Terms
Prejudice towards foreign born people
Nativism
Who created a monopoly in the steel industry?
Carnegie
What treaty ended WWI?
Versailles
What was the name of the laws that separated Black and Whites in the South?
Jim Crow
Period of rising stock prices
Bull Market
Underground bars and saloons during prohibition
Speakeasies
Who was the leading advocate for the U.S. to purchase Alaska?
William Seward
Another name for a ceasefire. An agreement to stop fighting.
Armistice
Biased communication trying to influence people's thoughts and actions.
Propaganda
People who wandered the U.S. during the G.D.
Hoboes
Factory workers who went on strike or joined unions were put on this or one of these.
Blacklists
What President believed in "Rugged Individualism"?
Herbert Hoover
The telegram from the Germans supporting Mexico in gaining territory back was known as
Zimmerman Note
What act did Teddy Roosevelt get passed to require labels being put on food?
Pure Food and Drug Act
Makeshift homes during the Great Depression were known as _________________ or _________________________.
Shantytowns or Hoovervilles
The rapid growth of cities was known as
Urbanization
People who oppose any form of government were known as
Anarchists
What year did WWI end?
1918
Literary and artisitc movement celebrating African American culture was known as
Harlem Renaissance
FDR talks to the American people via radio during the Great Depression
Fireside Chats
Panic in the U.S. over a possible communist takeover was known as
Red Scare
During his first 100 days, ____________ passed 15 pieces of legislation.
FDR
What were the four MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances/Alliance System, Imperialism, and Nationalism. Will also accept the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
What was the document from Spain making fun of President McKinley, leading to tension and ultimately the Spanish-American War?
DeLome Letter
Raising crop prices by lowering production was what government program during the Great Depression.
AAA- Agriculture Adjustment Act