Civil War and Reconstruction
This amendment prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude
What is the 13th amendment?
long hours, periodic unemployment, poor working conditions, child labor
What were workers' problems?
this Act of Congress allowed conscription of men into the military to prepare for war
What is the Selective Service Act?
this group of people opposed the war for moral reasons - if they were drafted they did not have to fight in combat roles
What are conscientious objectors?
to prove that African Americans could produce great works of art, artistic expression, to inspire others, to reveal racism
What were the goals of the Harlem Renaissance?
Sectionalism, slavery, states' rights, and the election of Lincoln
What are the causes of the Civil War?
these houses, mostly run by women, provided services like English classes, medical care, and daycare to immigrants and the urban poor
What are settlement houses?
this was built to make it easier for our Navy to get from the east coast ports to the west coast ports in California, but it meant we had to deal with jungles, mosquitoes, and an engineering miracle
What is the Panama Canal?
these were necessary because of machine guns, they created a "no-man's land" and made the war drag on longer
What are trenches or trench warfare?
This plan gave private loans to Germany so they could pay their reparations, then the Allies could pay back their loans to the US - it led to economic stability in Europe
What is the Dawes Plan?
Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction, based on the idea that South should be welcomed back into the country without too much punishment
What is the Ten Percent Plan?
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and the National Origins Act of 1924 were focused on this group who were facing nativist sentiment (not the "Old" ones)
What are the New Immigrants?
Hawaii, Midway, Guam, and the Philippines were important territories for the US to acquire because they provided this valuable service
What are fueling stations? Or what is ports for the Navy?
this is how the US paid for WWI - by borrowing money from US citizens!
What are war bonds or liberty bonds? or What are taxes?
some wanted them to be executed, some thought their trial was biased because they were Italian immigrants
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?
The South is occupied bu the Union army, divided into 5 military districts, rights are given to freedmen, confederate generals are punished
What is Radical Reconstruction or Congressional Reconstruction?
railroads, laissez faire government, natural resources, capitalism, social Darwinism, innovation
What caused the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
the US controlled the Philippines, helped Cuba achieve independence, and gained the territories of Puerto Rico and Guam, AND the US became an Imperialist power
What were the effects of the Spanish-American War?
this war time agency created pamphlets, news reals, and advertisements to gain support of the war.
What is the Committee of Public Information?
African-Americans moved from the South to northern cities, escaping the hostile South and finding industry jobs in the North
What is the Great Migration?
How southern states should be readmitted, should congress or the president be in charge, how should confederates be punished
What issues did Republicans disagree on about Reconstruction?
he was a populist hero - he wanted bimetallism instead of death on a "Cross of Gold," he ran for president but didn't win, he is important later on in the Scopes trial
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
yellow journalism, humanitarian concerns, the De Lome letter, the USS Maine
What were the causes of the Spanish-American War? or What created support for US intervention in Cuba?
an important ship with Americans on board - this event enraged Americans, putting them firmly on the anti-German side of the war
What is the Lusitania?
these help American manufacturers but cause less foreign trade because they're too expensive! They were raised in the 1920s
What are tariffs?