Period 6 - Industrialization
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This was the name of the industrialist and philanthropist who became one of the wealthiest men in the world through his oil empire.
This term refers to the idea that it was the divine mission of the United States to expand westward.
Manifest Destiny
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This was the name of the muckraking journalist who exposed corruption in the meatpacking industry with his book The Jungle.
What is the Triple Alliance/Triple Entente?
This was the name of the alliance system that contributed to the outbreak of World War I.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This was the name of the president who proposed the New Deal and implemented a series of programs to combat the Great Depression.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This was the name of the steel magnate who revolutionized the industry through the use of vertical integration and philanthropy.
Treaty of Oregon
This agreement with Great Britain established the boundary between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel
What is the 16th Amendment?
This was the name of the law that established the first federal income tax in the United States.
What is the Fourteen Points?
This was the name of the policy proposed by President Woodrow Wilson that aimed to create lasting peace and prevent future wars.
What is Social Security?
This was the name of the social welfare program that provided financial assistance to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed.
What is the temperance movement?
This was the name of the movement that advocated for the elimination of alcohol consumption and led to the passage of the 18th Amendment.
This event marked the end of the Indian Wars in the United States.
Battle of Wounded Knee
Who is Alice Paul?
This was the name of the suffragist who led the National Woman's Party and organized protests for women's right to vote.
What is the Teapot Dome scandal?
This was the name of the scandal that involved the leasing of federal oil reserves to private companies in exchange for bribes.
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission?
This was the name of the federal agency that was created to regulate the stock market and prevent fraud.
What is Tammany Hall?
This was the name of the political machine that dominated New York City politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This was the first state to grant women the right to vote.
California's voters granted women's suffrage
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
This was the name of the law that created the Federal Reserve System, which regulates the U.S. monetary system.
What is the Scopes Trial?
This was the name of the trial that tested the constitutionality of teaching evolution in public schools.
What is the National Labor Relations Act?
This was the name of the law that allowed workers to form unions and engage in collective bargaining.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This was the Supreme Court case that ruled that racial segregation was legal as long as the separate facilities were "equal."
This law was passed to encourage settlement of the West by providing free land to settlers.
Homestead Act of 1862
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This was the name of the Progressive Party's presidential candidate in 1912, who advocated for stronger government regulation of business and social justice reform.
What is the New Negro Movement?
This was the name of the cultural and intellectual movement that celebrated African American heritage and contributed to the Harlem Renaissance.
This was the name given to the U.S. policy of containing the spread of communism during the Cold War.
Truman Doctrine