A company that completely controlled a certain industry and therefore had no competition was called this.
What is a monopoly?
100
In the late 1800s, child labor was becoming a major problem and these were some of the reasons (name at least two).
What is (answers might include) bad working conditions, long hours, little pay, no school.
100
This man invented the telephone after working with deaf people.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
100
This woman was born to slaves in 1862, moved to Memphis, TN and attended Fisk University, and worked to end lynching.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
100
The Rough Riders, an all American volunteer regiment, fought in the Spanish American War and were led by this man.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
200
The Gilded Age was named after a book by this man.
Who is Mark Twain?
200
This man organized several smaller unions into the American Federation of Labor.
Who is Samuel Gompers?
200
This man invented the lightbulb, and held over 1000 patents.
Who is Thomas Edison?
200
This man who lived in Chattanooga, TN worked to end racial segregation inequalities.
Who is Randolph Miller?
200
News that is exaggerated and not necessarily based on the facts is called this.
What is Yellow Journalism?
300
This man was famous and wealthy for his Standard Oil Company which had an oil monopoly over the industry.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
300
Many labor unions fought against the extremely long working hours in factories required of men, women, and children. They argued for a work day that was only this long.
What is eight hours.
300
This man invented the ice-cooled Railroad Car.
Who is Gustavus Swift?
300
This term describes the period in the United States when alcohol was illegal during the 1920's.
What is Prohibition?
300
This ship helped start the Spanish American War when it was believed to have been purposely destroyed by Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
400
This was the nickname for someone who was involved in government dishonesty, getting people elected in exchange for favors.
What is a political machine?
400
This is a time when the workers refused to do their work until the owners agreed to meet their demands.
What is a strike?
400
This man developed the idea of crop rotation to help farmers, and he experimented with sweet potatoes, soybeans, and clay.
Who is George Washington Carver?
400
Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States in 1901 and he was called a "trust buster" because he worked to break up big businesses using this Act, which said they were illegal.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
400
One reason America went to war with Spain was a belief in this, which is the belief that a country can increase its power if it can control or take over weaker countries.
What is imperialism?
500
An action or event that creates shock or anger because of bad things people or leaders have done is called this.
What is a scandal?
500
This is one reason many children worked in factories.
to help financially support their families
500
This man created the Model T, the first moving assembly line, and established the $5 per day wage to keep good employees.
Who is Henry Ford?
500
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked for this movement, which resulted in the 19th Amendment.
What is women's suffrage?
500
One result of the Spanish American War was that America gained these.
What are territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines)?