Vocabulary
What was the steel industry?
The business of processing iron ore into steel.
What does gilded mean
A fake layer of gold used to cover up something.
What year did reconstruction end?
1877
What were the two types of reformers?
Populists and progressives
What was imperialism?
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What was the conservation movement?
The act of consciously and efficiently using land and/ or its natural resources.
What were political machines?
An organized group that controls a city's political party.
Where were the immigrants from who worked on the transcontinental railroad from
Nyc, Elis Island, Irish, Germany, Sweden
What book did Jacob Riis publish?
"How the other half lives"
What were five reasons for imperialism?
Economic gain, military might, socialdarwinists, religous, increase of land interests.
What was a recall?
The power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official.
What were the main big businesses?
Oil, Steel, Railroad
What were the two types of homes in the west.
Dugouts and sod houses
What book did Upton Sinclair Write? Who read it?
"The Jungle". Teddy roosevelt
What is yellow journalism?
Click-bait articles with catchy headlines.
What was a referendum?
A direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue.
What is a robber baron?
A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscruplous business practices.
What was a bonanza farm?
A farm that operated like a factory.
Who were key reformers?
Jane Adams, Margarett Sanger, Florence Kelley
What was the open door policy?
U.S would be able to trade with china at any time.
What did NAACP stand for?
National Association for the advancement of colored people.
What was the Bessemer process?
The first inexpensive industrial process that allowed for mass production.
How many cattle traveled among the cattle trails a year?
600,000
Who founded NAACP?
W.E.B Dubois
Where was the spam war fought?
Philippines