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Imperialism Controlled by private business interests. Territory under control of outside power with its own internal government. Territory governed by a foreign power . One country wants to extend its authority . Magic water. Hard
Imperialism and WWI a toy marble made of marble, alabaster, or glass.. a US infantryman, especially one in World War I.. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909.. a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:. The Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba. Hard
Imperialism in Britian To adopt western ideas and culture. Chinese nationalist leader who fought to end foreign domination. A vital trade route in the British Empire during imperialism. A country or region that is controlled by a more powerful country. An international body composed of many countries that seeks to promote peace, prosperity, and cooperation around the world. Hard
Imperialism Times adding of territory to the united states.. war broke out between the Russians and the Ottomans. What war was it?. the seizure of another country or territory by another country. british rule after india came under the british crown during the reign of queen victoria . the rebellion spread to northern and central india and it was called what?. Big
Important People & Terms of the 1920s-1930s Opened a small animation studio in 1923 and created a world wide media empire. He also developed amusement theme parks.. His research improved farming in the South by growing new products by using peanuts. Became president when Harding died. . Most powerful figures in jazz.. Jazz trumpeter & singer from New Orleans.. Big
Important People in the 1920's elected one time. flew an airplane across the world. a famous gangster. Made the model T. governor of New York. Big
Important People of the Revolutionary War people who want freedom from Britain. people who would like the British Parliament to continue to rule the colonies. rebelled against 'acts' of British Parliament . Dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor. A group of patriots.. wrote letters to Congress about women's rights; Said, '...remember the ladies...'; wife of 2nd president. African American who wrote poems about freedon and sent a letter to General Washington praising him. Big
Important Women in History She was the founder of modern nursing.. She was known as the 'Creole Goddess'.. Recently lost the election but was one of the closest to winning a presidential candidacy.. She was a famous Egyptian pharaoh. . She was famous for being one of the first women in aviation.. Hard
In Rupert's Land An animal hunted for it's fur and meat.. The oldest trading organization in Canada.. Something we all love to consume.. People that exchange items, with other items with others.. A large piece of land.. Hard
Inca Inca are ____________. One of their special workers were_________(s). How many provinces do they have?. Their history passed down through oral _________. Inca's government controlled ________ and social life. Hard
Incan A person who helps make pain go away. Most animals were in paintings like foxes, hummingbirds, eagles, and llamas. People that took over Incan empire. Area of land with similar features and geography. Is where most animals got domesticated. Hard
Indian History _____ Gandhi helped to make India more powerful, she was the first female leader of India. Civil _____ was Gandhi's method of protesting the British. Indira helped to develop India's ____ program. There are and were problems in India because of religions: There are both Hindus and ____.. They ruled India for decades. Hard
Indian Rebellion of 1857 ___ Pandey was a soldier at Barrackpore who refused to bite the rifle cartridge.. ___ was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at the time.. A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign.. A severe uprising occurred here on May 30th.. An Indian officer in the British Indian Army.. Hard
Industrial Age an businessmen who helps society. Antitrust Act outlawing monopolies. name given to America from 1870-1900. an asset used to produce an income (money). French for 'let the people do as they wish'. Big
Industrial Revolution system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items. Implemented crop rotation. economic and political system in which the government owns almost all of the means of production and controls economic planning authoritarian socialism. use of automatic machinery to increase production. basic resources necessary for industrialization, such as land, capital, and labor. Teenage
Industrial Revolution An association of workers formed to bargain for better working conditions and higher wages. A system of thought and belief . The movement away from hand crafting towards using machines in factories . The science of government and governing . The amount of goods produced per hour. Older Children
Industrial Revolution college educated and ran settlement houses . British writer that showed sympathy for thr working class. have nots or workers. rented land form a wealthy land. introduced the world to a typeof socailism called Marxism. Very Difficult
