Westward Migration
and Industrialization
and Industrialization
Name one invention or innovation that made skyscapers possible.
- steel framework
- the elevator
What did the novel "The Jungle" expose to the American people?
the unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry.
What was the main form of fighting on the battlefields of WWI?
Trench Warfare
What was "prohibition?"
the banning of the making, sale, and transportation of alcoholic drinks
What unique method did Roosevelt use to speak directly to the American people and calm their fears?
He broadcast regular "fireside chats" over the radio.
What did we call a settler who farmed land out west given to them by the federal government?
A Homesteader
Through which immigration station did most European immigrants enter the United States?
Ellis Island
Give one reason the US wanted to annex the Island of Hawaii.
- build a naval base
- protect American sugar plantations
- Its use as refueling station on trips to Asia
This racist group's membership increased in the 1920s due to fears of communism and nativist attitudes towards immigrants.
The Ku Klux Klan
Who made up "the Bonus Army?"
WWI veterans and their families
Who was the head of Standard Oil and criticized as a robber baron?
John D. Rockefeller
What did Jim Crow Laws do?
Segregate Americans based on their race.
Started during WWI, what did the Selective Service Act do?
drafted young men into the US military
What was the celebration of African-American culture, literature, music and art that occurred in the 1920s called?
The Harlem Renaissance
What happened on "Black Tuesday?"
The stock market crash
What did the Dawes Act attempt to do to Native Amerians?
Americanize the Native Americans by forcing them to own land and farm it.
What did the "grandfather clause" allow southern states to do?
Keep African Americans from voting, while still allowing poor whites to do so.
How did the Panama Canal benefit American ships traveling between the East and West coast?
It cut down travel time by more than half.
What was the US government policy of staying out of world affairs called?
Isolationism
About what percentage of Americans were out of work nationwide during the Great Depression?
About 25%
Identify one way Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry in the US.
- undersold his competitors
- bought the producers and distributors of the raw materials he needed
Run by Boss Tweed, what was Tammany Hall?
A New York City political machine
What important aspect did the Treaty of Versailles overlook?
treating all nations fairly, even the losers of WWI.
What ideology called for the abolition of private property in order to distribute wealth and power equally.
communism
Why was the first 100 days of F.D.R's presidency so important?
Over 15 major New Deal laws were passed.