Gilded Age
What immigrants worked on the transcontinental railroad?
Who are Chinese
Cause of the Spanish American War, exaggerated reporting. Reported that Spain was responsible for the explosion of the USS Maine.
What is Yellow Journalism?
This weapon helped caused the war to be a stalemate. No more head to head combat.
What is the machine gun?
What is red scare?
Law that increased tariffs in the 1920s.
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?
Term for the symbol that women's roles were changing in the 1920s.
What is flapper?
the government prohibited immigration based on race or ethnicity. Wanted to limit unskilled workers and not compete for jobs.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
What amendment calls for the direct election of Senators?
What is the 17th Amendment?
Leader of Hawaii overthrown by U.S. Marines to protect U.S. plantations
What is Queen Liliuokalani
Reason for US entry in WWI, Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico. If Mexico became an ally of Germany they would help them get back lost territory.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram/Note?
What increased production and lowered cost of cars
Henry Ford's assembly line method of producing cars.
Caused by poor farming practices, high winds, and drought. Led to increased migration west to California. Depopulation of the Great Plains.
What is the Dust Bowl?
Court case that showcased the conflict between science and religion.
What is the Scopes Trial?
What is the name for the type of business that takes over an entire industry by eliminating their competition?
What is a monopoly?
Supreme Court case which legalized segregation
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson
Name 3 territories the US gained in the Pacific Ocean? Pacific acquisitions. Wanted for their strategic location to help military and commerce (business)
What are Guam, Philippines, Midway, Wake Island, Samoa, and Hawaii?
What was the name for Wilson's plan for peace after World War I?
What is Fourteen Points?
What did we see a rise in as a result of the ratification of the 18th Amendment?
What is organized crime?
Name for FDR's program to combat the Great Depression? Focused on 3 R's relief, recovery, reform.
The New Deal
Who helped create the NAACP and believed African Americans could gain equality by getting a classical education?
Who is W.E.B. Dubois?
These were formed to fight for the rights of workers. Wanted better pay and working condition. Also wanted to end the use of child labor.
What are labor unions?
What are the effects of the local and state law making reforms initiative, referendum, and recall?
What is direct democracy? People participating in government. POWER to the people.
Foreign policy that ensured equal trading with China.
What is the Open Door Policy?
What legislation violated the 1st Amendment by limiting free speech?
What is the Espionage Act?
The rebirth of African American culture. Art, music, literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
New Deal Agency that helped elderly and disabled people.
What is the Social Security Act?
New Deal program the ensures bank deposits and savings.
What is the FDIC-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
The name of Andrew Carnegie's book that encouraged philanthropy?
What is The Gospel of Wealth?
The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed as a result of this
Upton Sinclair's the Jungle.
Foreign policy that made the US an international police power in Latin America. Addition to the Monroe Doctrine.
What is Roosevelt Corollary/Big Stick Policy?
What US Senator opposed the US joining the League of Nations because it would take away US sovereignty in foreign affairs? Believed the US might get drawn into future conflicts.
Who is Henry Cabot Lodge?
Presidential scandal that caused distrust in the government during the 1920s. Illegal oil leases of federal government land.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Name for FDR's attempt to weaken the Judicial Branch and strengthen the Executive Branch by adding 6 new justices to the Supreme Court?
What is the court-packing scheme?
Court case that showed nativism by putting to death 2 Italian immigrants without much evidence.
What is the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial?