Progressive Era
What is the prohibition?
The banning of alcohol
What is the idea of Manifest Destiny?
The idea that settlers had the God given right to move West.
Industrialization is the process of?
An economy changing from primarily agricultural to one based on manufacturing.
What type of fighting became popular in WW1?
Trench Warfare
What is the selective service?
The draft
What does the term suffrage mean?
Right to vote
Why did the homestead act attract settlers?
It offered them free land to any citizen that "improved" the land.
Tell me what Industry each of the following was linked with:
1. Rockefeller
2. Carnage
3. Vanderbilt
4. Morgan
1. Rockefeller - Oil
2. Carnage- Steel
3. Vanderbilt- Railroad
4. Morgan- Finance
When did World War 1 end?
November 11th, 1918
What was Wilson's plan for peace called? And why did the Allies reject the plan?
14 points, many thought it was to lenient of Germany.
What constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
What encouraged settlers to move west? (3 things)
1. Gold
2. Land
3. Rich soil to farm
How did immigration affect American's during industrialization?
The increase of population made it more difficult to find resources.
What Countries were apart of the central powers?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
What was the trail of tears?
A forced mass migration of Native American's from Georgia to reservations in Oklahoma.
What did Amendments 16 & 17
16: Income Tax
17: Direct Election of Senators
What three ways did westward expansion affect the Native American's.
1. Forced to move Reservations
2. Had to assimilate
3. Buffalo was killed
Define both Horizontal and Vertical Integration
Horizontal: Owning all companies that produce a particular good.
Vertical: Owning all steps of producing a particular good.
Which Countries were on the allies side?
1. France
2. United States
3. Britain
4. Russia
What did the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendment do?
13: Abolished Slavery
14: Equal Protection under the law: Giving citizenship to all natural born Americans
15: All men could vote
What did Amendments 18, 19, & 21 do.
18: Prohibition of Alcohol
19: Women's right to vote
21: Repealed the Prohibition
What are three reasons American's wanted to expand through Imperilism?
1. Thirst for new markets
2. Desire for military strength
3. Belief in Cultural Superiority
What are the three lasting impacts of Industrialization on modern society?
1. Creation of Labor Unions
2. The introduction of Modern Tech. such as Cars, Steel, and Telephones
3. The change from hand made goods to manufactured goods.
What were three health issues that came with trench warfare?
1. Lice
2. Dysentery
3. Trench Foot
What were the Palmer Raids and what was the major problem with them?
When Palmer rounded up communist, anarchists and socialist, then deported them. The problem was these raids completely ignored Americans Civil rights & People were being deported with little to no evidence.