US History Midterm 2023 PDF

‭STUDY GUIDE FOR MIDTERM 2023‬ ‭1.‬ ‭What is the Open Door Policy?‬ ‭set up american equal trade‬ ‭2.‬ ‭What development prompted formulation of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?‬ ‭A fear of invasion from the european world‬ ‭3.‬ ‭What was the Platt Amendmen...

‭STUDY GUIDE FOR MIDTERM 2023‬ ‭1.‬ ‭What is the Open Door Policy?‬ ‭set up american equal trade‬ ‭2.‬ ‭What development prompted formulation of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?‬ ‭A fear of invasion from the european world‬ ‭3.‬ ‭What was the Platt Amendment?‬ ‭let americans remain in cuba at the end of the spanish american war‬ ‭4.‬ ‭What lands did the US acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War‬ ‭Philippines, guam, and puerto rico‬ ‭5.‬ ‭What affairs did Teddy Roosevelt involve the US in and why?‬ ‭ e modernized the navy and expanded the army. he did this to protect the us people and have a‬ H ‭better military.‬ ‭6.‬ ‭Why did the US get involved in the overthrow of the Hawaiian government?‬ ‭believed annexation form the united states would remove tariffs on sugar.‬ ‭7.‬ ‭What was the Big Stick Policy?‬ ‭supported the idea of american dominance.‬ ‭8.‬ ‭What is the current status of the island of Puerto Rico?‬ ‭unincorporated territory of the united states.‬ ‭9.‬ ‭Discuss the Spanish American War and the results of it.‬ ‭ ar between the united states and central and south america. this war states victory. setting‬ W ‭peace treaties while also annexing many countries.‬ ‭10.‬‭What issues did Progressives pay the most attention to?‬ ‭They paid most attention to unfair poverty and conditions in major cities.‬ ‭11.‬ ‭What was the main goal of most muckraking journalists?‬ ‭To expose corruption in big businesses and governments.‬ ‭12.‬ ‭What was the main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal?‬  ‭Main purpose was the three c’s conservation control and consumer.‬ ‭13.‬ ‭What are the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th amendments?‬ ‭ 6th tariff. 17th allows direct votes for us senators. 18th prohibition of alcohol. 19th equal voting‬ 1 ‭rights based on gender.‬ ‭14.‬ ‭Identify the following:‬ ‭Laissez faire hands free‬ ‭Capitalism economy is controlled by private owners‬ ‭Corporations big company‬ ‭Monopoly the control of consumer goods.‬ ‭Vertical integration company takes control of 2 or more companies of a good‬ ‭Horizontal integration company grows operations in the same level as an industry‬ ‭Alexander Bell created telephone‬ ‭Thomas Edison made lightbulb‬ ‭Andrew Carnegie bessemer process‬ ‭John Rockefeller standard oil company‬ ‭Samuel Morse morse code‬ ‭George Westinghouse the air break‬ ‭Robber barons successful industrialists, considered ruthless‬ ‭Captains of industry business leaders who contributed to the people positivity.‬ ‭15.‬ ‭Which statement best describes the regional economic differences during the mid to late 19 the‬ ‭century?‬ ‭north specialized in manufacturing goods. While south there were more crops.‬ ‭16.‬ ‭__How did some late nineteenth-century industrialists such as John D. Rockefeller react to‬ ‭government restrictions on their businesses?‬ ‭By placing companies under a board of trustees?‬ ‭17.‬ ‭How did vertical integration benefit companies such as Carnegie Steel?‬  ‭by reducing cost.‬ ‭18.‬ ‭Know the significance of the following:‬ ‭‬ ‭Great Plains : farming and agriculture‬ ‭‬ ‭Railroads : very quick way for good and people to get to places‬ ‭‬ ‭Dawes Act : aimed to assimilate native americans‬ ‭‬ ‭reservations : small place for natives to live‬ ‭‬ ‭Morrill Land GRant Act : established colleges to benefit agriculture and mechanical parts.‬ ‭More about Imperialism‬ ‭19.‬ ‭What was Taft’s dollar diplomacy and where was it applied?‬ ‭encouraged U.S investments, to many spanish speaking countries.‬ ‭20.‬ ‭What was Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy? Where was it applied?‬ ‭Support democratic countries while hurting non democratic countries.‬ ‭21.‬ ‭How did the US acquire the following:‬ ‭‬ ‭Alaska Purchased from russia‬ ‭‬ ‭Hawaii annexed‬ ‭‬ ‭Cuban took control‬ ‭‬ ‭Philippines war‬ ‭‬ ‭Guam war‬ ‭22.‬ ‭What were the results of Imperialism?‬ ‭native culture and industry destroyed‬ ‭1920’s‬ ‭1.‬ ‭What are the characteristics of the free enterprise system?‬ ‭Freedom for individuals to choose businesses, right to private property‬ ‭2.‬ ‭What contributed to the development of a national popular culture?‬ ‭the radio‬ ‭3.‬ ‭What was the purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?‬  ‭outlaw war‬ ‭4.‬ ‭Why was the 1920s known as the “Roaring 20s”?‬ ‭time of economic growth and prosperity‬ ‭5.‬ ‭What is the Red Scare?‬ ‭U.S. fear of communism‬ ‭6.‬ ‭What led to the Red Scare?‬ ‭European countries planning to take over the united states‬ ‭7.