Assignment task: Industry And Empire, 1890-1900
Q1. List and explain three new techniques and practices that made US industries more efficient.
Q2. List and explain two motivators for Americans to seek a worldwide empire?
Q3. Who was William Jennings Bryan? What did he mean in his electrifying " Cross of Gold Speech" in 1896?
Q4. Define the Jim Crow Laws and their purpose. What did the concept of Separate but Equal mean? What was the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation?
Q5. Who was Booker T Washington? What was the "Atlanta Compromise"? What was the impact of this influential American?
Q6. What was Taylorism? How did this impact industry? How did this impact workers?
Q7. List three ways Black voters were disenfranchised. Explain each. What was the impact of this disenfranchisement?
Q8. What was a "jingo"? Name two politicians that were jingo's. Who wrote the book, "The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783? What was the book's main idea?