The Gilded Age
This term refers to a period of extreme inequality where a few achieved immense wealth while many lived in squalor
The Gilded Age
This Amendment, passed in 1920, finally granted women the right to vote
The 19th Amendment
He invented the first practical electric light bulb in 1879, allowing factories to operate 24/7
Thomas Edison
Although the war began in 1914, the United States did not officially enter the conflict until...
1917
The 1929 Stock Market Crash sparked this severe economic crisi
The Great Depression
He founded Standard Oil and pioneered trust companies to bypass anti-monopoly laws
John D. Rockefeller
This was Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic policy which aimed for fair competition and labor protection
The Square Deal
This innovator created the refrigerated railcar, which revolutionized the meat industry
Gustavus Swift
The sinking of this British passenger ship in 1915, which killed 128 Americans, turned public opinion against Germany
The Lusitania
These were the derogatory names for homeless communities and newspapers used as blankets during the Depression
Hoovervilles (communities) and Hoover blankets (newspapers).
This 1898 conflict led to the U.S. seizing Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
The Spanish-American War
Founded in 1909, this organization sought to attain universal suffrage and federal anti-lynching laws
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).
He advocated for AC power over Edison’s system and developed the air brake for trains
George Westinghouse
This intercepted message revealed a German proposal for an alliance with Mexico against the U.S
Zimmerman Telegram
Roosevelt’s "3 Rs" stood for these three goals of the New Deal
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
This 1890 event in South Dakota resulted in 150 Lakota deaths and was the last of the "Indian Wars"
The Wounded Knee Massacre
This tragic 1911 garment factory fire in NYC led to new safety laws after 146 workers died
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory or 1911 NYC garment factory fire
This inventor is widely associated with the telephone, using electrical impulses to transmit the human voice
Alexander Graham Bell
This was President Wilson’s peace proposal, including a "general association of nations"
This controversial New Deal policy paid farmers to destroy crops and animals to raise market prices
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
This city's population exploded from 112,000 to 1.7 million in just forty years during this era
Chicago
This 1903 border dispute with Canada was hastened by the discovery of gold in the region
The Alaska Boundary Dispute
This massive project orchestrated by Roosevelt shortened the trip from NYC to the Pacific by 12,000 kms
The Panama Canal
These two laws, passed in 1917 and 1918, curtailed freedom of speech regarding the war and the military
The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918)
This massive public works project was one of the few initiatives started by Hoover to create jobs
The Hoover Dam