We helped build the
A political machine in New
transatlantic railroad
York led by Boss Tweed.
starting in San Francisco
Like other political
and ending in Promontory
machines, this organization
Point, Utah. We were also
provided services to
the first immigrants to be
immigrants in return for
legally discriminated
their votes. It was a highly
against in the Exclusion Act
corrupt organization.
of 1882.
People with this belief do
not like immigrants.
This is a French term
meaning “let the people do
as they choose.” Supply
I spread the ideas of Social
and demand—not the
Darwinism claiming that
government—dictate the
Darwin’s theory of
economic market in this
Evolution applied to
approach.
society.
This are taxes on imported
This act was passed in 1887
goods. During the Gilded
in an effort to make Native
Age, politicians pushed for
Americans farmers and
these in order to protect
assimilate them into
American companies from
American culture. It gave
competition with European
Native American families
companies. The Gilded Age
individual plots of land on
saw the expansion of new
Reservations.
industries in the United
States.
Thomas Edison perfected
this invention and it was
used to increase the
This is a technique for
working hours of men,
breaking a union in which
women, and children.
the company refuses to
allow the workers on the
property and refuses to pay
When immigrants came to
them.
the United States, many of
them lived in these in an
effort to preserve their
motherland’s culture.
The process of molding
people to be more like
I wrote How the Other Half
Caucasian Americans.
Lives which exposes poor
living conditions in the
slums of New York.
A movement to reform
businesses and politics
from 1890-1920.
I wrote The Jungle which
exposes horrible conditions
in the meatpacking plants
Progressive measures to
of Chicago. When Teddy
give the people a larger
Roosevelt read my book, a
voice in government.
law was passed to regulate
the meat industry. Later
the Food and Drug
Writers who exposed social
Administration was created
problems in America
to regulate medicine and
through well-researched
food.
articles and books.
Frances Willard was the
president of this
organization which pushed
for the passage of the 18th
Black Americans from
Amendment.
voting and helped establish
In 1911 a tragic fire
the NAACP.
resulted in the deaths of
I was president when WWI
many of the employees of
broke out and attempted
this factory. As a result,
to keep the United States
fire reform laws were
out of the war by following
passed.
a policy of neutrality.
When we did enter the war,
I used my wartime power
Created by an 1887 law,
to increase my control of
this agency was charged
the economy.
with regulated business
that crossed state lines.
However, in practice the
Movement of Black
agency had little
Americans to northern
enforcement power.
states during WWI and the
1920s.
I was a Black American who
demanded rights for Black
Expansion of factories
Americans. I pushed to
leading to increased
end laws that prevented
urbanization and
America should help free
immigration.
the Cubans from Spanish
control.
I was an automobile
Created by the Treaty of
manufacturer who utilized
Versailles, this organization
the assembly line and mass
was championed by
production techniques to
Woodrow Wilson in an
produce affordable cars so
effort to promote world
the average American could
peace. However, due to
buy one.
fears about entangling
alliances, the United States
never joined the
I pushed for education for
organization.
black Americans so we
could improve our quality
of life.
How troops fought much
of World War I along the
Western Front resulting in
We wrote sensational
stories to convince the
American public that
a three-year stalemate.
Nationalism, Imperialism,
and Assassination)
This Supreme Court case
led to the perception that
Constitutional rights are
In 1921 we were convicted
not absolute with its ruling
of robbery and murder.
that language which
Although the arguments
represents a “clear and
brought against us were
present danger” is
mostly disproven in court,
prohibited.
the fact that we were
known radicals (and that
our trial took place during
Fear of communism during
the height of the Red
the 1920s, which led to
Scare) prejudiced the judge
anti-immigrant attitudes
and jury against us. On
and quota acts.
April 9, 1927, our final
appeal was rejected, and
we were sentenced to
Five main causes of WWI
(Militarism, Alliances,
death.
