Civil War
Led a raid at Harper's Ferry, Va
John Brown
Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
Chinese port areas where trading rights were given to foreign powers.
Sphere of Influence
The sinking of this ship was one of the causes of the entrance into WWI for the U.S.
Lusitania
Executed for crime they didn't commit due to a strong fear of foreigners that existed in U.S.
Sacco/Vanzetti
A regulation that would have forbidden slavery in the lands ceded from Mexico. ( Never passes)
Wilmot Proviso
Nicknamed the Wizard of Menlo Park
Thomas Edison
Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and exaggeration
Yellow Journalism
Assassinated in Sarajevo which led to the start of World War I. (immediate cause)
Archduke Ferdinand
Period of time in the United States where buying and selling alcohol was illegal- Repealed by the 21st amendment
Prohibition
John Brown wanted to provide slaves with weapons to overthrow their slaveholders.
Harper's Ferry
Wrote the Jungle to expose unsanitary practices in the meatpacking industry.
Upton Sinclair
Issued by the U.S. allowing any nation to trade in China- Americans wanted to compete for trade there also.
Open Door Policy
Payment for damages done during war
Reparations
Corrupt group of people in the Warren G. Harding administration
Ohio Gang
Turning point of the Civil War, Union started to advance afterwards
Gettysburg
Reporter who was a muckraker famous for exposing corruption in local government.
Lincoln Steffens
U.S. admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and opened up trade relations between United States and Japan.
Matthew C. Perry
Organization founded after WWI to maintain peace between nations
League of Nations
Prosperous time period of art and literature in 1920s
Harlem Renaissance
One of the first battles of the Civil War, Confederate victory and proved war would be long.
Bull Run
Muckraker who wrote "The History of Standard Oil" exposing corruption of Rockefeller
Ida Tarbell
Monarch of Hawaii, wanted to keep Hawaii for native Hawaiians
Queen Liliuokalani
The idea of having other countries band together against common enemies
Alliance System
Only putting down a certain percent of what you are buying, pay later
Credit Buying