Vocab
Someone who supplies illegal alcoholic beverages
bootlegger
The practice of gaining power as a country by taking over areas of the world
imperialism
The act of coming to live permanently in a new country
immigration
What ne technologies were introduced in the 1800s and early 1900s
telephone-1876 automobile-1886 airplane-1903
How did the Spanish-American war help make the United States a world power
The US victory lead to the US acquiring Cuba Philippines Gaum and Puerto Rico also proved they could defeat a world power
An economic system in which resources and businesses are privately owned and prices are not controlled by the government
Capitalism
The state if being modern or up to date
modernity
Someone who opposes war and violence and refuses to participate
pacifist
During the progressive era muckrakers and reformers worked to do what
expose and change problems in society
Why was the decade of the 1920s called the Roaring twenties.
because it was a time of great prosperity and the economy and culture was booming.
The spending of money the government has borrowed
deficit spending
moving toward new ideas modern policies or opportunities
progressive
a shift to the widespread use of machines and factories to produce goods
industrialization
W.E.B Du Bois believed that African Americans should do what
insist on the political power of the vote and work for educational and economic opportunities
Which is an example of how the new deal helped address the problems of the Great Depression
created important welfare agencies
A musician or artist with great skill
virtuoso
a person who supports an economic system in which major industries are owned or regulated by the government rather than by private businesses
socialist
to return to one's country of origin
repatriate
How did industrialization change life for some southern Black Americans in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Industrialization allowed black Americans to move north for jobs
What event lead the US to declare war and join world was 1
the Zimmerman telegram
The freedom of businesses to operate without Government interference
Free enterprise
The formation and growth of cities
urbanization
a time of intense cultural and artistic growth
renaissance
What was life like in the cities for immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s
life was difficult because immigrants would work very hard jobs for low pay
How did things change for women and Black Americans during World War 1
Black Americans were able to fight in the war in there own separate regiments and women took men's factory jobs while they were fighting in the war