Worksheets2nd & 4th U.S. History Semester 2 Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the U.S.
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
changes the date of the start of a presidential term (inauguration day) to January 20
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
22nd Amendment
limits a president to two terms in office
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
22nd Amendment
prohibits a state from denying the right to vote based on race
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
officially abolished slavery or involuntary servitude in the U.S.
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
repealed the prohibition of alcohol
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
allows the federal government to collect an income tax
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
states that the right to vote cannot be denied based on a person's gender
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
21st Amendment
grants citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States, regardless of race
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
states that U.S. Senators will be elected directly by the people
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
literally, “to let one do”; the belief that the economy should be allowed to operate without government interference
socialism
graft
segregation
laissez-faire
an economic system in which the workers control the means of production (factories, equipment, etc.) and the government oversees equal distribution of wealth
capitalism
anarchism
socialism
communism
the belief that government(s) should be eliminated
capitalism
anarchism
socialism
utopia
an economic system in which private individuals or entrepreneurs control the means of production (factories, equipment, etc.)
capitalism
anarchism
socialism
communism
complete control over all aspects of an industry, including production, quality, wages, and prices
capital
graft
monopoly
socialism
a group of workers who organize
corporation
political machine
monopoly
union
increased factory production
capitalism
industrialization
philanthropy
urbanization
organization that controlled city and state politics by providing services to poor immigrants or jobs to loyal supporters in exchange for votes
corporation
monopoly
political machine
tenement
the illegal use of political influence for personal gain
capitalism
graft
laissez-faire
anarchism
separation of racial groups
assimilate
monopoly
socialism
segregation
growth of cities
industrialization
capitalism
tenements
urbanization
the efforts of wealthy people to promote the welfare of others through financial support or charitable giving
industrialization
capitalism
philanthropy
urbanization
a perfect society
anarchism
socialism
philanthropy
utopia
a multistory building divided into apartments to house several families, often in unsanitary conditions
industrialization
tenement
suffrage
urbanization
a period in the late 1800s where the outward appearance of America differed from the reality underneath
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Reconstruction Era
Reform Age
the act of hanging or murdering someone without a trial
lynching
segregation
anarchism
anti-Semitism
the belief that an immigrant or minority group should adopt the way of life of the dominant culture
assimilation
anarchism
philanthropy
segregation
discrimination, prejudice, and even hatred of Jewish people
anti-Semitism
assimilation
anarchism
arbitration
unable to read and write
graft
anarchism
illiterate
suffrage
the right to vote
arbitration
nationalism
imperialism
suffrage
a period from about 1900-1917 when reformers worked to eliminate government corruption and improve American society
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Reform Age
Reconstruction Era
the use of a neutral third party to negotiate a labor dispute
arbitration
trustbusting
conservation
annexation
an election in which the citizens vote to choose nominees or candidates for the upcoming general election
arbitration
direct primary
annexation
progressivism
the use of government lawsuits to break up monopolies
arbitration
imperialism
conservation
trustbusting
the management and protection of natural resources
assimilation
conservation
annexation
nationalism
a type of taxation where the rate increases as the taxable base increases (the wealthy pay a higher percentage)
industrial tax
progressive tax
regressive tax
tariff
a type of taxation that uses the same rate for everyone, thus hurting the poor more than the wealthy
industrial tax
progressive tax
regressive tax
income tax
the policy of extending political, military, or economic control over other countries or colonies
arbitration
annexation
imperialism
nationalism
a tax on imported goods
income tax
progressive tax
regressive tax
tariff
the act of taking possession of territory or country and joining it with a previously established nation (willingly or unwillingly)
annexation
arbitration
imperialism
nationalism
newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories to promote readership
imperialism
propaganda
nationalism
yellow journalism
a strong belief in one’s own country and its superiority to others; intense patriotism
alliances
imperialism
militarism
nationalism
the belief that a government must create a strong military and be prepared to use it to achieve the country’s goals
alliances
imperialism
militarism
nationalism
agreements of mutual support between nations
alliances
imperialism
annexation
nationalism
fighting done by unconventional means, such as sabotage, ambushes, and unexpected raids
guerrilla warfare
no man's land
trench warfare
militarism
the territory between enemy trenches that neither side occupies
trench warfare
alliances
guerrilla warfare
no man's land
a type of fighting in which occupied lines of troops dig into the ground in order to protect themselves from enemy fire
guerrilla warfare
no man's land
trench warfare
militarism
a German submarine
militarism
trench warfare
no man's land
u-boat
media used to influence someone to support or oppose a cause
propaganda
yellow journalism
arbitration
armistice
an end to fighting; a cease-fire
arbitration
armistice
nationalism
alliances
