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US History Questions
1. Henry Ford- He built the first affordable car. He also invented the assembly line.
He provided many jobs because he raised the pay from 3 dollars to 5 dollars.
2. Wilbur and Orville Wright- They were brothers who owned a bike shop and
studied the flights of birds. They built and flew the first airplane in Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina.
3. Guglielmo Marconi- He was an Italian scientist who invented the wireless
telegraph. This machine helped form the radio; because of its use of radio
waves.
4. Theodore Roosevelt- He was born in New York with many problems. He was
nearsighted and had asthma. Later in his life he became a husband. His wife
passed away and he moved to Dakota to become a cowboy. After that he had
many other occupations, but the main one was the president of the United States
of America. He was the youngest and most popular president.
5. Robert M. La Follette- He was born in Wisconsin and was the leader of the
progressives.
6. Ida M. Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, and Upton Sinclair- They were all journalists
while TR was alive. Ida wrote on the history of standard oil, Steffens wrote on the
shame of the cities, and Sinclair wrote on the jungle conditions of the meat
packing industry.
7. Gifford Pinchot- He was the head of the National Conservation Commission. He
started the first national park, which was Yellowstone.
8. William S. Gorgas- He was the doctor who found out how to stop mosquitos.
9. George Washington Goethals- He was the engineer on the panama canal
project. He built locks and dug out gates for the canal.
10. Jonathan Goforth- He was a survivor of the boxer rebellion. He was a missionary
from Canada.
11. William Howard Taft- He was a very smart man. He was president of princeton,
NJ governor, Pres of the US, and chief justice of the Supreme Court. He is most
remembered as the president who got stuck in the bathtub.
12. Woodrow Wilson- He was a friend a TR’s. He was a republican who ran against
Bryan. He became president of the US. Teddy became mad at him because he
fired Pinchet and he lied about lowering the tariffs.
13. Victoriano Huerta- He was the president by murder. Woodrow Wilson refused to
recognize him as president because he was there unjustly. He had a bloody
dictatorship.
14. Pancho Villa- He was one of Huertas rivals. He hoped that the American
government would retaliate against Carranza, so he killed 18 Americans.
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15. General John Pershing- He was sent by Wilson into Mexico to find Villa. He failed
in his attempt to capture him, and they left Mexican territory.
TERMS
1. Model T- This was the first affordable car built by Ford. It was Ford's most
popular car that he ever made.
2. Assembly line- This was invented by Ford to help make cars faster. Parts of the
car would move on conveyor belts and the workers would simply put their parts
on the vehicle.
3. Ford foundation- He financed this organization with his son, He was a huge
philanthropist and donated lots of money. He started Greenfield Village and Ford
Museum.
4. KDKA- This was the first radio station. It was in Pittsburgh PA.
5. Automation-This means that a machine will operate and regulate things. This
allowed production to increase and higher quality.
6. Titanic- It was a British luxury liner that had many nicknames; the millionaire's
special, unsinkable, and many more. The ship was overfull, so the captain took
out some of the lifeboats to make more room. The ship left the port and
something terrible happened. When it reached Newfoundland it hit an iceberg
and sunk. 1,577 people died that fatal day.
7. “Rough Riders”- This was the first volunteer cavalry unit. Roosevelt started it and
they helped in the Spanish American war.
8. Progressive era- The years were 1900-1920. It was when the progressives really
began to take action. They wanted to end child labor, have 8 hour work days,
women's suffrage, equal rights for women, no corrupt government, and more.
9. “Square deal”- This is what TR had between employers and employees. They
must have equal compromise between the two.
10. Expedition act11. Trustbuster- This was a nickname for TR. He put the Sherman Antitrust act into
effect.
12. Elkins and Hepburn act- The Elkins act made it illegal for a shipper to accept a
rebate from the RR. The Hepburn act strengthen the interstate commerce
commision.
13. Muckrakers- This is the entire group of writers.
14. National Conservation Commision- This was headed by TR’s friend Pinchet.
They started the national parks, the first being Yellowstone park.
15. Newlands Reclamation Act- The provided money for the sale of public land in 16
states. It was to be used for irrigation.
16. Hay- Pauncefote Treaty- It guaranteed that only the US would gain control of the
canal. Britain was exempt from it.
