Bell Work
April 10, 2023
Look at the following diagram and answer the question below.
Labor activists called for Police and civilians were
more power and
economic security for
harmed in a riot at
Haymarket Square
?
workers
Which effect completes this diagram?
a. Labor unions lost the support of the general public
b. Labor unions used arbitration to avoid future violence
c. Labor unions accepted restrictions from the government
d. Labor unions relied on court cases to bring about change
EOC Review – The Gilded Age +
Progressive Era
A. Immigration + Urbanization A1. Chinese Exclusion Act: banned almost
all Chinese people from immigrating to
the US; lasted for more than 60 yrs.
A2. Gentlemen’s Agreement: Japan agreed
to limit unskilled Japanese workers going
to US if the US allowed Japanese
children to go to school w/whites
A3. Urbanization: growth of cities
A4. Great Migration: many southern
African Americans moved north for jobs
in factories; faced racism/discrimination
A5. Jacob Riis: wrote How the Other Half
Lives; used photos to show horrible
conditions for poor immigrants
B. Reform + Corruption B1. Social Gospel Movement: religious
movement; people should help the poor;
salvation through service; helped economic
inequality
B2. Settlement Homes: community centers in
urban slum neighborhoods; provided
assistance + opportunities
B3. Jane Addams: founder of Chicago’s Hull
House (famous settlement home)
B4. Political Machine: organized group;
controlled politics in a city
B5. Boss Tweed: political boss of Tammany
Hall (powerful NYC political machine); led
“Tweed Ring”; engaged in corruption + graft
to defraud NYC; gave jobs to supporters
B6. Thomas Nast: political cartoonist; got
public outraged about Boss Tweed + his
corruption
Bell Work
April 11, 2023
Look at the photograph below, which was part of a collection called How the Other Half Lives.
Which late 19th century reformer took photographs such as this one to raise awareness about the living conditions of
poor immigrants?
a. Jacob Riis
b. Ida Tarbell
c. Jane Addams
d. Upton Sinclair
C. Progressive Reforms C1. Muckrakers: journalists; exposed
corruption in big businesses
C2. Ida Tarbell: exposed Standard Oil +
Rockefeller for having illegal monopoly
C3. Women’s Suffrage: women’s voting
rights
C4. Susan B. Anthony: supporter of
women’s suffrage; created National
Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)
C5. National Woman Suffrage Association
(NWSA): supported women’s suffrage
C6. 19th Amendment: women could vote
C7. Meat Inspection Act: required
cleanliness standards for meatpackers;
created federal meat inspectors
C8. Pure Food + Drug Act: prevented fake
or dangerous products from being sold
D. Innovators + Child Labor D1. Henry Ford: automobile pioneer;
produced Ford Model T car; made
cars simple + identical w/an
assembly line
D2. Thomas Edison: established 1st
research lab; inventor of the
incandescent lightbulb
D3. Henry Flagler: wealthy developer;
built hotels + railroads on Florida’s
east coast; led to expanded tourism
D4. Mary Harris Jones: labor
organizer; led a march of injured
children to President Teddy
Roosevelt’s home; helped stop child
labor; aka “Mother Jones”
Bell Work
April 12, 2023
Journalists whose main goal was to expose and clean up corrupt
business practices were called:
a. Yellow Journalists
b. Muckrakers
c. Anti-Progressives
d. Liberals
EOC Review – Imperialism and World War I
A. American Imperialism A1. Imperialism: stronger nations taking over
weaker nations
A2. Alfred T. Mahan: US naval Admiral; wrote
The Influence of Sea Power on History;
believed US should have a powerful navy
A3. Yellow Journalism: exaggerated/false news
to attract readers; showed Spanish brutality
against Cubans; angered Americans; led to
war w/Spain
A4. De Lôme Letter: letter from Spanish
ambassador criticizing President McKinley;
angered Americans; led to war w/Spain
A5. USS Maine: US naval ship; exploded in Cuba;
newspapers said Spain blew it up (no proof);
“Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!”;
led to war w/Spain
B. Spanish-American War + Aftermath B1. Teller Amendment: US declared war
on Spain; Cuba would be free after war
B2. Spanish-American War: won by the
US; US invaded Cuba + Philippines
B3. Platt Amendment: made Cuba a US
protectorate; US could intervene in
Cuba + build naval base at
Guantanamo Bay
B4. Philippine-American War: aka “Bolo
War”; uprising by Filipinos led by
Emilio Aguinaldo; guerilla warfare; US
won; controlled the Philippines until
after WWII
B5. Open Door Policy: all countries can
trade in China; supported by US in
order to trade in Chinese markets
Bell Work
April 13, 2023
Read the following headline from an 1898 newspaper and answer the question
below.
Based on this headline, which statement describes how yellow journalism influenced
U.S. foreign policy?
a. It built public support for war
b. It promoted isolationist views
c. It encouraged changes to immigration policy
d. It supported opportunities for territorial purchases
C. Theodore Roosevelt + Imperialism C1. “Big Stick” Policy: Roosevelt’s
foreign policy; bring a large military
to convince countries to obey; US
should be international policeman
C2. Roosevelt Corollary: US would
intervene in Latin America; addition
to the Monroe Doctrine
C3. Treaty of Portsmouth: ended
Russo-Japanese War; Roosevelt
negotiated it + won Nobel Peace
Prize
C4. Panama Canal: 10 yrs. to build;
$360 million; 1000s of workers died
from disease; shortcut btwn.
Atlantic + Pacific Oceans
D. World War I – Beginnings D1. Causes:
- Nationalism: extreme pride + devotion to
your country
- Imperialism (taking over territory) led to
more competition between countries
- Militarism: rapid military build up
- Alliance System: multiple countries agreed
to defend each other if attacked
D2. Lusitania: British ocean liner; sunk by
German U-boat (submarine); angered US
D3. Sussex Pledge: Germany promised not to
attack civilian ships
D4. Zimmermann Note: note from Germany
to Mexico; Germany proposed an alliance
w/Mexico + promised to help Mexico regain
lost US territory; angered the US
D5. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare: German
plan to sink any ship; broke Sussex Pledge
Bell Work
April 14, 2023
Look at the following diagram, which lists some factors that led to the
United States’ entry into World War I, and answer the question below.
United States’ Entry into World War I
Unrestricted submarine
Sinking of the Lusitania ? warfare by Germany
Which factor best completes this diagram?
a. Demand for more raw materials from Africa
b. Agitation by yellow journalists in Cuba
c. Surprise attack on a Hawaiian naval base by the Japanese
d. Secret agreement by Germany to help Mexico reclaim former territories
E. World War I – Abroad E1. Selective Service Act: required men
to register to be drafted into military
E2. African Americans, Native
Americans, Hispanic Americans, +
Jewish Americans had roles in the
military; no equality; segregation
E3. Convoy System: guarding supply
ships w/destroyers across the Atlantic
E4. Trench Warfare: fighting in trenches;
horrible conditions (filth, rats, lice,
trench foot); led to a stalemate; war
lasted longer
E5. New technology – tanks, planes,
chemical weapons
E6. Conscientious Objector: opposed
war for moral/religious reasons
F. World War I at Home F1. War Industries Board (WIB): wanted
companies to be efficient + waste less
F2. War Bonds: investments used to
fund WWI; people bought bonds from
the govt. + the govt. paid them back
later
F3. Propaganda: communication used to
influence people
F4. Committee on Public Information
(CPI): US propaganda agency; got
people to buy bonds + join the military
F5. Espionage + Sedition Acts: made it a
crime to say anything bad about WWI
F6. Many women took jobs done by men
(industrial work) or became nurses
F7. German immigrants were harassed,
G. Treaty of Versailles G1. Fourteen Points: Wilson’s plan to
promote peace; called for self-
determination, freedom of the seas, free
trade, end to secret agreements,
reduction of arms, + a League of Nations
G2. League of Nations: international
organization of all countries; place to
discuss differences to avoid wars
G3. “Big Four”: leaders of the US, France,
Britain, + Italy; dominated the peace
conference
G4. Treaty of Versailles: officially ended
WWI; created 9 new nations; Britain +
France got colonies in the Middle East;
Germany lost land + had to pay
reparations to the Allies ($33 billion)
G5. Reparations: $$ to pay for war damages