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10th Grade
01/24/2012

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Tenements were first built in the 19th century to:
Definition
house the poor as cheaply as possible
Term
The term "Muckracker" has been used to describe authors whose writing deals mainly with
Definition
exposing social conditions in need of reform
Term
The Gospel of Wealth (1889) by multi-millionaire Andrew Carnegie claimed
Definition
the rich owe society a debt
Term
Teddy Roosevelt's democratic program was referred to as
Definition
the Square Deal
Term
The New Deal was created by
Definition
President Teddy Roosevelt
Term
The Woman's Suffrage Movement during the Progressive Era resulted in what?
Definition
the passing of 19th Amendment in 1920
Term
This refers to the process of assimilation experienced by immigrants
Definition
The Melting Pot
Term
The Progressive Movement used the government to reform problems created by?
Definition
Industrialization
Term
A _______ is where garment workers put in long work days in a dark and unsafe place
Definition
sweatshop
Term
What type of industry is JP Morgan most known for?
Definition
banking
Term
______ is the industry that the Vanderbilts are most known for.
Definition
Railroads
Term
The ________ are most known for being in the oil industry
Definition
Rockfellers
Term
This innovation in manufacturing made the rise of industry possible in the late 1800s.
Definition
The Bessemer Process
Term
what must be included in the Social Studies Analysis Frame?
Definition

Define issue

Explain significance

connect with thesis

critical components

Term
How does the Melish Map relate to Manifest Destiny?
Definition
Melish is advocating a new type of map just like the settlers are advancing a new type of area in the U.S.
Term
What were the three groups of colonists?
Definition

loyalists

Patriots

Moderates

Term
This required colonists to buy a stamp for every piece of paper they used
Definition
The Stamp Act
Term
Tensions between Colonists and British Troops in Massachusetts led to armed conflict in these two towns
Definition

Lexington

Concord

Term

True/False

The Declaration of Independence declared the U.S. independence from Great Brittain and was also a declaration of war

Definition
True
Term
In _____ the U.S. became an independent country.
Definition
1783
Term
This theory is the idea that you always have to have somewhere to go and room to grow
Definition
Frontier Theory
Term
What was the date that President Wilson asked Congress to declare ware on Germany brining America into the Eurpean War known as "The War to End All Wars".
Definition
April 1917
Term
Who was killed in 1914 that started the war?
Definition
Archduke Francis Fernadad and his wife
Term
What type of inventions were used in WWI that were never used in war before?
Definition

Tanks

airships and planes

submarines

machine guns

long range artillary

exploding shells

flame throwers

poisonous gas

Term
which nations made up the Triple Alliance?
Definition

Germany

Austria

Hungary

Italy

Term
which nations made up the Triple Entente?
Definition

Great Britain

France

Russia and later

Italy

Term
This Act required all men ages 21-30 to register for the draft
Definition
Selective Service Act
Term
When did WWI end?
Definition
November 11, 1917
Term
What year did the Civil War end?
Definition
1865
Term
This Act placed a tax on Sugar. 
Definition
The Sugar Act
Term
Which state was the first to secede prior to the Civil War?
Definition
South Carolina
Term
What famous court case ended segregation in schools?
Definition
Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka
Term
Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War?
Definition
620,000
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