finals Flashcards
Andrew Carnegie (who was he and how did he make his fortune?)
Andrew Carnegie was a person who worked with Steel. He made his fortune using vertical integration to control the steel industry.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was an inventor who made the photograph, lightbulb, and motion picture.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His murder started WWI
Henry Ford
Henry Ford made it easier, faster, and cheaper to make a car by using an convertor bolt and an assembly line.
James Garfield
He was a president whose presidency got cut short. He also tried to reform the Spoils system. He supported civil service reforms and the idea of testing the qualifications of civil service employees.
Herbert Hoover
He ran against Franklin D. Roosevelt for president and won. He believed in Laissez faire government and the idea that private charities should help those in need. He started the RFC and did support some public works projects.
John D. Rockefeller (who was he and how did he make his fortune?)
John Rockefeller worked with Oil. He made his fortune in oil. He ran the standard Oil trust.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (in the 1930’s)
He ran against Herbert Hoover for president and got chosen as a candidate for New York. He created the New Deal and supported an increase in government.
Theodore Roosevelt
He was a president that ran for two terms then wanted Woodrow Wilson to continue. As a progressive he supported breaking apart trusts and conserving the environment.
Woodrow Wilson
Was a President that carried out and went beyond many of Roosevelt’s policies. He originally promised to keep th U.S. out of war, but changed by 1917 when he encouraged US.S. entry into WWI. He made the 14 points.
Orville and Wilbur Wright
They were the first people to make a fly a gas plane.
18th Amendment
It stopped the selling and buying of alcohol.
19th Amendment
It gave women the right to vote in national elections.
Assembly Line
A method of building a product using steps. The product is put together as parts move along a conveyor belt.
Armistice (Definition and date/time of WWI)
A halt in fighting that allows peace talks to begin. Ends fighting in WWI on November 11, 1918 on 11 a.m.