Foundations
What best defines a historical era?
What is a period of time unified by cultural or historical factors
Many immigrants coming into the United States during the late 1800s came in search of land for what reason?
What is They came with hopes of establishing farms and escaping the negatives of home.
What was the purpose of Jane Addams’ Hull House and her programs for new immigrants?
What is Teach immigrants new skills and English to assist them in their transition to the American way of life
How did Isolationists follow the advice given by George Washington in his farewell address?
What is They attempted to stay out of WWI by distancing themselves from the conflict abroad
How did Henry Ford and the assembly line impact the automobile industry?
What is The automobile industry was able to produce more cars causing the price to drop
What impact did the Declaration of Independence have on U.S. diplomatic relations with other countries?
What is The DOI allowed foreign governments to officially recognize the United States
Identify the contributions Alexander Graham Bell and the application of the technology he produced.
What is Edison--Light bulbs and electricity made it efficient for factory workers to work longer
Why is President Theodore Roosevelt known as a great conservationist?
What is He designated a vast amount of land for the purpose of national parks and wildlife reservations
What impact did John J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces have on Europe during WWI?
What is The Allies were able to launch a major counter-attack on the western front
What is meant by the term nativist?
What is People that intended to block the entrance of immigrants and encouraged the establishment of quotas
How can an American citizen best exercise his/her civic responsibility?
What is By Voting
Why did such organizations as the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor develop during the “Gilded Age”?
What is To protect the rights of workers
What is the 18th amendment
What is prohibition
What restrictions were placed on Americans following the Supreme Court Case Schenk v. US?
What is Limits were placed on people’s freedom of expression
What was a major influence on the Flapper Movement of the 1920s?
What is A shift away from the traditional roles of women
What is meant by the U.S. Motto E Pluribus Unum?
What is Of Many; One (Out of many states comes one strong nation)
What technological innovation impacted statehood in the far western United States?
What is The transcontinental railroad and its subsidiaries
19th Amendment
What is Women’s Suffrage
What event sparked WWI in Europe?
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
What was one immediate result of Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line?
What is Goods such as automobiles became more affordable
What restrictions were put in place by the Tenth Amendment?
What is Those powers not granted to the federal government nor denied the states are reserved to the states) (Reserved States)
What impact did the Bessemer process have on steel?
What is It made the production of steel more economical
How did the Pendleton Act impact the hiring of federal employees?
What is It stated that government jobs must be awarded based on merit-based civil service exams
What immediately occurred following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What is Austria –Hungry declared war on Serbia
What action did the U.S. government take in 1924 to expand the rights of American Indians?
What is the American Indian Citizenship Act