A message from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance against the U.S.
Zimmerman's Telegram
Which treaty officially ended World War I?
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Muckraker who shocked the nation when he published photos and gruesome details about the meat packing industry in Chicago
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
What term is used to describe a company that eliminates competition and controls an entire industry?
Monopoly
young women who challenged traditional rules in the 1920s
politicians
Flappers
Factory workers
muckrakers
Accusing people of being communists
McCarthyism
Racism
dicrimination
Which two countries were involved in the Cold War?
U.S. and Soviet union
John D Rockefeller is associated with what industry?
Oil
What happened on Black Tuesday (October 29, 1929)?
President Hoover declared a bank holiday
Stock prices soared to record highs
Banks gave out massive loans to farmers
The stock market crashed, wiping out investments
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement, known for his “I Have a Dream” speech?
MLK
Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
14th
15th
13th
16th
What is the term used to describe the growth of cities due to industrialization?
Urbanization
What event is considered the "spark" that started World War I in Europe?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the first stop for European immigrants?
Ellis Island
This states that the rights of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude
14th amendment
15 Amendment
16th amendment
13th amendment
Which group was most affected by the creation of tenements in crowded urban areas?
Wealthy families
Government officials
Factory owners
Immigrants and factory workers
How did Americans help finance the war?
paying higher taxes
Donating gold to the government
Buying war bonds
Which executive order allowed the U.S. government to place Japanese Americans in relocation camps during World War II?
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 8802
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 8102
Shanty towns built by homeless people during the Depression
Hoovervilles
A book written by Upton Sinclair that exposed the details of the meat packing industry
The Jungle
Political and social reform
Progressivism
A journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society
Muckraker
Who were Carpetbaggers?
Northerners who worked in factories
Northerners who moved South
White Southerners who joined the Republican party
Freedman who moved North
Amendment that gave women the right to vote
19th
The purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau was to
Provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
Provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
Gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
Get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
Which leader was President of the United States for most of WWII and led the country after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
FDR
What was the main reason the United States finally entered World War I?
Zimmerman Telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare
Goal of the Progressive movement
To fix social, economic, and political problems
What were working conditions like for most immigrants in the US dueing the industrial revolution?
Guaranteed sick days
Excessive vacation time
Long working hours, low pay, and unsafe conditions
High wages and excellent working conditions
What amendment prohibited alcohol in America
18th
What are the M.A.I.N causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, nationalism
a novel that exposes the poor conditions of tenements in NYC
How the other half lives
What happened to the U.S. economy after World War II?
increased
How did FDR help get America out of the Great Depression
Created New Deal Programs
What type of ruler has absolute control over their nation?
dictator
President
Monarch
senator
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