Social Studies December Exam

An agreement between countries to support or defend each other

A kind of writing that exaggerates news to attract or shock readers

What year did WWI end?

Why did immigrants move to the United States in the early 1900s?

What year did the US enter WWI?

A company in which many people own parts, or shares, of the business

The introduction of machines or automatic devices to a process, activity, or place

What helped cities like Chicago grow in the early 1900s?

An organization that was founded in 1909 to work for equality for African Americans

What treaty ended WWI?

Fighting from long, narrow ditches

Information that is used to shape people's thinking

The building of a strong military to frighten or defeat other countries

How did inventions change people's lives?

An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions and pay for its members

Expanding of one's country by adding colonies

What year did WWI start?

Reformers who think governments should make laws to protect workers, consumers, and citizens' rights

What were the two immigration stations in the US that were used in the early 1900s?

A group of people who share a language or culture

Someone who has moved to a new country to become a permanent resident

What did President Wilson create but Congress did not want to join?

Who was President during the Spanish-American War?

Who was President during WWI?

A company with no competition

Strong devotion of one's country; An extreme form of patriotism