US History 1
What were the nick names of the shanty towns built during the great depression
Hoovervilles
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
what is it called when producers are making more than they can sell?
Overproduction
Jane Adams
what ethnicity was denied access to the United States in the late 19th century?
Chinese
What were 2 causes of WWl?
imperialism, nationalism, militarism & alliances
Upton Sinclair
What is the Dawes Act?
gave Indians land if they assimilated as an American citizen
What is a Muckraker
What is reporter/writer that exposes filth of society
What production technique allowed for the cars to become more affordable during the 20's
the Assembly line
what was the name of the ship that sank outside of Havana, which brought the US closer to war with Spain
USS Maine
What did the 18th amendment do? (temperance movement)
Banned alcohol
This name for the late 19th century refers to the rise of people like Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller. ("what" Ages)
Gilded Age
What was the Red Scare
fear of communism, socialism, and anarchism
what Association did WEB Dubois help found?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
What allowed for a national market to be created in the United States during the gilded age
Transcontinental RR
What was the name of the structures where many immigrants lived in cities.
tenement
What law was passed as a response to "The Jungle"
The Food and Drug Act
What was the name of FDR's plan to pull the USA out of the Great Depression?
New Deal
Laissez Faire
Who was the political boss of the Tammany Hall political machine
William Tweed
Who were the three presidents during the 1920s
Coolidge, Harding, and Hoover
Who were the 2 main "captains of industry"
Carnegie, and Rockefeller
What treaty ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
This _______________migration resulted in the thriving and increased popularity of black culture known as the _________________.
Great , Harlem Renaissance