roberto catro 

STUDY GUIDE

1.) What is Capitalism?

is an economic system in which individuals are free to follow their economics pursuits as they see
fit 

2.) Who invented the telephone?

alexander graham bell 

3.) Who was known as the greatest inventor in history? 

 Thomas Edison 

4.) Which company was founded by Alexander Graham Bell?                                  

 Bell Telephone Company 

5.) Who was known as the greatest inventor in history?                                     

     Thomas Edison      

6.) Who invented the Combine?                                                                             

      McCormick Company                                                      

7.) Who developed a cheaper steel making process?

        henry bessemer                                         

8.) Who wrote “The Gospel of Wealth”?

 Andrew Carnegie 

9.) Name the two famous Ironclads built during the American Civil war:

merimac and monitor 

10.) What was the major commodity of the South?

goods trade

11.) What was the first state to secede from the Union?

south caroline 

12.) Write three inventions made by Thomas Alva Edison:

improved the telegraph,mimeograph machine and motion-picture proyector 

13.) Explained what was the crop rotation about?

planting different crops each year to avoid depleting the soil of needed materials 

14.) Who was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America?

jefferson davis 

15.) What name was given to the union of Edison and Thomson-Huston Companies?

general Electric and Westinghouse 

17.) What was the primary result of the agricultural inventions in society?

increased production 

18.) What petroleum derived, made it a valuable industry?

kerosene 

19.) What was the effect of the Civil War in the American industry?

increased taxes, the south had lack capital, skilled workers and machinery 

20.) What industry made Andrew Carnegie one of the richest men in America?

united states steel corporation 

21.) Explain the importance of the Assembly line to the American industry.

is  faster system of productions in a minor period of time 

22.) Where was the first modern scientific laboratory located?

menlo park , new jersey 

23.) What replaced horses and mules for pulling farm machinery?

the combine 

24.) About how many uses where discovered by Washington Carver to the peanut?

300 uses of peanuts 

25.) Which company was founded by John D. Rockefeller?

Standard Oil Corporation 

26.) Explain the “protestant Work Ethic”:

that the ability of working was a blessing as a way to fulfill life responsibility and glorify God 

27. Contrast Capitalism with Socialism or Communism:

capitalism: focused on economic efficiency,open markets and supports private enterprises

communism: regulate market, oppose private enterprises and  focus on economic social equality 
 

28.) What invention of Edison had the most profound change in history?

 electric light bulb

29.) Who became the most popular president of the 20 Century? th

theodore roosevelt

30.) What famous book was written by Roosevelt?

the naval war of 1812

31.) Explain the process known as Direct Primary:

 care is a financial arrangement made directly between a patient and a healthcare provider

32.) What was known as the Progressive Movement?

was a

33.) What nickname was Roosevelt given for his action against big business?

trust buster 

34.) What name was given to the squadron led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American
War?

rough riders 

35.) Who became the youngest man to serve as President?

Theodore Roosevelt

36.) Explain what was the fugitive law about?

The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.

37.) What was the final result of the First Bull Run?

the south won the battle and won't be a short battle 

38.) Who was the Governor and later became U.S Senator of Wisconsin?

Robert la Fallotte

39.) What General of the Union captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in northwestern
Tennessee?

ulysses grant

40.) Who produce the thornless cactus?  

    luther burbank                                                                                              
41.) Who created the Combine?                                                                     

            McCormick Company

42). Who created the Chilled Iron Plow?                                                   

 james oliver 

43.) Who found a variety of wheat that would grow with very little rainfall?

mark carleton 

44.) What was the place where the South surrendered to the North in April 9, 1865?

appomattox court house, Virginia 

45.) Who brought modernism to the United States?

46.) What is socialism?

all economic, political, and social life, must be controlled, and regulated by the state 

47.) What is the main difference between socialism and Communism?

socialism: allows personal property, religious freedom 

communism: production based on needs, atheism promoted , and extreme form of socialism 

48.) Whose assassination sparked the beginning of World War I?

archduke francis ferdinand 

49.) Name the British luxury liner that was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of
Ireland in 1915?

lusitanian 

50.) Who won the 1916 elections?

woodrow wilson 

51.) Which countries composed the Triple Entente?

great britain, france and russia  

52.) Which countries composed the Central Powers?

germany, austro-hungary and france 

53.) What name was given to the peace treaty between Germany and Russia?

treaty of brest-litovsk 
54.) Write two philosophies in the European Pre-War:

darwinism and materialism 

55.) Name two events which helped to bring the United States enter into World War I:

lusitanian and zimmerman telegraph

56.) What new weapon did the German navy introduced in World War I?

submarines u-boat

57.) On what date was the armistice signed?

november 11, 1918

59.) Name the “Big Four” and the country that each represented?

 refer to the four top Allied powers of the World War I,It was composed of Woodrow Wilson of the
United States, David Lloyd George of the United Kingdom, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and
Georges Clemenceau of France

60.) Who was Wilhelm II?

              leader of germany, who demonstrated the power of the country 

61.) Who became the first Communist dictator of Russia?                                                                 

            vladimir lenin

62.) Who was the American hero who killed more than 20 Germans?

              eddie rickenbacker 

63.) Who became Commander of all allied forces?  

marshal foch                                                               

64.) What was the most important naval battle of WWI?

battle of jutland

65.) What battle took place in a French fortress city?

battle of verdun

66.) Which organization was created to preserved the world peace at Versailles

league of nations 

67.) What name was given to the German fortified defense mechanism formed by an intricate
system of deep trenches and dugouts?

trenches 
68.) Describe the “Big Bertha” and its importance during the war:

long-range gun, used to bombard paris from 75 miles away 

69.) What nickname was given to the American soldiers?

doughboys 

70.) What two events forced America to declare war to the Central Powers?

lusitania sink and zimmerman act 

71.) What is another name given to Religious Liberalism?

modernism 

74.) Name one of the two most influential thinkers of “Enlightenment”:

voltaire and rousseau

75.) Explain the three stages of the dialectical thinking:

fact or idea(thesis)

contradictory fact(antithesis)

new fact(synthesis)

76.) Study the following philosophies: Modernism, Skepticism, Rationalism, Empiricism, Deism,
Darwinism and Enlightenment.

modernism: religious liberalism 

skepticism:truth of all knowledge must always be question 

rationalism: man's reason is the sole criterion of truth

empiricism: experience is the only truth of knowledge 

deism: god create the world and left man to take care of himself using intellect

darwinism:attack against bible evolution 

enlightenment:advocate revolution and bring a new order of reason, science and tolerance  

77.) Study the following events to analysis questions: Emancipation Proclamation Act, Progressive
Era, Gettysburg Address, Progressive Era, and Great Depression. 

emancipation proclamation act: that all slaves should be free

progressive era:was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United
States

gettysburg address: is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American
Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
great depression: was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the
1930s