WWI
The ___of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of WWI
assassination
John D. Rockefeller made his wealth from what industry?
oil
Ida B. Wells was known for which work(s) that provided statistics on the lynching of African Americans
A Red Record (1895)
The Progressive Movement wanted to
give more political power to the public
Alexander Graham Bell
When was the first fireside chat given?
March 12,1933
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______Note, which pushed the US to enter the war, exposed the German plan to help Mexico regain US territory.
Zimmerman
What term means that the US started to make products in large quantities in factories?
Industrialization
What was The Jungle about?
Written by Upton Sinclair the 1906 piece Invested and exposed horrid conditions at meatpacking plants.
Muckraker Upton Sinclair’s book “The Jungle” exposed the practices of what industry?
meatpacking
In 1908-1915 Henry Ford invented a(n) ____ _____ that helped to produce goods at a faster and cheaper rate.
Assembly Line
Where does money go when is goes to the bank?
It is invested in different forms of credit bonds, commercial paper, mortgages and many other kinds of loans to keep the wheels of industry and agriculture turning.
What is the state bird?
Cardinal
Lusitania
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish immigrant who grew wealthy from what industry?
What did Ida Tarbell write about?
She exposed the ruthless tactics of Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company through series of published articles.
President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy urged American banks to....
invest in Latin America
This invention was made for better transportation. It was invented in 1903. What was it?
The airplane
What was the main topic of this chat?
Banking
Name the three branches of government
Legislative, executive, and judicial
_____ leaders rejected Wilson's 'Fourteen Points' peace plan
allied
His invention was very important. It was the electric lightbulb who was he?
Thomas Edison
What was the name of Jacob Riis' book?
How the Other Half Lives (1890)
“Be it enacted by . . . Congress . . . (t)hat no producer, manufacturer, or dealer shall ship or deliver for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce, any article or . . . product of any mine or quarry situated in the United States, in which . . . children under the age of sixteen years have been employed or permitted to work . . .” This quote reflects the public’s support for the
abolition of child labor
What was the main purpose of the fireside chats that Roosevelt gave throughout his presidency?
To address the fears and concerns of the American people and as well as to inform them of the positions and the actions taken by the government.
How many senators are there?
59
_____in the nations of Europe, was a major cause of WWI
Militarism
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed at ____ Point, Utah.
Promontory
Who wrote The Octopus? What was it about?
Frank Norris in 1901, it was a fictional book that exposed railroads in California as monopolies taking advantage of people.
When sugar planters, missionaries, and Marines drove Queen Liliuokalani from power, the U.S. gained a permanent foothold in....
Hawaii
The Kodak Camera was invented in 1833, who invented it?
George Eastman
When was the last fireside chat given?
Monday June 12, 1944
In what year was our current Illinois Constitution ratified?
1970