US History EOC(STAAR) Review

Question 1

Unalienable rights- rights that cannot be taken away; belief in consent of the governed; other nations recognized the U.S. as a country; inspired others to question their governments

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Declaration of Independece

Question 2

Limits the power of the federal government through separation of powers and checks and balances

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Principles of the Constitution

Question 3

Lists freedoms (religions, assembly, press, speech) and rights (due process, trial by jury) that are guaranteed to all U.S. citizens

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Bill of Rights

Question 4

Americans were self-sufficient in creating the life they wanted ; one of five democratic principles as observed by Tocqueville

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Individualism

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Americans of various backgrounds could participate in government, not just the elite ; one of five democratic principles as observed by Tocqueville

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Populism

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“Out of many, one” ; colonies were different yet came together to form one country

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E Pluribus Unum

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Voting in elections, serving on a jury, staying informed on government issues

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Civic responsibilities

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Businesses became wealthy ; corrupt government officials supported business-first policies

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Gilded Age

Question 9

Made manufacturing more efficient ; light bulb led to more hours of work = more production

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Electricity

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Provided farmers and ranchers access to distant markets ; allowed Americans to settle the west ; Bessemer steel provided stronger and cheaper materials to build

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Railroads

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The total control of an industry by one company ; restricted by laws passed to protect competitors and regulate consumer prices

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Monopoly

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Fought for better pay, improved working conditions, and the end of child labor ; resulted in increased federal involvement

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Labor Unions

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Rapid industrialization led to people moving to cities for employment, caused sanitation problems, and taller buildings were built because of cheaper steel

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Urbanization

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Controlled political parties l exchanged jobs/infrastructure for votes ; justified corruption by helping community

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Political machines

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Moved to U.S. for better economic opportunities ; some worked in factories, while others farmed ; forced to assimilate

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Immigrants

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Wanted restrictions on immigration ; encouraged assimilation ; viewed immigrants as competition for jobs

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Nativists

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Resulted in farmers settling the great plains

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Homestead Act

Question 17

Passed to prevent immigrants from taking jobs from settlers out West

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Chinese exclusion act

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American Indians forced to adopt U.S. culture through the use of boarding schools, land ownership, and farming

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Assimilation

Question 19

Supported the working-class citizens ; a third party, which influencers and draws votes away from the major political parties

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Populist party

Question 20

Fought for women’s suffrage and started the settlement house movement in the U.S. to help assimilate immigrants

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Jane Addams

Question 21

Passed to limit rights gained by African Americans in the 13th (freedom), 14th (citizenship), and 15th (male suffrage) amendments

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Jim Crow Laws

Question 22

Founded NAACP, a civil rights group that fofught for the legal rights of African Americans

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W.E.B. DuBois

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Initiative, referendum, recall ; increased citizen participation in democracy ; ensured elected officials were held accountable

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State reforms

Question 24

Wrote "The Jungle," which resulted in government regulation of food products

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Upton Sinclair

Question 25

Enforced regulations to protect consumers ; resulted from the efforts of muckrakers like Upton Sinclair

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Pure food and drug act

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Created to conserve natural resources and maintain designated areas for public use and enjoyment

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National park service

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Child labor act passed and department of labor created to ensure safety and well-being of all laborers

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Improved working conditions

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Prohibited sale of alcohol ; supported by women ; aimed to reduce crime and health problems ; resulted in speakeasies and crime

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18th amendment

Question 29

Increased women's political power by granting them suffrage, or the right to vote

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19th amendment

Question 30

U.S. was established as a world power, gained access to new markets, and acquired new territories in the Pacific (Guam and Philippines) and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico). These were effects of what?

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Spanish-American war

Question 31

Annexation forced by the U.S. and supported by S.B. Dole ; provided U.S. with military presence in the Pacific and access to natural resources

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Hawaii

Question 32

The threat of U.S. intervention in Western Hemisphere affairs ; part of Roosevelt's Corollary to reinforce the Monroe Doctrine

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Big Sitck Policy

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Land obtained by Roosevelts Big Stick Policy ; was difficult to build due to climate and terrain ; decreased travel time and made trading more efficient

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Panama Canal

Question 34

Initiated by assassination of Franz Ferdinand and increased tensions in Europe ; U.S. was neutral at first but later joined Allies

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World War 1

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Caused by the use of machine guns ; resulted in stalemate ; tanks and poison gas used to break stalemate

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Trench Warfare

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Result of Germany's aggressive actions against U.S.- Zimmermann Telegram, sinking Lusitania, unrestricted submarine warfare

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U.S. enters WWl

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U.S. citizens were encouraged to buy bonds to finance the war; women and African Americans worked in war industries

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WWi Homefront

Question 38

Soldiers drafted through the selective services act and commanded by General John J. Perishing ; led the counterattack on the western front

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American Expeditionary Force (AEF)

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Made it a crime to interfere with war effort and limited freedom of speech during wartime ; upheld by Supreme Court

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Espionage and Sedition Acts

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Ideas to prevent future global conflicts ; League of Nations, freedom of the seas, Poland as an independent nation

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Wilson's Fourteen Points

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Intended to weaken Germany after WW1 ; created the League of Nations ; rejected by U.S.

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Treaty of Versailles

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Post-WW1 U.S. policy supported by Henry Cabot Lodge ; caused U.S. to refuse League of Nations membership

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Isolationism