Industry, expansionism, progressivism

Question 1

Statue of Liberty

Answer 1

dedicated in 1886, a statue that symbolized hope and freedom for immigrants.

Question 2

push factors

Answer 2

conditions that drive people from their homes

Question 3

pull factors

Answer 3

conditions that attract immigrants to a new area

Question 4

suburb

Answer 4

residential area on or near the outskirts of a city

Question 5

nativists

Answer 5

sought to limit immigration and preserve the country for native-born white Protestants

Question 6

muckraker journalism

Answer 6

journalism that publishes and notifies people about the bad things going on in a city, company, etc.

Question 7

Pure food and drug act

Answer 7

Teddy law which required food/drug makers to list ingredients on packages . also tried to en false advertising and use of impure ingredients.

Question 8

USS Maine incident

Answer 8

in 1898 the us sent the Maine down to protect Cuba from Spain. It blew up because of coal and engine issues. People thought the Spanish bombed them, and then declared war on Spain.

Question 9

significance of Panama Canal

Answer 9

the railroad craze ended. people could now cheaply and safely take a boat to the west, instead of taking a train.

Question 10

collective bargaining

Answer 10

people come together to bargain over an issue

Question 11

vaudeville

Answer 11

a show where where people performed by singing and dancing for entertainment. created a job for talented immigrants.

Question 12

ellis island

Answer 12

island where immigrants went to get checked for disease and become an US citizen before entering the country

Question 13

george westinghouse and GE

Answer 13

create electric transform to supply electricity to homes

Question 14

monopoly

Answer 14

when one business controls an entire market

Question 15

stock

Answer 15

a part of a company that you own (i.e. on share of McDonalds)

Question 16

Henry Ford

Answer 16

creator of Ford motor company, made assembly line process to mass produce cars.

Question 17

wright brothers

Answer 17

first plane flight pilots. 125 feet in kitty hawk, NC

Question 18

railroad effects on buffalo and natives

Answer 18

buffalo were shot down by passing trains, and put them close to extinction. Natives were forced to move out of lands where railroads passed through

Question 19

promontory point, UT

Answer 19

where final stake was laid to connect railroads to make transcontinental railroad

Question 20

john d rockefeller

Answer 20

richest man to ever live. owned 90% of oil market. owner of Standard Oil

Question 21

Chinese exclusion act

Answer 21

didn’t allow Chinese immigrants to come into US for 10 years

Question 22

Hawaii acusition

Answer 22

US kidnapped the queen and then took over hawaii because it was a vital stopping point in shipping

Question 23

alaska acusition

Answer 23

seward’s folly. bought from russia. then found to be a good source of oil and gold

Question 24

department stores

Answer 24

stores that carry almost everything. it made shopping more fun and easier. made big corporations

Question 25

ragtime

Answer 25

made by scott joplin, first kinds of music to become widely popular, due to the record player.