Gilded Age
What did labor unions fight for?
What is better working conditions and better pay?
How many states were needed to ratify the amendment that allowed women's suffrage?
36
The act of expanding a country's influence through political or military means is called what?
What is Imperialism?
During the 1920s and for the first time in America, more people lived in_______ rather than rural areas.
What is Cities?
What country signed a non-aggression pact with Germany?
Who is the Soviet Union?
The Truman Doctrine and the policy of ______established the strategy of keeping communism within its existing borders.
What is Containment?
the lynching of this teen is seen as the defining moment that started the Civil Rights movement
Who is Emmit Till?
This Supreme Court case determined that "Separate but Equal" was constitutional.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
13th Amendment
Abolished (involuntary) slavery
What was the name of the man, who used a mafia like group called Tammany hall, that used bribery and voter fraud to take advantage of immigrants and corrupt officials in government?
Who is Boss Tweed?
Encouraged African Americans to learn a skill or trade and get employed or start their own business. Said that Jim Crow laws would eventually end
Booker T. Washington
Cuba gained independence from this country after the Spanish American War
What is Spain?
Those looking to get rich quick invested in the_________. However, once businesses start to fail and banks begin to close, this crashes in 1929.
What is the Stock Market?
Where was the American fleet anchored on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked?
What is Pearl Harbor?
The Korean War and the Vietnam War are referred as what type of wars?
What are Proxy Wars?
Movement which called for African American power and independence
What is the Black Power Movement?
This Supreme Court case determined that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional and ended segregation in education.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
14th Amendment
If you were born in the United States, you are a United States Citizen
The Transcontinental Railroad was created from the Union Pacific and what other railroad?
What is the Central Pacific Railroad
is favoring people native to that land rather than those that have immigrated.
Nativism
At the end of WWI, this international organization was created to settle future disputes.
What is the League of Nations?
Many people were laid off (lost their job) and were not able to afford goods during the Depression. So, many people looked to start buying things on______, or buy now and pay later.
What is Credit?
What was the name given to the African-American fighter pilots?
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
This European nation was divided immediately after WWII and was later reunited in 1990.
What is Germany?
A Hispanic activist who worked to improve economic opportunities
Who is Cesar Chavez?
The Supreme Court case upheld the internment of Japanese-American citizens and argued that the safety and security of the country was more important than individual rights.
What is Korematsu v USA?
15th Amendment
Gave African Americans the right to vote.
What is a "closed shop"?
Where employees are required to be a part of a union
President that regulated "Trusts" known as "trust-buster" and Rough Rider
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The sinking of this ship was a reason US became involved in WWI
What is the Lusitania?
This person is credited with being the first ever "Superstar"
Who is Babe Ruth?
Giving in to the demands of an aggressor in hopes to maintain peace is known as what?
What is appeasement?
The line between North Korea and South Korea is called ___________. It is also the location of the DMZ (demilitarized zone).
What is the 38th parallel?
The ruling in this Supreme Court case made segregation in public schools illegal
What is Brown Vs. The Board of Education?
This amendment established that freedom of speech can be restricted if it creates a "clear and present danger"
What is Schenk v. United States?
This amendment allowed women's suffrage (right to vote)
What is the 19th Amendment?
JP Morgan controlled the_________ industry; Rockfeller controlled the___________ industry; and Carnegie controlled the_________ industry.
What is Banking (Morgan); Oil (Rockefeller), Steel (Carnegie)?
Exposed the horrible conditions of the meatpacking industry and wrote The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
The foreign policy that utilizes the threat of military intervention to achieve diplomatic goals is known as...
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
What is "Buying on Margin?"
Borrowing money from banks in order to purchase stocks.
Germany attacked in all directions...Fast victory - lightning war
What is blitzkrieg?
This multinational military organization was created for the purpose of mutual defense and collective security for the western nations.
What is NATO?
Nation of Islam leader who argued that integration would never solve African Americans' problems
Who is Malcolm X?
This supreme Court Case established that state laws which restrict women's rights to abortions was unconstitutional.
What is Roe v Wade?
This amendment prohibited the making, distribution, or selling of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
What did the Interstate Commerce Act do?
Set reasonable and just rates on the Transcontinental Railroad.
This is the central bank of the United States that was created to regulate the national currency and oversee the banking system in the United States
What is the Federal Reserve?
This doctrine justified US military involvement in the Atlantic in hopes to prevent further European colonization.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The literary and artistic revival in the African American community was called the ______.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Under this program the U.S. was able to help the Allies by providing supplies.
What is Lend and lease?
This 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles, bringing the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war refers to what event?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
Gave the federal government new powers to protect African Americans' voting rights
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This Supreme Court case established that a president does not have "absolute" (complete) executive privilege, and cannot obstruct justice during a legal investigation. (hint: Watergate)
United States v. Nixon
This amendment allowed for the direct election of US Senators
What is the 17th Amendment?