Gilded Age
Who invented the light bulb?
Who is Thomas Eddison?
These groups of people gathered together to work towards better working conditions
What are labor unions?
The United States originally wanted to stay ___________ in the war.
neutral/isolated from the war
Henry Ford is associated with the Model T car and the ________________.
What is the assembly line?
The president of the United States during WWI was?
Woodrow Wilson
The rapid growth of cities is called __________.
What is Urbanization?
Investigative Journalists who tried to uncover the corruption of big business and the flaws in society.
*Double Points if you can name the title
**Triple points title & author of the example we used in class**
Who are muckrakers?
Example from class- The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Triple Entente or Allies were made up of what countries?
What is Great Britain, France, Russia, (eventually the United States)?
What was the general feeling that soldiers had when they entered WWI?
excited, glorified the war, thought the war would end quickly
The inventors of the airplane
Who are the Wright Brothers?
What is the negative term used for the Captains of Industry?
Robber Barrons
The problems from the Gilded Age that the Progressive era tried to fix
poverty, dirty cities, child labor, women's suffrage, corruption in business and politics, alcohol
The four MAIN causes of WWI
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism?
The person who was assassinated and sparked WWI
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
When a company has complete control of a product or service
What is a monopoly?
What was a small war (lasted about 3 months fought) during the Gilded/Progressive Era and was fueled by American Imperialism and Exceptionalism?
Spanish-American War
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire made up the _______________?
Central Powers
Why did many Chinese immigrants move to the U.S. during the Gilded Age?
Push: economic & political turmpoil in China
Pull: Gold Rush and job availability through RR's
What are 3 conditions that came out of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had to pay reparations, give up colonies, change boundaries, demilitarize and downsize the military, Germany blamed for the war
What are three examples of the problems of the Gilded Age?
unsafe working conditions, low wages, poor living conditions, child labor, long hours, big business/monopolies, political corruption, overcrowding, discrimination/racism, women's rights
What territories did the U.S. gain after the Spanish American War?
Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico
The events that helped push the United States into WWI?
1.blockades made by the British to prevent German U-boats from entering their waters
2. German Unrestricted Sub Warfare (Lusitania sinking)
3. Zimmerman Telegraph
What are 2 examples of problems that correlate with Urbanization?
Housing shortages, lack of transportation, clean water, and good waste and garbage removal
The law prevented immigrants from what China to enter the United States from 1882-1907?
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?