Gilded Age
The most notorious political machine, Tammany Hall, was controlled by what New York City politician through patronage and graft.
William "Boss" Tweed
Term for investigative journalists who exposed social and political corruption.
Muckrakers
This style of static, fortified fighting dominated the Western Front and contributed to high casualty rates from machine guns
trench warfare
The name given to young women in the 1920s who challenged social norms by cutting their hair, wearing short skirts, and engaging in new behaviors.
Flappers
This is the date the Stock Market crashed.
October 29, 1929
This piece of legislation was the government's way to encourage westward expansion. It gave 160 acres that had to be settled for 5 years.
Homestead Act
The three political reforms that allowed citizens to propose new laws, vote on proposed laws, and remove elected officials from office.
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
Hearst and Pulitzer used this style of writing to sell newspapers to garner support for the Spanish American War.
Yellow Journalism
This system allowed customers to buy products like cars and radios by making small monthly payments, leading to increased consumer debt.
Installment Buying or Credit
These shantytowns, built by the homeless outside of cities, became symbolic of the economic desperation and were mockingly named after the President.
Hoovervilles
This agrarian political movement of the late 19th century demanded the free coinage of silver and government regulation of railroads.
Populist Party or People’s Party
This person was the founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and wanted change now.
W.E.B. Dubois
The Spanish American War made the U.S. a world power after we acquired territories from Spain. What are they?
Guam, Puerto Rico, and paid Spain $20 mil for the Philippines
The period of African American cultural explosion centered in New York that featured writers like Langston Hughes and musicians like Louis Armstrong.
Harlem Renaissance
This President believed that the economic crisis could be solved using the New Deal programs which made the government accountable to its people.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
These immigrants were discriminated against because they were culturally different and accused of "stealing" jobs. Where are they from?
Southern and Eastern Europe/ China
The name Theodore Roosevelt gave to his domestic program, which focused on the "Three C's": conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
Square Deal
This group was created by the Treaty of Versailles and introduced by Wilson's 14 points. It will be unsuccessful due to the United States not joining.
League of Nations
The central argument of this controversial court case was a shift in views over religion and evolutionary teachings.
Scopes Monkey Trial
This New Deal agency created a vast number of public works, like roads, bridges, and public buildings, to put unemployed people back to work it cost the government $10 billion.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The economic philosophy, dominant during this era, that advocated for minimal government regulation of business and was often used to justify great wealth.
Laissez-Faire
This pioneering reformer founded the settlement house in Chicago, which provided job training, education, and social services for the urban poor and immigrants.
Jane Addams
This man was drafted and won the Medal of Honor for Bravery after his heroic actions in the Battle of Argonne Forest.
Alvin York
This scandal ended with the first cabinet member being sent to jail for illegally leasing navy oil.
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Dust Bowl led to a large increase in the number of migrant workers moving from the Great Plains to California. What two reasons caused this issue?
Poor farming techniques and drought