Gilded Age
The reason why Irish immigrated to the United States (3 options)
The potato famine, economic hardship, and political unrest.
This author exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry in his book the Jungle.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This Pacific territory was annexed by the U.S. in 1898 for its strategic location and sugar plantations.
These armored vehicles were first introduced in WWI to cross difficult terrain.
What are tanks?
This method of mass production revolutionized the automobile industry and lowered costs.
What is the assembly line
Known for Standard Oil, this man controlled over 90% of the oil industry in the U.S.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
The 19th Amendment granted this right to women.
What is the right to vote
This term describes the belief that the United States was destined to expand its influence across the world.
What is Manifest Destiny?
These gardens were promoted to increase food production at home during the war.
What is victory garden?
This entrepreneur’s affordable Model T symbolized the economic growth of the 1920s.
What is Henry Ford?
This term refers to businessmen accused of exploiting workers and corrupting the government to gain wealth.
What are Robber Barons?
This movement aimed to ban alcohol in the U.S.
What is the temperance movement?
This style of sensational journalism helped push the U.S. into war with Spain.
What is yellow journalism
This type of warfare, characterized by long, defensive ditches, dominated World War I.
What is trench warfare?
This movement celebrated African American art, music, and literature in the 1920s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This industrialist built a railroad empire and was known for ruthless business tactics.
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?
This group revived during the Progressive Era, promoting white supremacy and targeting African Americans, immigrants, and Catholics.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
The idea that stronger nations naturally dominate weaker ones is based on this theory.
What is Social Darwinism
Wilson’s plan for peace after the war was called this.
What are the Fourteen Points?
This term refers to young, modern women of the 1920s who defied traditional norms.
What is a Flapper?
The reason for the name Gilded Age
Corruption existed in society but was overshadowed by the wealth of the period (“gilded” is when something is golden/beautiful on the surface but is really cheap/worthless underneath)
This amendment established the direct election of U.S. senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
This project, completed in 1914, connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and strengthened U.S. naval power.
What is the Panama Canal?
This "MAIN" acronym summarizes the four long-term causes of World War I.
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
Illegal bars where alcohol was sold during Prohibition were called this.
What is a speakeasy?