THINKING LIKE A HISTORIAN
The three branches of government
What is the legislative branch, executive branch and, judicial branch?
The first railroad that linked the east to the west
What is the transcontinental railroad?
The founder of the NAACP
Who is W.E.B Dubois?
The policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is imperialism?
The scandal that took place in the 1920s that involved big oil companies, bribery and corruption
What is teapot dome scandal?
The 13th amendment
What is ended slavery within the US?
A federal land grant allowed citizens who were 21 to claim 160 acres of land
What is the homestead act of 1862?
The action to change/improve society and government
What is a refromer?
The increasing involvement in world affairs while trying to promote
What is expansionism?
The fear from people that communists wanted to overthrow the government
What is the red scare?
Who wrote the Deceleration of Independence and when was it adopted?
What is Thomas Jefferson, in July 4th, 1776?
The growth of these machines manifested in growing government corruption
What is political machines?
The banned sale of impure and falsely labeled food or drugs
What is the pure food and drug act?
The use of financial power to extend international influence instead of military
What is dollar diplomacy?
The case that involved two men that were arrested for robbery and murder at the slater and morill shoe factory in south brain tree
What is the case of sacco and vanzetti?
The 19th amendment
What is women suffrage?
The act of protesting for an 8 hour work day
What is the Hay market affair of 1886?
The all purpose community centers for poor people living in crowded cities
What is hull house?
The US would be diplomatic but would use military power to protect american interests in Latin America
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
The reflection of cultural modernism of the 1920s
What is the deco movement?
A French historian and philosopher who spent 8 months in the US and wrote a book about the negative and positive sides of democracy in America
Who is Alexis De Tocqueville?
The law against businesses getting to big and powerful in a way that hurts competition
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?
The movement that saw alcoholism as the root of societys problems
What is temperance movement?
The area below ground where soldiers hid and fought during battle
What is trench warefare?
The cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion and, literature
What is the Harlem renaissance?