Era of Reform
What is increasing during the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
Number of factories
What is imperialism?
When a strong nation uses their militaristic and political power to take control over or influence a weaker nation
In this document, Germany proposed that Mexico join forces with them to take down the United States.
Zimmerman Telegram
This amendment gives women the right to vote
19th amendment
Which president got stuck in a bathtub?
William Howard Taft
The Movie “The Wizard of Oz” relates to what major concept of the late 19th century?
Populism or the Populist Party
In 1867, the United States bought this area from Russia for 7.2 Million dollars:
Alaska
What is the EXACT moment that WWI ended?
11am, November 11, 1918
In what year did women gain the right to vote across the country?
1920
To which presidential party did Woodrow Wilson belong?
Democratic Party
Name 1 of the 2 Product Regulations made by Teddy Roosevelt to help consumers make safer purchases.
Meat Inspection Act (1906) OR Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
What is Yellow Journalism?
Writers/journalists exaggerating news to get readers on their side… stretching the truth
What is the year that World War I began?
1914
Name the 2 African American Progressionists we discussed in class that had polar opposite views in the liberation of African Americans in the US.
W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington
What are “sweatshops?”
Places where workers labored long hours under poor conditions for low wages
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! What is the meaning of “Jim Crow” laws?
"Separate but Equal"
The United States bought the area that is now the Panama Canal from Panama for how much money in 1904?
$10,000,000
What is the word for a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation?
Nationalism
Which women’s rights activist formed the National Women's Party (NWP) and was known for her more aggressive methods of protesting including striking outside the White House and going on Hunger Strikes?
Alice Paul
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Name the act that William Taft passed that forced railroads to give justifiable rates for supplying goods, which helped limit monopolies through the power of the ICC:
Mann-Elkins Act (1910)
This policy ensured equal trade access to all foreign powers in China, giving the United States some control over the trade networking throughout China.
Open Door Policy
What is the total number of African Americans that registered to serve in the military for America during WWI?
700,000
This school, founded by Booker T. Washington, teaches its students that hard work creates liberation for African Americans throughout American Society… What is the name of the school?
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
In what year did the US gain liberation for Panama from Columbia?
1903