Chapter 8/9
is the term where citizens decide for themselves if slavery would be permitted.
Popular Sovereignty
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea.
To basically cripple the South and stop their ability to wage war.
What happened to Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre?
Assasinated
was the year the frontier CLOSED.
1890
became a rallying cry for war against Spain.
Remember the Maine
What was the name of the boat sunk by the Germans that killed Americans?
Lusitania
was signed on November 11, 1918 at 11 AM to end fighting.
Armistace
act led to U.S. men being drafted into WWI between the ages of 21-30.
Secret Service
was the nickname for the mini civil war in the Kansas territory.
Bleeding Kansas
Why would victory at Vicksburg be important for the Union, what did it do to the Confederacy?
Cut the Confederacy in two
is what Major Stephen Long called the Great Plains region in 1819.
Great American Desert
What was the immigration sight on the East Coast in the New York Harbor from 1892 to 1954?
Ellis Island
passed in 1823 which warned European Powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
Upton Sinclair’s novel, ________ ___________________ exposed the conditions of the slaughterhouse of Chicagoin the meatpacking industry.
The Jungle
note was an intercepted message from Germany intending to go to Mexico that said if Mexico would be an alliance to Germany and help them win the war, Germany would help Mexico get back lost land from the United States.
Zimmerman
What was United States President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace called?
Wilson's 14 Point
helped aid slaves to safety with a series of passageways and trails.
Underground Railroad
What piece of legislation Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Grant Citizenship
What year did construction on the transcontinental railroad begin and when was the construction on the Transcontinental completed?
1862
1869
What part of the military did the U.S. realize they need to build for imperialism?
Navy
plan was Germany's plan to quickly win World War I by invading France through neutral Belgium, then focusing on Russia.
SCHLIEFFEN
is information designed to influence opinion.
Propaganda
The emergence of mass media helped what baseball player, to become a national hero?
Babe Ruth
came from Missouri to Kansas to illegally vote for a pro-slavery territory.
Border Ruffians
Who won the First Battle of Bull Run? What was odd about this battle in particular?
Confederacy/ Picnic
What did the 15th Amendment give people the right to?
Grant Voting Rights
What was the immigration sight on the West Coast that opened in 1910 in the San Francisco Bay?
Angel Island
killed 200+ Western Missionaries and traders.
Boxer Rebellion
ensured the financial stability of a region while protecting and extending U.S. commercial and financial interests there.
Dollar Diplomacy
Name four nations apart of the Allied Powers.
U.S. Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy
What invention did Henry Ford popularize that led to the mass production of his automobile?
Assembly Line
List the three components of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. (Who became a slave state, who was a free state, what else did it to?
Missouri slave state
Maine free state
36 30 line above free below slave
List three advantages of the Union in the Civil War and three advantages of the Confederacy.
North: Manufactoring/Money/People/Resources
South: Fighting Spirit/Home Field Advantage/Ag
What was the name of the Southern white terrorist group that harassed, attacked, and murdered African Americans and Southern Republicans?
KKK
was the banning of the manufacture, sale, or consumption of alcohol.
Prohibition
What was Teddy Roosevelt’s famous saying with Imperialism?
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
What does the acronym M.A.I.N. stand for?
Militarism
Alliance
Imperialism
Nationalism
Name 2 nations apart of the Central Powers
Austria-Hungary, Germany
What was the name of the Peace treaty that officially ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles