Immigration
What was the main immigration processing center on the East Coast in the late 1800s?
Ellis Island
What is a labor union?
An organization of workers formed to protect and improve working conditions.
Who were journalists who exposed corruption during the Progressive Era?
Muckrakers
What is imperialism?
Strong nations taking control of weaker territories
In what year did the Spanish–American War take place?
1898
Immigrants from which region were processed at Angel Island?
Asia, especially China.
Which union, led by Samuel Gompers, focused on skilled workers?
The American Federation of Labor (AFL).
What president is known for “trust-busting”?
Theodore Roosevelt
What Pacific territory did the U.S. annex in 1898, partly for naval bases?
Hawaii
What U.S. battleship exploded in Havana Harbor, sparking calls for war?
The USS Maine
What 1882 law severely restricted Chinese immigration?
The Chinese Exclusion Act.
What tragic 1911 event led to increased workplace safety reforms?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
What book by Upton Sinclair exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?
The Jungle
What policy said the U.S. would intervene in Latin America to keep Europeans out?
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
What style of sensationalized journalism helped push the U.S. toward war?
Yellow Journalism
What is the term for overcrowded apartment buildings that many immigrants lived in?
Tenements
What was the tactic of refusing to work in order to demand better conditions?
A strike
What constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
What Asian country did the U.S. support with the “Open Door Policy”?
China
Name two territories the U.S. gained after the war.
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
Name one push and one pull factor that influenced immigration in the late 1800s.
Push: famine, war, persecution. Pull: jobs, freedom, opportunity
What major labor conflict in 1894 disrupted railroads nationwide?
The Pullman Strike
Progressives supported reforms such as initiatives, referendums, and recalls. What was their goal?
To increase citizen participation in government and reduce corruption
The idea that the U.S. had a duty to civilize “less developed” peoples was known as what?
The White Man’s Burden
What battle famously made Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders national heroes?
The Battle of San Juan Hill