Reconstruction & Westward Expansion
What do the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments state?
13- bans slavery
14- anyone born in us are citizens
15 right to vote regardless of race
What industries were Rockefeller and Carnegie a part of?
What were these people referred to as?
Carnegie- Steel
Rockefeller- Oil
Robber barons or captains of industry
This movement was an attempt to ban alcohol by women
Temperance movement
BONUS What's Mrs Schilly's favorite food?
POTATO
What were the causes of ww1
and why did the US enter?
MAIN
Zimmerman note
What was the purpose of literacy tests, poll taxes, and the grandfather clause?
restrict African Americans from voting
This term means the fittest will survive in business/ society
social darwinism
This muckraker established the hull house where immigrants and the poor could go to learn American customs and education
Jane Addams
what happened to Hawaii?
The US annexed it against the will of the Hawaiian people for financial gain
What did Wilson propose at the end of the war?
the 14 points
This gave land to Americans in the west for free if they stayed for at least 5 years
Homestead Act
What did the Interstate Commerce Act do?
set a precedent for federal regulation of interstate commerce.
ended railroad abuses like pools, rebates, and discounts available to special customers
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19
This person opened up trade with Japan
Matthew Perry
What was the League of Nations?
Proposed by Wilson, he wanted to create a an international group where countries could come together to solve issues
The US does not join- Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was against it
This gave land to Native Americans to assimilate them to the US. Natives did not like this.
DAWES Act
What was the Grange Movement?
Farmers who pushed for political changes to limit the power of railroads
What did the 17th amendment do?
direct election of senators
What was one cause of the Spanish American War and what was the outcome?
Yellow press, sinking of the Maine
Spain recognized Cuba's independence, Us gains Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam as territories
US is recognized as a world power
What was the Great Migration?
African Americans who moved from rural southern areas to urban cities in the north and west
This limited Chinese immigration and discriminated against Chinese people especially in California
Chinese Exclusion Act
List one example of a labor strike. Bonus- tell me what happened
Homestead Strike- went on strike to protest cut wages by the Carnegie steel plant
Pullman strike- strike by railway car makers which tied up railroads. They were forced to end the strike
List one muckraker and their contributions during the progressive era
Ida Tarbell- history of Standard Oil Company
Ida B Wells- anti lynching campaign
Upton Sinclair- The Jungle
Jacob Riis- How the Other Half Lives
This was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine by Roosevelt which allowed the US to be involved in Latin American affairs
Roosevelt Corollary
*the actual intervention became known as Big Stick Diplomacy
What was the red scare?
A movement against internal enemies and which led to the Palmer Raids
Palmer Raids police without warrants raided headquarters of communists and other organizations