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| _______ invented the light bulb, created and electrical power system, and organized power plants. | Thomas Edison |
| Thomas Watson along with _______ invented the telephone. | Alexander Graham Bell |
| The residents of _______ became citizens o fthe United States in 1917. | Puerto Rico |
| The United States gained control of the land it needed to build the _______ by encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence. | Panama Canal |
| The mysterious sinking of the _______ fueled the movement for war against Spain. | U.S.S. Maine |
| The Treaty of Versailles blamed _______ entirely for World War 1. | Germany |
| The money paid by a defeated nation for the damages it inflicts during a war are known as _______. | reparations |
| The first airplane was built by the _______. The first flight was December 17, 1903 at Kittyhawk, North Carolina. | Wright Brothers |
| _______ laws were passed to separate white and black people in public and private facilities. | Jim Crow |
| The 1896 Supreme Court case, _______, said that "separate but equal" is acceptable and legalized segregation. | Plessy vs Ferguson |
| _______ is another name for sensational and often irresponsible news headlines and stories. | yellow journalism |
| The policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means is known as _______. | imperialism |
| In an attempt to promote social reform, the 18th Amendment was passed. It is better known as _______. | prohibition |
| These journalists, _______, wrote about the corrupt side of business, government, and industrial life. They were investigative journalists. | muckrakers |
| In 1913, _______ introduced the assembly line, which caused huge increases in production of cars. | Henry Ford |
| To vote is _______. | suffrage |
| _______ was the leader of Germany during World War 1. | Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| _______ is considered one of the four long-term causes of WWI. It means the building up of a country's military as a use of diplomacy. | militarism |
| The _______ abolished slavery. | 13th Amendment |
| Teddy Roosevelt was known as a _______ because he made it his goal to break up monopolies and trusts. | trustbuster |
| Because of all of the hostilities, jealousies, and fears between countries, they decided to sign treaties of assistance that committed them to support one another if they faced attack. This was one of the four long-term causes of WWI and is commonly called the _______. | Alliance system |
| A German submarine is known as a _______. | u-boat |
| The _______ was when Great Britain used their naval strength to block the German coast and prevent ships from getting to Germany during WWI. This prevented contraband (weapons, etc.) & food from getting to Germany. Approximately 750,000 Germans starved to death as result of this strategy. | British Blockade |
| _______ was the author of the famous 1906 book called The Jungle, about the filthy conditions of Chicago’s meatpacking industry. | Upton Sinclair |
| The use of fortified ditches, or trenches, where opposing forces fight from (rather than on an open battlefield) was a tactic used during WWI. It caused major casualties and is commonly called _______. | trench warfare |
| ______________ is a political philosophy of Teddy Roosevelt's that we can maintain peace by having strength and a strong military in case things go wrong. | Big Stick Diplomacy |
| The __________________ was legislation passed by Congress in 1890 to break up big trusts and monopolies. | Sherman Anti-Trust Act |
| The ______________ was passed in 1906 and give the federal government the power to regulate railroad rates. | Hepburn Act |
| During World War I the United States fought on the ____________ side along with Great Britain, France, and many other countries. | Allied Powers |
| ________ was our 25th president. He was assassinated in 1901 which led to Vice President Teddy Roosevelt succeeding to the presidency. | William McKinley |
| At the end of World War I the ________ was founded. It's goal was to have member nations join & hopefully maintain world peace going forward. There was much debate in the United States about whether or not we should join. | League of Nations |
| The ____________ allowed for the people to directly elect the senators that represent them in the U.S. Senate. It was a measure to address corruption in politics. | 17th Amendment |
| In January 1920 the _______ took effect. It outlawed the manufacture, sale, & transportation of intoxicating liquors. It was the result of an organized & coordinated effort by Americans, mostly women, who thought that alcohol was responsible for many of the problems in our country. | 18th Amendment |
| This is a French term that means "hands-off, a policy of not interfering" which describes the attitude of the U.S. government towards big business during the Industrial Revolution. | laissez faire |
| During WOrld War I the two sides fighting against each other were the Allied Powers and the __________. They consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, The Ottoman Empire, and others. | Central Powers |
