Unit 0: Revolution to Reconstruction
What document separated America from British rule?
The Declaration of Independence
The number of immigrants that came to America between 1870 and 1900.
~12,000,000
The land between trenches, full of flying bullets and poison gas, was known was...
No man's land
Where did Jazz originate?
New Orleans
On what day & year did Black Tuesday occur?
October 29th, 1929
This Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
Where was the Transcontinental Railroad finished? (Where was the final spike driven?)
Utah
The explosion of this ship sparked the Spanish American War.
USS Maine
Name 2 Progressive Reform Movements
Temperance
Education
Prison/Asylum
Womens suffrage
Name 2 New Deal projects in Utah that still exist today.
Mountain Terracing, Springville Art Museum, Provo Canyon Trails/Provo River Trail, Timpanogos Cave Trail
Name one event connected to Manifest Destiny
Louisiana Purchase, War of 1812, Mexican American War / Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Oregon Trail & Territory, Trail of Tears / Indian Removal Act, 49th Parallel, California 49ers
Name 3 Captains of Industry/Robber Barons we discussed in class.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, JP Morgan
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism
The goal of this organization was full equality between races; the means to achieve this was the court system.
NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Name the 1930s radio special that was an epic drama about aliens landing in America.
War of the Worlds
Name 5 of the 13 original colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Henry Ford started as a tinkerer of engines. As he started a car business, assume he owned every aspect of the business, from the natural resource collection to the sale of the car. This would be an example of. . .
Vertical Integration
Central Powers = Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers = Britain, France, Russia, United States, Italy
An economic theory that lower taxes will boost the economy as more people have money to invest.
Supply-Side Economics
Name 3 alphabet agencies (acronym & full name)
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps
WPA - Works Progress Administration
TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
NYA - National Youth Association
AAA - Agricultural Adjustment Act
etc.
In the 1600s, Europeans began migrating to New World colonies in search of _________ and _________.
economic pursuits and religious freedoms
The main immigration station for immigrants coming from Europe was ________ and the main immigration station for immigrants coming from Asia was _________.
*Include both the name and state where each station was located*
Ellis Island - New York
Angel Island - California
Name 2 technologies developed for Naval warfare in WWI
U-Boats
Dreadnought
Sonar/Radar
This historical figure emphasized black nationalism and black pride by calling for Black Americans to separate from white society.
Marcus Garvey
Who was the Republican candidate that ran against FDR in the election of 1936?
Alf Landon