Exam Review

Nativism is a rather outdated word. What vocab word did we use this semester to describe the fear of dislike of anything different?

• Arachnophobia

• Jingoism

• Xenophobia

• Philanthropy

A progressive political reform that allows citizens to vote on whether a bill becomes a law, not the legislature?

• recall

• referendum

• initiative

• kickback

A progressive political reform that allows a citizen to propose, draft, write a bill that will potentially become law?

• referendum

• initiative

• recall

• kickback

A NY newspaper publisher known for endorsing yellow journalism tactics.

• William Howard Taft

• Joseph Pulitzer

• Alfred Mahan

• George Dewey

Author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", possibly a commentary on the politics and economics of America in the late 1800s.

• Frank Baum

• Upton Sinclair

• Mark Twain

• Jacob Riis

Term for a person who is looking for a fight; enjoys conflict.

• Okie

• Hobo

• Jingo

• Wild Boy

Famous Prohibitionist known for her aggressive style and her hatchet.

• Florence Kelley

• Jane Addams

• Mary Harris "Mother " Jones

• Carrie Nation

Poem used to justify imperialist actions of first Europe and then America; powerful countries had an obligation to uplift and civilize underdeveloped nations.

• The New Colossus

• How the Other Half Lives

• White Man's Burden

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Name given to the Great Plains in the 1920s and 1930s.

• Dust Bowl

• Bread Basket

• Tornado Alley

• Wild Wild West

Farmers in the 1930s forced off their land, heading west towards California.

• Okie

• Hobo

• Dole

• Wild Boy