EOI Terms Flashcards
Which historical event marked the end of Reconstruction?
Withdrawal of Federal Troops
Withdrawal of Federal Troops
Industry was increasing in importance
Which of the following was not invented in the late 1800s?
Airplane
Who were the muckrakers?
Writers
From where did most immigrants to the U.S. Come during the 1890s?
Southern and Eastern Europe
What city on the East coast of the U.S. Was the major city for immigrants
New York
What best described living conditions on immigrant ships?
Crowded
Which was not a goal of reformers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Give workers more power
What was Haymarket Square the setting for in 1886?
Clash between workers and police
Who were progressives?
Reformers
Which of the following Americans was not a wealthy industrialists?
Upton Sinclair
Whose foreign policy was captured by the slogan “speak softly and carry a big stick”?
Theodore Roosevelt
Which of the following territory was not acquired by the U.S. as a result of the Spanish American War?
Hawaii
What event triggered the Spanish American War?
Explosion of the battleship Maine
During the Progressive Era, which group of workers were least successful in their efforts to organize?
Farmers
Who wrote the Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Which group of Americans did the Glided Age apply to?
Political machines
What president called for a Square Deal for all Americans?
Theodore Roosevelt
The U.S. Built the Panama Canal so ships would not have to travel around the southern tip of which continent?
South America
What historic event took place at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903?
Wright brothers flew their airplane
Which phrase best describes the U.S. Population during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Population became more urbanized
Where did the famous land rushes take place in the 1890s?
Oklahoma
What was the U.S. Position toward WWI during the first 3 years of the conflict?
U.S. Remained neutral
When was the U.S. Participating in WWI?
1917-1918
