Sometimes tiny towns were transformed into small cities.
What is a boomtown.
100
this term refers to the adding of a territory to an empire
What is an annex
100
Business owners used this labor because they could pay less on their salaries.
What is Child labor.
100
this term was used to describe business owners who exploited their workers and used unfair business practices to progress
What is robber baron.
100
Built the first practical lightbulb.
What is Thomas Edison.
200
this lead to advances led to more complex processes on a larger scale, such as hydraulic mining
What is Technological advances.
200
1) Desire for Military strength – Mahan advised strong navy
2) Thirst for new markets – to spur economy & trade
3) Belief in Cultural Superiority – a belief that Anglo-Saxons were superior
What is the need for imperialism.
200
Journalists who searched for corruption in politics and big business
What is Muckraker
200
The production of iron and steel rose dramatically and western resources such as lumber, gold, and silver increased the demand for improved transportation.
What is the cause of the development of railroads.
200
Economic system based on private ownership of capital.
What is capitalism.
300
After the Civil War the demand for this increased.
What is the demand on beef.
300
Alaska is rich in timber, minerals and oil
What is the reason for the need for Alaska.
300
This movement gave women the right to vote.
What is Women Sufferage
300
the United States experienced a population and economic boom.
What is giving wealth to the upper class.
300
Controlled the oil industry with vertical and horizontal integration
What is Rockefeller
400
An abandoned boomtown
What is a ghost town.
400
The US wanted this because they wanted to avoid import taxes (tariffs), sugar growers pleaded for annexation
What is Hawii
400
Though women already had the right to vote, because of this they now had the right to vote in both federal and state elections.
What is the 19th amendment
400
this gave more money to businesses.
What is the improvment of technology.
400
he thought of the assembly line help to make them affordable for everyday people.
What is Henry ford, how did he make cars affordable.
500
Completed in 1869, it linked the eastern railroad system with California's railroad system, revolutionizing transportation in the west.
What is transcontinental railroad
500
“Remember the Maine!”
What is the US war cry.
500
this amendment prohibited the manufacturing and sales of alcohol.
What is the 18th amendment.
500
They often struggled to survive the bleak conditions.
What is an industrial worker.
500
this economic policy was used to help American industry during the second revolution, it allowed business to grow without government intervention.