Industrial Revolution Withdraw from the United States. Influencial leader at the Congress of Vienna. 1833 law protecting children in factories (2 words). Hours a day some factory workers worked. Famous composer of the 1700s. Very Difficult
Industrial Revolution Organized groups of workers to resist exploitation of the proletariat by business owners.. Violent group of irate workers who blamed industrialism for threatening their jobs. . He believed the capitalist middle class exploited the proletariats. . This limited workday for children ages 9-13 to 8 hours per day and prohibited children under 9 to be hired.. He lashed out at the middle class in his The Condition of Working Class in England.. Hard
Industrial Revolution There are no spaces in this puzzle Market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers. Located in New York millions of immigrants came through here . Railroad that goes from Pacific to Atlantic . Period from 1870-1890 when prices of goods, materials, and labor decreased. Housing were the working class lived. Hard
Industrial Revolution developed a new process for making steel from iron. thought communism was good. known as the cottage industry. multistory buildings divided into apartments. invented the cotton gin. Big
Industrial Revolution a machine for separating the fibers of cotton from the seeds. parts identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled workers . slave codes were state laws established to determine the status of slaves and the rights of their owners. who invest capital or money. extreme scarcity of food. Big
Industrial Revolution the division of labor reduced the required skill level of workers and also increased the output per worker. meals provided regulary for pay. a person made to do hard, menial, or dull work. machine for separating cotton from its seeds. a religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the southern US. Hard
Industrial Revolution Englishman who would destroy machinery . lowest socio-economic class . Father of Communism. Eli Whitney created this. Certificate of ownership. Hard
Industrial Revolution statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.. A person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business. a method of production in which tasks are done by individuals in their rural homes. A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s. Unprocessed natural products used in production. Hard
Industrial Revolution Terms Industrial Revolution Crossword Project - Mackenzie Straughan British philosopher and economist; advocate for utilitarianism. working class. German philosopher; condemned the ideas of Utopians as unrealistic idealism and made a new theory, 'scientific socialism'. farms, factories, railways, and other large businesses that produced and distributed goods. workers' organizations. Hard
Influential Ancient Greeks Crossword Puzzle Something lawyers use during trials . Would most likely find a second earth . An educated guess. Would be a great Jeopardy host . Likely to find a another scientific method. Hard
Intro the Roman World Influences on Christianity town of Jesus' childhood and young adulthood. Julius Caesar made himself this. Sacrifices to the Roman Gods. The common language that helped the spread of the Gospel. A Greek Philospoher. Big
Intro to the 1920s Multiple laws established by Congress that placed a percentage “cap” on the number of people allowed to emigrate to the United States; seen as a reaction to the growing threat of communism. unreasonable fear of foreigners; resulted in the treatment of immigrants as “anarchists” who wanted to see the U.S. government destroyed. famous public speaker and supposed “anarchist” who was deported for supporting the rights of unions and workers. nickname for smugglers during the Prohibition Era; shipments usually were from Canada. wrote the Communist Manifesto, which describes the exploitation of the working class by the rich class; established the basic theories of communism and socialism. Hard
Introduction to History letters used to show years before year 1 (2). evidence produced after the event (9). 10 years (6). word for a source of evidence that is one-sided (6). a visual line to record important events in history (8). Big
Introduction to the Jewish Experience in WWII This ship carrying Jewish immigrants was refused entry into Canada.. All Jews were forced to wear these on their clothing.. The Jewish quarter in a city.. The intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people.. Jewish people were forced to abide by these.. Hard
Inventions of the Turn of the 20th Century Originally known as “chicken feed,” George Renninger created this popular confection in the 1880s, the first candy to employ more than one color, a key to its popularity. . The traditional rye grass, used to avoid drinking the sediment of a fermented beverage by sucking through it to capture the clear liquid above it, was replaced by a paper version, invented by Marvin C. Stone in 1888. . Leather tanner, John L Loud applied for a patent for this writing tool that eventually replaced the fountain pen. . Though several inventors created variations of this machine throughout the 19th century, by 1910 the “manual” model became the standardized version with each key attached to a type bar that has a corresponding letter molded, in reverse, on its striki. Frank Epperson patented his creation of “frozen ice on a stick” in 1923. Initially, this tasty treat was called the Epsicle Ice Pop.. Big
