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11th Grade US History EOCthe belief (theory) that it was the right of the United States to occupy all of America from
Sea to Shining Sea! - answer Manifest Destiny
The Census of 1890 announced the official end of the American Frontier (Frederick
Jackson Turner) - answer Turner’s Frontier Thesis
this war between the states (CSA v. USA) promoted the growth of industrialism in the
late 1800s (steel, railroads, communication, weapons, mass production of pre-made
goods) - answer The Civil War
railroad baron, a true symbol of the "Gilded Age," known as the Commodore. A college
in Tennessee bears his name. - answer Cornelius Vanderbilt
owned U.S. Steel and used Vertical integration to monopolize the steel industry. Gave
millions to build libraries and schools. - answer Andrew Carnegie
developed the air-braking system and alternating current - this allowed power to be sent
over long distances. - answer George Westinghouse
the sleeping car made him a very wealthy man. 1894 Strike resulted in the death of 34
people. - answerGeorge Pullman
he invented the telephone and was a pioneer in communication not only for the hearing,
but for the deaf and hearing impaired as well. - answerAlexander Graham Bell
the light bulb is his most famous invention, he also invented the phonograph, and the
first motion pictures. - answerThomas Edison
owner of Standard Oil, he used Horizontal Integration to control the oil business -
answerJohn D. Rockefeller
developed the food processing industry (meat packing) - answerGustavus Swift and
Philip Armour
the belief that the strongest societies will survive. This idea was also used to justify
monopolies and trusts. If a business is meant to survive - it will. Laissez - Faire:
government should keep out of business limit regulations. - answersocial darwinism-
survival of the fittest
,distillers conspired with political parties to cheat the U.S. Govt. out of millions of dollars
of tax revenue. Citizens would demand reform within the government. Money was going
to political parties instead of where it should go. - answerWhiskey Ring
political machine that controlled politics in NYC in the late 1800s. Controlled by Boss
William Marcy Tweed who was exposed by the political cartoons of Thomas Nast in
Harpers Weekly. Nast is the father of the symbols of political parties, the modern image
of Santa Claus. - answerTammany Hall
he invented barbed wire and brought an end to the open range. - answerJoseph
Glidden
he invented the typewriter. - answerChristopher Sholes
he made milk chocolate available to the world. A Pennsylvania city bears his name. -
answerMilton Hershey
he invented the telegraph. - answerSamuel F.B. Morse
he was a wealthy banker - purchased Carnegie Steel and created U.S. Steel. -
answerJ.P. Morgan
attempt to stop patronage and political scandal, required government employees to
pass a Civil Service Exam - answerPendleton Civil Service Act
the first government attempt to regulate business. (1887) required railroads to charge
fair rates and to publish those shipping rates. - answerInterstate Commerce Act
political movement for the common people. The government should own the railroads.
Bimetallism, workers should have an 8 hour workday and better benefits. William
Jennings Bryan - Cross of Gold Speech - answerPopulism
phrase coined by Mark Twain, describes time period between 1865-1900, extravagant
wealth (top 5% held 86% of the nations wealth) terrible poverty existed underneath the
surface. - answerGilded Age
an attempt by the US Government to Americanize the Native Americans. Divided
reservations into small family sized plots of land. - answerDawes Act
people came to America to escape harsh conditions in their own countries. (Gold Rush,
Religious Freedom, Jobs, Land) - answerImmigration
protestants, lighter skin, lighter hair, lighter eyes, came to America from Western
Europe - (Great Britain, Germany) in search of religious freedom. - answerOld
Immigrants
, immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, they did not speak English - primarily
Catholic. Came for opportunity - jobs, land. - answerNew Immigrants
feelings of hostility for immigrants. It favored people or products that were American. -
answerNativism
created the Hull House to help the inner-city poor. Provided health care, and education
to those in need. - answerJane Addams
photographer who showed the harsh conditions in America's big cities during the Gilded
Age. Published a book titled How the Other Half Lives. - answerJacob Riis
We should spread the American culture to the less fortunate. It would provide more
jobs, supply raw materials, and provide much needed navy bases. It would also open up
new markets for businesses - a strong sense of nationalism. - answerImperialism
(Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines)
(1898) Explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, Battle of San Juan Hill - Teddy
Roosevelt, the Philippines, Cuba, Yellow Fever, US support of Imperialism. -
answerSpanish American War
(18th Amendment) illegal to manufacture, distribute, or possess any type of alcoholic
beverage (distilled spirits). The Noble Experiment. Opened the door for organized crime
(Al Capone), bootleggers and smuggling. - answerProhibition (18th Amendment)
President Teddy Roosevelt helped Panama gain independence from Columbia (created
a revolution). The United States completed the job that France was unable to finish.
This feat greatly increased the power of the Navy by linking the Atlantic and the Pacific.
The distance of travel (New York to San Francisco) was shortened by several thousand
miles. The United States would now control shipping in the Western Hemisphere. -
answerPanama Canal
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer published sensational stories and used
this form of journalism to promote the Spanish-American War. - answerYellow
Journalism
idea that the United States should get involved in world affairs - answerInterventionist
idea that the United States should avoid involvement in world affairs. The quote from
George Washington inspired this belief, "avoid foreign entanglements. -
answerIsolationist
(19th Amendment) Women gained the right to vote with the passage in 1920. The
Perfect 36, at the time of passage, the number of states was 48. 3/4ths of the states
had to pass a proposed amendment before it would be added to the Constitution.
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