The Rise of Industrialization
This process, initiated by Henry Ford, revolutionized manufacturing by making goods more affordable through mass production
Assembly Line
What is the purpose of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
to advocate for full social and political rights for all African Americans
How did imperialism affect the economies of colonized territories?
Colonized countries were taken over, manipulated and not allowed to have a say in their economy or politics
What is the term in which you make agreements with other countries in regards to security (if you hit him i'll)
Alliance
This event in 1929 led to widespread poverty, unemployment, and homelessness in the U.S.
The Great Depression
During the industrial age in which state did a majority of immigrants enter the country through?
New York
In order to help western farmers in the late 1800s, the Granger Movement advocated for what reform?
government regulation of railroad shipping rates
What was the main focus of American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries?
Acquiring new territories and increasing trade
How did WW1 completely change the lives of citizens? (what did they need to change in their daily lives)
Ration food/oil/weapons, women and children had to pick up the jobs men left behind
This event, occurring on October 29, 1929, marked the start of the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
Negative and racist sentiments towards immigrants stemming from a pride of patriotism.
Nativism.
This amendment, passed in 1920, granted women the right to vote.
19th Amendment.
What factor allowed the United States to emerge as an industrial power?
Natural Resources
Why was the Zimmerman Telegram significant?
It exposed a German plan to reward Mexico with land if they joined the war against the U.S.
What environmental disaster caused a major shift of people moving out of the midwest?
Dust Bowl
Describe the impact the railroad had on America, and the Midwest.
A major increase in trade, jobs, immigration, and overall expansion towards the West.
What was the purpose of journalist publishing photos of children working in factories?
To get support from society and the government for laws that prevented child labor.
After 1890, how did the focus of American expansionism change?
It was done to acquire overseas territories rather than create new states on the North American continent.
Which constitutional issue was at the center of the Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States ?
Freedom of Speech
This series of programs and reforms, introduced by FDR, aimed to address the economic hardships caused by the Great Depression
The New Deal
Law that aimed to reform the federal civil service by establishing a merit-based hiring system
Pendleton Act
During the Industrial Age, how did the popularity of the concept of Social Darwinism impact industrial workers?
It allowed companies to treat workers poorly (its your fault your poor, so work yourself out of it)
How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to the rise of imperialism
By creating a massive demand for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods.
Many American citizens did not want to get involved in World War I. On what historical tradition were they basing their opposition?
In 1930, Congress enacted the Smoot-Hawley Tariff to raise tariff rates on agricultural and industrial products. How did this tariff impact the United States?
It worsened the country’s economic situation by causing a reduction in international trade.