Gilded Age
Captain of Industry associated with the steel Industry.
Andrew Carnegie
Muckraking novel written about the abuses in the meatpacking industry?
The Jungle
What were the MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
The term for the fear of communists, anarchists, and immigrants.
The Red Scare
Speculation and buying on margin caused this to crash in 1929.
Stock Market
NYC Political leader known for his corruption.
Boss Tweed
This Amendment created the graduated income tax
16th Amendment
What policy is Theodore Roosevelt best known for?
Big Stick Policy
What amendment made it illegal to purchase, distribute, or consume alcohol?
18th Amendment
Term used to describe shantytowns where the unemployed lived.
Hoovervilles
Congressional Act that helped to regulate unfair business practices of Monopolies.
Sherman Anti-trust Act/Interstate Commerce Act
Horrific fire in 1911 that killed 140 workers many of them were young women.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Force?
General John J. Pershing
Major scandal of the Harding administration.
Teapot Dome Scandal
What was it called when FDR tried to reorganize the Supreme Court?
Court Packing
Example of violence that erupted between the US government and labor.
Haymarket Riot or Pullman Strike
Jacob Riis is best known for this novel about the urban poor.
How the Other Half Lives
Senator who strongly supported expansionism but opposed the League of Nations.
Henry Cabot Lodge
Name the 3 presidents of the 1920s in order.
Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
This system controlled banks and their ability to loan money.
Federal Reserve
Rags to riches stories were written by this author.
Horatio Alger
This legislation allows a citizen to reject or accept a law passed by the legislature.
Referendum
What did Schenck v. US establish?
Clear and present danger
What act enforced the 18th amendment?
Volstead Act
This person took photographs of migrant workers.
Dorthea Lang