1920s & 30s
President at time of the crash
Who was Herbert Hoover?
main type of warfare during WWI
What was trench warfare?
Gave women the right to vote across the whole nation
What was the 19th Amendment?
Industrialist who helped people with their wealth
Who were Captains of Industry?
Trains went choo choo on a track
What were Railroads?
Day of the Crash (date and nickname)
When was October 29, 1929; Black Tuesday?
event that started WWI
What was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
This led to many safety reforms for the workplace
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist co. Fire?
Government tried to break up large corporations who controlled entire industries
What was Trust Busting?
Massive project to join the west coast with the civilized east
What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
Massive winds and drought led to this
What was the Dust Bowl?
Main causes of WWI
What are:
Imperialism
Militarism
Nationalism
Alliances
Journalists who exposed corruption
What were Muckrakers?
Discrimination, violence, segregation, poverty, crime
What did immigrants face when they arrived in America?
The U.S. government set aside unwanted land for Native Americans to live
What were Reservations?
The three "R's" of the New Deal
What are Relief, Recovery, Reform?
Covert act by Germany attempting to draw another nation into the conflict that demonstrated Germany's commitment to World War and domination of the seas
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
First women's rights meeting held in America
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
Assembly lines created goods better, faster and cheaper, creating more demand and more jobs and increased production meant more wealth
What was the impact of new technologies on production?
The thinking in the 19th century was that Native Americans would benefit from living life like the white European immigrants that made up the rest of the nation's population
What was Assimilation?
Index of traded companies used to determine the value of the market
What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
Created punishment for Germany as a result of the war
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Full explanation: How was the Gilded Age a result of urbanization and labor unions?
Your answer must contain:
unfair labor practices led to reform
union power led to new policies
growth of cities required new laws for health reasons
How did Industrialization impact America's status as a world power?
Your answer must contain:
increased economic strength
modernized production
growth of cities
immigration = new labor
military strength
The idea that Americans were always meant to control - not just the continent - but have influence around the world
What was Manifest Destiny?