Telegraph of German to
modern values in America
Mexican offering the latter
of the 1920s.
part of the United States if
Mexico would keep the
United States distracted
during WWI.
I represent the new woman
The time period between
of the 1920s. I wore loose
the 18th and 21st
clothing, frequented
Amendments (1919-1933)
speakeasies, and had a job.
when the distribution, sale,
and usage of alcohol in the
United States was illegal.
In 1925, John Scopes was
convicted and fined $100
for teaching evolution in
I flew the first transatlantic
his Dayton, Tennessee
flight in my plane the Spirit
classroom. The first highly
of St. Louis. I became a
publicized trial concerning
national hero because of
the teaching of evolution,
the flight. The kidnapping
the Scopes trial also
of my young daughter was
represents a dramatic clash
highly publicized.
between traditional and
Manhattan that was
characterized by jazz, blues,
literature, and artwork.
I wrote poetry and am
Restrictions on how many
considered one of the most
people can enter the United
famous literary geniuses of
States. During the 1920s,
the Harlem Renaissance.
quotas were passed
because of fear of the fear
that immigrants would
Scandal that wreaked havoc
introduce communist ideas
on the administration of
into American society.
Warren G. Harding leading
people to question the
morality of the government
Because of this, the price of
officials.
food went down and
farmers struggled during
the 1920s.
This granted women the
right to vote.
Movement beginning in an
African-American
neighborhood in
of the program provided
jobs to artist, musicians,
Name given to the relief,
actors, and authors.
recovery, and reform
Term referring to authors
agencies and acts that were
that were coming of age
Franklin Roosevelt’s
during World War I and
attempt to alleviate
wrote novels during the
hardships during the Great
1920s. They wrote about
Depression.
disillusioned characters
and flawed heroes.
This occurred in October of
1929.
Government assistance
given directly to the
people.
Term that refers to buying
stocks on credit.
Oklahoma residents who
left their homes during the
A New Deal program that
Dust Bowl and moved to
provided jobs building
the West coast. Migrant
bridges, roads, airports,
workers from Oklahoma
and public buildings. Part
during the 1930s.
Supreme Court Case which
Securities and Exchange
established the legal basis
Commission. This New
for segregation claiming
Deal agency was created to
treatment “separate but
regulate the stock market.
equal.”
Federal Depositors
Supreme Court Case that
Insurance Corporation.
established the concept of
This New Deal agency was
judicial review—the
created to insure
Supreme Court can declare
depositors’ savings in the
an act of the legislative or
event of a bank failure.
executive branch
unconstitutional.
Period from 1932-1937 in
the Great Plains area
characterized by drought
and dust storms. This
phenomenon was caused
by poor farming practices.
Conflict beginning in 1898
I was the youngest
between the Spanish and
president in United States
the United States when we
history taking the office at
helped the Cubans gain
42 due to the assassination
independence from the
of William McKinley. I am
Spanish. The war expanded
remembered for my
into the Pacific and the
antitrust actions and
United States gained the
progressive reforms.
Philippines.
I was president during the
Per government order,
Roaring Twenties. My
banks closing for a limited
Secretary of the Treasury
time for business in order
(Andrew Mellon) employed
to prevent bank runs.
the Mellon Plan which
decreased taxes in order to
raise government income
I was assassinated in 1881
due to increased economic
by Charles Guiteau. After
activity.
this, Congress passed the
Pendleton Act to get rid of
the spoils system.
I served as head of the US
I took a hiatus from politics
Food Administration during
early in my career to
World War I. I encouraged
recoup from polio. Later I
people to have “Meatless
was elected president 4
Monday” and “Wheatless
times although I died
Wednesdays” to spare
during my fourth term. I
more food for the troops. I
implemented a plethora of
was president when the
government programs and
stock market crashed. A
agencies in an effort to
dam was named after me.
provide relief, recovery, and
reform during the Great
Depression. These
programs are known as the
New Deal.