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what are robber barons?
a person who gets rich through ruthless business practices)
give me a fact on Booker T. Washington
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Arkansas ranked what in lynching in the US?
3rd
Give me a fact on W.E.B. Dubois
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what did the Election reform act do?
Made it illegal for Blacks to gather in groups,
Made it illegal for illiterate voters to show up with a pre-marked ballot
Name the Central Power
Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire
The people's party called for the benefits of what?
called for the benefits to help farmers
name three things that progressives wanted changes in
Education, Child Labor, Prohibition, Women’s SUffrage, Racial Mistreatment and violence, Conservation of natural resources, Food safety, Help for industrial workers, Corruption in business
what is a labor union
Organized group of workers formed to negotiate with employers for wages, work hours, jobs benefits and safe working conditions
What is yellow journalism
Lies in the news to claim things are either more exciting or news used as propaganda to make people see only one side
what is a bone dry law
make selling or consumption of alcohol not okay (not legal)
What was the Zimmerman Telegram
a message from Germany to Mexico promising Mexico their land back that they lost from the Mexican American war if they started a war with the US
What happens with the war at home?
The war changed aspects of the role of women and African Americans
As white men were drafted into the armed forces, blacks and women were taken into the workforce
Name the Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, Russia, The USA
What is Women's Sufferage
Women, having supported the war effort demanded the right to vote
What does the 19th Amendment do?
Gives Women the right to vote
What flue was brought by soldiers back to the US
The Spanish Flue
what is the first jim crow law and what did it do?
The separate coach Bill enforced racial separation between while and blacks on trains
What type of warfare was fought in WWI
Trench warfare
Describe trench warfare
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what 4 amendments brought changes due to the progressive movement, and what did they do?
16th: Federal Income tax
17th: direct election of senators
18th: prohibition of alcohol
19th: Women’s Suffrage
What causes the Spanish American war
The US sent a ship (USS MAINE) into the Cuban Harbor and it “Accidentally” Exploded.
What sparked the start of WWI?
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked WWI
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