The West
What massacre led to the end of the period of westward expansion?
The Wounded Knee Massacre
What was the official name of the Populist Party?
The People's Party
Which president engaged in progressive politics and used the power of the presidency in an attempt to help the American people?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was President Roosevelt's foreign policy known as?
Big Stick Diplomacy
What law made it illegal for Chinese people to Immigrate to the US?
Chinese Exclusionary Act
What invention led to the end of the open range?
Barbed wire
What were the 2 main labor unions in the Second Industrial Revolution?
The Knights of Labor and the AFL
Who were the progressives that exposed the corruption of the Gilded Age to the public?
Muckrakers
Why did the US government primarily engage in imperialism?
To grow the economy by acquiring new resources and opening up new trade routes to Asia and South America
Who monopolized the steel industry?
Carnegie
What leaders defeated the US army at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
What political party became the Populist Party after allowing industrial workers to start joining in the early 1890's?
Farmers Alliance
What law was passed immediately after the publication of The Jungle?
The Meat Inspection Act
Name at least 3 territories the US acquired during the age of imperialism.
Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Midway, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Where did most immigrants come from prior to the modern period?
Europe
What was the main effect of the Dawes Act?
Native American land was broken into small plots resulting in the end of communal land rights and significant loss of native lands
What law was passed to discourage child labor before it was outright banned?
Compulsory education
What were the economic reasons for the establishment of the National Park System?
To preserve America's resources for the future
What was the expansion to the Monroe Doctrine issued by President Roosevelt?
Roosevelt Corollary
Who was the leader of the most powerful political machine during the Gilded Age?
Boss Tweed
Who proposed the frontier thesis?
Fredrick Jackson Turner
How was free silver supposed to help farmers?
By allowing the government to print money based on both gold and silver, the money supply would increase to create inflation to combat falling farm prices
What was Jane Addams primarily known for?
Establishing settlement houses (Such as Hull House) to house, feed, and educate the homeless and immigrants
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy?
To keep China open to US trade
What were the 2 main checkpoints for immigrants entering the US during the Gilded Age?
Elis Island and Angel Island