vocab
The belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continent was inevitable
What is manifest destiny?
founder of the standard oil company and became one of the world's wealthiest men
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
The peace treaty that brought World War 1 to an end. The treaty ended the state of war between Germany and allied powers. It forced Germany to take all the blame for world war
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
It led to a production boom. It allowed for easier and cheaper transportation of mail and goods.
What was the importance of the transcontinental railroad?
the drought stricken southern plains region of the united States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s.
What is the dust bowl?
Hands off government
What is Laissez-Faire governent?
inventor of the light bulb
who is thomas edison?
statement of principles initiated by the United States for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China.
What is the Open door policy?
It designated 160 acres of farmland or 320 acres of grazing land to the head of each native American family. It basically started the assimilation process for native Americans.
How did the Dawes Act impact the Native Americans?
an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, and politics centered around Harlem New York.
What is the harlem renaissance?
Federal act that prohibited all immigration of Chinese Laborers
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
an american writer who wrote about the jungle and exposed the meatpacking industry.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
a peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American war.
What is the treaty of paris?
to spread democracy and capitalism across the entire north American continent. To get more land for the Americans.
What was the purpose of Manifest destiny?
Proposal made by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson which was outlining his vision for ending World War 1 in a way to not prevent this conflict again.
Fourteen Points
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is imperalism?
the leader of the largest organized mass movement in black history and the progenitor of the modern “black is beautiful ''. He is best remembered as a champion of the back-to-africa movement.
Who is marcus garvey?
a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
What is the Smoot Hawley tariff?
Overproduction, speculation, buying on the margin, farms decline, high tariffs, and stock market crash
What were the causes of the Great Depression?
Formally known as the State of Tennessee vs john scopes. An American legal case in which a highschool teacher, john scopes was accused of violating the law against teaching evolution
outlaws any monopolization, attempted monopolization, or conspiracy in restraint of trade.
What is the Sherman Anti-trust act?
A lost generation write who wrote the book The Great Gatsby
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Ensure the financial stability of a region while protecting and extending U.S. commercial and financial interest there.
What is dollar diplomacy?
Americans who advocated annexation evinced a variety of motivations: desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, concern that the Filipinos were incapable of self-rule, and fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands
What was the Philippines important to the US?
prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the FDA
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?