Reconstruction
process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union
Reconstruction
The process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.
Industrialization
was a movement by middle class
wanted the government to fix economic and social problems
Progressivism
The 4 main Allied Powers not including Italy
England
France
US
Russia
US Policy at the start of WWI
Neutrality
US Foreign Policy after WWI that allowed for the growth of American culture during the 1920's
Isolationism
This Amendment ended slavery
13th Amendment
cheaper goods made faster and more accessible
Factory System/Assembly Line
On March 25, 1911 a fire breaks out here,workers were trapped by locked doors and 146 women died
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Common disease of WWI
Trench Foot
US President at the start of WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Women’s Christian Temperance Union helped push the this Dry Amendment through
18th Amendment or Prohibition
Pardoned 7000 southerners in 1866
President Johnson
Introduced and perfected the Assembly Line
Henry Ford
journalists who used sensational investigative reports to uncover the problems with society
Muckrackers
This sinking of this ship angered Americans
Lusitania
Reason America declares war on Germany
Zimmerman Telegram
The process of Americans flocking to big cities like New York and Chicago
Urbanization
An Agency providing relief for freedpeople and certain poor people in the South
Distribute food to poor
Provide education and legal help
Helped African American war veterans
Set up more schools in the south
Helped establish number of universities for African Americans
Freedmen's Bureau
This business tactic
destroyed smaller companies
restricted choices
Monopoly
The 3 C's of the Square Deal
Consumer Protection
Conservation
Control Corrupt Corporations
German Submarines
U-Boats
Nickname for American Soldiers during WWI
Doughboys
Women's new lifestyle promoted this fashion trend
Flapper
The 10% had two clauses in order for states to be admitted into the Union.
10% of the state population had to do these 2 things
(1) swear an oath of loyalty to the U.S.
(2) Had to agree that slavery was illegal
organized group of workers to protect and further their rights
Labor Unions
This Act strengthened the Sherman Act & listed specific activities that a business could not do
Clayton Antitrust Act
Poison Gas used in Trench Warfare
Mustard Gas
These groups kept the American wartime economy going when the US instituted the military draft
Women and minorities
Backbone of the American economy during the 1920s
Automobile Industry
The Alternative to Lincoln's 10% Plan
Lincoln Vetoes
Wade-Davis Bill
This book spoke against capitalism and said workers would overthrow it society
written by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
Communist Manifesto
This mans philosophy of African American reform included the following beliefs:
move slowly toward racial equality
achieve economic independence first and civil rights will follow
Booker T. Washington
Reasons why Treaty of Versailles neglected to use Wilson's 14 Points
Wanted to Punish Germany
Supreme Court Decision on Schenck put this limit on free speech. Name this Act
Clear and Present Danger Act
African American Cultural movement of the 1920's
Harlem Renaissance
This man Insisted that slavery is not abolished until the black man has the right to vote
Fredrick Douglas
Governments should not interfere with human competition - The strong in society and business survive while the weak do not
Social Darwinism
5 Goals of Progressivism
1. Reduce political corruption
2. Limit monopolies/trusts
3. Moral reform (drinking, helping the poor, etc.)
4. End child labor and improve working and living conditions
5. Women’s suffrage
This medical innovation helped limit infections and gangrene
Antiseptic
This was introduced by the Fuel Administration in order to conserve oil and coal. It's still around today
Daylight Savings Time
Fear of Communism and Immigrants led to the growth of this belief
Nativism
This act Provided African Americans with the same legal rights as white Americans. It wasVetoed by President Johnson because he Rejected principle of equal rights for African Americans
Congress overrode Johnson’s veto
Civil Rights Act of 1866
This labor union, founded by Samuel Gompers was the most successful at organizing skilled labor
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
DAILY DOUBLE
citizens vote to select for nominees in upcoming elections
Direct Primary
French Leader who wanted harsh punishments for Germany at Versailles
Clemenceau
Daily DOUBLE
US propaganda agency aimed at educating citizens about democracy and assimilating immigrants
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
Congress, limits immigration from southern and eastern Europe
set up a quota system to control and restrict immigration
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921