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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ____________________ was sunk in Havana Harbor helping to start the Spanish-American War. | USS Maine |
| The US wanted to protect ________________ interests in sugar and tobacco in Cuba. | business |
| Exaggerated new reports called _________ __________________ helped start the Spanish-American War. | yellow journalism |
| The US supported Cuban ______________ from Spain. | independence |
| What possessions did the U.S. gain was a result of the Spanish American War besides Puerto Rico and Phillipines ? | Guam |
| The US became this after the Spanish American War. | World Power |
| What was the 18th amendment? | Bans Alcohol |
| What was the movement of those against alcohol consumption and production called? | The Temperance Movement |
| Susan B. ___________________ helped work for women's suffrage | Anthony |
| What was the 19th amendment? | Gave women the right to vote. |
| 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 - | the homestead strike |
| What were some of the workplace reforms brought about by the Progressive Movement? | Improved safety conditions Reduced work hours Restrictions on child labor |
| Wanted a constitutional amendment in order to ensure African Americans the right to vote | Frederick Douglass |
| Wanted the south to reconcile with the north after the civil war | Robert E. Lee |
| Thought that if African Americans went to vocational schools that they would earn their civil rights over time | Booker T. Washington |
| Started the first settlement house in Chicago in order to help new immigrants | Jane Addams |
| E. Wanted some African Americans to attend college so that they could help get immediate rights for African Americans | WEB Dubois |
| Invented the light bulb | Thomas Edison |
| Invented the radio | Marconi |
| Invented the airplane | Wright Brothers |
| Invented the telephone | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Captain of the oil industry | John D. Rockefeller |
| Steel was this city's specialized industry | Pittsburgh |
| Textiles were this region's specialized industry | New England |
| Captain of the steel industry | Andrew Carnegie |
| Captain of the railroad industry | Cornelius Vanderbilt |
| Meatpacking was this city's specialized industry | Chicago |
| Automobiles was this city's specialized industry | Detroit |
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