Civil War & Reconstruction
What document issued by Lincoln in 1863 declared freedom for slaves in Confederate states?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the steel magnate known for vertical integration and philanthropy?
Andrew Carnegie
Who were the investigative journalists exposing corruption and social issues?
muckrakers
What was Wilson’s plan for post-WWI peace?
the Fourteen Points
What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism after WWII?
containment.
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What term describes the belief that the wealthy had a duty to help society?
the Gospel of Wealth
What amendment allowed for the direct election of senators?
the 17th Amendment
What global economic crisis began with the 1929 stock market crash?
the Great Depression
What 1954 Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
This system of farming replaced slavery in much of the South and kept Black Americans in poverty.
sharecropping
This 1894 strike at a railcar company was broken by federal troops.
Pullman Strike
This war marked the U.S. becoming an imperial power, resulting in control of the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
Spanish-American War?
What 1930s programs were part of FDR’s attempt to end the Great Depression?
the New Deal
What Cold War conflict was highly controversial and led to major protests in the U.S.?
the Vietnam War
This group used violence to resist Reconstruction and maintain white supremacy.
Ku Klux Klan
This law aimed to curb the power of monopolies.
Sherman Antitrust Act
This 1911 tragedy led to major reforms in factory safety standards.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
What event brought the U.S. into WWII?
the attack on Pearl Harbor
What 2001 event led to the War on Terror and the invasion of Afghanistan?
the 9/11 attacks
What compromise ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South?
Compromise of 1877
What group sought to improve conditions for farmers and later became the Populist Party?
the Grange
What was President Roosevelt’s policy to ensure fairness in labor, business, and consumers?
the Square Deal
What top-secret project developed the atomic bomb?
the Manhattan Project
This law, passed in 1965, banned discriminatory practices in voting.
the Voting Rights Act