The Wild West
The Second Industrial Revolution
The Gilded Age
Imperialism
Progressivism
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What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
What is First one completed in 1869; five others throughout the 19th century; worked on by the Irish and Chinese
100
Describe the Union Pacific Railroad
What is 1,086 miles of railroad built along a north-central route westward from Omaha and linked up with the Central Pacific, completed on May 10, 1869.
100
Why did membership in the National Labor Union fade in the mid-1870s?
What is The Depression of 1873 made jobs scarce
100
Why English could dominate these much larger countries?
What is communication
100
What is Progressive?
What is favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
200
Where the Dawes Act of 1887?
What is an attempt to reform the government's Native American policy; wanted to assimilate Native Americans into the mainstream American life by dissolving tribes as legal entities and eliminating tribal ownership of land
200
When did it start?
When was mid-nineteenth century
200
Why was the Republican Party politically weak throughout the Gilded Age?
What is The bitter feuding between Half-Breeds and Stalwarts split the party
200
How did countries resist domination?
What is --- fight (didnt work because of inferior weapons/technology) --- modify religion/culture (so ppl stuck to to it more and werent as likely to be taken in by weesteners) ---- Ethiopia--- modernized
200
What is a suffragette?
What is a woman who advocates voting rights for women
300
What were the Consequences of the Railroad?
What is Caused near-extinction of the buffalo and thus the Plains Indians; brought troops, farmers, miners, and cattlemen to the Great Plains; cattle replaced buffalo as settlers build farms
300
What is laissez-faire?
What is A practice of avoiding intervention in public affairs and economics.
300
John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil practiced horizontal integration by ______.
What is Buying out all competing firms to monopolize a single product
300
What were missionaries?
What is some actually wanted to help/ were philanthropic wanted to spread Christianity and bring the love of Jesus to the Africans though they still acted superior almost paternal
300
What is the 19th Amendment?
What is gave women the right to vote
400
Indian Territory, to which several eastern Indian tribes including the Cherokees and Creeks were removed, is now the state of _____.
What is Oklahoma
400
Describe the Central Pacific Railroad
What is 689 miles of railroad built along a north-central route eastward from Sacramento and linked up with the Union Pacific line, completed on May 10, 1869.
400
The western frontier at the end of the nineteenth century was most transformed by___
What is Trains
400
Social Darwinism
What is Social Darwinism - "doing them a favor" by bringing western technology and knowledge - duty to bring the Great civilization to foreign nations - leads to racism/ feeling one nation or culture superior to another - God given right to takee over "lesser peopel" - promoted by Ruyard Kipling
400
What was the Square Deal?
What is Theodore Roosevelt's promise of fair and equal treatment for all
500
What happened to the Californios who dominated California prior to the gold rush of 1849?
What is lost status and land and were excluded from the prosperity of the statehood period.
500
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
What is One of the railroad barons who directed the first of the major eastern railroad consolidations.
500
Which tycoon made steel into one of the nation’s biggest industries?
What is (A) William Kelly (B) Cornelius Vanderbilt (C) Andrew Carnegie
500
Causes of Imperialism
What is - need resources for industrial revolution(get from places they take over) - open trade routes/harbors - wanted military bases, ports, harbors - jewels and other profitable things - outlet for goods (more demand as the colonies buy their goods) - scientific reasons
500
Anthracite Coal Strike (1902)
What is union recognition, a nine-hour day, and wage increase. In the face of a threatened coal shortage, Roosevelt intervened and threatened to work the mines with federal troops, whereupon the owners accepted his suggestion of a commission to investigate.
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