Immigration
This immigration center processed more than 10 million new immigrants arriving in New York Harbor
Ellis Island
Many women filled these jobs during WWI, traditionally held by men
Factory / Industrial Jobs
Despite serving in the military in WWI, African Americans living in the South still lived under these laws that segregated them from white people
Jim Crow laws
Many Americans believed that this term was justification for US expansion both in North America and abroad
Manifest Destiny OR Social Darwinism
The German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare resulted in the sinking of this US ship and loss of 100 American lives. It may or may not have also been carrying guns and ammunition to England
The Lusitania
Jews from Eastern Europe fleeing religious persecution is an example of this type of immigration factor
Push
Give one tactic used by women to advocate for their suffrage
Picketing, Speeches, Parades, Civil Disobedience, Conventions, Hunger Strikes
The Great Migration
This major US construction project opened in 1914, greatly increasing trade and global commerce
The Panama Canal
The US government was greatly assisted by Americans purchasing these, which funded the war effort
War Bonds
Most new immigrants (1865-1920) arriving in the US from Southern and Eastern Europe settled in these places
Cities
Nursing, clerical workers, ambulance drivers
This 1896 court case affirmed segregation in the South and remained legal precedent until Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Plessy v. Ferguson
The US acquired islands like Hawaii, Midway and Guam in the Pacific for this reason
Naval Bases OR Coaling Stations
In order to provide more American soldiers, the US Congress passed the contoervisal Selective Service Act (1917), which created one of these
A draft
This ethnic group, despite their significant contributions to the construction of the transcontinental railroad, was the first group to be completely barred from entry into the US in 1882
The Chinese
This amendment granted women the right to vote
The 19th
This all black infantry division from the US became highly distinguished and successful fighting for the French during WWI
The Harlem Hell Fighters
The sinking of the USS Maine was widely reported on by this type of journalism, that greatly exaggerates facts to increase readership
Yellow Journalism
This court case, affirmed by the Supreme Court, established that the US Government could limit certain rights during certain circumstances, like war
Schenck v. United States
This 1921 law greatly reduced the number of immigrants entering into the US and effectively ended the era of open immigration
The Immigration Quota Act
In 1920, federal law granted women the right to vote. However, states in this part of the US granted women the right to vote starting in the 1890s
The West
In comparison to Booker T. Washington, this African American leader advocated for a more aggressive approach to the improvement of black civil rights in the US
W.E.B. DuBois
The Roosevelt Corollary, which added on the Monroe Doctrine was best summarized by this informal policy/slogan used by President Roosevelt
Big Stick Policy or "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
Wilson's 14 Point Plan was rejected by the US Senate because of his 14 Point, which called for the creation of this - which would possibly get the US involved in more future foreign conflicts
League of Nations / A World Peace Keeping Organization