Final Exam Review

When strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories

Three reasons the United States was drawn into World War I

a country that owes less money than it is owed

Name at least three industries that benefited from the auto indsutry

A group of WWI vets who marched on Washington for early payment of their promised bonus

Agency set up by FDR to supervise all banking, credits and investments in order to help stabilize American currency and the economy

What New Deal Act required farmers to stop planting part of their land and to kill off excess livestock?

When several different companies give their stock to a board, and the stocks are gathered to form a new organization it is called a

The Act that outlawed monopolies

Two reasons immigrants were pushed from their home countries

Susan B. Anthony led the fight for the rights of

The political party that members of the Farmers' Alliance formed to improve conditions for farmers

The author and name of the novel that revealed the unsanitary conditions found in Chicago's stockyards

The name of the movement that encourage people to follow the teachings of the bible to improve society

Name of the organization that helped poor African American families send their children to school

Why did the United States Navy attack ships in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War

a volunteer unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War

President Roosevelt sent troops to support Panamanian rebels because the United States

When a country does not colonize another territory but controls all of its trade that is called

The three Central Powers in WWI were

A build up of of military material in preparation for possible war is called

The person responsible for rules affecting farm products in the United States during World War I

The group that was created to increase public relations support for the war among the American people during WWI

One reason for the German surrender in 1918

A tyerm used to describe how the navy prevented submarine attacks on ships

The League of Nations can best be described as a

Congress repealed Prohibition with what amendment?

What group of American workers faced the greatest financial difficulty during the 1920s

The term used to describe the phase of the business cycle during the 1920s

Why did the stock market crash

One reason why the Great Depression spread overseas

How did New Deal programs change life in the West?

What two groups sought to lower shipping and storage rates.

Why did the United States fail to join the League of Nations?

Term used to describe farmers that farm land that was owned by someone else

What New Deal program built a series of dams to control floods and generate electricity in Tennessee

legislation that encouraged Native Americans to be absorbed into the main culture of American society

crowded, rundown building divided into apartments that housed several families

businessman who sold his steel business to become one of the richest men in the world

businessman who gained control of the oil industry through his company, Standard Oil

organization formed to improve wages and working hours

the idea that those who were very rich should share their riches for society's benefit

an African American leader who urged hard work and patience in the pursuit of full citizenship rights

a group that used the courts to challenge laws that were unfair to African Americans

an Amendment to the Constitution that gave Congress power to create an income tax

a social activist and suffrage leader who formed the National Woman's Party

legislation passed to control the safety of foods and medicines

a movement that arose in the 1890s to address social problems through reform

head of the War Industries Board

This Act banned certain printed materials

This Act created a military draft

a foreign policy that relies on military strength to achieve goals advocated by Teddy Roosevelt

owner of the New York Journal who supported the Spanish-American War

payment for war damages

a foreign policy that relies on human rights, equality, honor and understanding persued by Woodrow Wilson

One reason for the rapid industrial expansion in the United States after the Civil War was

What did NAWSA (led by Carrie Chapman Catt) in her "winning plan," urge women to do?

after what war did the US become a world power and have a new role in world affairs

During Prohibition, the "wets" argued for

With its original sound created from a variety of musical styles, what became a demonstration of the depth and richness of African American culture

As the Great Depression spread across the country, farmers struggled with

President Herbert Hoover's emphasis on localism failed because states and towns

What did the forceful measures that the military used to remove the Bonus Army from Washington, D.C. do to Hoover's reelection campaign?

During Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, the executive branch grew in power because of the __________ role of government

What two factors pushed immigrants from their home countries

Members of the Farmers' Alliance formed which political party to improve conditions for farmers?

Name the central powers of WWI

One reason for the German surrender in 1918 was that

The League of Nations can best be described as a

In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the

Both African Americans and Mexican Americans had an especially difficult time during the Great Depression because they

The _____ provided jobs for men, replanted forests, and fought fires

True or False Eleanor Roosevelt showed her deep political involvement in government when she offered FDR advice on policy issues

How did New Deal programs change life in the West? (Hint: think about water)

At issue in the Scopes Trial of 1925 was whether a public school teacher could teach what controversial theory?

Charles Lindbergh became the greatest hero of his time when he

What political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930's?

Give two reasons why The League of Nations did not prevent German and Italian aggression against other nations

Which of the following was perceived as being equivalent to declaring economic war against the Axis Powers?

Roosevelt delivered his "Four Freedoms" speech that encouraged congress to do what?

Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to

After the US declared war on the Axis Powers the economy

What was the agreement to settle international debts from World War I called?

psychologist who stressed the unconscious mind

theory of government which a single party or leader maintains strict control