USH Midterm Test Review

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  1. 1. Immigrants arrived from Europe in this city's Ellis Island, next to the Statue of Liberty. (Short way to say the city's name)
  2. 6. One of the reforms that people fought for in the early 1900s - it's goal was the end of sale and drinking of alcohol in the US. The Eighteenth Amendment achieved prohibition in the US in 1917/1919.
  3. 10. This country had a communist revolution in 1917, towards the end of World War One.
  4. 12. A system where people are forced to work while being owned by another person.
  5. 13. This country was one of the enemies of the US in World War One.
  6. 15. This is another name for the purposeful killing of someone, usually for some political or other driven goal. Examples include Abraham Lincoln and Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
  7. 16. 1 or more companies attempt to control the entire economy of an industry and it allows companies to control prices, supply, demand, etc. without any competition or outside forces
  8. 17. A route by which slaves escaped from the South to North or Canada. (Two Words)
  9. 19. The US bought this land from Russia in the far north of North America in 1867.
  10. 21. 16th president of the US, led the coutnry through the Civil War but he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth towards the end of the war.
  11. 23. A racist system of belief that emphasizes that the white people who immigrated to the US first are superior to others, including Blacks, Asians, and new White immigrants.
  12. 25. The political movement to end slavery and free the slaves around the world.
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  1. 1. This was one of the long-term causes of World War One - it describes the desire for people to fight to have a independent nation which can represent their people group.
  2. 2. The US invaded this Spanish colony during the Spanish-American War.
  3. 3. This is the reason why a country decides it is right to go to war.
  4. 4. The coming of people from other countries to live in a foreign country.
  5. 5. People are separated according to their race. In the US South, Jim Crow laws forced black people to be separated from white people in most aspects of society.
  6. 7. One of the industry leaders in the development of cars and the assembly line production process. (Two words)
  7. 8. The process of increasing growth and density of cities after and because of the industrial revolution.
  8. 9. An economic system that maximizes profits through the continuous expansion of industry and development of technology.
  9. 11. This book by Upton Sinclair, written in 1906, was about the poor working conditions for workers of meat-packing factories in the US . (Two words)
  10. 14. A system by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over other weaker lands and nations.
  11. 18. A place where Native Americans were forcibly settled after the US conquered North America.
  12. 20. This is a self-feeding cycle by which new technology allows materials and goods to be produced faster and cheaper. Then, because more resources are available, more money can be spent on new technologies and factories. The cycle continues again. This system is a part of capitalism.
  13. 22. 26th president of the US, he was a great leader in the progressive age because he helped pass many positive, progressive reforms.
  14. 24. An economic system made to fight against the economic system that pursues profits at the expense of workers’ health, happiness, and freedom. The goal of this system is to return that power from companies to the workers.