Lets Talk Politics
Powerful organizations linked to political parties
What is Political Machines
Ratified in 1920. Gave women the right to vote.
Developed the first workable lightbulb in 1879
Thomas Edison
Last Native American to surrender formally to the US
Geronimo
Created the first wildlife sanctuaries
Theodore Roosevelt
Was formed by the Farmers Alliance and wanted Free Saver backed currency
What is the Populist Party
Tried to reduce the power of railroads, banks and merchants
What is the Farmers Alliance
Gained as a territory in a treaty with Russia
Alaska
Areas of land Native Americans were forced to move to by the Indian Peace Commission
Reservations
President after Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Won the election of 1912 because of a split in the Republican party
Who is Woodrow Wilsom
Represented skilled workers in various crafts
The American Federation of Labor
Became the most popular spectator sport in America in the late 1800's
Baseball
Reservation the Apache were forced to move to in Arizona
San Carlos
Wanted to stop the spoils system but was assassinated before he could
James A. Garfield
Gave voters more influence in government
What is the Organ System
Founded by Booker T Washington to provide education for African Americans
What is the Tuskegee Institute
Gained in a treaty as a territory after the Spanish-American War
The Philippines
Marked the end of armed conflict between Whites and Native Americans
Wounded Knee Massacre
Served two separate terms
Grover Cleveland
Says the U.S. has the right to interfere in the affairs of Latin American nations whenever they are unstable
What is the Roosevelt Corolary
Committee put in place to stop the spoils system. Applicants had to apply and prove qualifications
Name of theaters were you could see Thomas Edison's moving pictures. Also the name of a modern television channel.
Nickelodeons
Tribe Sitting Bull was chief of
The Sioux
Republican who opposed free silver and represented stability
William McKinley