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junior us history semester 1 final exam questions

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16405465yellow journalismwrote 2 start civil war0
16405466Mahanwanted 2 expand navy "Great White Fleet"1
16405467social darwinism"survival of the fittest"2
16405468Rooseveltbusted northern security trust3
16405469Franz Ferdinandarch duke who's death sparked WW14
16405470Schnek vs. US"clear and present" - climinates freedom of speech5
16405471united mine workers strike1st to side with labor, what strike?6
16405472bessemer processsteel manufacturing, makes skyscrapers7
16405474northwest ordinanceArticles of Confederations, no slavery north of Ohio River8
16405475expanding slavery1858 debates, Lincoln-Douglas9
16405476tariffbiggest difference w/ dem&repub in Gilded Age10
16405477blue lawslaws 2 regulate personal behavior & VICE11
16405478Mainbattleship that explodes in Savannah Harbor12
16405479PhilippeanesDewys fleet destroys Spanish fleet here13
16405480Pulitzer & Hurst2 yellow journalist editors; help start Civil War14
16405481Ruff RidersRoosevelt led; won @ San Juan Hill15
16405482Open Door Policyfree trade in China16
16405483Puerto Rico, Philippeanes, Guam3 territories US still control from end of Spanish American war17
16405484Monroe Doctrinewarning not 2 colonize the northern hemisphere (to Great Britain/Europe)18
1640860216th Amendmentincome tax19
1640860318th Amendmentprohibition (alcohol)20
1640860413th Amendmentends slavery21
1640860519th Amendmentwomen's suffrage22
1640860614th Amendmentprotection & due process23
16408607PanamaUS negotiates w/ _______ 2 make easier 2 go from Atlantic 2 Pacific24
16408608The Jungleby Upton Sinclair; meat packing industry, big impact25
16408609Herbert Hooverhead of food administration WWI26
16408610Alexander Graham Belldeveolped long distance telephone wires27
16408611Espionage Act & Sedition Act2 laws, WWI to protect from spies & sabotage28
16408612Radical Republicanswant civil rights for African Americans29
16408613Initiative, Refferendum & Recall Proceduresgive right 2 put forth law, get rid of bad politicians & vote on issues30
16408614succex pledgewarn ships before sinking them31
16408615League of NationsUS never joins; rejected some of the Treaty of Versai32
16408616Andrew Carnigaevertical consolidation33
16408617Rockefeller's truststandard oil34
16408618Interstate Commerce Commissionagency created to regulate the railroad35
16408619John Brownhis act/raid deepened the north/south crisis before civil war36
16408620Frederick Douglasafrican american abolitionist who wrote the North Star37
16408621Jefferson Davisonly elected confederate president38
16408622Vladmir Leninresponsible 4 creating the Soviet Union39
16408623Carnigae"Make lots, give 2 charity" - gospel of wealth40
16408624steeragewhere most immigrants stayed on the ships41
16408625boomers & soonerstook part in the Oklahoma land rush42
16408626Wounded Kneeghost dance led to...43
16408627Coxeys Army1st group to march on Washington Avenue & protest44
16408628Gettysberg & Vicksbergturning point in Civil war (2 battles)45
16408629North's reaction to Lee's victoriescompromise peace with south46
16408630Fugitive Slave Act1850 Compromise, most controversial47
164086311864 Abe Lincoln, why does he win?Sherman's Victory in Atlanta48
16408632James Madison"father of constitution"49
164086331912 eleciton - democratWilson50
164086341912 election - socialistDebs51
164086351912 election - republicanTaft52
164086361912 election - progressive (bull moose)Roosevelt53
16408637states rightspowers that the constitution neither gives to the fed. gov nor deines to the states54
16408638abolitionsist movementmovement to end slavery55
16408639nativismpolicy of favoring native-born Americans over immigrants56
16408640suffrageright to vote57
16408641impeachto charge a public official w/ wrong doing in office58
16408642civil rightscitizens personal liberties guarenteed by laws (voting rights & equal treatment)59
16408643pardonofficial forgiveness of crime60
1640864415th Amendmentvoting rights to all males61
16408645Chinese Exclusionno new chinese laborers allowed in US62
16408646social gospel movementsocial reform movement that developed w/in religious institutions & sought to apply the teachings of Jesus directly 2 society63
16408647Laissez fairedoctrine stating that gov. shouldn't interfere in private business64
16408648Chief Josephleader of Nez Perce; forced to give up home by US army65
16408649George Armstrong Custergeneral who attacks Native Americans in 1870; Custars' Last Stand & Little Bighorn66
16408650populistsfollowers of people's party - to advoate larger $ supply & other economic reforms67
16408651boomerssettlers who ran in land races to claim land in Inidan Territory68
16408652William Jennings Bryansilver standard, dem president candidate 1896, 1900 & 190869
16408653tenant farmersrent land from planter70
16408654sharecropperstends portion of planter's land & pays with a share of the crop71
16408655scalawagwhite southern Republican (traitor) after Civil War72
16408656carpetbaggersnorthern Republican who moves South after Civil War (for $$)73
16408657Gilded Agepost-Reconstruction era74
16408658direct primaryelection in which all citizens vote 2 select nominees for election75
16408659injunctionscourt ordering prohibiting certain activity76
16408660social welfare programsprogram made to ensure a basic living standard for all citizens77
16408661muckrakersjournalist who uncovers wrongdoing in politics or business; exposed through journalism78
16408662initiativeall citizens can propose new law direction on ballot by collecting signature on a petition79
16408663trail of tearsforced Cherokee migration to land west of Mississippi River80
16408664Missouri Compromise1820; missouri=slave & maine=free; no slavery in future north of 30*60'N81
16408665reconstructionpost civil war; repair the South's damage & restory southern states to Union82
16408666Scott vs Sanford over slaveryslaves have no rights; opens west to slavery83
16408667Plessy vs. Fergisonsegregation is legal if its "seperate but equal"84
16408668Monroe DoctrineUS would oppose effects by & outside power to control a nation in Western Hemisphere85
16408669manifest destinyUS must expand across North America86
16408670N&S: cause of tensionslavery, states rights, economics87
16408671N&S: south war strategydefend south88
16408672N&S: north war strategyAnaconda plan (blockade, split, capture Richmond)89
16408673Harper's Ferry raid1 yr later 7 states leave the union.. starts slave rebellion90
16408674industrializationmonopolies & trust dominate, steel & oil big big, harsh working conditions91
16408675Kansas-Nebraska Actworsened situation, they became slave states; caused tension92
16408676Lincoln-Douglas debates: Lincolnopposed expanding slavery93
16408677Lincoln Douglas debates: Douglas(wins) supports popular sovereignty on issues (+slavery)94
16408678Ft Sumpter1st civil war shots95
16408679Richmondconfederate capital96
16408680Antietam significancebloodiest day, Emancipation Proclamation97
16408681Emancipation Proclamationfreed all slaves98
164086821864 Lincoln reelection bc of...2 minute speech.. Gettysberg Address99
16408683Rockefellerhorizontal consolidation (buy out competition)100

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