U.S. History 1860 - 1945 Flashcards
(15 cards)
What issue was at the center of the American Civil War?
Slavery and its expansion into new states.
Name two Union advantages in the Civil War.
Larger population and industrialized economy.
Which amendments are known as the Reconstruction Amendments?
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
What term did Mark Twain use for post-Civil-War industrial expansion?
The Gilded Age.
Which 1882 law barred a specific nationality from U.S. immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act.
Who founded Hull House and what was its purpose?
Jane Addams; to aid poor urban immigrants.
“Speak softly and carry a big stick” describes whose foreign policy?
President Theodore Roosevelt.
Which 1920 amendment granted women suffrage?
The 19th Amendment.
What 1925 court case challenged a ban on teaching evolution?
Scopes Monkey Trial.
List the “3 Rs” of FDR’s New Deal.
Relief * Recovery * Reform.
Name one surviving New Deal agency.
Social Security (other acceptable: FDIC, unemployment insurance).
What event brought the U.S. into World War II?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941.
What executive order authorized Japanese-American internment?
Executive Order 9066.
Which war’s end is often credited with finally ending the Great Depression?
World War II.
What did the Platt Amendment allow the United States to do in Cuba?
Oversee Cuban decisions and keep a naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
