US History 1
What were the names of the 2 main places immigrants passed through? ("Islands")
Ellis Island & Angel Island
The term that refers to the policy of building empires by imposing political and economic control over peoples around the world.
Imperialism
This person urged African Americans to fight discrimination actively rather than to patiently submit to it. He established the NAACP.
Who is WEB DuBois
Who wrote the Jungle
Upton Sinclair
Complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market.
Monopoly
Name 2 causes of WWl?
imperialism, nationalism, militarism & alliances
who was in charge of the NYC Tammany Hall political machine?
William Tweed
Who became president after Lincoln's assassination?
Andrew Johnson
What is reporter/writer that exposes filth of society
What is a Muckraker
Who was responsible for coming up with the phrase the "Gilded Age" to describe the late 1800s?
Mark Twain
This event involved fighting in Kansas as pro and anti-slavery groups battled against each other.
What is "Bleeding Kansas"
A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices (such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie)
Robber Baron
What is the name of the document that was intercepted between Germany and Mexico and encouraged Mexico to attack the US (during WWI)?
Zimmerman Telegram
What was the Red Scare
fear of communism, socialism, and anarchism
Which event in 1914 sparked the beginning of WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the term used to describe the states that had divided loyalties during the Civil War (Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky)?
Border States
What was the name of the structures where many immigrants lived in cities.
tenement
What does the 13th Amendment accomplish?
Abolishes slavery
What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt's plan that included the 3 "Cs" - Conservation, Control of business, and Consumer Protection?
Square Deal
What event was referred to when FDR described it as "A day that will live in infamy"?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Who was the Union General that acted too cautiously during the Civil War (much to Lincoln's dismay)?
Who was General George McClellan
This battle is known as the turning point in the Civil War because after this battle, Gen. Lee was forced to fight a defensive war.
Battle of Gettysburg
Who were the three main "captains of industry"
Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Rockefeller
What treaty ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Which event caused France and Great Britain to declare war on Germany (WW2)
Germany invaded Poland