Reconstruction
Who was president following Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
John Rockefeller made his fortune producing _______
Oil
The ___ _______ sunk in Havana Harbor, fueling American sentiment for war with Spain.
USS Maine
Partnerships nations make agreeing to support and defend each other are called
Alliances
Which of the following amendments abolished slavery?
13th
A system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
Sharecropping
During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours - forming these.
Labor Unions
What kind of journalism exaggerates news stories to sell newspapers?
Yellow Journalism
Who was assassinated that led to the beginning of WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Amendment that gave women the right to vote in the U.S.
19th
A white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit.
Scalawag
1882 - the US passed legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group. What group was this?
Chinese (Chinese Exclusion Act)
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
Theodore Roosevelt
A telegraph sent from Germany to Mexico offering the country the opportunity for an alliance.
Zimmerman Telegram
Which of the following amendments gave African Americans the right to vote?
15th
A person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
Carpetbagger
Which business titan believed in giving his money back under his 'Gospel of Wealth" policy?
Andrew Carnegie
Author of the book "The Jungle" that led to reforms and standards in the meat packing industry
Upton Sinclair
Who were the Central Powers? (3 countries)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Which of the following amendments granted African Americans the equal rights of citizenship?
14th
African Americans were provided with food, clothes, and education during the Reconstruction Era by the ______ ______
Freedmen's Bureau
Haymarket, Homestead, and Pullman were all examples of
Strikes
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
Muckrakers
The United States stayed out of the war at first claiming "it's an European affair". Who was President?
Woodrow Wilson
Made the production, distribution, and selling of alcohol illegal in the U.S.
18th Amendment