End of course flashcard list (full version)
- 1. 1 Directions: Students should make flashcards from these End of Course terms/ideas. You will be quizzed on them every Friday from January 11th - the end of the semester. 1. made his fortune in oil-Rockefeller 2. made his fortune in steel- Carnegie 3. made his fortune in railroad shipping and has a University named after him in Nashville-Vanderbilt 4. created airbrakes for trains- George Westinghouse 5. belief that government should be “hands off” or have limited involvement- laissez fare 6. responsible for spurring American Industrial growth and creating markets for steel, coal, timber, and other materials- railroads 7. when a single company takes control of an entire market- monopoly 8. idea created by Karl Marx that believed the wealth should be evenly divided in society- Marxism 9. president during the Civil War(ended in 1865)- Abraham Lincoln 10. first president to be impeached – Andrew Johnson (from TN-replaced Lincoln after assassination) 11. term that means an extreme dislike of immigrants/ foreigners by native-born people- Nativism 12. deal between Theodore Roosevelt and Japan that limited Japanese immigration to the United States- Gentleman’s Agreement (chapter 6) 13. the political boss of Tammany Hall in NYC- William “Boss”Tweed 14. president during World War I- Woodrow Wilson 15. president during the Women’s Suffrage movement- Woodrow Wilson 16. amendment that feed the slaves- 13th 17. amendment that gave freed slaves citizenship- 14th 18. amendment that gave freed slaves the right to vote- 15th 19. amendment that banned the sale and manufacturing of liquor- 18th 20. amendment that gave women the right to vote- 19th 21. word that means the right to vote- suffrage 22. president of the U.S. during WWII (1939-45)- FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) 23. city in TN where the atomic bomb was built- Oak Ridge
- 2. 2 24. secret project developed by scientists and military officials to create the atomic bomb used during WWII- Manhattan Project 25. Army base in TN that worked on the Manhattan project- Ft. Campbell 26. Jewish scientist from Germany that created the atomic bomb- Albert Einstein 27. delivered the speech Ain’t I a Woman- Sojourner Truth 28. delivered the speech known as the Atlanta Compromise- Booker T. Washington 29. Black separatist who created the shipping line known as the Black Star line- Marcus Garvey 30. African-American graduate from Harvard who disagreed with Booker T. Washington’s approaches to achieving equality- W. E. B. Dubois 31. agency that helped freed slaves and other southerners immediately after the Civil War- the Freedmen’s Bureau 32. senator that hunted for Communists in government- Joseph McCarthy 33. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis- JFK 34. president that replaced FDR during WWII and was strong anti-Communist- Harry S. Truman 35. issued and Executive Order in 1947 to desegregate the military- Harry S. Truman 36. helped pass the Federal HWY Act- Eisenhower 37. Granger laws were designed to help people in this industry- farmers 38. process that took the impurities out of steel- Bessemer Process (created by Henry Bessemer) 39. term coined by Mark Twain meaning that things are pretty on the outside, but ugly and rotten on the inside (refers to political corruption in 1800s)- Gilded Age 40. created by Jane Addams to help immigrants- Hull House 41. famous for taking pictures during the Gilded Age and the Great Depression- Jacob Riis 42. invented the telephone- Alexander Graham Bell 43. founder of the Standard Oil Company- Rockefeller 44. court case that determined that separate was indeed equal- Plessy v. Ferguson 45. exaggerated form of reporting news- yellow journalism 46. journalists that found the filth and gossip in society- muckrakers
- 3. 3 47. court case that determined that separate was indeed equal- Plessy vs. Ferguson 48. author of the book the Jungle- Upton Sinclair 49. launched crusade against lynching- Ida B. Wells 50. launched crusade against Rockefeller- Ida B. Tarbell 51. gave aid to wounded civil war soldiers –sanitary commission 52. American belief that it was our duty to expand and spread democracy- manifest destiny 53. started Mc Donald’s- Ray Kroc 54. real estate developer that built twin towers- Donald Trump 55. started amazon- Jeff Bezos 56. president involved in Watergate scandal- Nixon 57. White House staff member that testified against Nixon at Watergate hearing- John Dean 58. Washington Post reporters that helped cracked the case on Watergate- Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodard 59. president that was strong conservative- increased defense spending during his “Peace through Strength” campaign - Ronald Reagan 60. WWI hero from TN that won congressional medal of honor-Sgt. Alvin York 61. studio where Elvis first recorded- Memphis Sun Studio 62. Vietnamese offensive in 1968 during the New Year holiday- Tet offensive 63. first televised war- Vietnam 64. former head of Chrysler- Iacocca 65. Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps during this war- WWII 66. wrote the book Roots- Alex Haley 67. name of president LBJ’s plan to end poverty in the U. S.- Great Society 68. court case that said police must read rights to citizens who are being arrested- Miranda vs. Arizona 69. city in Alabama were 4 black girls were killed in church bombing- Birmingham 70. city where I have a dream speech was delivered- Washington, D.C.
