guilded age
president who named this time period
what is mark twain?
people in hardings cabinet took bribes from companies for oil
what is teapot dome scandal?
area where there was serious droughts and heavy dust clouds
what is the dust bowl?
The US would refrain from getting involved with other foreign countries
what is isolationism?
text in the news that was over exagerated to catch peoples attention
what is yellow journalism?
name that mark twain gave to this time period in the late 1800's
What is guilded age?
created the campaign slogan "return to normalcy"
who is warren g. harding?
stock market crash occured 29, 1929
what is black tuesday?
the cuban revolution and sinking of the USS maine were 2 big causes of this war
what is the spanish american war?
jane addams found this house, services were provided for poor people
what is the hull house?
fire in manhatten that took the lives of garment workers
what is triangle shirtwaist factory fire?
widespread fear of far left movements, scared of communism
what is the red scare?
homeless people who blamed hoover for the great depression built these homeless towns
this act made it to where europe was unable to intervene with south america
what is the monroe doctrine?
laws that limited the freedoms of african americans
what are jim crow laws?
a federal land grant that gave citizens acres of land in the west
what is the homestead act 1862?
applying the theory of evolution to society
what is social darwinism?
president during the great depression, elected more than 2 terms
who is franklin d roosevelt?
man charged with conspiracy for creating propaganda to turn men away from the draft
who is charles shenck?
movement lead by christian ministers and would help lead to the 18th ammendment
what is the temperance movement?
prohibited immigration from china
what is chinese exclusion act?
was given the name "empress of the blues"
who is Bessie Smith?
name of the period in time after the stock market crash
what is the great depression?
captured and destroyed german railroads during this battle
what is the battle argonne forest?
control of natural recources
control of corporations
consumer protection
what is roosevelts square deal?