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The belief that wealth and success prove “fitness” in society.
What is Social Darwinism?
The policy of extending a nation’s power by gaining territories overseas.
What is imperialism?
This new method of production allowed Henry Ford to build cars faster and cheaper.
What is the assembly line?
The stock market crash that marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
What was Black Tuesday?
This movement sought to fix problems caused by industrialization, corruption, and inequality.
What is the Progressive Movement?
This idea argues that government should interfere as little as possible in the economy.
What is laissez-faire?
Sensational reporting used by newspapers to influence public opinion.
What is yellow journalism?
Buying goods by making small monthly payments instead of paying all at once.
What is installment buying?
Shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Depression.
What were Hoovervilles?
This group of farmers protested high railroad rates and unfair business practices.
What was the National Grange?
This law was used by Theodore Roosevelt to break up monopolies.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
The sinking of this U.S. battleship pushed America toward war with Spain.
What was the USS Maine?
Buying stocks using borrowed money, increasing risk in the market.
What is margin buying?
The three main goals of Roosevelt’s New Deal.
What are relief, recovery, and reform?
This reformer led efforts to end child labor and improve working conditions.
Who was Mother Jones?
The process of breaking up large business monopolies to restore competition.
What is trust-busting?
This war resulted in the U.S. gaining Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
What was the Spanish-American War?
A cultural movement celebrating African American art, music, and literature.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
This New Deal program provided jobs building roads, schools, and bridges.
What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
This conservationist helped protect wilderness areas like Yosemite.
Who was John Muir?
Andrew Carnegie believed the wealthy should practice this by giving back to society.
What is philanthropy?
This policy supported free trade in China and equal access for foreign powers.
What is the Open Door Policy?
The amendment that granted women the right to vote.
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
This program still provides financial support to retired Americans today.
What is Social Security?
This organization was founded to fight racial discrimination and promote civil rights.
What is the NAACP?