Unit 19 Flashcards
What was the U.S. population in 1900 to the nearest million?
76 million
What percentage of the population lived in communities of 2,500 or less?
60%
What was the average life expectancy in 1900?
47.3 years old
What was the U.S. rank in the world for industrial output?
They had the first industrial output
What two industries were particularly important in the early 1900s for the growth of cities and transportation?
The production of steel and petroleum
Who was a leader in reforming education in that period?
John Dewey
What philosophy did Dewey follow and promote?
Pragmatism
What did Dewey see as the purpose for public education?
To expose the students to experiences that would help them in their future jobs
What was the movement that provided speakers and entertainment to many towns and cities?
The Chautauqua Movement
What office was Theodore Roosevelt holding when he was nominated to run for Vice President?
Governor of New York
How did Roosevelt signal a new day in labor-management relations?
By recognizing and negotiating with the United Mine Workers union, marking the first time the Federal government had acted on behalf of union interests as well as of management
What is the term used for the filing of suits to break up business trusts?
Trust-busting efforts
What 1906 laws introduced Federal regulation of food and drug production?
The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act
What was Roosevelt’s stance on natural resources?
He was for it, wanting to protect the land and insure that its benefits would be available for generations
What war did Roosevelt help end?
Russo-Japanese War
The situation in what country was the first test of the Roosevelt Corollary?
The Dominican Republic
What tariff actually raised some rates and hurt Taft’s popularity?
The Payne-Aldrich Tariff
How much formal schooling did Thomas Edison receive?
Only three months
What were Alexander Graham Bell’s primary areas of interests?
Speech, the transmission of sound along wires, and helping the deaf
What brothers built the first successful gasoline-powered car in the U.S.?
Frank and Charles Duryea
Who is credited with significant advances in mass production techniques?
Henry Ford
How much did he start paying his assembly line workers in 1914?
Five dollars a day, pretty much doubling what they originally received
When did the Wright Brothers make their first successful flight?
December 17, 1903
For what invention is Marconi recognized?
The first wireless telegraph signal by radio
Who created the chocolate candy bar?
Milton Hershey
What was the first means of transit constructed across Panama?
A railroad
What was the impetus for building the Panama Canal?
The California Gold Rush
Ferdinand de Lesseps was involved in what two major canal projects?
The Suez Canal and the Panama Canal
What country’s efforts to build a canal across Panama failed?
France’s
What encouraged U.S. interest in building a canal?
The Spanish-American War
What political event made it easier for the U.S. to build a canal across Panama?
The Panamanian revolution and victory
What President encouraged the canal project?
Theodore Roosevelt
How long did the U.S. construction project last?
About 10 years
List the first 26 Presidents of the United States in order
(1) George Washington, (2) John Adams, (3) Thomas Jefferson, (4) James Madison, (5) James Monroe, (6) John Quincy Adams, (7) Andrew Jackson, (8) Martin Van Buren, (9) William Henry Harrison, (10) John Tyler, (11) James K. Polk, (12) Zachary Taylor, (13) Millard Fillmore, (14) Franklin Pierce, (15) James Buchanan, (16) Abraham Lincoln, (17) Andrew Johnson (18) Ulysses S. Grant, (19) Rutherford B. Hayes, (20) James A. Garfield, (21) Chester Arthur, (22) Grover Cleveland, (23) William McKinley, (24) Grover Cleveland, (25) Theodore Roosevelt, (26) William Howard Taft
