Key Days
September 11, 2001
When was the 9/11 terrorist attack
One wanted the new US to become an industrial power; the other wanted to build a nation of "yeoman farmers"
What is the context of yellow journalism?
Gilded Age tendency for newspapers in competition to publish sensational stories that might be exaggerated or even made up in order to increase readership (basically 1800s clickbait). Major cause of the Spanish-American War.
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Disagreements over the spread / continued existence of slavery
What are the continuities and changes that happened after the ratification of the 15th Amendment?
Continuities: Women still not allowed to vote. Discrimination still happened in southern states, such as literacy tests and grandfather clauses.
Changes: Theoretically allowed men to vote regardless of race
December 7, 1941
When was the attack on Pearl Harbor
Describe a similarity AND a difference between the Hoover and FDR's response to the Great Depression
Similarity: Both initiated public works programs; both tried to project a positive attitude
Difference: FDR's New Deal was FAR more expansive, included direct relief + new regulations to prevent a future crash
What is the context for the Market Revolution?
Better transportation (esp. railroads) began connecting the US in the early 1800s. The economy became connected and regions partially specialized - food crops in the west, industrialization in the north, cash crops in the south.
What was the effect of the Marbury v. Madison decision?
SCOTUS took on the power of judicial review
What are continuities and changes of the Great Migration?
Continuities: Racism continued in the south.
Changes: Millions of African-Americans moved to northern and western cities for jobs and to escape Jim Crow
When was the JFK assassination
Describe a similarity AND difference in the attitudes towards slavery b/w candidates Lincoln and Douglas in 1860
Similarity: Neither supported slavery
Difference: Lincoln wanted to stop the expansion of slavery, while Douglas believed in "popular sovereignty"
What is the context for Nullification Crisis?
Southerners hated the "Tariff of Abominations" (1828); SC "nullified" it within their borders. Andrew Jackson threatened to use force to get SC to follow federal law but Henry Clay got a lowered tariff passed and everybody calmed down... for a while.
What was the effect of Bacon's Rebellion?
Virginia plantation owners emphasized slave labor over indentured servants
What is a continuity and change that happened with the passage of the 1st New Deal?
continuity: unemployment remained higher than before the crash of 1929
change: Programs brought jobs and hope; economic conditions improved; banking system was saved
August 6 & 9, 1945
When were the atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Describe the how the US behaved differently after the conclusion of WW1 and WW2
The US retreated to isolationism after WW1 but stepped up as a world leader after WW2
What is the context for the 2nd Red Scare?
What was the effect of the Tet Offensive?
The American people became much less supportive of the Vietnam War
What are continuities and changes in Jacksonian Democracy?
Continuity: only white men could vote
Change: property ownership requirements dropped; voting rolls increased, "common man" politics dominated.
April 13, 1861
Describe a similarity and difference between the Truman Doctrine and The Marshal Plan
Similarity: Both were intended to contain the spread of communism.
Difference: Truman Doctrine committed the US to providing military aid across the world. Marshal Plan provided economic aid to rebuild Europe after WW2
What is context for the "Era of Good Feelings"?
Federalist Party faded out in the wave of patriotism after War of 1812, leaving only the Democratic-Republicans for a time. However, period was not w/o conflict - Missouri Compromise and the "Corrupt Bargain" election occurred during this period (about 1815-1824)
Years of struggle by the Civil Rights Movement; LBJ's pressure on Congress
What are the continuities and changes of Reconstruction?
Continuity: Southern whites dominated southern politics before and after Reconstruction. Slave codes morphed into black codes which morphed into Jim Crow laws
Change: For a brief moment, African-Americans could vote and participate in politics. This faded in the south after the Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction