Period 6 1865-1898
Name given by Mark Twain to post Civil War period, implied hidden problems
Gilded Age
War that brought America Cuba, Puerto Rico, Phillippines
Spanish-American War
President associated with interstate highway system, growth of suburbs, NDEA
Eisenhower
This critical US naval victory in the Pacific shifted the momentum against Japan.
Battle of Midway
This SCOTUS case ended the longstanding precedent of "separate, but equal" established in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Most famous political machine
Tammany Hall
Jane Addams is associated with this movement (not Progressivism)
Settlement Houses
Name of LBJ's set of domestic programs
Great Society
Epidemic that was mostly ignored by federal government in the 80s
AIDS
His brutal murder and open-casket funeral sparked national outrage and strengthened the movement
Emmett Till
first federal law that (was supposed to) break up monopolies
Sherman Anti Trust Act
This allowed the U.S. to lend war materials to Allied nations, effectively ending neutrality.
Lend-Lease Act
This French term refers to the relaxation of tensions, which was a pivotal era of improved relations between the US and the Soviet Union from the late 1960s to 1979.
Détente
President Truman authorizes the use of atomic bombs in these cities to end the war, leading to Japan's surrender.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
200,000+ people marched for jobs and freedom; MLK delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
March on Washington (1963)
Agricultural group that preceded/helped bring about the Populists
Grange
Act that enforced the 18th Amendment
Volstead Act
Campaign in Vietnam that turned American opinion against the war
Tet Offensive
This event in the 1960s, lasted 13 days and nearly sent the world into a nuclear war.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
This SCOTUS case struck down laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
Strike against a Carnegie factory, was crushed by Pinkertons
Homestead Strike
In response to the Great Depression, this policy dramatically increased the federal government's role in the economy and society.
The New Deal
Name of Carter's signature foreign policy achievement
Camp David Accords
NASA completes the Apollo 11 Mission. This mission resulted in what?
First man on the moon
This group promoted self-defense, Black Power, and voting protection.
Black Panthers