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1 Populist Movement  Farmers’ movement to increase power of the common man/farmer  Goal=income tax  Goal=direct election of senators

2 Granger Movement and Omaha Platform  Farmers’ movement to support the business of farming  Goal=fight high railroad prices

3 BCR “COMPARE & CONTRAST” QUESTION  There will be a BCR question on the test.  You will compare two different things that are on the study list.

4 BLUFF!

5 The Rules In turn, each team will be asked a question. Team members who know the answer will stand up. The other team will select ONE person standing up to answer the question. If that person gives a correct answer, the team will receive as many points as there are people standing up. If the answer is wrong, that many points will be subtracted.

6 More Rules Each team will provide one scorekeeper. If no one from the team stands up, the other team will be awarded 5 points. If you do not stand up (i.e you don’t know the answer) add the term to your “To Study” list. A team may not call on the same person from the opposing team until they have called on all the other members of the opposing team.

7 Practice Question  What is laissez-faire?

8  To leave it alone, specifically the economy

9 Practice Question  What is assimilation?

10  To blend in, to join the culture, to change one’s habits, dress, etc to fit in

11 #1  What is nativism?

12  Discrimination against those who are not born in the US; against recent arrivals

13 #2  What was Social Darwinism?

14  Application of “survival of the fittest” to justify economic or social stratification

15 #3  What is a muckraker?

16  Person who works to expose negative conditions or corruption

17 #4  What is yellow journalism?

18  Writing news in a sensational style with the intent of selling more newspapers

19 #5  Explain Big Stick Diplomacy.

20  The military is in reserve, ready to act as necessary

21 #6  Explain imperialism.

22  Acquiring more territory or controlling foreign lands, usually with some aggression

23 #7  What was the American Federation of Labor?

24  Labor union that fought for workers’ rights (better wages, better conditions)

25 #8  How did women get the right to vote?

26  With the passage of the 19 th Amendment

27 #9  What was Prohibition?

28  The 18 th Amendment banned the use and sale of alcohol

29 #10  What was a flapper?

30  Rebellious young woman who pushed traditional boundaries with dress and behavior

31 #11  What was the Great Migration?

32  African Americans moving north for jobs and a better life

33 #12  Describe the Harlem Renaissance.

34  Harlem was a center and destination for African American cultural growth (literature, music, fashion)

35 #13  What was the conflict of the Scopes Trial?

36  Traditional values vs. new science

37 #14  What was wrong with the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial?

38  The defendants were denied some basic rights in order to close the case.

39 #15  What is sedition?

40  Speaking negatively about the government

41 #16  When CAN speech be limited in the US?

42  When the speech expresses a “clear and present danger”

43 #17  What was mechanize warfare?

44  Waging war using machines (planes, tanks, machine guns)

45 #18  What is propaganda?

46  Media that tries to convince the viewer to believe or do something (e.g. support the war)

47 #19  Where was the Western Front? (2 places)

48  France and Belgium

49 #20  What is a philanthropist?

50  A person who donates a lot of money to charity

51 #21  What was the Pendleton Act?

52  Reform law that gave gov’t jobs to those with the skills, not to those who knew somebody

53 #22  What were the Haymarket Affair and the Pullman Strikes?

54  Aggressive labor movement actions, violent stirkes

55 #23  What was the Dawes Act?

56  Gave plots of land to Native Americans (gave them some of their land back)

57 #24  What was “return to normalcy”?

58  Campaign promise to get back to normal after WWI (economy and foreign involvement)


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