Reconstruction
Guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied based off race, color, or any previous condition of servitude
what is the 15th amendment?
a network of railways that connected the United States from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast
what was the transcontinental railroad?
a late 19th century American farmers' coalition primarily focused on fighting against monopolistic practices by railroads, particularly high freight rates charged for transporting grain, by advocating for state legislation to regulate these industries; it emerged as a social and educational organization for farmers
what was the grange movement 1875?
a place where immigrants of diverse communities gathered to learn, to eat, to debate, and to acquire the tools necessary to put down roots in their new country.
What was Jane Addams and Hull House?
a foreign policy that avoids political and military involvement with other countries. In US history, it was practiced until World War I
What is Isolationism?
laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s.
what were Jim Crow laws?
An American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Standard Oil Company. He was one of the wealthiest people in the world and a major force in the development of the US oil industry.
Who was John D Rockefeller?
the first institution of higher learning for African Americans; provided African Americans with vocational and academic training.
What is booker t Washington and the Tuskegee institute?
Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program, which reflected his three major goals: conservation of natural resources, corporate law, and consumer protection.
the peace agreement signed in 1919 that officially ended World War I, imposing harsh terms on defeated Germany including territorial losses
what is the treaty of versailles?
a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
what was a carpetbagger?
A late 19th-century ideology justifying the idea that the wealthy and powerful were "fitter" and naturally destined to succeed, while the poor were considered "unfit"
What was social darwinism?
a prominent African American activist, sociologist, and writer who was a leading voice in the fight for civil rights for Black Americans, most notably known for co-founding the NAACP
who was W.E.B. Du Bois?
a novel published in 1906 that exposed the horrific and unsanitary conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry, written by Upton Sinclair, a prominent "muckraker" journalist who aimed to highlight the plight of immigrant workers in these industries
What was Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle'?
statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.
What were Woodrow Wilson's fourteen points?
A white southern union supporter
what was a scalawag?
Led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late-19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
a law that allowed US citizens to claim 160 acres of public land in exchange for living on and improving it.
What was the homestead act (1862)?
stated that the United States would intervene as a last resort to ensure that other nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations to international creditor
What was Roosevelt Corollary?
the British passenger ship that was torpedoed by Germany during World War I. Carried 128 Americans and over 1,000 passengers.
What was the Lusitania?
hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda.
What was the KKK?
a wealthy 19th-century industrialist who amassed great wealth through often unethical business practices like creating monopolies, exploiting workers, and manipulating political systems
What was a robber baron?
a brief conflict fought between the United States and Spain in 1898, primarily over the issue of Cuban independence, which resulted in the U.S. gaining control of several Spanish colonies including Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, effectively marking the U.S.'s emergence as a global power;
What was the Spanish American War?
an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States. Condemned the Gold Standard and supported the populist party.
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
a coded message sent by Germany to Mexico in 1917 that proposed an alliance against the United States
what was the Zimmerman telegram?