Westward Expansion &
Immigration
Immigration
List 5 countries new immigrants came from.
Southern and Eastern Europe such as ITALY
Why was a major factor that caused American Imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
The U.S. wanting to add territory and influence across the world
What is a monopoly?
Complete control over an industry.
What is the significance of the 'Grandfather Clause'?
A way to get around the 15th Amendment by allowing anyone whose father or grandfather voted prior to 1867 to vote.
Why was the United States interested in the Mexican Revolution?
The U.S. had economic ties to Mexico.
What were created to help immigrants obtain jobs, healthcare, and education?
Benevolant Societies
Who wrote The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Why is a monopoly harmful to a free market economy?
Monopolies discourage competition
What is a muckraker?
A journalist or photographer who exposed corruption and societal wrongs during the Gilded Age
What was the outcome of the Spanish American War?
The U.S. gained territory and influence in the Caribbean and Pacific
What are positive effects of Westward Expansion?
- New farming techniques and methods
- New states
- Growth of industry
Which African American reformer is best known for promoting and fighting for Anti-lynching laws?
Ida B. Wells Barnett
Andrew Carnegie went from being a poor Scottish immigrant to a Captain of Industry in what industry?
Steel
What is the purpose of labor unions?
To reform working conditions and wages.
President Taft's answer to helping control South and Central America by paying off their debts and investing money into the countries was called what?
Dollar Diplomacy
What is the Homestead Act?
What President wanted to use Persuasion and American ideals to advance interests abroad, as well as force if need be?
Woodrow Wilson
What act was passed to prohibit Trusts from dominating the Free Market?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Who founded the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Why was the United State’s so focused on getting an Open Door policy agreement with China?
Did not want to get left out of the country’s trade as it was highly profitable to the U.S.
What is the Dawes Act?
Policy that focused on breaking up reservations and tribal lands by granting land to individual Natives for agricultural purposes after forced assimilation.
Which President was called a "Trust Buster" because he focussed on regulating big business and bringing down monopolies?
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller used _______ integration and __________ integration to control the oil industry.
Vertical and horizontal
What is the significance of Plessy V. Ferguson?
Ruled that "separate is equal" segregation was legal
What is 'Yellow Journalism'?
A technique to help sell newspapers and help start the Spanish American War.