Gilded Age
This term was given to business leaders during the gilded age if they were considered to be greedy and treated their workers poorly.
Robber Baron
What was the name of the set of laws in the southern US that formalized segregation?
Jim Crow
The United States defeated which European nation in 1898?
Spain
Which country was ultimately blamed for the war and forced to cede territory, demilitarize and pay reparations?
Germany
What happened on Black Tuesday?
Stock market crash, beginning of Great Depression
Name one of the Robber Barons/Captains of Industry that we discussed in class.
Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt, Carnegie
This court case legalized "Separate but Equal"
Plessy Vs Ferguson
This colorful form of journalism is characterized by heavy exaggeration and propaganda.
Yellow Journalism
The war turned into a stalemate, introducing what kind of warfare where both sides dug in and fought for little to no territorial gain?
Trench Warfare
Which American president was blamed for his response to the Great Depression?
Hoover
These organizations were created to fight for better conditions for workers, like better pay and safety, and utilize activities such as general strikes and boycotts.
Labor Unions
This tragic workplace accident showed that workplace safety needed to be taken more seriously and that working conditions needed to be improved.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
President Teddy Roosevelt believed in "speaking softly" and what else?
Carrying a big stick (Big Stick Policy)
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent from Germany to which country? (hint: it promised territory that was previously lost to the United States)
Mexico
This act passed by FDR is considered one of the most popular government initiatives in American history; it's aim is to provide the elderly, disabled, and families with young children with income.
Social Security Act
This book by Upton Sinclair exposed the gross practices of the Chicago meatpacking industry, highlighting how profit was placed before consumer safety.
The Jungle
This amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol for consumption.
18th Amendment
This man-made structure located in Central America was finished by the United States and serves multiple important purposes, including linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Panama Canal
Which nations were part of the Triple Entente?
France, Great Britain, Russia
What were the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
What was the name of the main immigration center located in New York City?
Ellis Island
What is the purpose of the 19th amendment?
Guarantees women the right to vote
American business interests culminated in the overthrow of a monarchy and annexation of the land, eventually becoming which American state?
Hawaii
What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?
Treaty of Versailles
This trial highlighted the growing divide between traditional religious views and the growth of scientific theory.
Scopes trial