America at the Dawn of 20th Century — event?
1893 World's Columbian Exhibition showcased progress.
White City — symbolism?
Idealized progress through classical architecture.
Classical Architecture — meaning?
Symbolized stability, democracy, cultural refinement.
Progress theme — reflected in?
American emergence as modern industrial power.
End of the Frontier — marked by?
Indian Wars and Native confinement to reservations.
Battle of Little Bighorn — significance?
Native victory, but symbolized resistance, not overall freedom.
Forced Assimilation Policies — aim?
Eradicate Native cultures via boarding schools.
Anti-Chinese Xenophobia — result?
Legislation like Chinese exclusion laws.
Mushroom Cities — characteristics?
Rapid growth, lawlessness, exploitation.
Railroad expansion — role?
Connected regions, fueled settlement, caused exploitation.
Westward Expansion — key law?
Homestead Act (1862) encouraged settlement.
Mining Boom — impact?
Rapid town growth, environmental issues, social conflicts.
Ranching conflicts — cause?
Disputes over land and water resources.
Transcontinental Railroads — significance?
Linked East and West, promoted migration and economy.
Indian Wars — outcome?
Ended Native resistance, led to reservation system.
Native American resistance — symbol?
Battle of Little Bighorn.
The New South & Segregation — system?
Sharecropping kept blacks in poverty.
Jim Crow Laws — purpose?
Enforced racial segregation and disenfranchisement.
Lynching — role?
Used to intimidate and maintain white supremacy.
Post-War America — social change?
Great Migration and Red Scare.
Great Migration — movement?
African Americans moved North for jobs.
Red Scare — effect?
Fostered suspicion, civil liberties abuses.
Labor strikes — sign?
Worker dissatisfaction post-WWI.
Roaring Twenties — cultural symbol?
Jazz Age and flappers.
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1. What was the primary purpose of the White City during the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition?
2. What was a primary cause for the transformation of the American West into a region of economic opportunity and settlement after the Indian Wars?
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