AM2 Course Review

What was the main point of the Frontier Thesis?

• Urban environments were just as responsible for shaping American culture

• America needed to stop expanding and oppressing Native Americans

• The frontier had little effect on Americans, instead it was cities

• American culture was created by expansion & Americans must expand

Why was the late 1800s known as the "Gilded Age"?

• Rich people shared their wealth with the poor

• Social problems weren't apparent but the ultra-wealthy were

• It was popular to cover items in gold

• The middle class began to quickly grow due to the factories of this time

Why were labor unions created?

• In order to collectively bargain and fight for workers' rights

• To help reinforce the power of the big businesses

• As spies for the Robber Barons

• To be able to ensure maximum efficiency in the factories

Which picture best depicts how the average factory worker lived?

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What event led the US to become an imperial power?

• Boxer Rebellion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Spanish-American War

• Cuban-American War

What was the US goal in the Open Door Policy?

• Destroy China economically so Europe can take it over

• Deny other countries access to China unless they pay a bribe

• Close China off so only the US would make money

• Open China up so all countries could trade & make money

How was the White Man's Burden used to justify imperialism?

• Without the US the other countries would remain uncivilized

• The US was taking their resources for no reason

• Europe would take the resources while the US helped the poor countries out

• Nonwhite people would have to support the US and other white nations

Why did entertainment industries increase so much during the Roaring 20s?

• People did not spend their money on entertainment during the Roaring 20s

• Charlie Chaplin made people want to spend their money

• Americans had expendable income for the first time

• Only some industries, such as movies, increased. Most did not.

Which of the following pictures shows a cause of the Great Depression?

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How did the New Deal attempt to address the problems of the Great Depression?

• The govt created jobs to rebuild the country and pay people

• The govt maintained laissez-faire policies

• Young men were expected to join the military to fight in WWII

• Many in the govt began to switch to communism