The Rise of Industrialization
His book "The Jungle" published in 1906, shocked the U.S. with its vivid descriptions of the Chicago meat-packing industry.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
He was president during World War I, bringing his 14 points to the peace conference at Versailles, and proposing the League of Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
These forced poor Southerners (usually black) to pay to cast their vote.
What are poll taxes?
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What is the abolition of slavery?
His invention of the telephone changed the way our culture communicates.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
As monopolies like Rockefeller's Standard Oil grew in power, these laws were passed to fight their domination in the marketplace.
What are anti-trust laws?
Once serving as the head of the Food Administration during World War I, he would go on to serve as President during some very difficult years.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
This organization was founded to promote the rights of African Americans, and did lots to prevent lynchings in the South during the 1920s. W.E.B. Du Bois co-founded it!
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
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What is women's right to vote?
What is Jazz?
In no small part, we owe the construction of the Eastern portions of the Transcontinental Railroad to this group of immigrants.
Who are Irish Immigrants?
Snubbed by Theodore Roosevelt who came out of political retirement to challenge him, this one term president was noted for his "dollar" diplomacy approach.
Who is William Howard Taft?
He was a close ally of the political establishment, and argued for African Americans to accept segregation and attempt to prove their worth through hard work.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
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What is African American men's right to vote?
Following in T. Roosevelt's footsteps, Wilson established this organization to protect the natural beauty of America.
What is the National Parks Service?
This photographer gained fame for exposing how the other half (poor immigrant laborers) lived in tenement housing in New York City.
Who is Jacob Riis?
She was the first female millionaire, creating a line of beauty products aimed at African American women.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
This Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine, paving the way for a segregated South.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
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What is direct election of senators?
These developed, especially in major cities like New York and San Francisco, due to the extreme differences in immigrant cultures.
What are ethnic clusters (or enclaves)?
Without this act, scandals like that of the Credit Mobilier or Whiskey Ring may still dominate our federal government.
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
She directed the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in a hard fought campaign for the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Who is Carrie Chapman Catt?
This unit was the longest serving, and most decorated African American unit of World War I.
What are the Harlem Hellfighters?
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What is income tax?
This is the plane Charles Lindbergh flew non-stop from New York to Paris.
What is the Spirit of St. Louis?