Strategic Planning & Implementation Flashcards

What did the Homestead Act of 1862 offer settlers?

Answer: 160 acres of western land for those who farmed it for five years

The act encouraged settlement of the Great Plains by granting 160 acres to settlers who improved the land.

What was the goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?

Answer: To outlaw monopolies and trusts that restrained trade

The act made it illegal to form trusts or monopolies that restrain competition.

Why did Theodore Roosevelt push to build the Panama Canal?

Answer: To shorten the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific for trade and the navy

The canal, completed in 1914, saved ships from sailing around South America.

What was the main purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?

Answer: To create a central banking system to make the money supply more stable

The Federal Reserve was created in response to repeated bank panics to stabilize banking and currency.

What did Wilson's Fourteen Points propose for a postwar world?

Answer: A plan for lasting peace including self-determination and a League of Nations

Wilson's plan sought open diplomacy, self-determination, and an international organization to prevent future wars, though the Senate rejected the League.

How did the United States counter German submarine attacks on shipping in 1917 and 1918?

Answer: By grouping merchant ships into convoys with naval escorts

The convoy system greatly reduced Allied shipping losses to U-boats.

Which Progressive Era amendment changed how U.S. senators are chosen?

Answer: 17th

The 17th Amendment (1913) established direct election of senators by the people.