Migration, Industry, and Urban Society
This advancement in industrial technology changed America, and the rest of the world, in a way that could be called revolutionary.
What is the industrial revolution?
Initially neutral in the conflict, America would eventually get dragged into World War I and go to war against this country.
What is Germany? (Also, Italy and Austria-Hungary, but mostly Germany by the time we entered the war)
After decades of reform efforts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the 19th Amendment was passed, allowing this.
What is women's suffrage? (Or, what is womens' right to vote?)
Americans lost their savings when banks failed and this crashed, in October 1929.
What is the Stock Market?
The actual factual best 2 toppings to put on pizza, and I am not taking comments at this time.
What is Pineapple and Jalapeno?
Immigrants from Europe mostly filtered through this checkpoint in New York.
What is Ellis Island?
An example of American imperialism, in the 1890s this island was taken from its sovereign, Queen Liluokalani, and became an American territory.
What is Hawaii?
The economy in the 1920s flourished. Henry Ford's use of assembly lines in factories reduced costs and allowed many americans to purchase this for the first time.
What are automobiles?
Caused by drought and years of strain on the soil, this disaster displaced many people in the Great Plains.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This Classical High School teacher is mostly a great person to live with, although she NEVER washes the dishes...
Segregation ran rampant in most parts of the country, codified in these laws named for an old minstrel show character.
What are Jim Crow laws?
The spark that set off the chain of events leading to World War I is widely considered to be the assassination of this Austrian by a Bosnian revolutionary.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
This president is widely remembered for his environmental efforts, including establishing many national parks.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
Who is Herbert Hoover?
As a kid, this animal-focused book series was my favorite. As an adult, I still enjoy an occasional re-read.
What is Animorphs?
Mark Twain dubbed this era of American history where deep societal problems were masked by the prosperity of the wealthy this "golden" time.
What is the gilded age?
President Wilson's plan for a postwar treaty has this numerical name -- eventually, Congress would decline to ratify it.
What is the Fourteen Points?
Nativism and Anti-Immigrant sentiment increased in this era, as reflected in this famous Supreme Court case where two anarchist immigrants were sentenced to death on flimsy evidence.
What is the Sacco-Vanzetti case?
This New Deal program expanded opportunities for rural americans and built an electric grid that's still in use in many states.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?
This long running game series has been dear to me my whole life, and I still play one of the games regularly. Its inclusion in Magic the Gathering last year is what finally got me to try the card game.
What is Final Fantasy?
Establishing Separate but Equal as the law of the land, this Supreme Court case is widely considered one of the worst decisions in the court's history.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
Due to many young men being sent overseas, the wartime years saw these three groups taking many industrial jobs for the first time.
Who are women, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans?
The movement of many African Americans from the south to industrial cities in the north and western United States is known as this.
What is the Great Migration?
Intended to prevent a future great depression and bank crash, this program insures the money you deposit in banks and is still in effect today.
What is the FDIC? (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
This small island in Okinawa is my "second home"
What is Kitadaito?