Recon.
The _________ freed all slaves in the North
Emancipation Proclamation
America’s industrialization accelerated as a result of this new invention that incorporated steam power
Steam Engine
A _______ is a type of company that goes public to sell shares in itself in order to make more money to increase production
Corporation
factors that persuade an individual or group to leave a region
Push
The East coast processing station for immigrants (New York)
Ellis Island
True or False
The Gilded Age and Golden Age are the same period in American History
True
Economic policy where government abstains from interfering in the free market
Laissez-Faire
Roosevelts Cavalry that was made of cowboys, miners, Native Americans, college athletes and musicians.
Rough Riders
__________ is when a strong nation has authority over a weaker territory through economic, political, or military power
Imperialism
Who were the three members of the Triple Entente?
UK, France, & Russia
________ was a warship stationed in Havana Harbor to protect US citizens and business interests in Cuba, and exploded in 1898, becoming the battle cry for the Spanish American War
The Maine
This Amendment granted women the right to vote.
19th
October 24–29 – Wall Street Crash of 1929
Black Tuesday
A ________ market is one that has seen a long period of growth.
Bull
The GDP is defined as what?
Gross Domestic Product (the amount of goods America makes)
This practice is when a farmer farms someone else’s land and in return the owner of the land gives them shelter. This often leads to extreme debt and situations of indentured servitude.
Sharecropping
This profession defines the west. It was their job to move cattle to the market.
Cowboys
These kinds of towns saw extremely fast growth in both population and economy.
Boomtowns
The hatred and fear of foreign immigrants
Nativism
factors that persuade an individual or group to move to a new region
Pull
One business controlling an entire industry. It raises price, limits quality, and challenges notion of competition
Monopoly
An organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests
Unions
the U.S should work to settle things diplomatically, but never be afraid to use force or threats to make countries fall in line
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
After Spanish-American War the ___________ became a US priority
Panama Canal
________ resulted in huge casualty rates, stalemates, and horrible conditions (disease, human waste, cold, muddy, human bodies, pests).
Trench Warfare
June 28, 1914 Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
Reemerged in 1915 and became prominent in the 1920s- Hate Group that had up to 8 million members
The KKK
A blossoming of arts, education, and political activity in the African American community
Harlem Renaissance
During the Depression communities of homeless individuals create makeshift towns called...?
Hoovertowns
African Americans transitioned to the _________ Party because Hoover did little to help them in the 1930's.
The Democratic Party
This march, named after a Union general, was an expedition where troops marched through the south burning all of the crops and towns on the way. Led to the end of the war
Sherman’s March
This trail revolutionized the cattle industry and created the open range.
The Chisholm Trail
_____ is the growth of cities and the decline of rural communities
Urbanization
Screened immigrants coming to West Coast
Angel Island
Currency backed by gold would provide stability for the national economy, bc the price of gold would remain steady
Gold Standard
A business tycoon who used unfair or unethical practices to make money
Robber Baron
_________ assumed the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated in September 1901
Theodore Roosevelt
Members of this territory were granted US citizenship, put on track to become a state, and Sanford Dole became first Governor in 1900 when it was annexed in 1898.
Hawaii
The Industrial Revolution brought all new kinds of weapons and inventions into warfare like (name 3)
Machine Rifles, Modern Grenades, Tanks, Armored Battleships, Planes, Flamethrowers, Chemical Warfare
Longest battle in WWI (Feb-Dec) 1916
Verdun
This city became known as the "Black Capital" of the United States
Harlem, New York
Followed Booker T Washington’s ideas that African Americans should be responsible, self-taught, and focused on economic opportunities first
Marcus Garvey
At the beginning of the 1930's, Americans began to embrace _________ ideals seeking a way to escape The Great Depression.
Socialism/ Communism
In 1937, FDR's economic plan was in complete failure. This was the only thing to truly help the Economy.
War Time Production
President Johnson was almost ________ for violating the Tenure of Office Act
Impeached
Process by which everyday items are no longer made by hand, but by machine (mass produced)
Industrial Revolution
This act promised 160 acres of free land to anyone who would move out west and live there for 5 years
Homestead Act
The belief that no government is necessary and all governments should be destroyed
Anarchism
were government sanctioned attacks on communities of a certain ethnicity/ belief system
Pogrom
Natural selection will allow for the best genes to survive and the worst genes will be eliminated
Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution
________ were writers who exposed abuse of big business and government and emphasized the need for reform
Muckrakers
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Gave the US right to build the Panama Canal
What Social theory justified Imperialism around the world?
