8th grade America Land I Love test 9 study guide(by epj1112)

Chapter 14: Industrialization and Innovation

Key Figures and Inventions

• John D. Rockefeller: Associated with the Standard Oil Company in 1870

• Adam Smith: Author of 'Wealth of Nations'

• Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the telephone

• Thomas Edison: Credited with creating the first successful incandescent light bulb

• Andrew Carnegie: Headed the largest steel company in the world

• Promontory: Location in Utah where the first transcontinental railroad was completed

Historical Events

• World's Fair took place in 1893

• Fire destroyed Chicago in 1871

Chapter 15: Gilded Age and Industrial Expansion

Economic and Political Terms

• Inflation: Rapid increase of prices due to the increase of money in circulation

• Samuel Gompers: Leader of the first successful national labor union

• Homestead Act: Legislation that opened the Great Plains for settlement

• Grover Cleveland and Chester Arthur: Presidents who served two nonconsecutive terms

• Pendleton Civil Service Act: Legislation passed during this period

Historical Questions

• Age of Industry was known as the Gilded Age due to...

• Colorado is known as the centennial state

• President in favor of gold standard: William McKinley

• Atlanta Compromise Speech by Booker T. Washington

• Wyoming granted rights to women first

Chapter 16: Progressive Era and International Relations

Key Figures and Concepts

• Theodore Roosevelt: Promoted the Square Deal

• William H. Taft: Associated with Dollar Diplomacy

• Monopoly: Definition as a company with complete market control

• 16th Amendment: Granted Congress power to tax personal income

• Communism: Ideology promoting a classless society

• Wright brothers' first powered flight in 1903

Historical Events

• Opening of the Panama Canal

• Beginning of the Spanish-American War in 1898

• Populist Party supported free coinage of silver

• First battle of the Spanish-American War in the Philippines

Chapter 17: World War I and Postwar America

Legislation and Figures

• Selective Service Act: Required men from 21-30 to register for the draft

• Charles Lindbergh: First person to fly solo across the Atlantic

• Billy Sunday: Baseball player turned evangelist

• William Jennings Bryan: Lawyer who defended the Bible in the Scopes trial

• John S. Pershing: Led the American Expeditionary force in WWI

• J. Edgar Hoover: Investigated communist activities in America

Global Conflicts and Treaties

• Kellogg-Briand Pact aimed at peace

• Central Powers and Allied Powers in WWI

• Alvin York: American war hero from WWI

• 18th Amendment: Prohibition of alcohol sales

• Teapot Dome Scandal and Third Communist International

Chapter 18: Great Depression and New Deal

Notable Individuals and Concepts

• John Maynard Keynes: Influential social economist from Great Britain

• John L. Lewis: Organized the committee for Industrial Organizations

• John Steinbeck: Author of 'The Grapes of Wrath'

• Harry Rimmer: Lectured against evolution

• Dividends: Profits and earnings on stock

• Speculation: Practice of buying risky investments

Historical Context and Programs

• President Hoover's beliefs on helping during the Great Depression

• Works Progress Administration contributions to society

• Tennessee Valley Authority's impact through hydroelectric projects

• Start of the Great Depression in 1929

• FDIC provided insurance through member banks

• Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and Social Security Act