1877-1898
This increased in the Second Industrial Revolution because the U.S. had more industrial jobs; this increased the population of cities in this era.
Immigration
This amendment allowed women to participate politically in the US.
The 19th Amendment
This war technology was invented to overcome trenches and end stalemates.
Tanks
This railroad led to the rapid growth and settlement of the American west in the late 1800s.
This date is known as Independence Day in the US and it celebrates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence
The Fourth of July/July 4th
This was used by the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s to get rid of Indigenous cultures; this was forced on Indigenous children in school.
Assimilation
The rights of this group were expanded during the Progressive Era through legislation that banned child labor and improved working conditions, hours, and wages.
Workers/Laborers
This method of production created by Henry Ford increased productivity and efficiency, which made cars more affordable and helped the US bring the Allies to victory in WWI.
The moving assembly line
This era came as the result of the migration of African Americans from south to north, the increase in literacy rates among African Americans, and the creation of civil rights organizations.
The Harlem Renaissance
This document justified why the US should become an independent country from Great Britain.
This kind of prejudice, which is against immigrants, led to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882), the first major law to restrict immigration into the US.
Nativism
This act was passed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 to increase consumer confidence in purchasing food and drug products.
The Food and Drug Act/The Pure Food and Drug Act
The sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman Telegram, and the Allies' desperate need for help caused this in WWI.
The US entering
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine in 1905 established that the US intended to involve itself in the affairs of other Western hemisphere countries.
The Roosevelt Corollary
This document outlines the powers and structure of the US government.
The US Constitution
By winning this war, the US acquired Spanish territories in the Pacific and Caribbean, which in turn grew US commerce and world influence.
The Spanish-American War
Monopoly/Trust
This pair of acts raised the question "can the US government take away peoples' constitutional rights during wartime?".
Most immigrants to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s were from these regions.
This established personal freedoms and rights that are guaranteed, the limits of the government's power, and the principle that powers not formally given to the federal government belong to the states or the people; this refers to the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
The Bill of Rights
In this process, which took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Americans moved from rural areas to take industrial jobs in urban areas; this process is associated with overcrowded and unsanitary cities.
Urbanization
This system decreased public trust in the government and was brought to an end by the Pendleton Civil Service Act in 1883, which required government jobs to be awarded by merit, not relationships.
The spoils system
This statement of principles made by President Woodrow Wilson after WWI rejected isolationism and proposed global cooperation instead.
The Fourteen Points
This scandal, in which the US Interior Secretary took bribes from an oil company, severely decreased public trust in the federal government
The Teapot Dome Scandal
This process is when an amendment is approved by 2/3rds of the House and Senate and 3/4ths of state legislatures.
Ratification