1890-1920 America

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What did Andrew Carnegie do in 1872?
Learnt a new way how to make steel, cheaply using iron ore
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What was America like by 1890?
all of America had been discovered
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What were the push factors for people moving to America?
Work, new home, new start, escape religious persecution, poverty , poor land or soil-potato famine, political unrest, industrial change
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What were the pull factors for people to move to America?
The appeal of a better life, employment, a fresh start, Adventure, The American dream
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What was the Monroe Doctrine
A declaration made by James Monroe in 1823 that the USA would not tolerate a European nation colonizing an independant nation in the south or North of America
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Why did immigration help the economy?
Brought cheap labour, new skills, idea’s and inventions, populated America, help pay taxes, trade opportunities, technology.
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Why did immigration lead to social divisions?
Religious beliefs clashing, little social tolerance, job competition, language barriers, political divisions, gang crime, poverty, prohibition, rise of KKK.
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Effects of mass immigration?
Unclean areas, over populated cities, dangerous environments- work
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Where did immigrants pass through when entering America?
Ellis Island
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Who won the 1912 elections?
Woodrow Wilson
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What year did America declare war on Germany?
1917
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What were Wilson's 4 Principle for peace?
Peace without victory, open peace diplomacy, freedom of the seas and a restructuring of national self determination
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