Reconstruction
When was the reconstruction era
After the civil war.
who was carnagie
Scottish immigrant, became a major leader in the steel industry.
who was jacob riis
a photojournalist
What was the firing pin of WWI?
The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria Hungary 1914.
What is another name for the 18th amendment
prohibition law
What is militarism
glorification of war in the military, and the sudden build up in the military.
what was bad about induatrialization
Men, Women, Children all worked
who was Upton sinclare
Upton Sinclair was probably the most famous muckraker
How did technology effect WWI
Becuase it lead to increased destruction and led to prosthetics and better medicine.
Who was al capon
mafia boss who was the best at selling and making alcohol during prohibition
Who was the person who started reconstruction
abraham Lincoln.
what is induastialization
The process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.
who were the tree progressive presidents
Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt (1901-1909)
William Howard Taft (1909-1913)
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
How was America in the war before they actually joined the war.
They supplied the allies with weapons, ammunition, and food.
What was prohabition
what was the Plessy vs. Ferguson
1896 Supreme Court case
who was rockerfeller
Rockefeller bought struggling competitors companies & built oil mononpoly
what is a muckraker
journalists who used sensational investigative reports to uncover the problems with society
Why did America join WWI?
Becuase of the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmermen note.
what was the 21st amendement
it repealed the prohibition law.
what was Sharecropping
unfair farming loophole of ending slavery
who invented the light bulb
thomas edison
what were the 5 goals of progress.
1. Reduce political corruption
2. Limit monopolies/trusts
3. Moral reform (drinking, helping the poor, etc.)
4. End child labor and improve working and living conditions
5. Women’s suffrage
What is MANIA
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
What were Flappers
ladies that dressed differently wand people thought that it was inappropriate.