I am the founder of Standard Oil Company.
John D. Rockefeller
Tax on Income
16th Amendment
Pres. Wilson's plans for peace
14 points
Exaggerated and sensationalized news used during the Spanish American War
Yellow Journalism
These two men both wanted equality for African Americans, just had different ideas on how to get there
Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois
I wrote the Jungle about the meat packing industry.
Upton Sinclair
Women's right to vote
19th Amendment
Machine guns and chemical weapons were two examples
New Weapons/technologies
I had a policy called "Big Stick Policy" which meant to act bold and decisive in decisions, using intimidation in the Caribbean
Pres. Teddy Roosevelt
I came from Northern and Western Europe, I spoke English, I was Protestant, and I was quick to assimilate
Old Immigrant
I was the head of Tammany Hall, the NYC political machine.
Boss Tweed
Ban on alcohol
18th Amendment
MAIN causes WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Causes of Imperialism
Desire for Raw materials and new markets, desire to spread democratic and moral ideas, Yellow journalism
This created Separate But Equal
Plessy v. Ferguson
I was a magazine journalist who exposed Standard Oil Company.
Ida Tarbell
Tried to end monopolies on Railroads
Interstate Commerce Act
Court case saying 1st Amendment rights don't count during war time
Schenck v. US
This state was annexed and the queen was overthrown
Hawaii
This outlawed monopolies, to restore competition in businesses
My mom wrote me a note, so I changed my vote for the 19th Amendment.
Harry Burn
Direct Election of Senators
17th Amendment
One reason US entered the war, this was a proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico
Zimmerman Telegram
This stated that the US had the right to claim international police power, especially in the Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Corollary
I made my money in shipping and railroads
Cornelius Vanderbilt