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American History II Final Exam Review PacketUnit 1: Transforming the SouthWord Bank:SharecroppingTenant farmersReservationsAssimilationExodustersOklahoma Land RushWounded Knee MassacreDawes ActCompromise of 1877Black Codes/Jim Crow LawsScalawags Homestead Act of 1862Plessy vs. FergusonThe __________________________________ effectively ended Reconstruction when Rutherford B. Hayes would agree to remove troops from the South in exchange for becoming President of the United States.The ________________________ gave Native Americans large plots of land to separate the tribal lifestyle to encourage ________________________________ which would make Native Americans more like white Americans.African Americans who left the south to head west were known as “_________________________” because they were seeking a better life in the west.__________________________________ were people who would rent land and farm on it. In most cases they would pay their rent through ___________________________ which often times would keep newly free slaves from having any economic freedom or independence. The _________________________________________ gave families 160 acres of land to anyone willing to live there and toil the land for 5 years. It was meant to encourage westward expansion. This would lead to the ________________________________ which led to a group of settlers to be called “Sooners” because they began to settle before it was legal._______________________________ and _______________________________ were ways the south got around the newly passed amendments of Reconstruction and enforced much racial inequality. ______________________________ were people from the South who supported Northern efforts of reconstructing the South.After the defeat at the ________________________________________, the Native Americans submitted to the United States and began moving onto _________________________________________________ was the court case that established that African Americans should be considered “separate but equal”Unit 2: The Gilded AgesMatching: Match the Latter with the corresponding definition38100-1270Andrew CarnegiePolitical machineJP MorganJohn D. RockefellerSocial GospelTrustStrikeHaymarket RiotGreat Railroad StrikeKnights of LaborAmerican Federation of LaborLaissez-faireSherman Anti-trust ActPendleton ActTenement housingSocial DarwinismPullman Strike400000Andrew CarnegiePolitical machineJP MorganJohn D. RockefellerSocial GospelTrustStrikeHaymarket RiotGreat Railroad StrikeKnights of LaborAmerican Federation of LaborLaissez-faireSherman Anti-trust ActPendleton ActTenement housingSocial DarwinismPullman Strike____ An agreement between two or more business to work together for profitable gains or monopoly_____ When one business controls all aspects of production and has no competition on a good_____He made an extremely large amount of money during the Gilded Ages with the production of oil_____This is an economic idea discouraging government involvement in business and the economy_____Boss Tweed headed the biggest one of these in NYC. Typically it made money and stayed in power through crooked deals and corruption. Main form of local government during the Gilded Ages._____ This is where most immigrants and working class citizens lived during the Gilded Ages_____ This Act was intended to outlaw many trusts but it was rarely enforced by the federal government_____ This was the idea that justified the large gap between the rich and the poor stating that the rich were “most fit”_____ In 1877, it was one of the first and largest worker strikes where railroad workers in West Virginia refused to work due to a cut in wages. This strike resulted in much violence. ______ this is the act of protest by refusing to work______ This was the US’s first labor union which received a violent reputation after the Haymarket Riot of 1886 led by Terence Powderly______ This man grew wealthy through the production of steel______ This was a violent riot in downtown Chicago over an 8 hour work day.______ This was a more successful labor union of the beginning of the 20th Century led by Samuel Gompers_____ This Act was passed by Congress and Chester Arthur to require government officials to take a civil service exam to reduce government corruption of the Gilded Age_____ This man amassed great wealth during the Gilded Ages through banking and finance_____ This infamous strike was a railroad strike over the rise in rent along with a cut in wages for the Pullman Palace Car company workers. This was a very publicized strike led by Eugene V. Debs and George PullmanRespond to the following question with an ACES Paragraph:How did the Gilded Ages impact the rich and the poor in America? Give examples for each group.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Respond to the following question with an ACES Paragraph:What were some problems that arose during the Gilded Ages in America?