AP US History Period 6

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Across
  1. 3. A business strategy employed by industrialists such as John D. Rockefeller, in which a company acquires or merges with its competitors to create a monopoly or dominant market position.
  2. 5. Exclusive control or domination of a market or industry by a single company or group
  3. 6. State and local laws enacted in the Southern United States after Reconstruction that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans,
  4. 7. An economic philosophy advocating minimal government intervention in the economy, allowing free markets to operate without regulation or interference, which dominated American economic policy during the Gilded Age.
  5. 9. An ideological and economic vision promoted by Southern leaders after the Civil War, advocating for industrialization, economic diversification, and reconciliation with the North.
  6. 11. A movement within Protestant Christianity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that sought to apply Christian principles to social problems such as poverty, inequality, and injustice
  7. 12. A period in American history characterized by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and widespread corruption and inequality
  8. 14. A device that produces light by passing electricity through a filament enclosed in a glass bulb, invented by Thomas Edison in 1879.
  9. 15. A federal law passed in 1882 that prohibited Chinese immigration to the United States
  10. 17. A political movement that emerged in the late 19th century, primarily among farmers and rural workers, advocating for economic reforms to address the challenges of industrialization and corporate power.
  11. 19. A violent confrontation between police and labor demonstrators in Chicago's Haymarket Square in 1886
  12. 20. Journalists and writers who exposed corruption, abuse, and social injustices during the Progressive Era
Down
  1. 1. A railroad line that spanned the continent, connecting the eastern and western United States.
  2. 2. A key battle fought during the Spanish-American War in 1898, in which American forces, including the Rough Riders led by Theodore Roosevelt, played a significant role in capturing strategic positions near Santiago, Cuba.
  3. 4. Industrialists and businessmen who amassed enormous wealth and power during the Gilded Age through unethical or exploitative business practices
  4. 8. A Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux chief and spiritual leader who led his people during years of resistance to United States government policies and military actions, including the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.
  5. 10. Overcrowded and unsanitary apartment buildings
  6. 13. Sensationalist and often exaggerated journalism, characterized by lurid headlines, exaggerated stories, and biased reporting
  7. 16. The policy of extending a nation's power and influence through diplomacy, military force, or economic domination, often involving the acquisition of colonies or territories abroad.
  8. 18. A federal law passed in 1887 that aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by allotting tribal land to individual Native Americans and encouraging them to adopt Western farming practices and customs.