The Gilded age
good looking on the outside but rotten/bad on the inside, thinly coated in gold
What is gilded?
presenting little or no legitimate, well-reserved news while instead of using eye-catching headlines for increased sales
what is the definition of a yellow journalist?
staying away from other things, keeping yourself away from others and just to yourselves
what is the definition of islolation?
the prevention of doing something like selling any product or some kind of supplies, stops you from doing something
what is Prohibition?
It is when the stock market crashed, the whole world spiraled downward into the deepest and longest economic downturn in the history
what is black Tuesday?
light bulb, telephone, steel plow, kerosene, assembly line and automobiles, Bessemer steel process, mechanical reaper, plane, sams, refrigeration
what are some Inventions made during the gilde age?
a journalist who practiced investigative journalism in order to spotlight corruption in society
what is the definition of muckrakers?
loyalty and devotion to the nation, not to the people
What is Nationalism?
Women are able to vote
what is the 19th amendment?
1. tariffs
2. stock market speculation
3. bank failures
4. the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve System
what are the causes of the great depression?
cattle industry boomed and near extermination of buffalo
what are some effects of the westward expansion?
1.the government should play an active role in solving society's problems
2. The government needs to be more efficient
3. new inventions and new cures can help society
4. the people should have more say in their government
5. Women should have the right to vote
what are the 5 key characteristics of the progressive ara?
these three countries allied in opposite to the central powers
Britain, Russia, and France
what are the allied powers?
it was created out of the fear of communism, it limited the number of people into the U.S from southern and eastern Europe
What is the Emergency Quota Act?
a deep economic depression, high unemployment, the Dust Bowl, a devastating drought, and the creation of several federal government
What was the great depression characterized by?
the people were protesting for an 8-hour work day, better hours for more pay
what happened during the Haymarket affair in 1886?
The period from 1890 to 1920 when many believed a solution to social problems in the nation lay in a move acting by the government
what is the Definition of the Progressive Era?
1. Cuban Revolution
2. de lome letter
3. U.S.S Maine
4. yellow journalism
What are some Causes of the Spanish-American War?
it is a production line system with machines and workers arranged so each person can perform an assigned task that they were given, they perform the task over and over again as the item passes
what is the assembly line?
causes- drought caused land to dry up, framers misused the land by over-planting and not rotating crops
Effects- millions of acres of land became useless, the winds carried great clouds and sand, and thousands migrated from the midwest to California
what are Causes and Effects of the Dust Bowl?
it began the rise in the 1860s between miners entering the territory and the Cheyenne and the Arapano who already lived there, by the summer time of 1864 dozens of homes had been burned and 200 settlers were killed
what is the sand creek massacre?
program that reflected three major deals which are the conservation of natural resources, control of corruption, consumer protection
What was roosevelts square deal?
1. unrestricted submarine warfare
2. Lusitania is sunk
3. The German Sussex pledge was not upheld
4. Zimmerman telegram
5. ties to Great Britain
what are some Reasons for U.S. Territory into world war 1?
it allowed immigrants from northern jobs created by the reduction of eastern European immigrants
what is the national origins act?
President Hoover created these
1. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)- helped with problems such as flooding, providing electricity and businesses.
2. Civilian Conservation Authority (CCC)- supplied jobs during the great depression.
3. Civil Works Administration (CVA)- laid 12 million feet of sewer and improved the roads, schools, and airports
4. Public Works Administration (WPA)- created the PWA to help the US economy recover after the great depression.
what are the new deal programs?