Progressive Era
In the 1900's people moved in mass from farms to ....
Cities
What did Americans invest in heavily during the 1920's?
The Stock Market
What word describes splitting different races into different groups?
Segregation
What are 2 reasons that a country might want to colonize new lands?
More resources, more markets, to spread influence, to have a military presences in that area.
Who was the US President during WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the goal of the Suffrage movement?
Give Women the right to vote
Who came up with the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What system was used to oppress African Americans immediately after the Civil War?
Which US state was annexed after US missionaries and farmers moved there in the early 1800's?
Hawaii
Which type of warfare dominated the battlefields in France?
Trench Warfare
What was a push factor for immigrants moving to the US in the early 1900's?
War, famine, persecution, etc.
What were the 3 R's of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
What were 2 methods used by white people to prevent African Americans from voting?
Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, Threats of violence, etc.
Which piece of land did William Seward purchase for the United States?
Alaska
Why do we know who Gavrilo Princip is?
He assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was a pull factor for immigrants moving to the US in the early 1900's?
Freedom, economic opportunities, etc.
Which program was created to help rebuild trust in the banking system in the US?
FDIC
Which court case created the concept of "Separate but Equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which US ship sank in Havana, Cuba?
The USS Maine
What was President Wilson's plan for peace called?
The 14 points
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
*Double*
Which group was created to prevent the stock market from crashing again?
The SEC
Which philosopher argued that African Americans should be patient and gradually push for equal rights?
Booker T. Washington
The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
Which country left WW1 because they were going through a revolution?
Russia