Political and Social Ideologies Quiz

Political and Social Ideologies

• Nativism: Favors the interests of American-born citizens over immigrants.
• Isolationism: Opposes American involvement in foreign affairs.
• Communism: A system where one political party controls all property.
• Nationalism: Extreme love for one's country.
• Militarism: Building up armed forces for war.
• Anarchist: Someone who opposes all forms of government.

Historical Periods and Events

• Prohibition: Period (1920s) when manufacturing and sale of alcohol was banned.
• Speakeasy: Secret place where alcohol was sold during Prohibition.
• Bootlegger: Person who smuggled alcohol into the U.S. during Prohibition.
• Fundamentalism: Religious movement believing biblical stories are literally true.
• Flappers: Free-thinking young women embracing liberal attitudes (1920s).
• Installment Plan: Paying for an item in small amounts over time, instead of all at once.
• Quota System: Policy limiting the number of immigrants allowed into a country per year.
• Trench Warfare: Military strategy of attacking from fortified ditches.
• Xenophobia: Unreasonable fear of foreigners or things deemed foreign.
• Propaganda: Biased information designed to influence public opinion.
• Reparations: Payments made by a losing nation to a winning nation after a war.
• War Guilt Clause: Part of the Treaty of Versailles that blamed Germany for starting WWI.
• Sacco and Vanzetti: Italian immigrants falsely accused and executed for murder.
• Espionage/Sedition Acts: Laws punishing those speaking against U.S. involvement in WWI.
• Scopes Trial: Case where a biology teacher was arrested for teaching evolution.
• Teapot Dome Scandal: Government secretly leasing public land to private companies for bribes.
• Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire in WWI.
• Zimmerman Note: Message from Germany to Mexico promising U.S. territory in exchange for support in WWI.
• Lusitania: British passenger ship sunk by Germany in 1915.
• Selective Service Act: Law requiring men to register for military service.
• Harlem Renaissance: Growth of African American art, music, and culture (1920s).
• Great Migration: Large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to the North.
• Allies: England, France, Russia, and the United States in WWI.
• Fourteen Points: Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after WWI.
• League of Nations: Organization created to promote international cooperation and peace.
• Treaty of Versailles: Agreement ending World War I.
• Kellogg-Briand Pact: Agreement among nations promising not to wage war.
• "No Man's Land": Area between opposing trenches in WWI, filled with hazards.
• Consumerism: Increasing purchasing of material goods.
• Washington Naval Conference: Agreement to limit the number of naval warships.
• Rosewood Massacre: Mob violence in Florida against black community.
• 18th Amendment: Amendment banning the production and sale of alcohol.
• Palmer Raids: Series of arrests targeting immigrants and suspected communists.
• Fordney-McCumber Tariff: Tax on European imports to protect American businesses.
• Red Scare: Fear of communism spreading in the U.S..
• Committee of Public Information: Government agency using propaganda for WWI support.