The Industrial Age
What was the second industrial revolution?
A period of rapid growth in US manufacturing in the late 1800s
When did the "new immigrants" pour into the US?
During the 1880s
Politics during the Gilded Age can best be described as ___________.
corrupt
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria made up the __________ Powers during WWI.
Central
The exclusive right to make or sell an invention or product is called a ____________.
patent
Ellis Island and Angel Island were both ___________________.
Immigration processing centers
The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution increased democracy in the US by granting __________ the right to vote.
women
What technology was important to warfare at sea during WWI?
U-boats
What are the benefits of investing in a corporation?
Stockholders receive a share of the profits and are not responsible for the business debts
What group moved from the southern US to the Northern US in large numbers during the 1890s?
African Americans
The 18th amendment to the Constitution put a ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of _____________.
alcohol
Payments for war damages are known as _____________.
Reparations
___________ and __________ were in battle to see who could supply the most people/businesses with electricity during the second industrial revolution.
Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse
What is associated with providing a better life for urban immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
settlement house
In Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal, he believed that the interests of business people, laborers, and consumers should be __________.
balanced
What officially ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Why did employers hire children?
Children worked for less pay than adults.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Who was a major opponent of the Treaty of Versailles?
Henry Cabot Lodge
What was the international assembly created to peacefully settle disputes among nations and encourage democracy?
The League of Nations