Progressive Era
Presenting little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Also known as clickbait.
What is Yellow Journalism?
The first railroad that linked the east to the west, connecting Sacramento, California to Omaha, Nebraska
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
U.S Naval Captain, Led to the Expansion of Modern Navy, Wrote: The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
Russian Revolution started as a worker Revolt, Americans associated labor strikes to Communism.
What is The Red Scare?
Buying stocks on margin led to rampant speculation which led to falsely high stock prices.
What is Stock Market Speculation?
Primarily targeted African Americans, but also Catholics, Jews, and foreigners as they were threats to the “American way of life.”
What is Ku Klux Klan?
Worked to protect workers from easily being replaced and fought for better working conditions, higher wages, and fewer hours. They believed that there was strength in numbers.
What is Labor Unions?
Negotiations between Spain and the U.S. broke down after an insulting letter from Spanish ambassador
What is De Lome Letter?
Study of human improvement by genetic means. Higher Reproduction of those with strong, favorable traits vs. Undesirable traits
What is Eugenics?
Millions of acres of farmland became useless leading to increased poverty levels and inflated food prices. The wind carried clouds of dust and sand.
What is the Dust Bowl?
Co-founder of Hull House in Chicago which focused on helping immigrants preserve their cultural values while helping them better assimilate into a more American lifestyle.
What is Jane Addams?
Coined by author Mark Twain and it represents a time period that is seemingly beautiful and golden, but it actually rotten and corrupt underneath.
What is Gilded?
The U.S. is allowed to maintain a military base in Cuba. Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico become U.S. territories
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Italian immigrants and anarchists that were charged with robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree.
Who is Sacco and Vanzetti?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 occurred on October 29, 1929, when billions of dollars were lost on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Black Tuesday?
The first women’s rights convention was organized by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott. They created the Declaration of Sentiments, which stated “All men and women are created equal.”
What is The Seneca Fall Convention?
The U.S. Government outlawed traditional American Indian religious ceremonies and forced many to assimilate into American culture and lifestyle.
What is Americanization?
Originally stated that Europe was not to intervene with South America. President Theodore Roosevelt later added the Roosevelt Corollary to it which increased the U.S. involvement in Latin America.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
"America First", "Return to Normalcy", Return to Laissez-Faire Economics, Reduced taxes.
What is the Harding Administration?
Shanty towns were created by the homeless during the great depression throughout the United States.
What is Hoovervilles?
Persuaded Theodore Roosevelt to set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves and over 50 wildlife sanctuaries and several national parks.
Who is John Muir?
The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
What is Philanthropy?
It succeeded in its objective to capture and break important German railroad stations. The final Allied offensive forced the Germans to agree to the armistice.
What is The Battle of Argonne Forest?
Started in a small part of Manhattan, this was an era of songwriting when many new genres of music were mixed together to form American Popular Music
What is Tin Pan Ally?
Established a significant role for government involvement in stabilizing the economy at both the state and federal level
What is The New Deal?