Westward Expansion
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Age of Imperialism
WW1
100
Industry that boomed as a result of the discovery of Gold in 1849.
What is the mining industry?
100
Political Machine in New York city headed by William Boss Tweed and George Plunkett. They ran a grafting system that cheated city tax payers out of millions of dollars.
What is Tammany Hall?
100
3 political reforms that allowed citizens to remove elected officials, propose laws, and or petition laws.
What are recalls, initiatives, and referendums?
100
This war was fought in 1898 and led to the United acquiring the Phillipines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and controlling Cuba.
What was the Spanish American War?
100
This president introduced his 14 points and The League of Nations at the end of WW1 but failed to gain support from the senate.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
200
The completion of this major project in 1869 resulted in a boom of the railroad industry.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
200
A rapid increase in Irish Catholics and Eastern European immigrants led to the rise of this group of people who wanted to limit immigration.
Who are Nativist?
200
This law was passed as a result of the Assassination of President Garfield that required examination based on merit to appoint public office candidates.
What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
200
Sanford B Dole with the support of the U.S. Marines overthrew the Queen of this island in 1896.
What is Hawaii?
200
He the supreme commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during WW1.
Who is John J Pershing?
300
Law that broke up Native American tribal lands into individual allotments with the intent to assimilate Native Americans into American Society.
What is the Dawes Act?
300
Also called patronage system, practice in which the political party winning an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters by appointment to government posts and with other favors.
What is the Spoils System?
300
Progressive Era activist that is credited for being the leading voice in the women's suffrage movement and eventual passing of the 19th Amendment.
Who is Susan B Anthony?
300
This American Imperialist wrote the Influence of Sea Power Upon History, his belief was a powerful navy was the most important part of building an empire.
Who is Alfred T Mahan?
300
World War 1 took place during these 4 years.
What is 1914-1918?
400
This law offered 150 acres of free land to people who were willing to farm in the west.
What is the Homestead Act?
400
This person innovated the incandescent light bulb to burn for extended periods of time and eventually would be used to light homes, factories, parks...etc.
Who is Thomas Edison?
400
Progressive Era Amendment that started the graduated income tax system.
What is the 16th Amendment?
400
This president was known as the "trust buster" and conserved millions of acres of American forest that would eventually be National Parks.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
This treaty ended WW1 and called for Germany to accept blame for starting WW1 and pay heavy reparations.
What is Treaty of Versailles?
500
Industry characterized by cattle drives and cowboys.
What is the ranching industry?
500
This trust was started by John D Rockefeller and controlled over 90% of the market in the U.S. by the 1890s.
What is Standard Oil?
500
Journalist such as Ida Tarbell, Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Ida B Wells were often called this as a result of digging up the wrong doings of prominent people in society.
What are Muckrakers?
500
This trade route was built during the age of imperialism that led to a more efficient trade route for the U.S.
What is the Panama Canal?
500
Changes in weapons technology led to this type of warfare on the western front in France during WW1.
What is trench warfare?
600
Idea that the white man was destined to settle the U.S. from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny
600
Scottish immigrant that vertically integrated the steel industry to create on of the largest trust in american history.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
600
Progressive Era Amendment that allowed the direct election of senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
600
This change to the Monroe Doctrine justified the U.S. expanding its territories in the pacific and Latin America.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
600
These were the 3 main causes of U.S. entry into WWI.
What was unrestricted submarine warfare, sinking to the Lusitania, and the Zimmerman Telegram?