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17. Hay- Bunau- Varilla Treaty- The US was granted a 10 mile wide zone for the
canal. It was granted for eternity.
18. Roosevelt Corollary- This was added to the monroe doctrine by teddy
roosevelt.The only people who could attack or help out Latin America was the
US. Europe had to keep in their own business.
19. Boxer Rebellion- Boxers where people who opposed foreign devils. They hated
the foreign influence and Christians.They had a rebellion slaughtering all
foreigners and Christians. They were defeated by the other countries and China
had to pay the price. They had millions to repay and they had to overpay. The US
was overpaid and they gave back half of their money.
20. Gentleman's Agreement- This was between the US and Japan. Japan agreed to
slow the immigration rate and the US allowed the Japanese kids back into the
regular schools. The countries relationship was very strained.
21. Great White Fleet- This was TR’s new navy. He had a good will tour with them.
He traveled the world to show of his new navy power. This was to show the
countries, especially Japan, that the US had power.
22. Payne Aldrich Bill- It kept the tariff high; it just lowered some.
23. Mann- Elkins Act- This strengthened interstate commerce. It controlled shipping
rates and brought phones under the ICC.
24. Dollar Diplomacy- Taft wanted to get rid of the big stick policy. He wanted US
businessmen to invest large amounts of money in the industrial and other
developments of other countries.
25. Underwood Simmons bill- This was a giant reduction of the tariffs. It was done by
Woodrow Wilson.
26. Federal Reserve Act- This is the bank for the bankers. It is the bank that the govt
borrows money from and other banks borrow from. They control the interest rate
and how much money the other banks get.
27. The 17th and the 19th amendment- The 17th amendment changed the method of
electing senators. Election will be done by the voters. THe 19th amendment gave
women the right to vote.
28. Initiative, referendum, and recall- Initiative and referendum were intended to give
people a bigger voice about the laws of the state. The initiative process a
percentage of voters in the state cna begin a state ;aw without waiting for the
state legislator to propose the law. Referendum is when the proposed law is
offered to the voters. Recall is when an office;a; may be removed from office
before his term retires.
29. Primary election, short ballot- In a primary election all registered voters decide
which candidate will run. The short ballot made the ballot shorter. Only the key
state representatives and people would be voted for, to create efficiency.
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Identify
1. Home and Family
2. 1908
3. Kitty Hawk NC; December 17 1903
4. The first three saving banks were made. More people were able to save and
donate money to good causes.
5. Teddy Roosevelt
6. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson
7. 1914
8. Speak softly and carry a big stick
9. Taft
10. Wilson
Ideas
1. In the golden age we had less technology and less transportation. This time of
prosperity also was because of smart saving. During the golden age, America
was prosperous because of the railroad. This was because of the three banks
developed, more giving, and more technology. One form of technology that was
developed was the car. The car became affordable, by Ford, and people could
get around faster. The oil business began to boom as well as the rubber
business. Thousands of jobs were opened up because of the boom of the cars.
Soon the streets were filled with cars. Another form of technology that was
developed was the radio. The radio was a fun way of entertainment for families.
People had these in their homes for enjoyment. America handled their wealth by
saving and giving. Many gave generously to people in need and other things.
People also put money away for later.
2. People in the progressive era were tired of the government's corrupt ways. They
wanted people who knew how to do their job in office, they wanted a bigger
voice, and they wanted the government to listen to them. People followed the
progressives and began to change the nation. Three presidents followed these
people. They were TR, Taft, and Wilson. All three presidents helped the people,
especially TR. The progressives wanted women's suffrage, end of child labor,
less gov corruption, 8 hour work days, and more. This changed the nation
because all these things were achieved. Women can now vote and there are
child labor laws.
3. They were trying to make America a corruption free nation and a enjoyable one.
They wanted the people to have a say in what the government did and who was
in office. People began to take part in politics and began to change the nation.
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The intentions were very good. They only wanted peace, justice, and equality.
Their philosophy was corruption in the government. Obviously it is not healthy for
a nation to have corrupt people in office and people who have no idea what they
are doing. It isn’t good economically or politically. American government became
less corrupt. The pres began to listen to the people and do what they asked. Also
the voting system became more efficient.