vocabulary
What’s the meaning of Propaganda?
biased or misleading info used for promote a cause.
Name three factors that would have had an impact in causing the so-called "Great Migration" of African Americans in much of the 20th century.
Job opportunities in the north, jim crow laws, declines of the economies in the south
What 1964 law was MOST responsible for putting an end to the type of discrimination seen in the last picture?
Civil rights Act of 1964
What were “Black Codes”?
were laws in Southern states after the Civil War that restricted the rights and freedoms of African Americans
What is industrialization?
System where machines replace hand labor.
What’s the meaning of War Bonds?
A certificate issued by the gov to raise funds for the military. They are a loan the gov is expected to pay back with interest.
When the Emancipation Proclamation was passed, whom did it free?
It freed enslaved people in the confederate states.
What kind of situations was the United Nations intended to get involved in?
They want peace and prevent wars
List 3 major events of the Progressive Era between 1880 and 1915.
17th amendments, 16th amendments, Sherman antitrust act
Who is Thomas Edison?
?This inventor created the light bulb
What’s the meaning of Anti-Semitic?
displaying prejudice and discrimination against Jewish people
Why were many northern politicians willing to abandon Reconstruction efforts in 1877?
They abandoned Reconstruction to restore national unity and focus on economic recovery.
What did the Tuskegee Airmen prove?
African America pilots were highly skillful and capable, challenging racial discrimination
Name at least 3 inventions made in the mid-to-late 19th century industrial revolution.
Telephone, light bulb, phonograph
What are captains of industry / robber barons?
Wealthy business leaders like Rockefeller and Carnegie were called this.
What’s the meaning of Totalitarianism?
a government in which a single party or leader controls the economic, social, and cultural life of its citizens
Name three consequences in the United States in the decades following World War I?
Economic change, political change, social change
The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) effectively legalized what?
It legalized the segregation
These terms are all associated with which American?
William Jennings Bryan
What is urbanization?
People moving to cities for jobs is called this.
What’s the meaning of Blitzkrieg?
an intense military campaign designed to bring about swift victory.
What impact did U.S. governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800s?
Helped businesses grow
Who did the Populist Party want to increase the power of?
the farmers
What had the BIGGEST impact on industrialization in the early 1800s?
Interchangeable part
What is transportation?
This industry expanded rapidly with the transcontinental railroad.