Where did the bulk of American immigrants come from in the 19 th century?
Europe
This was the Scottish immigrant who rose to fame as a titan of the steel industry.
Andrew Carnegie
Which territory did Seward purchase from Russia in 1867?
Alaska
Provide a major technological innovations of the 19 th century that enhanced industry and communication.
Bessemer Machine, Electricity, Lightbulb, Phonograph
From where in the US did many blacks and poor whites leave to work in American cities and factories?
Up North and out West
This man rose to fame as a titan of the oil industry.
John Rockefeller
Which territory was Queen Liliuokalani forced to resign by an American-settler-engineered rebellion?
Hawaii
This was the term used to describe the journalistic attempt to spin American opinion against the Spanish (as well as sell
more papers than their competitors)?
Yellow Journalism
Name 3 conditions that factory workers had to endure
Low pay, unsafe working conditions, abuse, no breaks
This is the term used to describe the purchasing of all suppliers for a particular industry.
Vertical Integrration
This is the term used to describe when a country is exploiting another for economic gain by forcing exclusive trade upon
them or gaining access to that country’s natural resources.
Imperialism
This was the application of Darwin’s theories on evolution to society in which many academics believed the status of the
poor of the world was a result of their inferior genes.
Social Darwinism
Where was a canal constructed to hasten travel between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
Panama Canal
This is the term used to describe the purchasing of small competitors for a particular industry.
Horizontal Integration
During which conflict did the US enter (allegedly) on the side of the Cubans?
Spanish American War
This was an American political movement that emphasized political participation and control by regular citizens rather
than the rich.
Populism
This was the amendment added to the Cuban constitution that granted the US Guantanamo Bay, as well as the ability to
interfere in Cuban domestic policies in order to protect US economic interests.
Platt Amendment
This is the name for the economic theory that advocates a lack of government interference.
Free Market or Laissez Faire
This was the policy of the United States that justified the invasion of Latin American and Caribbean states in order to
collected debts or to protect pro-American governments.
Roosevelt Corollary
This was an American religious movement that emphasized the improvement of life on Earth rather than the afterlife.
Social Gospel Movement