Study Guide Part 1 US History A
1. What was ineffective about Progressivism in the late 1880’s?
2. What was the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary?
3. What did Anti-Imperialists argue in the 1880’s?
4. Why did the US fight the Spanish- American War?
5. What was Florence Kelley’s greatest contribution during the late 1800’s and early
1900’s?
6. Why were business and political leaders pressured to gain access to foreign markets in
the late 1880’s?
7. What helped the Woman’s Suffrage movement the most?
8. What was a major factor in the outbreak of WWI?
9. What did not encourage the US to enter WWI?
10. What convinced many Americans that the United States was on the brink of a
Communists revolution after WW1?
11. What was the Harlem Renaissance?
12. Define what National Culture is?
13. What were some of the economic warning signs during the early 1920’s?
14. Describe the overall effects of the Depression.
15. Why were people disillusioned with Pres. Hoover?
16. After the Great Depression, how did most Americans view the role federal government?
17. How did the New Deal try and revive the economy in the 1930’s?
18. Describe the US economy during the late 1920’s.
19. Describe the early warning signs of a troubled economy in during 1920’s.
20. How did most investors react to the sudden fall in stock prices in late October 1929?
21. Why was rapid recovery impossible after the crash of 1929?
22. How did Hoover aim to solve the nation’s economic problems?
Study Guide Part 2 US History A
The United States reaffirmed the Monroe Doctrine in the late 1880’s by ____.
In the late 1880’s, yellow journalists William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were largely
responsible for _____.
The Main goal of the Unites States during the Spanish American War was to ____.
As a result of the Spanish American War ____.
President Theodore Roosevelt is often remembered for _____.
The building of the Panama Canal was important because it _____.
The success of the Boy Scouts and American Girl Scouts in the early 1900’s showed that many
Americans ____.
In the early 1900’s anti-imperialists used all of the following arguments except ____.
Which group faced particulary hard times during the 1920’s?
Describe the American economy during the 1920’s.
What are the trouble signs for the economy during the 1920’s?
How did most investors react to a sudden fall in stock prices in late October 1929?
Why was rapid economic recovery impossible after the crash of 1929?
What were some of the effects of wage cuts and unemployment in the early 1930’s?
Against which group did relief and job programs discriminate most during the Depression?
What would most likely be a “good” memory of the Depression era generation?
How did President Hoover attempt to solve the nation’s economic problems?
What was the major reason for Roosevelt’s overwhelming victory in 1932?
In the 1920’s many American consumers began to adopt the practice of ____.
Advertisements in the in the late 1920’s changed from an emphasis on quality to an emphasis on
______.
Henry Ford’s dream was to sell cars that ______.
Ford did not invent the assembly line but he _______.
Ford’s success came partly from ______.
The increase in automobiles led to the rise of new businesses such as _______.
The nation’s businesses took off in the 1920’s, in part because of ______.
When Hoover took office in 1929, most Americans expected _______.
Generally, the 1920’s were marked by _________.
Hoover did little to discourage the wild buying of stocks with borrowed money because he had
high confidence in the ________.
The huge rise in the stock market in the 1920’s mainly benefited ______.
Consumers’ desire for exciting new products led to _______.
Practices such as buying on margin reflected Americans’ ______.
Despite the prosperity of the 1920’s, life remained hard for many ________.