click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
US Box Quiz 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prohibition | 1920-1933 in which the 18th Amendment forbade the manufacture and sale of alcohol |
| Progressive Movement | reform movement seeking to return control of the government back to the people and correct injustices |
| Henry Ford | developed the assembly line style of production |
| Booker T. Washington | headed Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute which was created to help African Americans learn practical skills for the economy |
| W.E.B. Du Bois | 1st African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard. He wanted to see a black community that had well educated leaders |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | 1882; law that prohibited all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists and government officials from entering the U.S. |
| Grandfather Clause | provision that exempts certain people from a law on the basis of previously existing circumstances |
| Graft | the illegal use of political influence for personal gain. Boss Tweed of New York City is an example |
| Muckraker | one of the magazine journalists who exposed the corrupt side of business and public life in the early 1900’s |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |