Industrial Revolution
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
Captain of the Railroad industry
What are 3 reasons why people left their home country?
Famine and drought-Ireland
Poverty
War
What book was written by Upton Sinclair to bring attention to the unsanitary practices of the Meatpacking Industry?
The Jungle
Why did America want to acquire new land?
The U.S. was running out of Natural Resources.
We wanted lands by the water to build military bases.
Land = Money $$
Name 3 hazards of Trench Warfare.
Trench foot
Trench Mouth
Trench Lice
Name 3 things steel was used to build?
Where did the immigrants go after they reached America?
They were taken to Ellis Island to go through customs and file for citizenship.
What is the tenement act?
All tenements must have indoor plumbing, windows to the outside, and maximum occupancy laws
What year did Hawaii become the 50th state?
1959
What technology impacted WW1 (name 3 things)?
Chemical Warfare
Gas Masks
Flamethrowers
Tanks
Planes (dogfights)
Aircraft Carrier
UBoats (Submarines)
Zeppelins
Who was the leader of the Standard Oil Company?
John D. Rockefeller
What were the small, cramped apartments in cities called?
tenements
What were the photographers called that took the photos of the conditions and living style in the tenement houses?
Muckrackers
What was built so ships could pass through the the Americas?
Panama Canal
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
A plan created by Schlieffen from Germany to surround France and force them to surrender.
Who was the captain of Finance and Banking?
J.P Morgan
What was the name of the factory where 146 people died in a fire?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (March 25th, 1911)
Who were any of the 3 muckraker photographers names?
Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, Upton Sincular
Name 3 new territories acquired during the Age of Imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Alaska, Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico
What was the spark that started WW1?
The assassination of archduke Ferdinand.
What was a business with a government issued license or charter called?
A corporation
Name the process that turned Iron Ore into Steel.
The Bessemer Process
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Law that made monopolies illegal
How much money did the U.S. purchase Alaska for?
7.2 Billion.
What is the organization that killed Archduke Ferdinand?
The Black Hands