Period 6
1865-1898
1865-1898
What was the Pullman Strike
This New Deal program worked to curb flooding and provide hydroelectric power to a southern region of the US
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
An unsuccessful attempt during the cold war to remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba describes the...
Cabinet-level department formed in 2002 in response to the 9/11 attacks; it consolidated various public security agencies
Department of Homeland Security
This was a failed 1676 rebellion in Jamestown carried out by indentured servants and slaves against the VA Colony's aristocracy
Bacon's Rebellion
Founded in 1869, this union led by T. Powderly advocated for both economic and social reforms, such as the development of labor cooperatives, an eight-hour workday, and federal regulation of business
Knights of Labor
This act encouraged a merit-based system for the civil service over spoils system
The Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1881
1947: This was a presidential policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism (specifically Greece & Turkey)
Truman Doctrine
This act of George W. Bush's administration established federal standards in education and test-based performance measurement.
No Child Left Behind Act
Describe 3 programs and/or laws enacted by LBJ's Great Society
Medicare/Medicaid, Immigration Act of 1965, Voting Rights Act, Civil Rights Act, Clean Air and Water Act, VISTA, Head Start
Promontory Point refers to...
The point where the rail lines of the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad finally met on May 10, 1869, marking the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad (it's in Utah)
What was the treaty of Versailles? Name two things that resulted from this treaty.
The treaty ended WWI. Required Germany to pay huge war reparations and accept full blame for the war, established League of Nations, self determination, loss of land and military restrictions for Germany.
Nicknamed “the Forgotten War", this 1950-1953 event saw UN action on behalf of preventing the spread of communism
Korean War
The Camp David Accords brokered peace between which 2 countries?
Egypt and Israel (Sadat & Begin)
This 1905 meeting organized by W. E. B. Du Bois discussed possible forms of protest and plans to advance the cause of African American equality; direct precursor to the NAACP
Niagara Movement
What was the "Gospel of Wealth"
The idea that the rich should display moral responsibility for their god-given wealth and help the less fortunate
This act made it a crime for any person to share information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces or to promote the success of the enemy
Espionage Act of 1917
An August 1964 Congressional resolution authorizing the president to wage war in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war.
Describe the Iran-Contra Affair
scandal where the Reagan administration secretly sold arms to Iran in exchange for the release of Americans held hostage, and then used the profits from that sale to illegally support right-wing insurgents in Nicaragua.
The 1898 Treaty of Paris resulted in US acquisition of which 3 territories?
Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
This law provided a settler with 160 acres of land if he promised to live on it and work it for at least five years
Homestead Act of 1862
He famously delivered the "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 DNC, promoting bimetallism over the gold standard
William Jennings Bryan
This 1962 political manifesto by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); called for an expansion of democratic participation
Port Huron Statement
This was the Obama administration’s signature legislation, reducing the uninsured population via expanded Medicaid eligibility and a reworking of the individual insurance marketplace
Affordable Care Act
British won control of N. America east of the Mississippi, but incurred massive debts