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| USII.3c - "Jim Crow" laws made discrimination ___ in many states. | legal |
USII.3c - Who was Booker T. Washington and how did he respond to the issue of segregation?,  | An African American leader willing to accept social segregation, he believed that African Americans would achieve equality in time through education. |
USII.3c - Who was W.E.B. Du Bois and how did he respond to the issues of segregation and discrimination?,  | An African American leader who wanted immediate political, civil and social equality for African Americans at any cost |
| USII.3c - How did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois differ in their response to discrimination? | Washington was willing to accept some degree of segregation, and advocated moving more slowly to equality through education. DuBois demanded immediate equality for African Americans. |
| USII.3d - Between the Civil War and World War I, the U.S. was transformed from a(n) _____ to a(n) ______ nation. | agricultural --- industrial |
| USII.3d - What created the rise in big business in the late 1800s? | National markets created by transportation advances; Captains of industry like Rockefeller (oil) Carnegie (steel), and Ford (cars); Advertising; Lower-cost production |
| USII.3d - What caused the industrialization of the late 1800s? | Access to raw materials and energy; Availability of work force; Inventions; Financial resources |
| USII.3d - What are some examples of "big business" that emerged after the Civil War? | Railroads, Oil, Steel |
USII.3d - Who was the oil "captain of industry"?,  | John D. Rockefeller |
USII.3d - Who emerged as the captain of the steel industry?,  | Andrew Carnegie |
| USII.3d - Who emerged as the captain of the auto industry? | Henry Ford |
USII.3d - How did farm life change after the Civil War?,  | Mechanization (e.g., the reaper) reduced farm labor needs and increased production; Industrialization provided access to consumer goods by mail order |
| USII.3d - Industrial development in the cities increased the need for - | labor |
| USII.3d - How did changes in farm life fuel industrialization? | Mechanization meant fewer workers were needed on the farms, freeing up labor for the cities. |
| USII.3d - What effect did mechanization (e.g., the reaper) have on the farms? | Mechanization increased productivity and reduced labor needs. Farm laborers left for the cities to work in industry. |
USII.3e - What were some of the negative effects of industrialization?,  | Child labor; Low wages and long hours; Unsafe working conditions |
| USII.3e - What were some of the workplace reforms brought about by the Progressive Movement? | Improved safety conditions; Reduced work hours; Restrictions on child labor |
| USII.3e - What did Progressive Movement reformers want? | Reformers wanted laws to protect workers and poor people, to reform government and to regulate business. |
| USII.3e - The women's suffrage movement wanted: | voting rights for women, and increased educational opportunities for women |
| USII.3e - The negative effects of industrialization led to:, | the rise of organized labor; progressive movement and workplace reforms |
| USII.3e - This union pushed for higher wages, shorter hours and better working conditions. It was stronger in the skilled trades than the factories, and preferred bargaining over strikes. | The AFL - American Federation of Labor |
| USII.3e - In 1892, 13 men were killed in a battle between striking steelworkers and strikebreakers at Carnegie's steel plant in Pittsburgh. This strike is known as the - | Homestead Strike |
| USII.3e - What was an important result of the Homestead Strike? | Americans turned against unions and organized labor which they blamed for the violence. |
| USII.3e - Which Constitutional Amendment finally gave women the right to vote and when was it adopted? | The 19th amendment, adopted in 1920, gave women the right to vote. |
| USII.3e - What did Susan B. Anthony do? | She worked for women's suffrage. |
| USII.3e - What was the name of the movement of those against alcohol consumption and production? | The Temperance Movement |
| USII.3e - What was the 18th amendment? | It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. |
USII.4a - In what year did the Spanish American War take place?,  | 1898 |
| USII.4a - Where did the fighting take place during the Spanish American War? | Mostly Cuba and the Philippines |
| USII.4a - As a result of victory over Spain in the Spanish American War, the United States emerged as a - | world power |
| USII.4a - The Spanish American War started when Cuban nationalists revolted against the Spanish ruling government. Who did the US support? | Cuban nationalists |
USII.4a - Reporters covering the Spanish American War exaggerated Spanish atrocities in order to sell newspapers. This became known as -,  | yellow journalism |
| USII.4a - What were some of the reasons for the Spanish American War? | Protection of American business interests in Cuba; American support of Cuban rebels to gain independence from Spain; Tensions resulting from the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor; Exaggerated news reports of events (Yellow Journalism) |
USII.4a - What was important about the U.S. battleship Maine?,  | It was sunk off of the coast of Cuba. The U.S. blamed the Spanish and used it as an excuse to declare war on Spain. |
| USII.4a - What possessions did the U.S. gain was a result of the Spanish American War? | The Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico |
| USII.4a - What happened to Cuba as a result of the Spanish American War? | Cuba gained independence from Spain. |
| USII.4a - What was the Spanish American War all about? | The U.S. declared war on Spain in 1898 in support of Cuban rebels wanting independence from Spain. |
| USII.4a - During what event was news reporting so exaggerated that it was termed Yellow Journalism? | The Spanish American War |
USII.4b - What happened in 1914?,  | World War I broke out in Europe |
| USII.4b - What was the U.S. response when war broke out in Europe in 1914? | The U.S. did not want to become involved in European conflicts, and did not enter the war until 3 years later. |
| USII.4b - The U.S. policy before World War I of avoiding involvement in world affairs is called- | Isolationism |
| USII.4b - Why did the US finally enter the war in Europe in 1917? | Inability to remain neutral; German submarine warfare— sinking of Lusitania; U.S. economic and political ties to Great Britain |
USII.4b - What was the significance of the Lusitania?,  | A ship sunk by a German sub during World War I, killing American passengers. This and other German sub warfare prompted the U.S. to enter the war in Europe. |
| USII.4b - Who were the Allies in World War I? | Great Britain; France; Russia; Serbia; Belgium |
| USII.4b - The countries fighting the Allies during World War I were called: | Central Powers |
| USII.4b - Who were the Central Powers? | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) |
| USII.4b - In what year did World War I break out? In what year did the U.S. enter the fighting in World War I? | World War I broke out in 1914 and the US entered the war in 1917. |
| USII.4b - After World War I ended, what did President Woodrow Wilson propose? | A peace plan that called for the formation of the League of Nations, a peacekeeping organization |
| USII.4b - What was the League of Nations? | A peacekeeping organization proposed by Woodrow Wilson that the US refused to join |
