Vocab 1
Schools supported by a church
Parochial
Murder by a mob
Lynching
This young and active president fought to conserve many natural resources
Theodore Roosevelt
Name 2 Muckrakers and what they did to expose the truth about situations
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Which amendment enforced prohibition?
18th
Protection of natural resources
Conservation
Time period in American history where everything appeared to be golden but in reality was not so perfect
Gilded Age
Scientist and teacher who discovered additional uses for southern crops
George Washington Carver
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
Why did women get the right to vote in western states before the eastern states?
Women had to work, therefore they got the right to vote
Hispanic Americans pooled their money together to pay for insurance and legal advice, these mutual aid groups were called:
Mutualistas
Political party formed by Teddy Roosevelt after he lost the Republican nomination for President
Bull Moose Party
Teacher who encouraged education for all African Americans and said to fight discrimination slowly
Booker T. Washington
Big city bosses provided the poor with coal, food, and jobs. What did those bosses expect from the poor in return?
For them to vote for their political party or candidate
Prejudice against Jews
Anti-Semitism
President Wilson's plan to restore competition among American business
New Freedome
Voters can propose bills to the legislature
Initiative
Journalist who had her own newspaper and encouraged African Americans to boycott various businesses
Ida Wells
What is one difference between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?
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All Americans deserve the same opportunity to succeed. This was Roosevelt's plan for America
Square Deal
System that includes most government jobs, except elected positions, the judiciary and the military
Civil service
A campaign against alcohol abuse was known as the _____ movement
Temperance
Suffragist who took many personal risks including jail to see that women won the vote, she even protested at the White House
Alice Paul
What is the Gentlemen's Agreement?
TR's answer to slowing down Japanese immigration. It allowed only the wives/children of current immigrants to enter the country
Why didn't Taft or Roosevelt win the election of 1912?
They both ran on the Republican ticket, forcing the party to split and giving Wilson a clear path to victory