| Term | Definition |
| graft | providing food and emenidies for a vote |
| row house | make more room for immigrants |
| patronage | rewarding voters |
| political machine | controlled a political party |
| Pendleton Act | merrit systen to appoint federal jobs |
| Assasination of President Garfield | Charles Guiteau killed him because he was a stalward |
| Stalwards | oppose changes in the spoils systen. |
| Open Door Policy | allowed US to trade in China |
| Scientific management | allowed for assembly line |
| Schlieffen Plan | Go through Belgium and attack France |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | imposed traitor penalties |
| Alvin York | was a war hero, although he opposed war |
| Pacifists | oppose war |
| John J. Pershing | US commander |
| Emperor Wilhelm | Ruler of Germany |