2. Benchmark Exam Review 3 rd Nine Weeks USII.4e-USII.6d (goes with Study Guide I-II if needed)

3. 51.. What are the negative effects of industrialization? Child labor Low wages, long hours Unsafe working conditions

4. 52. Rise of Organized Labor * Formation of Labor Unions-the American Federation of Labor Supported/fought for higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions. *Strikes- The Homestead Strike ended with non-union workers accepting lower wages.

5. 53. What were the Progressive Movement workplace reforms? Improved safety conditions Reduced work hours Restrictions on child labor

6. 54. What opportunities did women gain during women’s suffrage? Increased educational opportunities Attained voting rights

7. 54. What amendment gave women these rights? The nineteenth amendment

8. 54. Who worked for women’s suffrage? Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton

9. 55. The Temperance Movement Composed of groups opposed to the making and selling and transportation of alcohol Supported which amendment? The eighteenth amendment

10. 55. What did the 18 th amendment do? Prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol.

11. Study Guide II: USII.5abc-6abc

12. 1. What were the causes for the Spanish American War? Protection of American business interests in Cuba American support of Cuban rebels to gain independence from Spain Rising tensions as a result of the sinking of the USS Maine Exaggerated news reports called YELLOW JOURNALISM

13. 2. What were the results of the Spanish American war? The USA emerged as a world power Cuba gained independence from Spain US gained possession of Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

14. 2a. Where did the Spanish American War take place? CUBA

15. 3. Theodore Roosevelt’s Foreign Policies Theodore Roosevelt expanded the Monroe Doctrine as a way to prevent European involvement in the affairs of Latin American countries.

16. 4. Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policies and their impact on the United States included the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine which states: A. Asserted the United States right to interfere in economic matters of nations in the Americas. B. Claimed the United States’ rights to exercise international police power (use of military) C. Advocated the “Big Stick” Diplomacy (building of the Panama Canal)

17. 5. What year did WWI begin? 1914 6.What continent did WWI take place? Europe 7.What year did the United States get involved in WWI? 1917

18. 8. Give the 4 reasons the USA got involved in WWI. Inability to remain neutral German submarine warfare—sinking of the Lusitania US economic and political ties to Great Britain Zimmerman Telegram

19. 9. Who were the WWI Allies? British Empire (Great Britain) Serbia France Belgium Russia * USA

20. 9. Who were the Central Powers during WWI? German Empire Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Ottoman Empire

21. 9a. When the US joined WWI, which side did they join? The USA joined on the side of the Allies.

22. 10. At the end of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson prepared a peace plan known as the 14 Points that called for the formation of the League of Nations, a peacekeeping organization.

23. 11. Which country did not join the League of Nations? The United States

24. 12. Why didn’t the above country join the League of Nations? The United States Senate failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

25. 13. List 4 results of improved transportation. Greater mobility Creation of jobs Movement to suburban areas Growth of transportation related industries (oil, steel, road construction)

26. 14. Why are the Wright Brothers well known? Invention of the Airplane

27. 15. Who was known for the use of the assembly line, automobile and rise of mechanization? Henry Ford

28. 16. List 3 communication changes. Increased availability of telephones Development of movies Development of radio and the broadcast industry

29. 17. List 4 ways electrification changed American life. Labor saving products (electric stove, water pump, washing machine) Electric lighting Entertainment (radio) Improved communication

30. 18. What is prohibition? Prohibition made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages

31. 19. What amendment did Prohibition uphold? The eighteenth amendment What amendment repealed it? The 21 st Amendment

32. 20. What are speakeasies? Places for people to drink illegal alcoholic beverages

33. 21. What (Who) are bootleggers? People who smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime.

34. 22. List 4 reasons for the Great Migration North and Midwest: Jobs for African Americans in the South were scarce and low paying. African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South.

35. 22. List 4 facts about the Great Migration (continued). African Americans moved to northern cities for employment opportunities (jobs) African Americans also faced discrimination and violence in the North.

36. 23. Georgia O’Keeffe Art—artist known for urban and later southwest scenes

37. 23. F Scott Fitzgerald Literature —novelist who wrote about the 1920’s

38. 23. John Steinbeck Literature —novelist who wrote about migrant workers in the 1930’s

39. 23. Aaron Copland Music: Uniquely American Music

40. 23. George Gershwin Music: Uniquely American Music

41. 23. Jacob Lawrence Art: painter who chronicled the Great Migration

42. 23. Langston Hughes Literature: poet who combined African and American cultural roots

43. 23. Duke Ellington Music: Jazz composer

44. 23. Louis Armstrong Music: Jazz composer

45. 23. Bessie Smith Music: Blues singer

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