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit 3: The Progressive Era, Imperialism, and WWIDefine the following terms:Yellow Journalism-Muckrakers-Imperialism-Nationalism-Social Gospel-Suffrage- Matching: Match the following terms with its corresponding explanation-47501174617Big Stick DiplomacyAlice PaulLeague of Nations14 PointsSquare DealNew Freedom16th AmendmentThe JungleGreat White FleetRoosevelt CorollarySchenck vs. the USFederal Reserve400000Big Stick DiplomacyAlice PaulLeague of Nations14 PointsSquare DealNew Freedom16th AmendmentThe JungleGreat White FleetRoosevelt CorollarySchenck vs. the USFederal Reserve_____ This was an international organization created after WWI to promote peace but the US did not join._____ This was Teddy Roosevelt’s domestic plan to break up trusts and protect the average American_____ This law created the US income tax_____ This was Woodrow Wilson’s domestic pln to regulate business_____ this book was written by Upton Sinclair about the unsanitary meat packing industry caused Teddy Roosevelt to pass regulation requiring meat to be inspected_____ this court case supported the notion that if you were a “clear and present danger” to the US in times of war you could be imprisoned for speaking out against the US war effort. It enforced the Espionage Act of 1917_____ This was created by Woodrow Wilson so centralize the federal banking system giving the federal government more control over how the banks loaned money to Americans_____ This foreign policy of Teddy Roosevelt supported the use of military force in Latin America if any European Nation interfered with the western Hemisphere_____ This was the US’s large naval fleet created the Roosevelt_____ This was Wilson’s post-WWI plan to help establish continued peace throughout the world_____ This woman fought for women’s suffrage throughout the Progressive Era by using hunger strikes and more extreme practices_____ This foreign policy of Roosevelt supported the idea of the use of force as a diplomatic toolCause and Effect: In the charts below, indicate the causes and effects for all of the following eventsSpanish-American WarCausesEffectsWorld War ICauses (MAIN)EffectsProgressive EraCausesEffectsUnit 4: Prosperity and DepressionWord bank: BoomingScopes Monkey Trial Fireside chats Alphabet Soupmass productionConsumer Revolution Herbert HooverTraditionalism Model TSocial Security Act Modernism Black Tuesday Great DepressionFDRNew Dealwelfare stateDuring the 1920’s, the American economy was ________________. As goods were being produced through ________________________________due to technological advancements, Americans could by more affordable goods leading to the ______________________________. Products such as Henry Ford’s _________________ which was made through an assembly line meant that more Americans could buy goods that they could never before. The 1920’s was also a period of two conflicting ideologies. This conflict between ______________________and _________________________ highlighted the fast changing times of the 1920’s. In art, film, and media, the American people were exploring new American values of the modern era, while at the same time, wrestling with the values of past generations. In the __________________________________, this conflict would take center stage as a school teacher in Ohio was being put on trial for teaching evolution in school. At the end of the 1920’s despite such economic success, the American stock market crash on October 29th, 1929, a day that would become known as ________________________. This started the era known as the _____________________________________. The President during the crash, __________________________________, believed the economy was going to work itself out and it would simply correct itself over time. Unfortunately, this was not the case.The following President, ___________ took a completely different approach to the Great Depression and the role of the federal government. With his _______________________ program, Roosevelt introduced several programs to relieve, reform, and recover the country that was struggling during the depression. Many of these programs part of his “__________________________________” were intended to create jobs, strengthen the country’s banking system, improve the country’s infrastructure, and restore the national confidence in the economy. Additionally, his ______________________________________ established money for the unemployed which now has evolved as an income for retired Americans.FDR’s New Deal had a lasting impact on the American government and the American political system. He undoubtedly increased the size and function of the federal government. He was one of the first Presidents to communicate frequently with the American people via radio with his ________________________. Also, his programs also established the precedent that the government takes care of the _________________________ which has become a large part of the American federal government today. Unit 5: WWII and the Cold WarPut the following events on the timeline in order of how they happenedPearl HarborD-DayNATO and the Warsaw Pact are established by the rival European blocsThe UN is founded to help prevent future warGermany Invades PolandGreat Britain and France use appeasement as a strategy for Hitler and Nazi GermanyFrancisco Franco and the Fascists take control of the Spanish Government after the Spanish Civil War giving the Fascists of Europe more power and supportThe US drops the Atom bomb and Hiroshima and NagasakiThe US approves the Lend-Lease Act giving military aid and money to the Allied PowersAmerican passes the Neutrality Acts in response to the growing violence in EuropeWinston Churchill declares an “iron curtain” has descended upon Europe separating East and West EuropeKorematsu vs. the US enforces