World War One
Plessy v. Ferguson upheld this notion in America.
What is "Separate but Equal"?
Country that was being oppressed by the Spanish government that made the United States become involved.
What is Cuba?
The term used when one person or company has complete control over an industry.
What is a monopoly?
The reason why immigrants came to the United States in the late 19th century.
What is work on the railroads?
Policy that warned Americans not to impose on the war effort or speak out against it.
What is the Espionage Act?
Ship that sank leading to America entering the Spanish-American War.
The oil tycoon who became the richest man the in world.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
Most of the immigrants from Asia came through this station in the western US.
What is the fourteen points plan?
Organization formed to protect the rights of African Americans in Jim Crow Era America.
What is the NAACP?
Type of reporting that was often exaggerated and was written to stir up controversy.
What is Yellow Journalism?
Industry that made resources like oil and steel boom in the late 1800s.
What are railroads?
What is Ellis Island?
The message sent from Germany to Mexico attempting to get Mexico to join the war on the side of the Central Powers.
Policy stating that European countries should stay out of the Western Hemisphere and NOT colonize further.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Scottish immigrant who became a charitable oil tycoon in the early 20th century.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
Most of the immigrants entering through the western US were from this country.
What is China?
The international organization proposed by the US President to ensure world peace. The United States did not join.
What is the League of Nations?
Labor Union leader who advocated for worker's rights.
Who is Samuel Gompers?
Two of the territories gained by the Americans as a result of the Spanish-American War.
What are Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Phillipines?
Muckraker who dug up dirt on John D. Rockefeller and exposed his business practices.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
What are Ireland and Germany?