1. U.S. History Second Semester Review
Final Exam Jeopardy!!!
U.S. History Second Semester Review

2. Reconstruction
and the Frontier
Industrialization
and
Progressivism
Imperialism
And
WWI
Depression
and
New Deal
WWII
and
Cold War
100
100
100
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100
200
200
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300
300
300
300
300
400
400
400
400
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500
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500

3. Reconstruction/Frontier 100
White Southerners who joined in the Republican party in the post-Civil War years were called

4. 100 Answer
Scalawags

5. Reconstruction/Frontier 200
White Northerners who came to the South seeking personal or political gain

6. 200 Answer
Carpetbaggers

7. Reconstruction/Frontier 300
Under this system farmers rented their land for cash and bought their supplies on credit

8. 300 Answer
Tenant Farming

9. Reconstruction/Frontier 400
Legislation that set guidelines for the assimilation of Native Americans

10. 400 Answer
Dawes Act

11. Reconstruction/Frontier 500
Party founded in the post Civil-War years that appealed largely to farmers

12. 500 Answer
Populists

13. Industrialization/Progressivism 100
Critics of successful industrialists like Rockefeller and Carnegie referred to them as

14. 100 Answer
Robber Barons

15. Industrialization/Progressivism 200
The Bessemer process made this product less expensive

16. 200 Answer
steel

17. Industrialization/Progressivism 300
The passage of this amendment provided for the direct election of U.S. senators

18. 300 Answer
17th

19. Industrialization/Progressivism 400
Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency sought to push through a group of reforms he referred to as

20. 400 Answer
The Square Deal

21. Industrialization/Progressivism 500
In the Jungle Upton Sinclair exposed the horrible working conditions in what industry

22. Meatpacking in Chicago
500 Answer
Meatpacking in Chicago

23. Imperialism/WWI 100
The de Lome letter criticized ___________ and was a factor leading to American entry into war with Spain

24. 100 Answer
President McKinley

25. Imperialism/WWI 200
The U.S. backed rebels so that this Latin American country could gain its independence and it could dig a canal

26. 200 Answer
Panama

27. Imperialism/WWI 300
Name for Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy which reflected America’s status as a world power

28. 300 Answer
The “Big Stick”

29. Imperialism/WWI 400 Question
The _____________ proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico and drove the U.S. to declare war.

30. Zimmerman Telegram or “Note”
400 Answer
Zimmerman Telegram or “Note”

31. Imperialism/WWI 500 Question
Organization tasked with “selling the war” to the American people

32. Committee on Public Information
Topic Answer
Committee on Public Information

33. Depression/New Deal 100
Putting a small percentage of money down to buy stock and borrowing the rest is called

34. 100 Answer
Buying on Margin

35. Depression/New Deal 200
People who bought up high risk stocks cheap in hopes of making a quick profit were engaging in

36. 200 Answer
Speculation

37. Depression/New Deal 300
Roosevelt’s group of informal advisors who helped him develop New Deal legislation

38. 300 Answer
The “Brain Trust”

39. Depression/New Deal 400
Roosevelt urged Congress to pass a bill creating the _________ to regulate the stock market

40. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
400 Answer
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

41. Depression/New Deal 500
The Wagner Act guaranteed the right of workers to engage in this practice

42. Collective Bargaining
500 Answer
Collective Bargaining

43. Congress enacted a “cash and carry” program when it passed the
WWII/Cold War 100
Congress enacted a “cash and carry” program when it passed the

44. 100 Answer
Neutrality Act of 1939

45. Code name for the North Africa campaign
WWII/Cold War 200
Code name for the North Africa campaign

46. 200 Answer
Operation Torch

47. WWII/Cold War 300
After WWII, Congress passed the ____________ to help European economies regain their strength

48. 300 Answer
The Marshall Plan

49. WWII/Cold War 400
The Eisenhower Doctrine promised to protect this area of the world from the threat of Communism

50. 400 Answer
Middle East

51. WWII/Cold War 500
The Bay of Pigs invasion was launched in attempt to over throw what leader

52. 500 Answer
Fidel Castro