Unit 6-People & Dates
Though the war ended in 1865, conflict of racial inequality continued into this era that was supposed to rebuild and reintegrate the Southern states.
Reconstruction
Besides promoting sweet potatoes and soybeans as alternatives to cash crops that depleted the soil of nutrients, George Washington Carver also praised the benefits of this plant.
Peanuts
This fictional lady is the mother of a number of bedtime stories and fair tales.
Mother Goose
This group of journalists received their collective name from Teddy Roosevelt because of the way they raked away the grime of society to reveal the truth.
Muckrakers
These institutions were built as inner-city buildings offering social services.
Settlement Houses
This famous Native American led a number of Apache warriors in conflicts with the US military in the West. His attacks are prime examples of Native American resistance to Manifest Destiny.
His name is also invoked by anyone parachuting from a plane!
Geronimo
This event outside of a McCormick Harvester plant in 1886 reinforced the public's view of labor unions as violent and disrupters of the peace.
As a result, the Knights of Labor was greatly weakened.
Haymarket Bombing
This New England state was not one of the original 13 colonies. Instead, its territory was divided between New York and New Hampshire.
Vermont
This was an attempt at improving efficiency within the work place by comparing & testing different policies in as controlled of a setting as possible.
Scientific management
This treaty had great support among women, including Jane Addams, and was an attempt at ending "wars of aggression."
Its name is very similar to the Kellogg cereal brand.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
After Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's theater, this man was quickly sworn in as president. Unfortunately, his racist views and sympathies for southern Democrats meant Reconstruction got started on the wrong foot.
Andrew Johnson
A town that grows rapidly following the discovery of gold or silver is called what?
A boomtown
Fiona's father had his own fairy tale. What was he originally?
A frog
This was how modern day benefit packages got started. If a business was doing well, management would offer bonuses, insurance, etc. to workers as both a reward and incentive for working.
Welfare Capitalism
Besides taxes, how else did the government raise money for the war in WWI?
This man represented the populist faction of the Democratic Party. He opposed crucifying the needs of the people upon "a cross of gold" as well as the teaching of the Theory of Evolution in public schools.
William Jennings Bryan
This belief took evolution and natural selection and applied it socially to explain why some people and businesses succeeded but others didn't.
Social Darwinism
This play deals with jealous teenage girls, paranoia, and questionable judicial practices.
Did I mention the setting is Salem, MA?
The Crucible
While those who fought in WWII were called "The Greatest Generation" for their sacrifices in the Depression & War Time, this generation went by another name after WWI.
A lot of their literature was highly modern and tended to scorn traditionalism of any kind.
The Lost Generation
This ship carried hundreds of Jewish refugees seeking asylum in America. Unfortunately, the US denied them entry due to having the incorrect visas. They returned to Europe with many being sent to concentration camps.
USS St. Louis
Passed in 1890, this act was the first federal law to outlaw business practices that encouraged the formation of monopolies.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This was one of the methods employers would try to prevent known union members from getting a job in a particular industry or region.
It is very similar to today's "doxing" or "canceling."
Blacklisting
This state finally ratified the 13th Amendment in 2013. Technically it had during Reconstruction, but the paperwork was properly delivered.
Mississippi
This practice is what caused the Stock Market Crash of 1929 to escalate.
People would take out loans to make investments. Once their investments reached a certain value, they would cash them in and pay back the loans.
Buying on the Margin
What Eurasian country allied with the Serbians in WWI?
Russia
This man participated in a number of railroad strikes including the Pullman Strike where he was arrested. His treatment by police and employers prompted him to create America's Socialist Party.
He even ran for president while imprisoned!
Eugen Debs
These acts provided land grants to states to establish colleges which focused on producing future experts in agriculture, mining, science, and industry.
(Hint: the University of Kentucky is a product of these laws)
Morrill Acts (1862 & 1890)
What was the name of the giant ginger bread man from Shrek II?
Mongo
This event led to the Harlem Renaissance as large numbers of southern African Americans moved to northern cities looking for work during WWI.
The Great Migration
This "Kingfish" promised a basic income of $5000 and almost became a serious rival of FDR before being assassinated.
Huey Long
This president started American imperialism by leading the United States into the Spanish American War. After his assassination, his VP took office.
Pres. McKinley
Unlike W.E.B. du Bois, this Booker T. Washington advocated for cooperation between Whites & Blacks instead of radical challenges to America's segregation policies. What was Washington's plan called?
Atlanta Compromise
This medieval tale includes Robin Hood, crusaders, the evil Sir Guy of Gisborne, and the bewitching Jewess Rebekah.
Sir Walter Scott begins each chapter from quotes of other pieces of literature.
Ivanhoe
Name FDR's "3Rs"!
-Relief
-Recovery
-Reform
This government group introduced daylight savings time and shortened workweeks for factories that did not make war materials.
Fuel Administration