Founding Docs
The first ten amendments
Bill of Rights
the arms race during the Cold War, a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for nuclear weapons superiority
Nuclear Race
cold war
The big boom of machines and industries
Industrilization
The Japanese bombing of an american building
Pearl Harbor
European intellectual and cultural movement
Enlightenment
a foreign policy strategy of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology, often used to counter communism
Containment
The return of soldiers and a general sense of optimism led to a significant increase in birth rates
the process of making an area more urban.
urbanization
The Bombing of Japan
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
foundational document of the United States
Declaration of Independence.
a political and ideological barrier that divided Europe following World War II
Iron Curtain
a period of significant social and political activism in the United States, primarily from the 1950s through the 1960s, focused on achieving racial equality for African Americans
Civil Rights Movement
an organization formed by workers to collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions
Labor union
remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups
Isolationism
supporters of a strong central government
Federalists
a political and ideological barrier that divided Europe following World War II
Domino Theory
The United States experienced unprecedented economic growth fueled by wartime savings and the demand for consumer goods.
Economic Boom
The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community
Standard of Living
the first worldwide intergovernmental organization
League of Nations
a contract where individuals in a society implicitly agree to surrender certain freedoms and rights in exchange for the protection of their remaining rights and the maintenance of social order
Social Contract,
Constitution lowering the voting age from 21 to 18
26th Amendment
a protest against segregated seating on city buses in Montgomery
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Companies working together
Trusts
A US navy ship that sank in cuba.