Founding Docs
A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787.
Shays Rebellion
a violent confrontation in Chicago on May 4, 1886, that began as a peaceful rally in support of striking workers and ended in a bomb explosion, killing seven policemen and sparking a wave of anti-labor sentiment.
Haymarket Riot
was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop and stockpile nuclear weapons during the Cold War, driven by a desire for military supremacy.
Nuclear Race
the US would use its military might to influence other nations while also acting justly and diplomatically.
Big Stick Policy
primarily resulted from postwar economic prosperity, widespread automobile ownership, and government policies that supported homeownership and construction.
Growth of the Suburbs
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence.
July 4th, 1776
state and local laws enforced in the Southern and some border states of the United States from the 1870s to the 1960s that legally enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.
Jim Crow Laws
a symbolic boundary created after World War II, dividing Western Europe from Eastern Europe under Soviet influence, effectively limiting communication and travel between the two regions.
Iron Curtain
aimed to improve U.S. relations with Latin America by emphasizing cooperation and trade over military intervention.
Good Neighbor Policy
a set of domestic programs aimed at ending poverty and expanding opportunities for all Americans, including civil rights and education.
LBJ's Great Society
The Magna Carta, a royal charter of liberties granted by King John of England in 1215.
Manga Carta
one of the largest movements of people in United States history.
Great Migration
was a US congressional committee that investigated alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by individuals and organizations suspected of having communist ties, particularly during the Red Scare of the 1950s.
HUAC
a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
World War ll
the post-World War II period, primarily the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by a rapid increase in economic prosperity, consumer culture, and a wider middle class.
Age of Affluence
a simple agreement, like a contract, signed by the adult male passengers of the Mayflower before they landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Mayflower Compact
a political organization in which a person or small group with authority that has enough votes.
Political Machines.
Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia known for its diverse landscapes, rich history, and a significant role in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam
freed up agricultural produce, packaging, and transportation resources for the war effort, and helped offset shortages of agricultural workers.
Victory Gardens
African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to ride city buses for over a year to protest segregated seating.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
natural rights are fundamental, universal rights that all humans are believed to possess by virtue of their existence.
Natural Rights
a labor system in the American South where landowners provided land, tools, and housing to tenant farmers, who then worked the land and gave a portion of their crop to the landowner as rent.
Sharecropping
major confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor
In an act of civil disobedience, the family sent its tax money to an antiwar organization.
Civil Disobedience