Westward Expansion
What is a push and pull factor?
Push= forces someone to move
Pull= encourages or makes someone want to move
True or False: An impact of Industrialization is that workers were paid higher wages.
Fales
The Espionage and Sedition Acts main goal was to increase or decrease disagreement during war time.
decrease
Define a muckraker. Bonus: Another word for muckraker.
Someone who exposed scandals, corruption or other wrongdoings.
Bonus: Progessives
True or False: the "new" immigrants were Catholic and Jewish and considered non-white.
True; "old" immigrants were mostly white and Protestant.
What journalism tactic created support for imperialism in America?
Yellow journalism
Which event that caused America to join World War I involved Germany enlisting support from Mexico?
Zimmerman Telegram
Describe Upton Sinclair's issue that he exposed by publishing his book titled The Jungle.
Food Safety
The Federal Government's policy was to destroy tribal bonds and weaken traditional cultural values. Which group of people would this apply to in westward expansion?
Native Americans
Define/describe the term Gilded Age for the late 1800s.
An era or time period that had a shiny surface of wealth and progress, but underneath there were big social and economic problems.
What are three characteristics of Yellow Journalism?
Large text, emotional language, eye catching head lines; answers may vary.
The main purpose of the School Garden Armies, war bonds, and rationing were to what?
Foster a sense of national unity, patriotism, bolster morale and support for the war.
This muckraker used photography to expose the living conditions in the cities.
Jacob Riis
African Americans that escaped the South and moved West seeking land and freedom were known as what? (Hint: starts with an E)
Exodusters
What were three issues or problems of the Gilded Age?
Child labor, monopolies, food safety, women's rights, deforestation, corruption.
Why did some Americans oppose the idea of annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines?
Some feared that it would overextend our military resources and cost too much money.
German businesses and homes vandalized, Germans and pro-Germans were tarred and feathered or lynched and names of things were changed. This reflects what type of feelings towards Germans in America?
Anti-german sentiment
Which muckraker exposed racial injustices and the horrors of lynching in the United States. She also attended the founding of the NAACP.
Ida B Wells-Barnett
How were Chinese and Hispanic immigrants treated in the American West?
Both faced discrimination and tough immigration laws. Chinese worked building railroads, while Hispanic immigrants worked farming and mining.
The Populist movement FAILED to make significant changes but paved the way for future progressive movements.
What was the main motivation for seizing control of territories of Hawaii and Philippines?
Wanted to make it easier for ships to refuel and repair to trade with China more easily.
Why did some people in America oppose joining the League of Nations at the end of World War I?
By joining it would bring the United States into future conflicts.
Ida B. Tarbell exposed what type of corruption?
Monopolies and unethical business practices.