create a large military force

What was the primary goal of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?

to reduce European immigration to the United States

What ailment was common among soldiers who did not exercise proper hygiene?

trench foot

What technique was used in order to escape machine gun fire on the battlefield?

trench warfare

When World War I began, the U.S. military was __________.

very small

Which of these BEST describes the events leading up the United States' involvement in World War I?

American citizens wanted to stay neutral until innocent Americans were killed.

This was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy in Latin America.

Big Stick Diplomacy

During the war, fighting occurred in the Pacific and in places found in what other body of water?

Caribbean

Which country began the work on the Panama Canal?

France

Germany's attempt to convince ___ to attack the United States proved to be the "last straw" in convincing the U.S. to enter World War I.

Mexico

The __________ established the right of the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs.

Platt Amendment

This was a conflict in which the U.S. gained many island territories, especially Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

Spanish-American War

Which conflict allowed the U.S. to gain control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and other territories?

Spanish-American War

Which of these is another name for "World War I"?

The War to End All Wars

Which provision of the Treaty of Versailles is MOST aligned with Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?

The creation of a "general association of nations" to protect political independence.

This is the battleship that was sunk in a Cuban port in 1898 by Spain, which began the Spanish-American War.

USS Maine

This is a naval tactic where submarines sink merchant ships without warning.

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Which candidate's 1916 election slogan was "He Kept Us Out of War"?

Woodrow Wilson

Which president asked for a declaration of war against Germany in 1917 so that the world would "be made safe for democracy"?

Woodrow Wilson

How would the League of Nations handle conflicts between countries?

diplomatic measures

This is a policy of advocating participation in foreign countries affairs.

interventionism

This is a policy of nonparticipation in international affairs.

isolationism

This is the name given a warlike, belligerent stance that urges the "bullying" of other countries in order to benefit the person's own country. It is associated with the Age of Imperialism, particularly the Spanish-American War.

jingoism

Social Darwinists believed that

powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies.

President Monroe's words would help to propel the United States to War over 70 years later in

the Spanish-American War.

One result of World War I was

the creation of new countries.

The Open Door Policy was largely based on

the desire of the U.S. to trade with China on equal terms with European powers.

This Chicago-based gangster ran a crime syndicate based on smuggling and bootlegging of liquor during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s.

Al Capone

In what state was Hurston born?

Alabama

What author helped to reacquaint the works of Hurston with the rest of America?

Alice Walker

This was the official name for the American military force sent to aid the British and French in 1917

American Expeditionary Force

Know as the "Sultan of Swat" this baseball great played for the New York Yankees, was the "Home Run King" until 1974, and is often credited with saving the game of baseball after the disgrace of the 1919 World Series.

Babe Ruth

This term refers to events that occurred during the Great Depression where panicked customers withdrew their deposits in fear that the banks were going to close and their investments would be lost.

Bank Run

This is a period during the 1920s when the national attitude was positive and upbeat, and Americans had money as the stock market soared. Traditional values saw a decline, and Modernism was the cultural focus.

Jazz age

The point of the "Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine" was that the U.S. would use its military to economically stabilize any country in __________.

Latin America

Which is the BEST example of how the physical geography of the region slowed the construction of the Panama Canal?

Many workers were killed or sickened by malaria and yellow fever carried by mosquitoes.

He was the U.S. President during the Spanish-American War, but was later assassinated in 1901.

McKinley

Theodore Roosevelt originally become the President of the United States after the assassination of ___.

McKinley

"___ Diplomacy" meant that the U.S. would only economically aid a country that employed democratic governmental practices.

Moral

These were a series of 1930s laws passed to keep the US out of the growing tensions in Europe and Asia.

Neutrality Acts

Franklin Roosevelt's __________ sought to end the country's economic problems.

New Deal

William Randolph Hearst was the owner of what New York newspaper?

New York Journal

This was one of the primary newspapers owned by Joseph Pulitzer and a major practitioner of "yellow journalism."

New York World

This policy reasserted the U.S. position as protector of the Western Hemisphere.

Roosevelt Corollary

The 18th Amendment was officially repealed in ___.

1933

This was a 1917 Act passed after entering WWI that made it a crime to pass information that would interfere with the success of the US Armed Forces.

Espionage Act

The assassination of __________ is often thought to be "spark" that began World War I?

Franz Ferdinand

This powerful newspaper man owned- among others- the "San Francisco Examiner," "The New York Journal," and was also known for helping create "yellow journalism".

Hearst

This is a policy of countries to extend their political and economic control over distant lands.

Imperialism

Commodore George Dewey is best known for his overwhelming success in the taking of Manila Bay in which war?

In the Spanish-American War, Dewey captured the entire Spanish fleet in the Philippines without losing a single soldier to combat. He returned home a hero, but declined offers to run for President.

One reason for the United States' interest in the Open Door policy for China was that it had just taken possession of which region, after the Spanish-American War?

Philippines

This amendment was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act in 1899, replacing the earlier Teller Amendment. The amendment stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War, and defined the terms of Cuban-U.S. relations until the 1934 Treaty of Relations.

Platt Amendment

This was the nickname for the Balkan states during the early 20th century due to the overlapping claims of other imperialist nations

Powder Keg

He was a powerful newspaper publisher, known both for helping create "yellow journalism" and, later, for the prize created in his name that honors excellence in journalism.

Pulitzer

Sectionalism, the Civil War, and __________ prevented the United States from becoming involved in acquiring overseas territories during the mid-1800s.

Reconstruction

This was the rallying cry during the Spanish-American War because of the sinking of this ship in Havana on February 15, 1898.

Remember The Maine