Goard American History Final Exam Study Guide
Across
- 3. Since the 1980s, we have shifted from a manufacturing-based economy to a __________-based economy.
- 5. Extreme economic crisis of the 1930s, characterized by high unemployment and the collapse of the stock market.
- 7. The US's rival during the Cold War.
- 12. Organization that fights for improvements in the workplace, typically including wages, hours, or conditions.
- 13. Post-WW2 paranoia over communism's influence in the United States.
- 16. Nickname for the Middle Colonies due to their production of cereal crops.
- 18. Since the 1980s, this has been driven by people from Latin America.
- 20. Main cash crop of the Southern Colonies.
- 23. President during the 1980s who supported deregulation, lower taxes, and an expensive military strategy to defeat communism.
- 26. Alliance that the US fought alongside in World War I.
- 28. Borrowing money to buy an item and paying for it over time.
- 29. Economic system where colonies exist to benefit the mother country
- 32. Highly valuable mineral desired by European colonists
- 33. Native Americans believed people could not _______ land.
- 35. Relief, recovery, and reform program passed by FDR to fix the Great Depression.
- 37. Supporters of American Independence
- 38. Conflict between countries without direct fighting.
- 39. Location of a significant 1848 women's rights conference.
- 44. Communism could exist where it already was, but would not be allowed to spread.
- 46. MLK and Malcolm X most disagreed over the use of __________ in the Civil Rights Movement.
- 47. First president of the United States
- 48. Name for the acquisition of new western territory including California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
- 50. 1896 court case that made racial segregation legal, so long as facilities were "separate but equal."
- 51. Time period after the Civil War when southern states were trying to rejoin the US and recover from war damages.
Down
- 1. Early 1900s movement to address problems caused by industrialization.
- 2. Late 1800s political party that "appealed to the people," especially farmers and industrial workers.
- 4. The original US constitution that was replaced due to its ineffectiveness
- 6. Event that brought the US into World War II.
- 8. Colonial region known for religious freedom, ship building, and exporting.
- 9. Written by Thomas Jefferson and signed on July 4, 1776, this announced the colonies' intention to separate from Britain
- 10. Thomas Jefferson controversially bought this territory for $15 million, doubling the size of the US.
- 11. Process of British colonies becoming more like Britain
- 14. The greatest influence on Native American culture was the ____________.
- 15. Potentially catastrophic environmental crisis of the 2000s.
- 17. When a strong nation controls a weaker nation, usually for cultural, religious, economic, military, or political motivations.
- 19. Began after the 9/11 attack on NYC.
- 21. Asian nation that hosted a highly controversial proxy war between the communist North and the democratic South.
- 22. Clear, obvious, and occasionally violent ways that slaves resisted treatment (hint: either overt or covert).
- 24. Name for the Union's plan for victory in the Civil War, including a blockade along the Atlantic coast and controlling the Mississippi River to suffocate the south.
- 25. Political party formed in the 1850s opposed to the expansion of slavery into new western territories.
- 27. Introduced after the French & Indian War, these were placed on the colonies without their approval
- 30. Nickname for the mid-1800s economic growth, including rise of factories, new agricultural technology, and improvements in transportation.
- 31. The first permanent British colony
- 34. Highly contagious disease that killed over 80% of Native Americans
- 36. Rival political/economic ideology to American capitalism.
- 40. Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, these officially ended World War II.
- 41. In French, translates to "hands-off" or "let it be." In economics, it means minimal government intervention.
- 42. Elected president in 1860 opposed to the expansion of slavery.
- 43. The explorer who "discovered" the New World
- 45. Preference of native-born Americans over immigrants for political, economic, and social opportunities.
- 49. President who is most recognizable for the rise of the "Common Man" and Indian Removal Policy.