Gilded Age
Someone who used their wealth and power to destroy competition, be unfair to people that worked for them and manipulate laws and government would be called a in the Gilded Age.
a.) robber baron b.) philanthropist
c.) captain of industry
a.) robber baron
The Rana Plaza collapse and the Tazreen fire occurred in the same country. What was the country?
a.) India b.) China c.) Bangladesh
c.) Bangladesh
The U.S. kidnapped Nicholas Maduro because of his involvement with drug trafficking. He was the president of ___________.
a.) Venezuela b.) Colombia
c.) Panama
a.) Venezuela
The attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7th, 1941 was what led to the U.S. involvement in WWII. What country attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor?
Write it down
The United States supported this country's fight for independence from Colombia after Colombia refused to allow the U.S. to build a canal on their land that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
a.) Mexico b.) Panama c.) Venezuela
b.) Panama
Churches and city halls often have this.
a.) belfry b.) guile
c.) parley
a.)belfry
This word means "giving money to others" , usually to a person or organization that does something for the public good.
a.) philosophy b.) phlebotomy
c.)philanthropist
c.) philanthropist
The Triangle Shirt Factory fire occurred in what U.S. City?
Write it down
New York City
What was the name of the little girl who disappeared from Waterville, Maine in December of 2011?
a.) Ava Reynolds b.) Anna Reynolds
c.) Ayla Reynolds
c.) Ayla Reynolds
Because of their pictures of poor housing conditions laws were passed requiring landlords to provide apartments with running water, safe conditions and lights.
a.) Jacob Riis b.) Upton Sinclair
c.) Ida Wells
a.) Jacob Riis
England would buy ______ from China and, at first, they paid for it with ________.
a.) coffee/gold
b.) opium/silver
c.) tea/silver
c.) tea/silver
When two groups get together to discuss something. They _________
a.) parley b.) dissemble
c.) hovel
a.) parley
Daily Double. Raise your hand round. Get it right get $600. Get it wrong, don't answer or irritate me and minus $300.
This substance can be made into kerosene and gasoline. It is essential to make both and it is a natural resource that comes out of the ground and is black in color.
"Breaker Boys" worked in ________?
a.) The Meat Packing Industry
b.) Coal Mines
c.) Factories that made clothes/sweat shops
b.) Coal Mines
President Trump has said he would use military strikes against the government of this Middle Eastern country if they used deadly force against protesters.
a.) Iran b.) Iraq c.) Israel
a.) Iran
He wrote a book about the meat packing industry and exposed unsanitary and unsafe conditions in it.
a.) Lewis Cine b.) JP Morgan
c.) Upton Sinclair
c.) Upton Sinclair
Which territory did the U.S. NOT receive (own/control) as a result of their victory of Spain in the Spanish American War?
a.) Puerto Rico b.) El Salvador
c.) The Philippines
b.) El Salvador
This word can either mean green with vegetation or inexperienced.
a.) reticent b.) verdant c.) sardonic
b.) verdant
Andrew Carnegie gained control of every aspect of the steel making industry. His companies controlled transportation, raw materials and the production facilities related to making steel. Controlling all these things is known as_________?
a.) vertical integration b.) reverse regulation
c.) stipulated manipulation
a.) vertical integration
This question is about imperialism. The United States backed a rebellion in this country so they could separate from Colombia and become and independent nation. Hint-canal
a.) Costa Rica b.) Peru c.) Panama
c.) Panama
The new minimum wage in Maine is now
a.) $14.50 b.) $16.70 c.) $15.10
c.) $15.10
Most of the continent of Africa was colonized by the countries of what continent?
a.) Europe b.) Asia c.) South America
a.) Europe
This stated that the countries of Europe could no longer make parts of North or South America colonies.
a.) The Platt Amendment b.) The Treaty of Paris
c.) The Monroe Doctrine
c.) The Monroe Doctrine
To make sure you are telling the truth the police may ask you if anyone can ___________ your story.
a.) alibi b.) corroborate
c.) condone
b.) corroborate
This person invented the electric lightbulb and had over 1000 patents under his name (inventions he created).
a. John D. Rockefeller b.) George Westinghouse
c.) Thomas Edison
c.) Thomas Edison
The official causes of death for people who died in the Triangle Shirt Factory Fire (in the packet I gave you) were that they were burned to death, they suffocated from inhaling smoke and _______.
What was the third reason?
They jumped to their deaths
Renee Nicole Goode was recently shot in her SUV by ICE agents for supposedly engaging in an act of "domestic terrorism". What U.S. state did this occur in?
a.) Michigan b.) Montana c.) Minnesota
c.) Minnesota
Daily Double-Call up one teammate.
Get it right get 1000 points
Get it wrong and get 0
What was a muckraker? What did they do?
Daily Double-Get it right and get 1000 points. Get it wrong and 500 will be subtracted from your score. Call up someone on your team. Write down the answer.
What does imperialism mean?
We often try to ____________ our role models and people we look up to.
a.) emulate b.) corroborate
c.) parley
a.) emulate
A ____________ is a company that controls all or most businesses in a particular industry (all the oil, all the coal, all the cell phone access)
a.) manufacturer b.) trust
c.) monopoly
c.) monopoly
The Triangle Shirt Factory Fire led to a number of reforms and changes to make the workplace safer. Write down 2 of those changes
-Fire drills/Fire escapes/unlocked doors/exit signs/sprinklers/Fireproof construction materials/laws limiting hours children and people work/safety inspections that are enforced/creation of the Department of Labor
What type of gun can be ordered through the mail, in parts and then put together at home. You do not need a background check for it.
ghost gun
The _________/__________ stated that the United States had the right to intervene/interfere inside North, Central or South American country's borders when it saw an injustice/something wrong happening.
a.) Monroe Doctrine b.) Platt Amendment
c.) Roosevelt Corollary
c.) Roosevelt Corollary
The U.S. fought a long war in this place after the Spanish American War.
a.) Cuba b.) Puerto Rico
c.) The Philippines
c.) The Philippines
Being careful or ________ with your money. Not spending a lot.
a.) vernal b.) frugal
c.) sportive
b.) frugal