the act of placing Japanese-Americans onto internment camps in the United StatesThe Cold War begins as the US and USSR emerge as the two main superpowers in the worldHarry Truman introduces the Truman Doctrine which declares that the Us will help contain communism and help any nation struggling to repel it-605642293370Joseph McCarthy leads a crusade against supposed communists and leads a large scale witch hunt for communists with little to no evidence-17018095250-6051557493043179216402975360124460149624970485195707014414523488654572028938271657353366770889003863340150495438785088900496570033020549783010668059598052158426515100487045Respond to the following question in 3-4 sentencesHow did the Hollywood Ten, Alger Hiss, the Rosenberg’s, and Joseph McCarthy impact the Red Scare?What is a dictatorship? How did they emerge and stay in power during the beginning of 20th Century?Why do some people say that the Treaty of Versailles after WWI may have lead to the outbreak of WWII?What was the Korean War about? Why did it start and why did the US become involved?Explain the idea of mutually assured destruction. How does it relate to the Cold War and the tensions between the US and the USSR?Unit 6: The 1960’s and 1970’sWord Bank:Martin Luther King Jr.VietcongBay of PigsCuban Missile CrisisThe Great SocietyDomino TheoryGulf of Tonkin Resolution My Lai MassacreThe New FrontierOPECCamp David Accords détenteIran Hostage CrisisOil shortage of 1973Gloria SteinemTet OffensiveMedicareMedicaidBetty FreidanCesar Chavez“March on Washington”Kent State ShootingCivil Rights Act of 1964 Ho Chi MinhJohn F. KennedyRichard NixonLBJWatergateJimmy CarterGerald FordMalcolm XBlack PanthersIn the Election of 1960, the TV played a great role in deciding who was President. It helped _______________________ win because he was able to appeal to the American people on TV during several Presidential debates.The US became involved in Vietnam because of the idea known as ___________________________ where the American government feared that if Vietnam fell to Communism the rest of Southeast Asia would fall with it.During the Vietnam War, LBJ increased his war time powers and ability to send more troops without Congressional approval by passing the _________________________________________________________________________________ delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington DC on August 28, 1963 at the ___________________________________. His speech inspired many of Americans and also would eventually lead to the passing of the _______________________________________ which banned segregation of public facilities and made discrimination based on race unlawful.JFK’s domestic program known as _____________________________ promised several things including helping the poor, improving education, attacking racial injustice, and putting a man on the moon. Much like JFK, __________’s domestic program which was known as ___________________________ greatly helped the poor as well through the creation of both __________________________ and __________________________ which provided healthcare to both the poor and the elderly.The __________________________ who were southern Vietnamese fighters who supported communism fought hard against the US against the Vietnam War. They supported _______________________ who was the leader of Communist North Vietnam.During the 1960’s, __________________________ and __________________________ fought for equal rights for women through various publications and demonstrations such as the Feminine Mystique, MS. As well as the creation of NOW.___________________________ also fought for equal rights of farm workers during the 1960’s who primarily were immigrants from Latin America. ___________________________ and the _____________________________ were two groups who opposed MLK’s anti-violence strategies of the Civil rights movement. Both believed the African-American community should protect themselves by any means necessary. The _______________________________ led to mass hysteria over gasoline during the beginning of the 1970’s. The organization known as ___________ increased their control over the distribution of oil and greatly limited its importation into the US.The ___________________________________ and the __________________________ were two events that greatly impacted the American people opposition of the Vietnam War.Egypt and Israel was able to find peace though the signing of the ___________________________ made possible by President ______________________. Despite this positive outcome, his presidency was not able to recover after the ____________________________ when 66 American hostages were taken at an American embassy in Iran during the Iranian Revolution.The American people’s trust of the American government was shattered after it was revealed that President ____________________________ was involved in a break-in and cover up of Democratic Headquarters in Washington DC. This scandal became known as the _____________________________ scandal. After Nixon resigned, President _____________________ immediately pardoned him angering Americans.Both Nixon and Ford wanted to ease tensions with the USSR which was a strategy known as _____________________________During JFK’s administration, the US attempted to overthrow communist dictator of Cuba Fidel Castro through an invasion known as the _______________________ which was