Investigating the Ancient Past Story or belief transmitted by word of mouth from human to human.. Something made or given shape by humans.. Process of dating organisms from the past by measuring the amount of residual carbon remaining in the organism.. Continental shelf surrounding Australia and New Guinea that was exposed during the last ice age.. Repository of written materials from the past.. Hard
Islam Middle Ages pg. 124 Islamic word for holy war. pg. 118 theologian in middle ages that said man can overthrow unjust rulers based on natural law n . pg. 114 called the Crusades to unite Catholics and Christians against the Muslims for the holy land control. pg. 130 Mali's most famous leader. pg. 132 center of Islamic learning and culture. Hard
Issues of the Gilded Age A pre-condition for the ability to vote. Most famous black leader during the late nineteenth century. 1883 the act that created a civil service system for the federal government in an attempt to hire employees on a merit system rather than on a spoils system.. The practice of the political party in power giving jobs and appointments to its supporters, rather than to people based on their qualifications.. A man with a Ph.D. from Harvard who criticized Washington's willingness to accommodate southern whites.. Big
It's All Greek To Me! a conflict that occurs outside a character. how many children did Oedipus and Iocaste have?. a form of literature that includes one-act plays and full length plays.. where was Sophocles born?. A series of dramatic episodes were separated by what?. Hard
Jackson Era To give up . He organized an Army of Native Americans that freed several Mexican provinces. Selling goods in another country below market prices. Andrew Jackson's nickname. A practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs. Hard
Jacksonian Era U.S. land in what is now Oklahoma. A group that supported Jackson's candidacy. Where party members choose the party's candidates. The practice of giving government jobs to political backers . A Native American Chief that led his people to struggle to protect their lands. . Big
Jacques Cartier read the description and find the word. place where fruits were grown. a thing where people trade goods. Cartier's second ______.. the silk route goes right threw it.. its on sheeps. Hard
James Madison Madison was the _ president. Madison initiated this war. His political party. Madison's wife; First Lady. He drafted and is known as the Father of this document. Teenage
James Oglethorpe What colony did James find. . the number of child James was. . Where James received an excellent education. . James Oglethorpe's wife. . Where James statue is located. . Hard
Jamestown He was a leader of the Jamestown colony. A crop that is grown for selling. A group of merchants who raised money for the settlement of Jamestown. Documents granting the right to organize settlements in an area. A defensive wall; a fort or a fence. Big
Jamestown Settlement A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers.. The third and current capital of Virginia.. Money put away to be used at another time.. An uncharted and unmapped land or area.. A good, service, or amount of money owed to another.. Hard
Jamestown to American Revolution major battle during the American Revolution that was a turning point in the North. Ohio River Valley. buffer between the Indians and Colonist. people who had money to invest in new businesses. Join, or Die. Hard
Jane Goodall her day of birth. The award she won in 2001. The book she wrote in 1970. her birth name. the condition she struggles with. Hard
Jefferson was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.. is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary.. was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803.. was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was renamed.. noun form of impress. Hard
Jefferson Era; James Madison Presidency Battle of ________ convinced the British the war was unnecessary and too costly. . Fourth President of the United States.. White settlers wanted more land in the _____ River Valley.. Americans felt a new sense of _______ after the war.. Indiana Governor who won at the Battle of Tippecanoe. . Hard
Jefferson's Presidency A law that banned all trade with Britain, France, and their colonies.. The law that essentially banned trade with other foriegn countries.. The war at sea.. A Federalist appointed by John Adams.. The power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.. Big
Jefferson's Sons Name of Jefferson's Main plantation. Name lf the plantation Beverly, Maddy, and Uncle John travel to. This Child of Jefferson stated 'blacks are different than whites.' When returning to Monticello. How many children did Jefferson have altogether. This soave worked into the weaving factory on Jefferson's plantation and was one of his children. Big
Jeffery Dahmer Where did Dahmer keep his skull collection. How many witnesses were called on to convince the court that Dahmer was insane. Where was his first victim buried . What month did Dahmer die . Who attended his funeral. Adult
 
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