U.S. History / Geography I Final Exam Review 1. Laissez-faire relies on to regulate prices and wages. 2. A shortage of workers in California forced the Central-Pacific railroad while building the Trans-Continental Railroad to hire about 10,000 workers from? 3. A Steel company that owns the coal mines, limestone quarries and iron ore fields it depends on is an example of? 4. The two railroad companies that built the Trans-continental Railroad were? 5. When a single company achieves control of an entire market, it is known as? Define: 6. Andrew Carnegie- 7. Karl Marx- 8. Alexander Graham Bell- 9. Thomas Edison- 10. John Rockefeller- 11. Nativism in the late 1800s was focused on Asians, Jews, and 12. What law prevented Chinese immigrants already in the US from becoming citizens? 13. The processing center for the vast majority of immigrants arriving on the East Coast was at 14. An informal political group designed to gain and keep power. 15. led the New York City Democratic political machine during the 1860 s and 1870 s 16. Entertainment adapted from French theater.
17. Belief that a person could rise in society and go as far as their talents and commitment would take them. 18. The Gospel of Wealth was a philosophy that wealthy Americans were responsible for using their fortunes to engage in? 19. Granger laws supported the interests of? 20. In 1886, African American farmers formed the? 21. The cheapest accommodations on a steamship were. 22. was the location of a barracks in California to accommodate Asian immigrants. 23. An extreme dislike for foreigners by native-born people is. 24. What was the famous New York Democratic political machine called? 25. America s industrialization made some people wealthy and created what growing social and economic class of people? 26. Wrote a best selling book that helped to build public support for a big navy:. 27. the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations. 28. The idea that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas and systems of government:. 29. What was a territory called when an imperial power allowed local rulers to stay in control? 30. a volunteer cavalry regiment led by Teddy Roosevelt and fought in the Spanish American War. 31. Aggressive nationalism:. 32. When the explosion of the Maine happened in 1898, many Americans blamed it on? 33. On April 11, 1898, President McKinley asked congress to authorize the use of force to end the conflict in? 34. For his efforts in ending the war between Japan and Russia, Theodore Roosevelt won?
35. What was the Great White Fleet? 36. Shortly after midnight on May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey led his squadron into Manila Bay in? 37. When Americans began looking overseas for new markets in the 1800 s, they naturally tended to look toward? 38. When President Rutherford B. Hayes attacked the practice of patronage, his supporters were called? 39. Where did many Chinese immigrants settle within the U.S in the 1890 s? 40. In response to urban congestion, Boston and New York built the first? 41. One Reason for the tension between the European powers was their intense pride in their homelands called? 42. What country made an offer to the Mexican government proposing that Mexico become its ally if the U.S. entered the European war? 43. The assassination of this person was the spark that ignited World War I? 44. Wartime fears led to the mistreatment and persecution of 45. Liberty and Victory Bonds were used for what reason? 46. Who overthrew the Russian Government in November of 1917 and established a communist government there? 47. In the 11 th month on the 11 th day at the 11 th hour in 1918 this was signed? 48. President Wilson called for the creation of a general association of nations known as? 49. As strikes erupted across the United States in 1919 the fear that Communists might seize power led to the? 50. Americans often linked radicalism with? Define: 51. Central Powers- 52. Triple Entente- 53. Great Migration-
54. Bolsheviks- 55. Reparations- 56. Communist International- 57. Immunity- 58. Ohio Gang- 59. Isolationism- 60. Teapot Dome- 61. Return to Normalcy- 62. Washington Conference- 63. The assembly line helped to make this the first massed produced car? 64. To create consumers for their new products, manufacturers turned to? 65. This group of people did not see prosperity of the 1920 s 66. The Emergency Quota Act limited this? 67. The 18 th amendment made it illegal to? 68. For many Americans the Allure of this new leisure time activity gave them a way to get out the home spend their money and extra time? 69. Which event publicly debated the subjects of evolution and creationism and their place in education? 70. Famous writer who created colorful, glamorous characters who chased futile dreams in The Great Gatsby. 71. The area of New York City that was the site of a flowering of African American Arts. 72. This style of music was influenced by Dixieland Blues and Ragtime? 73. This the most famous night club in Harlem, but only served white customers.
74. What was a major campaign issue in the 1928 election? 75. As a result of Alfred E. Smith s religion he endured a smear campaign in the 1928 election. What religion was Mr. Smith? 76. In 1929 the top 5% of all American households earned 30% of the nation s income. What is this called? 77. What caused stock prices to first begin to decline in late 1929? 78. When a bank collapsed during the Great Depression what would happen? 79. What is October 29, 1929, now known as because the stock market took its steepest dive on this day? 80. What were two of the most popular forms of entertainment enjoyed by most people during the Depression? 81. Why did farmers on the Great Plains begin to lose their crops during the Depression? 82. How did President Hoover hope the public works programs would help during the Depression? 83. Why didn t Hoover want the government to create many new jobs during the Depression? 84. What did Hoover believe that only state and city governments should dole out? 85. Why did thousands of World War I veterans come to Washington D.C. in 1932 to lobby Congress? 86. What do most economists agree was the key cause of the Depression in the US? 87. What did the Emergency Relief and Construction Act provide? Define: 88. Civilian Conservation Corp- 89. Bank holidays- 90. New Deal- 91. Federal Emergency Relief Association- 92. Securities Exchange Commission-
93. National Labor Relations Act- 94. Deficit spending- 95. Social Security Act- 96. Works Progress Administration- 97. Schechter v. United States- 98. What was the period between March 9 and June 16, 1933 called when Congress passed 15 major acts to meet an economic crisis? 99. Which program paid farmers not to grow certain crops, such as cotton, corn, wheat, and tobacco? 100. What was the first thing Roosevelt set out to do to fight the Depression? 101. What did Father Coughlin, a Catholic Priest with a popular radio show, ask the government to do to ease the depression? 102. What did the bold series of programs and reforms that Roosevelt launched in 1935 come to be called? 103. What did two important Supreme Court decisions result in allowing the federal government to mediate between competing groups and increase federal power over?