2nd part of American History Final Exam Study Guide



2nd part of American History Final Exam Study Guide

What happened to Cubans and Puerto Ricans after the Spanish-American War?

What happened when the U.S. gained access to the Canal Zone in Panama?

Define “Moral Diplomacy”

Describe Porfirio Diaz

Describe T. Roosevelt’s use of “Big Stick”

Define Social Darwinism

Name all of the countries in the Triple Alliance

Why did it take Woodrow Wilson so long for the U.S. to enter WW I

What turned public opinion in the U.S. against Germany in WW I

What event hastened the entry of the U.S. into WW I

What was the Sedition Act of 1918

How did WW I affect women in the U.S.

Describe the African American Great Migration during WW I

What increased immigration from Mexico into the U.S. because of WW I

Describe the “Zimmerman Note”

Describe the National Defense Act and the Naval Construction Act of 1916

How many American troops served in WW I

Describe Wilson’s phrase “peace without victory”

Who were the “reservationists” and what did they believe in with Article 10 of the Treaty of Versailles

Define the League of Nations

Why were there so many labor strikes in 1919?

Define the “Red Scare”

What nation was the world’s economic leader after WW I

In 1920, what did American’s want from their president?

What did Stanton write about women during WW I?

Define universal suffrage

What happened to farmer’s income in the 1920’s?

What did the Twenty-First Amendment do?

What were Edwin Denby and Albert Fall known for?

What emerged in cities such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland in the 1920’s?

What happened to Marcus Garvey’s movement?

What was the major result of Henry Ford’s innovative manufacturing techniques?

What did the demand for automobiles in the 1920’s do for the economy?

Buying stock on margin remained profitable as long as what occurred?

What happened to American farmers as a whole during the 1920’s?

What policies did presidents Harding and Coolidge favor?

Describe Warren G. Harding’s presidency

What did President Coolidge believe that the creation of wealth would do?

What happened to the American economy during Coolidge’s presidency?

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

Describe the major difference between urban and rural lifestyles in the 1920’s?

Where did the American movie industry thrive?

What happened to America’s first radio station in 1920?

Describe the “New Woman” of the 1920’s

How did the consumer economy of the 1920’s affect the lives of women?

Describe Abstract art

Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920’s?

Describe the impact of Jazz music during the 1920’s?

Describe the literature of the Harlem Renaissance

What was the long lasting legacy of the Harlem Renaissance on African Americans?

Where had most African Americans in the 1920’s Harlem come from?

Which group experienced an early depression in the 1920’s?

What can be said about women in the 1920’s?

During the 1920’s, the United States economy moved through which phase of the business cycle?

Why did the stock market crash in the fall of 1929?

Which main factor contributed to the spread of the Great Depression overseas?

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