Gilded Age
Belief that ’New Immigrants’ from Southern/Eastern Europe were inferior to native born Americans
Nativism
Prohibition was passed because of this movement against alcohol
Temperance
A style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts to sell more papers
Yellow Journalism
Henry Ford made automobiles affordable through this new manufacturing process
Assembly Line
Severe drought and poor farming practices led to this environmental disaster, worsening the economic crisis for farmers.
Dust Bowl
Organized stoppage of work by a group of employees to try and get employer to comply with demands
Strike
This amendment allowed for a federal income tax
16th
This law that made it a crime to criticize the war effort.
Espionage Act
Massive movement of African Americans from Southern states to Northern ones
Great Migration
Shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression were nicknamed this after the president at the time.
Hoovervilles
This 1862 law provided 160 acres of land to individuals willing to develop it.
Homestead Act
Teddy Roosevelt's set of laws to protect consumers, limit Laissez-Faire, and preserve America’s natural resources.
Square Deal
The US gained control of these territories after the Spanish American War
Guam, The Philippines, Puerto Rico
This method of payment where people could 'buy now, pay later' was introduced during the Roaring 20's
Credit
This 1935 law provided pensions for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and aid to disabled Americans.
Social Security Act
This law gave land to Native Americans to encourage them to assimilate to American culture
Dawes Act
Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle' disgusted Teddy Roosevelt and led to these two laws being passed in 1906
Meat Inspection Act
Pure Food & Drug Act
Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy in Latin America with threat of his military
Big Stick Policy
Speakeasies had to be used throughout the 20's due to this amendment
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
FDR tried to add more justices to the Supreme Court in a controversial move known as this
Court Packing Scheme
These were the four men "Who Built America" and these were their respective industries
John D Rockefeller-Oil
Andrew Carnegie-Steel
JP Morgan- Banking
Cornelius Vanderbilt-Railroads
3 policies that empowered citizens in the political process by being able to propose laws and remove politicians from office
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Woodrow Wilson pushed for this from the Europeans but the United States would not join
League of Nations
The Great Migration of African Americans from the South to Northern states led to this cultural revival in New York
Harlem Renaissance
These were the 4 causes of the Great Depression
Restricted World Trade
Overproduction
Shaky Banking
Speculation