Labor Movements
This socialist labor leader championed the rights of workers and the eight-hour workday.
(Who is Samuel Gompers?)
Overcrowded with poor sanitation these led to the spread of diseases like tuberculosis and cholera.
(What are tenements)
This movement aimed to improve living conditions in slums and tenements through social services and community building. (
What is the Settlement House Movement?)
This group of islands in the Pacific Ocean became a U.S. territory after the Spanish-American War.
(What is the Philippines?)
This unrestricted submarine warfare campaign by Germany, sinking American ships, significantly impacted US neutrality.
(What is Sinking of the Lusitania?)
This radical labor organization advocated for worker ownership of industries and a socialist revolution.
(What is the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)?)
Long hours, low wages, and unsafe working conditions plagued many of these workers in urban centers.
Who are factory workers
These reformers fought for women's right to vote, culminating in the passage of the 19th Amendment.
(Who are the Suffragists?)
The overthrow of this monarchy led to the annexation of this island chain in 1898.
(What is Hawaii?)
Intercepted messages, were revealed by the British as the exposed a German plot to draw Mexico into the war against the US.
(What is the Zimmermann Telegram?)
This landmark 1938 law guaranteed workers the right to organize unions and bargain collectively.
(What is the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)?)
This informal agreement in 1907 between the U.S. and Japan aimed to curb Japanese immigration to the U.S.
(What is the Gentlemen's Agreement?)
This Republican president, known for his "Square Deal," advocated for trust-busting and fair treatment for workers.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?)
The U.S. often exerted indirect control through economic influence and propping up friendly governments in foreign countries.
(What is Dollar Diplomacy?)
President Woodrow Wilson's call to "make the world safe for democracy" reflected America's idealistic motivations for joining the war.
(What is Wilson's Fourteen Points?)
This brutal 1892 steel strike against the Carnegie Steel Company turned violent, highlighting the harsh realities of industrial work.
(What is the Homestead Strike?)
This 1882 law severely restricted immigration to the United States for a decade, later extended for many years.
(What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?)
This muckraking journalist exposed corruption and social injustices, sparking public outrage and reform efforts.
(Who is Ida B. Wells?)
This event, the sinking of an American battleship in Havana harbor, inflamed tensions and helped push the US towards war.
(What is the sinking of the Maine?)
To raise funds for the war effort, the US government sold these to the public, promising returns based on the war's progress.
(What are Liberty Bonds?)
This French term translates to "let do" and was the foundation of US economics.
(What is Laissez-Faire?)
This 19th-century ideology held that native-born citizens were superior to immigrants and advocated for restrictions on immigration.
(What is Nativism?)
This law aimed to break up monopolies and trusts to promote competition and protect consumers.
(What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?)
These sensationalized news reports by figures like William Randolph Hearst whipped up public fervor for war.
(What is Yellow Journalism?)
This government agency oversaw wartime production and mobilized resources for the war effort.
(What is the War Industries Board?)