The completion of this project connected the East and West Coasts
What is the transcontinental railroad
100
The main causes of immigration to America (name at least two)
What are religious freedom, job opportunities, escape from poor conditions
100
The 18th Amendment (also known as this) lead to speakeasies and the rise of the mob
What is Prohibition
100
The three main causes of the Spanish-American War (name at least two)
What is the De Lome Letter, yellow journalism, sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
100
Common ancestry, democratic institutions, and language led the U.S. to side with this nation in WWI
What is England
200
The philosophy that argues "the rich deserve to be rich, the poor deserve to be poor"
What is Social Darwinism
200
The name for powerful, usually corrupt political parties that relied on favors to stay in power
BONUS - name most famous leader
What are political machines
BONUS - Boss Tweed
200
Name two ways that unions improved working conditions for workers
What is shorter hours, ban on child labor, safer conditions
200
The policy of using military intervention in countries where the U.S. had financial interests
What is dollar diplomacy
200
This was used to popularize the war and increase support among Americans
What is propaganda
300
These two men strongly supported unions and fought for workers' rights
Who is Samuel Gompers and Eugene Debs
300
The term for favoritism toward native-born Americans over immigrants
What is nativism
300
Teddy Roosevelt believed that these monopolies had become too powerful and attempted to break many of them up
What are trusts
300
The acquisition of these two states were done for economic reasons (oil and sugar)
What is Alaska and Hawaii
300
The two main causes of American involvement in WWI
What is the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note
400
This farmers' organization fought for government takeover of railroads and use of silver to back currency
What is the Grange
400
One of two major laws passed discriminating against Asian immigrants
What is Chinese Exclusion Act OR Gentleman's Agreement
400
Name four goals of the Progressive Movement
What are social welfare, moral improvement, economic reform, efficiency
400
The U.S. supported a rebellion against Colombia in order to get this waterway built
What is the Panama Canal
400
This governmental agency was established to increase industrial efficiency during the war
What is the War Industries Board
500
One of two major laws passed to restrict monopolies/trusts
What is Sherman Antitrust Act OR Interstate Commerce Act
500
The idea that government positions should be filled by the most qualified person
BONUS - the assassination of what President led to this idea's adoption?
What is civil service
BONUS - James Garfield
500
This organization fought for and sued for equal rights for African-Americans
BONUS - name the man who founded this organization
What is the NAACP
BONUS - W.E.B. DuBois
500
The three main goals of American imperialism were
What is military, markets, "Merican cultural superiority
500
Henry Cabot Lodge and many Americans felt that joining this organization would steal American independence in future wars