‬ ‭Why were Sacco and Vanzetti convicted?‬ ‭put a limit of immigrants allowed in america‬ ‭8.‬ ‭What did the Immigration Acts of 1921, 1924 and 1929 do?‬ ‭jhf‬ ‭9.‬ ‭What helped fuel the economic boom of the 1920s?‬ ‭New products and processes to make these products‬ ‭10.‬ ‭What did the Scopes trial represent?‬ ‭science vs religion‬ ‭11.‬ ‭Who were some important figures of the Harlem Renaissance? What was the Harlem‬ ‭Renaissance?‬ i‭ncorporation of african american culture. included people like louis armstrong, bessie smith,‬ ‭and langston huges‬ ‭12.‬ ‭Who were the flappers?‬ ‭women who were less traditional‬ ‭13.‬ ‭What did Warren Harding mean by a “return to normalcy”?‬ ‭wanted to go to how things were before ww1‬ ‭14.‬ ‭What are the 18th and 19th amendments?‬ ‭prohibition and womens rights‬ ‭15.‬ ‭Why was Prohibition hard to enforce?‬  ‭Because of gangsters making and selling it‬ ‭16.‬ ‭What was a result of Prohibition?‬ ‭result was way more violence and mobs across the country.‬ ‭17.‬ ‭Compare and contrast the Harding and Coolidge.‬ ‭Harding was very laid back and relaxed while coolidge was very quiet.‬ ‭18.‬ ‭What was the installment plan? How did it fuel the 1920s?‬ ‭ any americans bought expensive items on the installment plan. meaning they needed to make‬ M ‭a small down payment over months. growing economy.‬ ‭19.‬ ‭Famous people of the 1920s.‬ ‭‬ ‭Amelia Earhart second person to fly solo to europe. first to fly over america solo.‬ ‭‬ ‭Charles Lindberg first nonstop flight from Paris to New york.‬ ‭‬ ‭Babe Ruth baseball player‬ ‭‬ ‭Charlie Chaplin famous actor‬ ‭‬ ‭Clara Bow the “it girl”‬ ‭‬ ‭Louis Armstrong jazz player‬ ‭‬ ‭Al Capone mobster‬ ‭‬ ‭Sacco and Vanzetti arrested because of racism.‬ ‭20.‬ ‭What strategy helped Calvin Coolidge win the presidential election in 1924?‬ ‭taking credit for booming economy during the time.‬ ‭21.‬ ‭How was Henry Ford able to make his Model Ts affordable for most Americans?‬ ‭the assembly line‬ ‭22.‬ ‭Why did people oppose Prohibition?‬ ‭people wanted alcohol and also knew that violence would result from prohibition.‬ ‭23.‬ ‭What was Black Tuesday? How did this affect the 1920s?‬ ‭stock market crashing into great depression.‬ ‭Study Guide‬ ‭Know the following terms:‬ ‭Great Depression stock market crash.‬ ‭Stock market market controlled by the people‬ ‭Deficit spending govt spending more then they can‬ ‭Relief help broke people‬ ‭Reform changes and improves law‬ ‭Recovery restoring us economy.‬ ‭Business cycle economic fluctuations‬ ‭New Deal regulations set on new banking systems‬ ‭Overproduction to many businesses to sell.‬ ‭Underconsumption rescission and stagnation‬ ‭Black Tuesday day where stocks were mass sold‬ ‭Smoot-Hawley tariff protects us farmers‬ ‭Hoovervilles villages created by the homeless during great depression‬ ‭Election of 1932 franklin roosevelt first democrat to win in 80 years.‬ ‭Programs under the New Deal‬ ‭Glass Steagall Act separated commercial banking from investment banking‬ ‭FDIC supplied deposit insurance‬ ‭SEC protect investors‬ ‭CCC provide jobs‬ ‭Social Security paid retired and disabled people‬ ‭WPA employed millions of jobs‬ ‭TVA oversee dams being built‬ ‭FERA federal agency sends money to states in need‬ ‭AAA restore agriculture‬ ‭REA raise standards of rural living‬ ‭1.‬ I‭n 1929, the top 5% of all American households earned 30% of the nation’s income, which is‬ ‭_________________________________.‬ ‭2.‬ ‭Stock prices first began to decline in late 1929 because _________________________________.‬  ‭3.‬ ‭What happened during the Great Depression when a bank collapsed?‬ ‭4.‬ P ‭ resident Hoover hoped that public works would‬ ‭______________________________________________________________________________‬ ‭_____________________________________________________________________________.‬ ‭5.‬ T‭ he stock market crash weakened the nation’s banks because‬ ‭___________________________________________________________________________.‬ ‭6.‬ T‭ o fight the Depression, Roosevelt believed the first thing to do was to‬ ‭______________________________________________________________________________.‬ ‭7.‬ ‭The NIRA was set up to ___________________________________.‬ ‭8.‬ T‭ o regulate the stock market, the Roosevelt Administration created the‬ ‭______________________________.‬ ‭9.‬ F‭ DR’s court packing plan was a serious mistake because‬ ‭______________________________________________________________________________‬ ‭______________________________________________________________________________.‬ ‭10.‬ ‭What is Social Security? How did the Framers of the bill see it?‬ ‭insurance bill‬ ‭11.‬ ‭What federal agencies focused on employment?‬ ‭Ilab bls eta and osha‬ ‭12.‬ ‭List and explain the Limits of the New Deal.‬ ‭less coherent project failed to end massive unemployment‬ ‭1930’s and the Great Depression‬