Pre-Civil War
She was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
He perfected the incandescent lightbulb
Who is Thomas Alva Edison?
This is where most European immigrants entered the U.S.
What is Ellis Island?
Another name for the Roaring 20s
What is the Jazz Age?
The Japanese bombed American naval base during WWII
What are Missouri and Maine?
He is known for revolutionizing the car industry with the assembly line
Who is Henry Ford?
This group of immigrants entered the U.S. through Angel Island
Who are Asian immigrants?
The fear that American laborers would become communists like the Russians was known as
What is the Red Scare?
The first battle of the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
The right of a territory to vote for or against slavery
What is Popular Sovereignty?
He was the first to successfully drill for oil
Who is Edwin Drake?
This was where most immigrants lived in big cities that were low cost and over populated
What are tenements?
This Attorney General received a letter bomb in the mail and arrested several immigrants on suspicion of radical activity.
Who is A. Mitchell Palmer?
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. in exchange for Texas and other land during WWI
What is the Zimmerman Telegram or Note?
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
He was the black inventor who created the carbon filaments needed for the lightbulb to work
A group that convinced immigrants in ghettos to vote for a certain politician in exchange for assistance and favors
What is a political machine?
This group of Russians overthrew the government and turned the country into a communist country
Who are the Bolsheviks?
This happened on October 29, 1929
What is Black Tuesday?
He believed in Popular Sovereignty and debated Lincoln for the Illinois Senate seat in 1858
Who is Stephen Douglas?
He invented the airbrake for trains and saved many lives
Who is George Westinghouse?
Middle class white people who believed that helping others would get them into heaven is known as what
What is the Social Gospel Movement?
This group opposed and led a violent rebellion against the Open Door Note
Who are the Boxers?
The name of the mission to build the first atomic bombs
What is the Manhattan Project?