Quarter 4 Exam Review

Originally owned by Russia but purchased by the US for 2 cents an acre

Designer of New York City's Central Park in 1857

Added to the US Constitution to outlaw in slavery in the United States

Added to the Cuban constitution to give America control inside of Cuba following the S.A.W.

Responsible for creating the airbrake to increase locomotive safety

Allowed the Puerto Rican government to have two houses, the upper selected by the US

To impeach a president means to:

Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian empire who was assassinated while visiting Bosnia

The inventor of the mechanized elevator to enable cities to grow upward

World's richest silver vein located in Nevada

Designed to provide land to build railroads that cross the country

Southern white men who supported the Union and Reconstruction

Germany's plan to end the war by Christmas

System of debt where farmers did not have enough crops to pay off the previous loan

Passed prior to engagement in The Great War to increase the number of soldiers in the US

Added to the US Constitution to permit women to vote

Allowed the Phillippine government to have two houses, the upper chosen by the US

Established to help farmers adapt to their new circumstances in the Great Plains

Location in the trenches used to allow men to rest and recover from the brutal war

An undertaking by major cities across the country to create outdoor space for citizens to enjoy

Owner of the Examiner who believed his newspaper should sway public opinion

The heart of Woodrow Wilson's 14 point plan

Residential neighborhoods on the outskirts of the cities, made possible by mass transit

Developed the first internal combustion engine

Cuban Poet banished to Spain for his connection to the Cuban revolt

A secret organization sent by the US to cripple the monarchy of a Pacific Island Nation

Gave the the United States unending sovereignty over a ten mile wide strip of land in Panama

Held that segregation of the races in the South was legal and did not violate any laws

One country spreads its influence to other countries, politically, economically and socially

Location in the trenches developed to allow for movement between all other trenches

Created many of his inventions at Menlo Park

Agreement between the US and Cuba saying the US would leave Cuba to control itself after war

Separation of the races

Passed by the United States government to require all children be sent to school

Referred to as the tycoon of the steel industry

Allowed a farmer to work a small piece of land in return for a share of the crop

Created to provide immigrants with a place to go to have fun and socialize with others

America's first attempt at foreign policy

A series of three acts designed to help people who chose to move to the West

Spending wealth freely to show off

A type of play that includes a hero and a villain to teach morals and ethics

Theory arguing that only the fittest people would survive while the rest will fade away

Southern Whites who backed the Union cause

Musician given credit for developing a new type of music known as ragtime

Agreements between two or more military factions

Areas of land given up by the government where cattle grazed freely and openly

Theory in business believing that government and business should be separate entities

Created to arbitrate disputes between employer and employee during The Great War

Made his fortune in oil by taking control of the entire industry

New type of writing that called for adding fluff and excitement to stories to engage the reader

Protestant, from North Western Europe

Created for skilled workers to break ties with unskilled workers and form their own union

Occurs when a group of companies turn over their stock to a single board of trustees

Northern Republicans who moved South to stabilize the government

Created by the US government to encourage conservation of food

Named himself President of the island nation of Hawaii

Developed the use of a steam engine to drill for oil

Argued that a strong sea power was necessary for a win in the imperialism game

The signing of this document put an official end to The Great War

Process of sinking deep shafts into the earth to obtain ore locked in the rock

Laws designed to stop violence against African Americans

The method used to extra silver from iron ore

Pride in one's country

Secretary of State who played a role in Chinese relations and building the canal in Panama

Secret terrorist group in the South that tormented African Americans

Business organizers raise money by selling shares of stock in the company

Credited with establishing the rules and regulations of the game of football

Theory allowing industries to control all companies creating or making the same product

PE Teacher who developed the game of basketball

Led a propaganda campaign throughout the US to encourage support on the home front

Premier actor of the time period, usually performing in Shakespearean plays

Pioneer of the Railroad Industry

Designed the "talking telegraph"

Given the credit for establishing the idea behind the game of baseball

Added to the US Constitution to give voting rights to all men, regardless of color

Passed by Congress to allow people to move west and obtain land simply by promising to farm

Created by Woodrow Wilson as his plan for peace following The Great War

Towns located along the railways where cattle were often times herded

The act of aggressively building up a military to threaten and intimidate

Prohibited public businesses from discriminating against African Americans

A variety show, similar to a talent show, that allowed people to laugh and socialize

Commodore responsible for opening doors with Japan when he arrived with gifts

Educational reformer who believed that schools should teach more than reading, writing and math

Development of new technologies focusing on the machine rather than hand

Signed on November 11th at 11:00 am to cease fighting in the Great War

An attempt to limit immigration by denying citizenship to anyone born in China

Member of the Black Hand who assassinated the leader of the Austro Hungary Empire

Passed in 1917 to require all men between the ages of 21 - 30 to register with the draft board

African Americas who chose to move west to escape persecution

Complete control over an entire industry

Added to the US Constitution to extend equal citizenship to all people born in the US

Provided 17 million acres of free land to states build colleges for agriculture & engineering

Process of shooting water at high pressure onto rocks to rip away gravel for minerals

12 million, from South Eastern Europe and Asia

Assistant Secretary of the Nacy, Rough Rider and US President

A fixed amount of money that must be paid by voters before they are allowed to vote

Argued that rich people will take advantage of the poor if the US selected capitalism

Created to aid immigrants in serious times, such as death and unemployment

Northern Republicans who came to the South to participate in state conventions

Sailed the USS Olympia into Manila Bay and sunk the Spanish Fleet

Monarch who signed the Treaty of 1875

A group attempting to stop immigration by requiring a literacy test for all

New breed of animal able to survive long periods of time with little water

Areas where one country controls the mines, railroads and trading of that area

A Serbian Nationalist group that claimed responsibility for an assassination

Created a lubricating cup to feed oil to gears while running

America's right to control the entire continent of North America

When one company own all other companies who produce pieces of their final product

The part of the ship that houses immigrants traveling to America

Southern Democrats who believed Reconstruction was a burden and wanted to bring back the South

Gained through the treaty that ended the S.A.W. and ruled as a self-governing commonwealth

Developed a system of communicating over wire using electricity and Morse code

The line of trenches where all firing and attacking took place

Educational reformer who developed laboratory schools and emphasized learn by doing

Location in the trenches used to house men and supplies for immediate backup