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)