Westward Ho!
The name given to African Americans who left the South after Reconstruction to settle in western states, seeking land and freedom from racial violence
Who were the "Exodusters"
This term, coined by Mark Twain, describes the period in U.S. history when rapid industrial growth and wealth hid the poverty and corruption underneath.
What was the "Gilded Age"
This group of people worked to address the social, economic, and political problems caused by industrialization, such as corruption in government, unsafe working conditions, and the unfair treatment of the poor.
Who was a Progressive Reformer?
This policy involves a stronger nation extending its control over weaker nations through military, political, or economic means, which the U.S. practiced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What is Imperialism?
During World War I, Germany used this naval tactic, sinking any ship (using torpedoes), including civilian and neutral vessels, around Britain without warning, which helped push the U.S. toward war.
What was Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
This belief was that it was America’s "God-Given" right and "destiny" to expand westward across the North American continent.
What was Manifest Destiny?
What term best describes the growth of cities, and significant changes in the way Americans lived in cities at the turn of the century.
What is Urbanization?
Upton Sinclair exposed the unsafe and unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry through his book called this
What was the Jungle?
This conflict between the United States and Spain resulted in the U.S. gaining territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, marking a major step in American imperialism.
What was the Spanish American War?
A secret encoded message from Germany to Mexico proposing a military alliance against the United States, promising Mexico the return of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if it joined the war.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
What major mode of transportation connected the eastern United States with the West Coast, making travel and trade across the country much faster
What was the transcontinental railroad?
This Robber Baron/Captain of Industry made his millions in the steel business
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
Ida B. Wells, journalist and civil rights activist during the Progressive Era fought against this treatment of African Americans
What was racial violence?
This type of sensational reporting was used by newspapers in the late 1800s to make more money and get more readership.
What was yellow journalism?
During World War I, the U.S. used posters, films, and pamphlets to encourage enlistment, conserve resources, and promote support for the war effort.
What is propaganda?
The U.S. government forced many of these Indigenous peoples off their ancestral lands onto reservations, often breaking treaties in the process so that white settlers could farm the land.
Who are the Native Americans?
A position available to most immigrants which required little to no formal education,or training to be hired for this type of job.
What were unskilled jobs?
Jane Addams created this settlement house in Chicago that provided social services, education, and support to poor immigrants and their families, helping them adjust to urban life and advocating for social reform.
What was Hull House?
This group of Americans opposed imperialism because they believed it would overextend U.S. military resources.
Who were the Anti-Imperialists?
This document placed heavy reparations on Germany, and redrew European borders, while also creating the League of Nations.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Two immigrant groups that faced discrimination and unfair treatment in the American West, even as they helped build railroads, farms, and towns through their hard work.
Who were the Chinese & the Hispanic immigrants.
Industrialist, Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune by controlling this type of industry. Most people today think of him as a "Robber Baron".
What was the railroad?
Lewis Hine, photographer and social reformer during the Progressive Era who used his powerful images of what group of workers to expose low wages and treatment.
Who were children?
In 1898, the United States officially added these Pacific islands as a territory, following years of influence by American sugar planters and the overthrow of its queen.
What was the annexation of Hawaii?
This type of warfare where soldiers knew they were going to die when they entered "no man's land".
What was Trench warfare