The place where most immigrants came from in the late 1800s
What is Western Europe or Northern and Western Europe
100
This president offered Americans a "square deal"
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
100
The year that Oklahoma became a state
What is 1907
100
"Remember the Maine" was the battle cry for this American war
What is the Spanish American War
100
The year that the United States got involved in World War I
What is 1917
200
The name of the novel written by Upton Sinclair about horrible working conditions in the meat packing industry.
What is The Jungle
200
The name given to journalists who uncovered problems that were plaguing society in the late 1800s
Who are muckrakers
200
The year that Reconstruction officially ended
What is 1877
200
These are posters or phrases that are meant to sway public opinion one way or the other
What is propaganda
200
Initially, the United States tried to stay out of European conflicts that resulted in the Great War. This word means to not help or support either side.
What is neutral
300
The city and state where the Wright brothers flew the first airplane
What is Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
300
Location where most immigrants entered the United States
What is Ellis Island or New York Harbor
300
This event led to the end of Reconstruction
What is the Compromise of 1877 or the election of Rutherford B. Hayes
300
The year that the United States started fighting the Spanish American War
What is 1898
300
During the Great War, American pilots were often called this
What is doughboys
400
Name of the labor strike turned to riot in 1886, where workers just wanted an 8 hour work day
What is the Haymarket Square Strike or Riot
400
Historians have called the late 1800s and early 1900s this because of the new lifestyle of the wealthy and middle class that wasn't quite as great as it appeared
What is the Gilded Age
400
The state where the "land rushes" took place
What is Oklahoma
400
This president is known for encouraging people to "speak softly, and carry a big stick"
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
400
After the Great War ended with the Treaty of Versailles, this country was forced to pay reparations
What is Germany
500
Legislation that was passed after the assassination of President James Garfield that would regulate the selection of government employees
What is the Pendleton Act
500
Ending government corruption, poverty, and helping workers were all major goals of this group of reformers in the 19th century
Who are the progressives
500
The U.S. government annexed this territory from Queen Liliukalani
What is Hawaii
500
This man became president in 1909, too bad we only remember him because he got stuck in a bathtub
Who is William Howard Taft
500
The name of President Woodrow Wilson's plan to bring peace to the world following the Great War