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Immigration
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Progressives
100
Naturalized citizen, born in Scotland with no money, came to America and started at the bottom and became a multi-millionaire in the steel industry. Treated his workers poorly until he "saw the light".
Who is Andrew Carnegie
100
Invented the first "car", the Model T in 1908 AND revolutionized assembly-lines which pushed America's Industrial Age to the forefront.
Who is Henry Ford
100
70% of all immigrants from Europe came in through this "island".
What is Ellis Island
100
This Admiral launched a surprise attack on Spanish ships anchored in Manila Bay (the Philippines) which destroyed Spain's entire Spanish Pacific Armada.
Who is Admiral Dewey
100
Woman journalist who criticized Standard Oil Company (John D. Rockefeller) regarding his monopoly on the "oil business".
Who is Ida Tarbell
200
He had more than 1,000 patents for his inventions, some of which include: electric light bulb, alkaline batteries, & phonograph.
Who is Thomas Edison
200
Known as the "Champion of Expansionism"; wherein he bought Alaska (which ended up being a gold/oil mine), annexed Midway Island and the Hawaiian Islands. Give me his title and name.
Who is Secretary of State William H. Seward
200
Immigration station off the coast of San Francisco for those coming to the U.S. from eastern Russia and Asia.
What is Angel Island
200
He took full credit for taking San Juan hill during the Spanish-American War in Cuba. He later became president.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
200
He attacked the beef industry for the way products were handled.
Who is Charles Edward Russell
300
American financier, banker and merged Edison General Electric with Thomson-Houston Electric Company to form "GENERAL ELECTRIC"
Who is J.P. Morgan
300
Took his father's failing newspaper business and made it into an empire with 28 newspapers, 18 magazines & radio stations across the country. Also responsible for "yellow journalism".
Who is William Randolph Hearst
300
These were violent massacres of Jews from Christians that swept across Russia in the 1880s.
What are "Pogroms"
300
General sent from Spain with 150,000 Spanish troops to squash the Cuban rebellion; however, the U.S.S. Maine blew up, killing American sailors and civilians and thrust the U.S. into the Spanish-American War. Who is he?
Who is Valeriano Weyler
300
He published "The Jungle" which was based on his observations of a slaughterhouse in Chicago. He described how the company took "moldy" food and put chemicals on it and then made the sausage over again for home consumption. This outraged President Theodore Roosevelt.
Who is Upton Sinclair
400
Co-founder of the Standard Oil Company (owning 90% of the oil industry). He also co-founded the structure of "modern philanthropy" with Andrew Carnegie in his later years.
Who is John D. Rockefeller
400
Led an American fleet into Tokyo Bay, Japan to "open their doors to trade with the U.S." in 1853. He is known as the "man who unlocked Japan" & Japan celebrates the anniversary of his arrival every year with a parade.
Who is Commodore Matthew C. Perry
400
This reflects the idea that people from all over the world came to the U.S. and melted into American society, giving up the heritage of their homelands.
What is the "Great American Melting Pot"
400
This ship exploded in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898 which pushed the U.S. into this war. What is the name of the war AND what is the nickname? Also name what "territories" we gained.
What is the Spanish-American War, referred to as the "Splendid Little War". We gained Cuba (which we ultimately gave back except for Guantanamo Bay), Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines (which we ultimately gave back to them 6 years after in-fighting with them).
400
He drew up the demographics of New York (Chinatown, Little Italy, etc.) and also published a photo book entitled, "How the other half lives" based on child labor practices.
Who is Jacob Riis
500
Was an industrialist in the railroads and shipping industry. He also accumulated more wealth in the U.S. at the time of his death and even up until today.
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt (his great grandson is Anderson Cooper of CNN)
500
Owned the United Fruit Company which revolutionized trade with Central America and played a significant role in the government and economics of these countries and the U.S.
Who is Minor C. Keith
500
An extreme dislike for immigrants from native-born people in the U.S. and a desire to limit immigration.
What is Nativism
500
This "amendment" stipulated that the Cuban government could not enter into any foreign agreements or trade and also must allow the U.S. to establish naval bases as needed on this island. This "amendment" did not end until 1934.
What is the Platt Amendment
500
He believed that a company could be more efficiently run by managing time, breaking down tasks, and using standardized tools. We continue to use his practice in many areas of industry.
Who is Frederick W. Taylor
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