Thinking like a Historian
1. Legislative branch
2. Executive branch
3. Judicial branch
What are the three branches of government?
What does "Gilded" mean?
Gilded simply means to be coated thinly in gold.
The term "Gilded Age" was coined by author Mark Twain and it represents a time period that is seemingly beautiful and golden, but is actually rotten and corrupt underneath.
What does "Gilded" mean?
What was the job of a Muckraker?
Muckrakers were journalists who worked to expose corruption and abuses in politics and society.
What was the job of a Muckraker?
Who was the first president during this time?
Theodore Roosevelt was what order of president
Who was the first president during this time?
What was the biggest scandal in the 1920's?
The Tea Pot Dome Scandal was one of the biggest scandals in this time
What was the biggest scandal in the 1920's?
" In God We Trust"
What is the United States Motto?
The Irish Immigrants came to seek new job opportunities and to escape the potato famine.
What were the 2 reasons the Irish Immigrants come to the United States?
Who were the 3 main Muckrakers?
1. Jacob Riis
2. Upton Sinclair
3. Ida Tarbell
were the main journalist called
Who were the 3 main Muckrakers?
Connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
In September 1920 bombs were set off on wall street and killed 38 people.
What happens that caused the Palmer Raids?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where was the U.S Constitution and Articles of Confederation written?
It worked to protect workers from easily being replaced and fought better working conditions, higher wages and fewer hours.
What was the cause of labor unions?
1. W.E.B Du Bois
2. Ida B. Wells
Who founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
1. Violent tremors
2. Staring eyes
3. Blindness or paralysis
What are three symptoms of shell shock?
Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italians who were accused of false activities
Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italians who were accused of false activities
1. The Constitution
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Bill of Rights
4. Federalist Papers
What are the 4 major documents?
1. Haymarket Affair (1886)
2. Homestead Act (1892)
3. Pullman Strike (1894)
What were the three great strikes?
The 19th Amendment.
What amendment ended Women's suffrage?
The American Expeditionary Forces- AEF
John J Pershing transformed inexperienced soldiers into an effective military force, what was this called?
The Harlem Renaissance and the upbringing of African americans
What led to the creation of Jazz music?
The U.S gained independence from Great Britain on July 4th 1776. Great Britain officially acknowledged the United States as a sovereign and independent nation.
Who did the U.S. gain independence from in 1776 and why?
Forced Indians to assimilate into American culture and lifestyle.
What was the Americanization and Forced Assimilation?
1. Conservation of natural resources
2.Control of corporations
3.Consumer protection
What were Theodores Roosevelts 3C'S
Empires will compete with each other for land or resources.
How might imperialism lead to conflict?
It was the stock market crash, driving the American economy into the Great Depression.
What was Black Tuesday?