Reconstruction & Jim Crow
What was the primary focus of Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the South, readmitting former Confederate states, and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America.
What does the "MANIA" stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
What was an unintended consequence of Prohibition?
The rise of bootlegging and organized crime caused by Prohibition.
What is containment?
The policy of stopping the spread of communism.
Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment.
What was the impact of Henry Ford's moving assembly line?
A manufacturing process that increased production and lowered costs of goods.
What was Theodore Roosevelt's trust-busting policy?
The use of antitrust laws to break up harmful monopolies.
What was The Supreme Court case that upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Korematsu v. United States
What is the Domino Theory?
The belief that if one nation became communist, nearby nations would follow.
What is the 14th Amendment?
The amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and guaranteed equal protection under the law.
What is "The New Colossus" ?
A poem written by Emma Lazarus, meant to serve as inspiration to immigrants coming to America
Who were the muckrakers?
Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems.
What was the Great Depression?
The economic crisis caused by the stock market crash, bank failures, and debt.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A cultural movement celebrating African American art, literature, and music.
What were the primary objectives of Jim Crow laws?
Laws designed to enforce racial segregation and prevent African Americans from voting.
What is a monopoly?
A business that controls an entire market and eliminates competition.
What is the 19th Amendment?
The amendment that granted women the right to vote in 1920.
What was the New Deal?
Franklin Roosevelt's programs designed to fight the Depression.
What was The law that outlawed literacy tests and protected voting rights?
The Voting Rights Act of 196
What doctrine was established by Plessy v. Ferguson?
"Separate but equal."
What is nativism?
Favoring native-born citizens over immigrants.
What brought the United States into World War I?
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram.
What was Pearl Harbor?
The attack that brought the United States into World War II.
What was the Supreme Court case that ended school segregation.
Brown v. Board of Education