Reconstruction
What was the purpose of the Reconstruction and why was it needed?
to rebuild the South after it was destroyed in the Civil War
Mass migration after mining towns ran out of resources
Why did people immigrate to America?
What was the Balkan powder keg?
a symbol of high tensions in Europe right before WWI
What was Pearl Harbor?
Name one of the Reconstruction plans and its main points
10% plan
Johnson's Plan
Wade-Davis Bill
Where did the cattle drives bring cows to?
The North
What was Ellis Island?
the immigration center where all European immigrants would stop to be processed before entering New York
What got the US involved in WWI?
Who were the three big dictators on Europe during WWII?
Benito Mussolini (Italy), Adolf Hitler (Germany), and Hideki Tojo (Japan)
How were Republicans able to carry out Radical Reconstruction?
Since they had a majority in the Senate and House
Who was William Vanderbilt?
A man who started a monopoly on railroads in the Northeast
Where did middle class people usually live during the Progressive Era?
the middle of the city or in the suburbs
What were Wilsons 14 points?
14 points to stick to on how to avoid another world war
Japanese and Japanese Americans
What was the ruling in Plessy v Ferguson?
"Separate but equal"
What is a trust?
What caused skyscrapers to become very popular in Chicago?
After all the buildings were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire they rebuilt with skyscrapers
Why did Russia back out of WWI before the war ended?
The czar was overthrown by the Bolsheviks and the country couldn't fight both events at the same time
Why was Germany not able to win Russia?
The winter was too harsh to for Germans to withstand and many of them died from starvation and the cold
Which Southern states were under Republican control during Radical Reconstruction?
FL, SC, TN
Give an example of something that made children's lives hard in the early 1900's
child labor in poor conditions, poor pay, no schooling, and dangerous working conditions
What were the areas where Chinese people lived called?
Chinatowns
Who was killed, starting WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
What were the Nuremburg Laws?
Laws redefining who can be a German citizen, as well as putting legal limitations on Jewish rights