Unit 1
Which amendment protects the freedom of speech and religion?
1st Amendment
The war fought between 1861 and 1865 is known as the
Civil War
When a single corporation takes control of an entire industry, it is known as what?
Monopoly
What continent did WWI take place?
Europe
In the late 1800’s, Garment workers sewed in dimly lit, unsafe places called?
Sweatshops
A strong _____ is what the federalists believed in.
government
What “Compromise” agreed to allow Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state?
Missouri Compromise
What immigration processing station is located off the coast of New York?
Ellis Island
This type of warfare is speciifc to WWI and was not very successful to gain land.
Trench Warfare
This event gave away 1.9 million acres of the Oklahoma territory
Oklahoma Land Rush
What are the 3 branched of governement?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What were the 3 major industries that built modern America
Oil, Steel, and Railroads
What acronym will help you remember the causes of WWI?
MANIA
The ________ Plan was a Northern tactic used to “strangle” the resources and supply lines of the Southern rebels during the Civil War.
Anaconda
Which region of the 13 colonies were agriculturally based, and grew tobacco?
Southern colonies
A form of agriculture where the owner provides tools and land for a share of the crop
Sharecropping
Who is responsible for the founding of Americas first Standard Oil company?
John D. Rockefellar
Who was assassinated by the Black Hand, thus causing a turn of events leading up to WWI?
Arch Duke Ferdinand.
What original 3 countries made up the Allied Powers
Russia, Great Britain, France... eventually the US.
What European intellectual movement was one of the causes of the American Revolution?
The Enlightenment
What Amendment gave citizenship to former slaves
14th Amendment
The belief that natural selection is based on "survival of the fittest" and can be related to business practice.
Social Darwinism
What 3 nations made up the Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment