PROGRESSIVE ERA
she exposed the corruption of John D. Rockefeller's Oil company
who is Ida Tarbell?
The person who made a lot of money off of steel production used for train tracks and buildings
Who is Andrew Carnegie ?
This 1898 explosion of a us ship in the Havana harbor eventually led to like the Spanish-American War
What is the U.S.S Maine?
Popular African American singer also known as the 'King of Jazz' helped bring jazz up in popularity, one of his popular song's is 'what a wonderful world'
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Huge financial event that is also referred to as the beginning of the Great Depression
What is the Stock Market Crash or Black Tuesday?
A progressive reformer muckraker that exposed the meatpacking industry in his journal/novel The Jungle
Who is Upton Sinclair?
the main person that made bank off of constructing railroads for transportation, his name rhymes with built, he also was one of the great American industries
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt ?
Treaty that essentially ended the Spanish-American War and gave U.S control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
What is the treaty of Paris ?
Known as the Empress of the blues she had a remarkable voice that many enjoyed and she brought some popularity to jazz and blues music
who is Bessie Smith?
the idea of buying stocks with the banks money hoping of a rise in price but came with a risk of the stocks not going up
What is buying on margin?
A law passed in 1906 because of the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, that required products to have accurate nutritional descriptions
what is the Pure Food and Drug Act ?
a term that describes the systems of giving government jobs to specific loyal supporters
what is the spoils system
This policy emphasized free trade with China with all nations after the war
What is the Open Door Policy?
what cultural movement made the popularity of African American people's art music and literature during the 1920's
what is the Harlem Renaissance?
Makeshift shanty towns that were named after the president that many blamed for the economic collapse
what is Hoovervilles?
This amendment, ratified during 1919 prohibited the make and usage of alcohol and also sale of alcohol
what is the 18th amendment ?
where government has little interference with businesses
what is laissez-faire
This British ship had been sunken by a German U-boat and essentially leaded to the beginning of ww1 and caused outrage for the United States because it had American passengers
What is the Lusitania ?
who was a Jamaican person who held the Back to Africa Movement and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
Who is Marcus Garvey ?
Massive dust storms that forced many farmers to move west to get out of the constant dust being blown their way, was in the Midwest
what is the dust bowl?
early in the 20th century, was a movement aimed to ban alcohol, eventually resulting in the 18th amendment
what is the Temperance movement ?
law passed with in 1882, where it severely let less Chinese immigrants from entering the United states
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act ?
A telegram that was intercepted was a message from Germany to Mexico basically saying that is there were a war o breakout to attack the united states and join with Germany
What is the Zimmerman Telegram
What was the scandal called that people were using federal navy oil reserves under the Harding Administration and was near a rock that looked like a teapot
what is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
a project that was made to give electricity to the southwest and provide jobs at the same time, took many years to make was named after a president
what is hoover dam or boulder dam?