Gilded Age
Who were Exodusters?
Black Americans who moved westward during and After Reconstruction
political cartoons
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
What event sparked World War I?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the 19th amendment?
Women's right to vote
What were three major ways that Black Americans were kept from voting? (Must name all 3)
Poll tax, literacy test, grandfather clause
What were the two points of entry for US immigrants AND which immigrant groups went through the points?
Angel Island: immigrants from Asia
Ellis Island: immigrants from Europe
What was the Open Door Policy?
Insuring equal trading access in China
Which event(s) caused the US to enter WWI? (3 possible)
Continued unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany, sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegram
Which political party dominated the 1920s?
Republican
Which Supreme Court case established "separate vs. equal"?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Which anti trust act was the strongest?
Clayton Anti Trust Act
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
Gave US police powers in South America
What was the goal of the 14 points?
To create world peace and establish a League of Nations
What was the Scopes trial over?
teaching evolution in public schools
During the 1800s, what was the biggest cause of conflict between native groups and westward settlers?
issues over land ownership
Which reform did Upton Sinclair work on?
Meatpacking/Stockyard industry
What 3 places did the US gain after the Spanish American War? (Must name all 3)
Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico
Why did the US not ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
It would get the US entangled in European affairs and be a loss of sovereignty.
What was the difference between modernists and fundamentalists?
Modernists believed in evolution and scientific theories and Fundamentalists believed in the Bible word for word (creation)
How did barbed wire affect the cowboy way of life?
barbed wire closed off the frontier, preventing cowboys from going on cattle drives
What was the issue behind the Coal Creek Saga?
Prison labor
Who created the Open Door Policy?
John Hay
Black Americans had stepped up during the mobilization process and took a lot factory jobs to produce for the war effort. After the war, white soldiers came back to a job shortage.
What was the Lost Generation?
A group of writers and poets that became disillusioned with America, including religion, government, war, and politics.