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CSS History of USA Civil War, Industrialization and World Power Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Civil War, Industrialization and World Power as it is examined in CSS History of USA. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Civil War, Industrialization and World Power deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What philosophy, applying 'survival of the fittest' to business and society, justified Gilded Age inequality?
Social Darwinism.
What 1892 event was a violent steelworkers' strike against Carnegie Steel?
The Homestead Strike.
What 1894 nationwide railway strike was broken by federal troops?
The Pullman Strike.
What 1898 war marked the emergence of the US as an imperial power, gaining overseas territories?
The Spanish-American War.
What territories did the US acquire from Spain following the 1898 war?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines (and Cuba became a protectorate).
What sensationalist press style helped push the US into the Spanish-American War?
Yellow journalism (led by Hearst and Pulitzer).
What incident in Havana harbor sparked US entry into the Spanish-American War?
The explosion and sinking of the USS Maine in February 1898.
What 1899–1900 US policy sought equal trading rights for all nations in China?
The Open Door Policy.
What reform-minded movement (c. 1890s–1920s) sought to address the social ills of industrialization and corruption?
The Progressive Movement (Progressivism).
What were the investigative journalists who exposed corruption and social problems during the Progressive Era called?
Muckrakers (e.g., Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell).
What 1906 Upton Sinclair novel exposed the meatpacking industry, prompting food safety laws?
The Jungle (leading to the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act of 1906).
What was Theodore Roosevelt's domestic reform program called?
The Square Deal.
What were the three core aims (the 'three C's') of Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal?
Conservation of natural resources, Control of corporations (trust-busting), and Consumer protection.
What nickname did Theodore Roosevelt earn for breaking up monopolies like Northern Securities and Standard Oil?
The 'Trust-Buster.'
What conservation legacy is Theodore Roosevelt known for?
Establishing national parks, forests, and monuments, and creating the US Forest Service.
What was Woodrow Wilson's reform program called?
The New Freedom.
What 1913 act created the US central banking system under Woodrow Wilson?
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913.
What 1914 law strengthened antitrust regulation and protected labor unions under Wilson?
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914.
What two key amendments were ratified under Wilson concerning taxation and democracy?
The 16th Amendment (federal income tax) and the 17th Amendment (direct election of senators).
What 1929 event triggered the Great Depression?
The Wall Street Stock Market Crash of October 1929 (Black Tuesday, Oct 29).
Name three major causes of the Great Depression.
Stock market speculation/overproduction, bank failures, and unequal wealth distribution (plus high tariffs and reduced consumer spending).
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to combat the Great Depression?
The New Deal.
What were the 'Three R's' of the New Deal?
Relief (for the unemployed/poor), Recovery (of the economy), and Reform (of the financial system).
What lasting legacy did the New Deal create, and name a key institution it established?
It expanded the federal government's role in the economy and created the Social Security system (1935) and the FDIC, plus agencies like the TVA, CCC, and WPA.
What this deck covers
The Civil War, Industrialization and World Power deck follows the CSS History of USA Civil War, Industrialization and World Power syllabus — 4 chapters and 12 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.5 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 56 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Civil War, Industrialization and World Power flashcards FAQ
How many Civil War, Industrialization and World Power flashcards are in this CSS History of USA deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these CSS History of USA flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Civil War, Industrialization and World Power cards cover?
They follow the CSS History of USA Civil War, Industrialization and World Power syllabus — 4 chapters and 12 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.