very unsuccessful. The Cold War intensified after this failure as well as during the __________________________________ crisis which was when the USSR stationed nuclear warheads in Cuba. Luckily, both Kennedy and Khrushchev were both able to find a solution and removed the warheads from Cuba. During the Vietnam War, the Vietcong launched the _____________________________ which was a tactical victory for the US but also revealed the end of the war was nowhere in sight. This attack forced the American government to rethink its involvement in Vietnam amidst much of the public outcry against the war effort. Unit 7: Rise of ConservatismProvide 2 factors that contributed to the rise of conservative politics during the beginning of the 1980’s.Explain Reaganomics. How did it impact the federal government? The American people? The American economy? Provide 2 factors that contributed to the end of the Cold War. What did the US do to help end it? What was happening in the USSR that may have also led to the end?What was the Iran Contra Affair?What are some of the differences between liberals and conservatives? Size of government? Taxes? Welfare? Military?What led to The Persian Gulf War? What was the American strategy of this war known as? What were liberal laws passed during Clinton’s Administration?What were some conservative things passed during Clinton’s administration? (Trade)What is ethnic cleansing? Where was it happening? Why?What was Clinton impeached? What was the result?What happened on September 11, 2001? How was responsible for the attack? How did the Bush administration respond? (2 things)Why did Bush invade Iraq again?What was the Patriot Act?What is globalization?What major change took place during the 1990’s?Why did people become unhappy with the Bush Administration? Who was elected after in 2008 becoming the first black President in American history?Wars of American History IIWarParticipantsWhy did it start?Why did the US Enter?Major Battles or American strategyEffects/End Result/TreatySpanish American WarWorld War IWorld War IIKorean WarVietnam WarPersian Gulf WarIraq WarMatching the ElectionsMatch the election years with the facts provided187619121920193219601980200019681992George W. Bush lost this election because the American people were upset with his tax increase. Also, Clinton secured victory because of his moderate views as a “New Democrat” __________This election saw the introduction of the New Deal as FDR promised to pull the country out of the Great Depression after an unsuccessful tenure by Herbert Hoover. _________This election marked the beginning of the resurgence of the conservative right as Ronald Reagan was elected as President under very conservative policies including his supply-side economic plan. ________The election was hotly debated as both candidates failed to win the 270 Electoral College votes required to win the election. It came down to the state of Florida where a recount took place. Finally, after Bush vs. Gore, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bush ending the recount giving Bush the victory. __________This Election was heavily impacted the by the television. JFK’s charisma and personality won the support of the American people after watching the debates between him and Nixon on TV. ____________This election marked the end of the Progressive Era and the beginning of the “Return to Normalcy” stressing the return to pre-progressive ideas of laissez-faire economics and deregulation of business. The winner of the election was Warren Harding after the American people grew tired of Wilson’s foreign policy ambitions. _____________This election was marred by much violence and tension leading up to voting day. The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy in combination with the opposition to the Vietnam War made this election one of the most tense in recent memory. After promising to remove troops out of Vietnam and outlining to the American people a plan for decreased American involvement in Vietnam, Richard Nixon won handily over opponents Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace. Wallace, former Governor of the state of Alabama ran under the idea of segregation where he would receive almost 10 million votes. ______________This election was in the middle of the Progressive period between very Progressive candidates. This election was also notable because of the presence of socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs who advocated for workers’ rights and was the created of the International Workers of the World (IWW). Teddy Roosevelt famously entered this election as the Bull Mouse candidate deliberately to take votes away from former ally and Republican William H. Taft. Neither Roosevelt nor Taft won the election as the splitting of the Republican Party benefitted Democratic candidate and election winner Woodrow Wilson. ____________The election marked the end of the period known as Reconstruction. Rutherford B. Hayes famously tied opponent Samuel Tilden where the decision of the next president would be decided by the US Congress. After the Compromise of 1877, Congress decided to reward Hayes with the victory as he promised to remove remaining troops from the South, allow former Confederates into Congress, and build a transcontinental railroad in the South. _____________ ................
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