Social Darwinism
In 1917 Wilson broke ties with Germany because of continued _________.
Submarine Warfare
This was a German diplomatic note to Mexico that asked Mexico to go to war with the US as a distraction. In return, Germany would help Mexico gain back New Mexico, Texas, Arizona.
Zimmerman Telegram
May 31 - June 1 1921
Tulsa
In the 1920's Stocks could be bought on _______. Pay a little now, and when the stock makes money you can pay for the rest of it late.
Margin
The _________ was created to oversee development in the impoverished region in this "Agriculture and Commerce" State.
Tennessee Valley Authority
“There shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin.”
Executive Order 8802
The _______ made all people born and naturalized in the US citizens
14th Amendment
a technique to divide labor where workers would have specific jobs, once their job was complete, the product would move to the next person/station
Assembly Line
Name 4 of the new states added to the US in between 1876-1896
Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah
Invented the telegraph in 1837 to send messages along a wire with electric currents
Samuel Morse
Purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867 by US Secretary of State William Seward for $7.2 million
Alaska
A political and economic theory of social organization which argues that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Socialism
Exaggerated reporting and sensational headlines that sometimes had to do with the truth
Yellow Journalism
The book “The Jungle” written by Upton Sinclair inspired Teddy Roosevelt to investigate the meat packing industry and pass the _______.
Pure Food and Drug Act
European powers met to divide up Africa in order to avoid conflict between nations
Berlin Conference 1884
The __________ was harsh on Germany. Some territory was given to France while some was used to create Poland. Leaders like Hitler and Mussolini took advantage of the people’s bitterness from this to create their political power.
Treaty of Versailles
This movement focused attention away from the Victorian styles of the past like wearing short dresses and displaying “un-lady-like” behavior (smoking, drinking, dancing) was now the fashionable thing to do.
Flapper
Name three of the Jazz Pioneers that contributed to the popularity of Jazz Music in the 1920's
Louis Armstrong, “Duke” Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday
The _________ employed millions of Americans to build bridges, paint murals, write books, and document the time.
Works Progress Administration
Within FDR's first 100 days he managed to get the ___________ passed and pass _________ Acts.
21st Amendment / 15
Lincoln’s 10% Rule required 10% of the state’s voters to swear a what in order to rejoin the Union?
Oath of Loyality
This act gave the president the authority to break up reservation land and give it to individuals of the tribe, selling any left over land to settlers.
Dawes Act (Dawes Severalty Act)
This act passed by Congress led to the start of the Transcontinental Railroad
The Pacific Railroad Act
A manager would eliminate a worker’s unnecessary actions or tasks by keeping track of time necessary for each step is called the what...?
Scientific Management
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 do... and for how long?
excluded the immigration of all Chinese laborers for 10 years.
This strike was one of the first major strikes in the country and resulted in the mass delay of trains across the country. It was finally ended by the sending in of troops to break the strike. Hint: named after a Company Town in Chicago
Pullman Strike of 1894
Name 3 of the 4 men that were famous businessmen who shaped America as we know it today during the Rise of Millionaires
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
The __________ promised the average citizen fairness broke trusts and monopolies, prioritized conservation, and established national parks, forests, and monuments to preserve the nation's natural resources.
The Square Deal
The US paid Spain $20 million to acquire the Philippines.
The US would occupy the Philippines until they were stable enough to govern themselves.
Gave the US Guam and Puerto Rico.
Spain had to pay off all debt of Cuba.
Treaty of Paris 1898
________ made it illegal to protest military recruiting or help the enemy (could face up to 20 years in prison) and __________ creates penalties for criticizing or speaking out against the government.
Sedition and Espionage Acts
What were the four concepts/ ideas that led to WWI?
Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism, Alliances
This Amendment created prohibition and this one ended it. What are the Amendments?
18th and 21st
Tell me the names of the 4 "Gangsters" that became Pop Icons during the Prohibition Era
Alphonse Capone, Charles Luciano, George Clarence Moran, Dutch Schultz
The _______ was passed in 1935 and is a program available to all workers to support their retirement; both employer and employee contribute through a tax.
Social Security Act
This Act created a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would regulate stock market and prevent fraud.
1934 Securities Exchange Act