- 4. 4 71. Civil Rights Leader killed in Memphis, TN at the Lorraine Motel- MLK Jr. 72. leader of Cuba- fidel Castro 73. leader of the Soviet Union during WWII 74. country that had fascist government- Italy 75. term associated with communism- containment 76. papers that authorized the govt. to go to war in Vietnam- Gulf of Tonkin 77. author of the Feminine mystique- Betty Friedan 78. started Wal- Mart- Sam Walton 79. first man on the moon- Neil Armstrong 80. president assassinated in Dallas, TX in 1963- JFK 81. president that replaced JFK- LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson) 82. Vietnamese Communist leader- Ho Chi Minh 83. JFK’s plan to send volunteers into developing countries to teach skills- Job Corps 84. heir to the Austro0Hungarian throne who was assassinated at start of WWI- Franz Ferdinand 85. committee that gave aid to wounded Civil War soldiers- Sanitary Commission 86. chemical plant that supplied gun powder for wars- Du Pont 87. belief that the U. S. needed to conquer new territory- more markets, democracy, and Christianity- imperialism 88. law that broke up Indian reservations- gave away their lands- Dawes Act 89. chocolate king who built his own town in Pennsylvania around his choco factory- Milton Hershey 90. made his wealth in shipping- has university named after him in Nashville- Vanderbilt 91. scandal with whiskey and liquor distillers- whiskey ring 92. political theory that believes that the govt.’s needs come before the individuals 93. treaty that said Germany would have to pay reparations after WWI 94. reason the League of Nations failed- no police power 95. idea that only strongest people and nations will survive- social Darwinism
- 5. 5 96. act that required civil service exam for government jobs- Pendleton Civil Service Act 97. decade when you could buy things on credit and pay later- 20s 98. TN governor that called a special session of legislature to vote on 19th amendment- Gov. Albert Roberts 99. period during the 20s where African American music and art flourished- Harlem Renaissance 100. president that helped the U. S. acquire the Panama Canal- Theodore Roosevelt 101. cities in TN where munitions, Navy vehicles, an aircraft were made for WWII- Memphis and Chattanooga 102. new deal program that provided aid to elderly and disabled- social security 103. president during the Great Depression- Hoover 104. name given to shantytowns during The Great depression- Hoovervilles 105. found different uses for peanuts- George Washington Carver 106. New Deal program that called for the planting of trees across the U. S.- CCC 107. gave assistance to military personnel for education and loans –G. I. Bill 108. another name for the Hippies- went against established traditions- counterculture 109. period where the birth rate increased dramatically after WII- baby boom 110. war that lasted from 1946-1990- Cold War 111. act that prohibited discrimination in employment and public facilities based on race, creed, or color- Civil Rights Act of 1964 112. south Carolina senator that was the leader of the Dixiecrat- Strom Thurmond 113. civil rights leader who disagreed with MLK’s theory- Malcolm X 114. police commissioner that turned fire hoses and police dogs on protesters- Bull O’ Connor 115. trial over evolution in TN- Scopes/ Monkey trial 116. testified against Nixon in the Watergate hearings- John Dean 117. built on orders of Soviet leader Krushchevez to divide East and West Berlin 118. country that was divided at 17th parallel- Vietnam 119. court case that gave states the authority to set railroad rates- Munn v. Illinois
- 6. 6 120. celebration were the Parthenon was unveiled in Nashville- TN Centennial Celebration 121. established the U. S. Forest Service- advocated conservationism- Gifford Pinchot 122. TN suffragette that pushed for the passage of the 19th amendment- Anne Dallas Dudley 123. company that produced aluminum for the war- ALCOA 124. term used to describe the cultural gap between older people and younger people- generation gap 125. secretary of state under FDR- father of the United Nations- Cordell Hull 126. word used in the 50s- meant everything must be the same – conformity 127. term that means equating personal happiness with the purchase of material items(60s)- consumerism 128. court case that determined that separate was not equal- Brown vs. Board of education 129. school where U. S. Marshalls had to come in so that James Meredith could go to school in MS- Ole Miss 130. school where National Guardsmen killed four students in a riot- Kent State 131. first president to be impeached- Andrew Johnson 132. name for Vietnamese guerillas that the U. S. was fighting – Viet Cong 133. Teddy Roosevelt’s group of volunteers that fought in Spanish/American War 134. fired by Truman during the Korean war for insubordination- Douglas Mc Arthur 135. date that Pearl Harbor was bombed- December 7, 1941 136. former member of SNCC and Core that switched and began advocating Black Power- Stokely Carmichael 137. U. S. senator from TN who investigated organized crime in the 1950s and wore a coonskin cap- Estes Kefauver