People
5. This man was the president during the age of industry and imperialism. We named the little stuffed toy bears after him too!
Teddy Roosevelt
13. This Country was under control by the Spanish Empire. The United States entered the Spanish-American war in1898 to free them.
Cuba
8. This war was fought throughout the world from 1914-1918. It saw the use of trench warfare, which led to the deaths of millions.
WWI
12. This term means the extreme love of one's country
Nationalism
20. Historians describe the big business leaders of the 1900s as men who stole from their workers, but also gave back to their communities. What are the two terms for these men?
Robber Barons or captins of industry
4. America used the White Mans Burden to take over this island, mostly for their sugar supply. Hint: It later became the 50th state!
Hawaii
11. This fire in 1911 killed over 100 young women. The public outcry led to more safety and fire regulations in the United States
The Triangle Shirtwasit Factory Fire
2. This was the idea that the United States needed to "civilize" and "educate" non-white countries around the world
The White man's burden
15. This person was a muckraker, or someone who tried to expose corruption in American society. He wrote "The Jungle" to expose the meat industry of Chicago.
Upton Sinclair
7. This was the name of the station in New York where millions of immigrants were processed into the United States. Hint: it's near the statue of liberty!
Ellis Island
1. The Sinking of the USS Maine battleship was reported by the media to have been destroyed by the Spanish Army, even though there was no evidence of this attack. What is another name for fake news or saying fake information to get people to think a certain way?
Yellow Journalism
16. This law prevented chinese immigrants from entering the United States from 1870-1920
The Chinese Exclusion Act
10. This Union organizer started the Pullman strike against the railroad industry after their pay and hours were cut.
Eugene Debbs
9. The Triangle Shirtwaste fire of 1911 happened next to what famous park in NYC (Hint: think about NYU)
Washington square park
14. The sinking of this ship by the Germans brought the United States into WWI in 1917
The Lusitiania
18. Teddy Roosevelt used this law to justify his "Big Stick" Policy
Monroe Doctrine
19. Name all 4 robber barons we covered in class!
Vanderbilt, Rockerfeller, JP Morgan, Carnegie
3. Name all 3 countries for both the Allies and the central powers for WWI. The Team with the most correct will win!
Allies: France, England, Russia
Central Powers: Austria-Hungry, Germany, Italy
17. there were many reasons why WWI started. Name all 5 to get the points for this question!
Militarism, Allies, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassanation
6. This law made it illegal for a company to be part of a monopoly. Teddy Roosevelt used it to fight against the robber barons in the 1900s
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act