Late 1800s
Labor unions
A movement (by women) to limit the consumption of alcohol
Temperance movement
German naval strategy that contributed to U.S. entry in WWI
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Fortunate Son and Imagine were songs written to protest U.S. involvement in which conflict?
Vietnam
An agreement of peace between Egypt and Israel; facilitated by President Carter
Camp David Accords
This conflict brought access to new overseas markets to the United States in 1898.
Spanish-American War
Amendment that extended enfranchisement to all citizens of the United States
19th Amendment
A day that will live in infamy; December 7, 1941
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The following are examples of __________________: boycotts, marches, lobbying.
Civil Disobedience; non-violence
A political scandal in which the president of the United States ordered wiretaps of political opponents
Watergate Scandal
The annexation of Hawaii and U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War contributed to the rise of the Untied States as a _________________
World power
A book written by Upton Sinclair that intended to expose poor working conditions in the meatpacking industry.
The Jungle
The allied liberation of German occupied France; June 6, 1944
D-Day or Operation Overlord
Amendment that lowered the voting age to 18 to match the age at which young men could be drafted.
26th Amendment
A group of nations that placed an oil embargo on the United States in the 1970s; contributed to an energy crisis
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Which mass manufacturing technique made steel production faster and more efficient
Bessemer Process
Nativists or nativism
Result of Truman's decision NOT to invade mainland Japan.
Deployment of the atomic bomb.
Kent State
Group of fundamentalist and conservative voters who elected Ronald Reagan.
Moral Majority
This group took advantage of immigrant voters and participated in graft (bribery) to control local politics.
Political Machines
Federal legislation that limited the power of monopolies.
Sherman anti-Trust Act
Overcame racial barriers and discrimination in military service in WWII.
Tuskegee Airmen
Federal legislation that guaranteed equal employment rights; result of the March on Washington 1963
Civil Rights Act 1964
Economic theory and practice of cutting taxes for the wealthy in the hopes that the savings would "tickle-down" to poorer classes.
Economic Recovery Tax Act (Reaganomics)