This person viewed trusts as good and bad. The good ones help society and offer fair prices (they should be watched by government). The bad ones hurt consumers by charging high prices (and needed to be broken down).
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
100
This was the main processing center for immigrants that was located in NY until 1954.
What is Ellis Island?
100
These two government programs are in jeopardy of running out of money. (Hint: one of the programs is for the disabled/retired and the other for the elderly population).
What are Social Security (disabled/retired)
and Medicare (care for the elderly)?
100
These were the 3 Progressive Era Presidents.
Who are Teddy, Taft and Wilson?
100
Rosie the Riveter was used during World War II to encourage women to...
What is get a job in a war related industry on the home front?
200
She was FDR's "eyes and ears".
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt? :)
200
In order to limit the number of Chinese immigrants coming to the US, our government passed this act.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
200
This act allows the government to hold potential terrorist suspects, tap phone lines, read personal emails and monitor the internet usage of people.
What is the Patriot Act?
200
Someone who exposes the truth about poor working or living conditions was known as this name.
What is a muckraker?
200
This term refers to the number of soldiers who are injured or get killed in the line of duty.
What is a casualty?
300
This is the decade known for the "baby boom", Levittown housing, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What is the 1950's?
300
In order to limit the number of Japanese immigrants coming to the United States, our government passed this act.
What is the Gentlemen's Agreement?
300
This term describes the ability of a business, technology, or philosophy to spread throughout the world, thus creating a global economy.
What is globalization?
300
Upton Sinclair wrote about the unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry in this famous book.
What is "The Jungle?"
300
This term refers to the mass murdering of Jews, Gypsies, and homosexuals that occurred during World War II.
What is the Holocaust?
400
This style of fighting used in the jungles of Vietnam favored those who were most familiar to the land.
What is guerrilla warfare?
400
This is the area of the country that many immigrants lived due to the availability of jobs.
What is the city? (urban areas)
400
After 1945, the population shifted from the cities to this area of the country.
What is the suburbs?
400
This is the main reason why the 18th amendment failed.
What is many Americans did not support the law and didn't feel the government should tell them whether they could drink or not?
400
This document was written after World War II and explained the rights that ALL humans should have throughout the world. Eleanor Roosevelt played a large role in writing it.
What is the Declaration of Human Rights?
500
These trials held in Germany after WWII were meant to hold people accountable for their actions during the Holocaust.
What were the Nuremberg Trials?
500
This term means "the growth of cities".
What is urbanization?
500
This is when a once functioning city becomes neglected and falls into disrepair. For example, homes become abandoned, store fronts are empty. Detroit, Michigan is just one example of this term in the U.S.
What is urban decay?
500
These four Progressive Era amendments were passed during this time period. (You must identify all the amendment numbers and definitions of each to earn the points!)
What are:
16th - income tax
17th- direct election of senators
18th- prohibition
19th- women's suffrage
500
This was the German style of fighting (lightning warfare).