Industrialization
Completed in 1896 at Promontory Point, Utah making it possible to travel by land to California
Transcontinental Railroad
in 1896 miners were attracted to the area by discovery of precious metals
Klondike Gold Rush
Reporters, writers, and social scientists exposed the abuses of industrial society and government corruption
Muckrakers
Fought on two fronts, in the Caribbean and in the Pacific against the Spanish Empire
Spanish American War
British passenger ship was sunk by German submarine killing over 1000 people including 128 Americans
Lusitania
Inventor best known for his invention of the electric light bulb
Thomas Edison
Divided reservation into individual plots, each family received 160 acres to farm hoping to establish pride in ownership
Dawes Act
Progressive reformer known for establishing the Hull House
Jane Adams
Sensationalized events in Cuba by American newspapers eager for war in Spain
Yellow Journalism
Provision of the Versailles Treaty which made Germany pay for damages caused during the war
Reparations
Process which made steel more affordable and profitable
Bessemer Process
learning to dress, speak, and act like other Americans
Americanization
Social reformer that organized a national anti-lynching crusade
Ida B. Wells
Gave equal trading rights to all counties in China
Ended WWI with provisions that were considered very harsh on Germany and other defeated countries
Versailles Treaty
Made his fortune refining oil; founded Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
manipulated New York City politics for his own benefit
Boss Tweed
Government jobs given to supporters as reward for contribution to politicians
Spoils system
President Taft's foreign policy toward Latin America advocating investment
Dollar Diplomacy
Proposed by Wilson before the end of WWI as the basis for the peace in Europe including a plan for the League of Nations
Fourteen Points
Scottish Immigrant made his fortune in steel making, known for "Gospel of Wealth"
Andrew Carnegie
Most notorious political machine designed to keep Democrats in control of New York City
Tammany Hall
Protected consumers health and welfare by insuring quality products
Pure Food and Drug Act
Group of volunteers led by Teddy Roosevelt gained fame in the Spanish-American War
Rough Riders
Medal of Honor recipient for heroism in WWI
Alvin York
Designed to prevent companies form engaging in unfair practices that eliminated fair competition
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
First Federal law restricting Asian immigration to the US
Chinese Exclusion Act
Gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Policy that prevented Europeans from establishing colonies in Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
Assassinated by a Serb national Sarajevo, sparked WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand