Social Studies Final

What was the Industrial Revolution?

A period of time where the US was coming up with a lot of different inventions and a new way of living. FARMING TO FACTORIES

Effects of Industrial Revolution

Child Labor, Working Conditions, Environment, Urbanization, New Inventions  

What was child labor

When companies used children as a source of cheap labor, often in hazardous conditions, during the Industrial Revolution.

What were some working conditions

poor, characterized by long hours, low wages, hazardous environments, and lack of safety regulations.

what were some new inventions

airplanes

telephone

cars

light bulb

phonograph

electricity

motion picture

assembly line

Who was Rockefeller

an American businessman who founded Standard Oil Company. He became one of the richest individuals in history and had an oil monopoly

Who was Carnegie

an American industrialist who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He had a steel monopoly

Gilded Age

When people who weren’t living in the US thought it was amazing but really it was super bad living and working conditions

Stocks

Financial securities representing ownership in a company.

Corporation

a business

Monopoly

When one business gets rid of all competition

Trust

a group of companies managed by a single board of trusties

what was The Labor Movement

A collective effort by workers to improve their rights and working conditions, often through the formation of unions and strikes.

what is going on strike

The act of workers refusing to work in order to compel an employer to meet their demands, typically related to wages, working conditions, or labor rights.

what was a union

A union is an organized group of workers who come together to make decisions about the conditions of their work, including pay, benefits, and safety.

what is collective bargaining

The process by which unions negotiate contracts with employers on behalf of their members, covering wages, hours, and working conditions.

what were the causes in Cuba to start the Spanish American war

yellow journalism

USS MAIN blowing up

Cuba wanting their freedom

What was the explosion of the USS Main

The explosion of the USS Maine was an explosion of a USA ship that Americans thought Spain blew up but it was really just a fault in error.

What land did the U.S.A. receive after winning the Spanish American War?

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from Spain, as well as temporary control over Cuba.

What is Imperialism

advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas

How did the U.S. acquire Alaska and Hawaii?

The U.S. acquired Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million, while Hawaii was annexed in 1898 following a coup against the monarchy by American settlers and business interests.

where was McKinley assasinated

McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York, at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901.

when did TR sign into office

Theodore Roosevelt was sworn into office on September 14, 1901, following the assassination of President McKinley.

what was the trustbuster

a person or a group of people who break up trusts or monopolies.

what was the square deal

helped protect wildlife, make it fair for workers, and ensure consumer protection.

what was conservation

a careful preservation and protection of wildlife

how did we get Panama from colombia

The United States supported a revolt in Panama in 1903, leading to its independence from Colombia, after which the U.S. negotiated a treaty to build the Panama Canal.

how did we build the panama canal

The Panama Canal was built by significant engineering challenges and the excavation of land, primarily to create a shortcut for maritime trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

what was the bull moose party

The Bull Moose Party, officially known as the Progressive Party, was formed in 1912 by Theodore Roosevelt as a split from the Republican Party. It aimed to promote progressive reforms such as women's suffrage, labor rights, and the regulation of corporations.

How did “The Jungle” have an affect on america

It showed people how awful working conditions were and how disgusting slaughter houses are and how nasty packaging meat was.

some causes in Europe for WW1

The causes of World War I in Europe included militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.

Causes of why America became involved in the European Conflict for WW1

The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram

what was the Zimmerman telegram

The Zimmerman Telegram was a telegram being sent from Germany to Mexico telling Mexico to attack America in exchange for the land the US took from Mexico. This was intercepted by Britain and they told the US.

what is unrestricted submarine warfare

Unrestricted submarine warfare is where someone torpedoes a ship using a submarine without telling the people on the ship

New weapons/techniques first used in warfare in WW1

airplanes

flamethrowers

grenades

tanks

submarines

poisons gas

machine guns

blimps

trench warfare

How did WW1 end

World War I ended with the treaty of Versailles. This punished Germany by taking some of their land, making them pay billions of dollars in damage, making Germany take all of the blame for WWI

what was the Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that officially ended World War I in 1919. It placed heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany and redrew national boundaries in Europe.

what was the League of Nations

The League of Nations was an international organization where countries would get together to keep peace.

Causes of the Great Depression

Stock market crash

blank failures

Herbert Hoover’s Response to the great depression

Tried to encourage people to do volunteer work

what is The New Deal

The New Deal was a attempted solution to the great depression trying to get out of the economic slump that the USA was currently in.

who is FDR

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President, who implemented the New Deal.

what are The New Deal Programs

A series of federal initiatives created during the New Deal aimed at economic recovery, job creation, and social welfare enhancement.

what was The Dust Bowl

A severe drought in the 1930s that devastated agricultural land in the U.S. Great Plains, leading to economic hardship and mass migration.

1. What years did WWI take place?

1914-1918

What year did the stock market crash?

1929

When did World War II begin? (month, day, year)

September 1, 1939

When did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?  (month, day, year)

December 7, 1941

What years were WWII?

1939 to 1945

Causes in Europe for WW2

Germany still being mad about WWI and Germany wanting to expand its territory

what was Germany's Pre-War Expansion / Appeasement

taking back the Rhineland and annexing Austria. This expansion was largely enabled by the policy of appeasement from other European powers, which aimed to prevent conflict by conceding to some of Germany's territorial demands.

what countries did Germany attack/take over

Poland

Denmark

Norway

Belgium the Netherlands

France

what is U.S. Isolationism

The US staying neutral due to its focus on the great depression and trying to get out of it

what made US be involved in the war

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

was a surprise military attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy. This event led to the U.S. formally entering World War II.

who was on the Allies side in WWII

U.S.A, France, Britain, and the Soviet Union, Canada, and China

who was the Axis Powers in WWII

Germany, Japan, Italy

what are War bonds,

People donating money to the was and after the war is over they get it back with interest.

what is rationing

Only having a limited amount of food

explain women working in war related factories

Men couldn't work while they were in the Army so the women worked and made all of the stuff for the war. Without the women the USA never would’ve won the war.

what was the Japanese Internment

When the USA forced Japanese Americans to stay in a specific area in the dessert because they thought that all Japanese people were spies for Japan.

what is D-Day

When American and British Forces attacked Germany in France taking France back. It is the biggest sea invasion in world history.

who ran The Holocaust

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party

what was The Holocaust

Where the Nazis took people they hated and killed them for no reason

how many Jews died in the holocaust

6 million

how many people died in the holocaust

11 million

where did the US attack Italy from

North Africa

where did the US attack Italy

Sicily

How did FDR die

a stroke

who took over for FDR as president when he died

Harry S. Truman

What did the alliances do to Germany to get them to surrender

they sent troops to surround Germany and they basically cornered Germany until they surrendered

how did Hitler die

he killed himself in his bunker in Berlin