| A | B |
|---|
| Homestead Act | gave free public land to western settlers, who would live on and farm the land |
| Immigration before 1871 | immigrants were typically from western Europe (England, Ireland, Germany) |
| Immigration 1871-1920 | immigrants were typically from SE Europe and Asia ( china abnd Japan) |
| melting pot | shows that America is a mixture of many immigrant cultures |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | first immigration restriction, excluded Chinese from immigrating |
| Assembly Line | revolutionary business practice, introduced by Henry Ford |
| Invention of the airplane | revolutionary transportation device made by the Wright brothers |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Supreme Court case that established "separate but equal" |
| Progressive Movement | reform movement that tried to fix the problem of industrialization |
| 17th Amendment | provided for the direct election of Senators |
| 19th Amendment | provided women with the right to vote |
| anti-trust laws | legislation against monopolies |
| Open Door policy | proposed equal trading rights in China by John Hay |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Taft urged American Banks to invest in latin America |
| Creation of Panama Canal | Teddy Roosevelt's solution to Pacific- Atlantic shipping |
| Annexation of Hawaii | revolt led by US to overthrow island's monarchy |
| Fourteen Points | Wilson's peace plan that he took to France after WWI |
| Unrestricted Submarine warfare | caused Ameica to become involved in WWI |
| Treaty of Versailles | treaty that ended WWI |
| Debate over the League of Nations | many Americans objected to being part of an international organization |
