Westward Expansion
This belief claimed the United States was destined to expand across North America
The publication of The Jungle directly contributed to increased federal regulation of this industry.
meat packing industry
Speculation and buying stocks on margin contributed to this economic crisis beginning in 1929.
This event ended American neutrality and led Congress to declare war on Japan.
This foreign policy strategy aimed to stop the spread of communism throughout the world.
Containment Policy
This railroad connected the East and West coasts in 1869.
Transcontinental Railroad
These journalists investigated corruption and abuses in business and government during the Progressive Era.
muckrakers
This New Deal program provided retirement benefits and aid to elderly Americans.
Social Security Act
To conserve resources for the war effort during World War II, the federal government limited consumer access to goods through this system.
Rationing
This Supreme Court case overturned “separate but equal” in public education.
Business leaders like Rockefeller and Carnegie were accused of creating these to limit competition.
Monopolies
Long hours, dangerous conditions, and low wages led many workers to organize these groups.
Labor Unions
This environmental disaster of the 1930s worsened the effects of the Great Depression for many farmers living in the Great Plains.
Dust Bowl
This image became a symbol of women entering industrial jobs during WWII.
Rosie the Riveter
This U.S. program provided economic aid to rebuild Western Europe after World War II.
Marshall Plan
This economic idea supported little government regulation of business.
Laissez-Faire
The federal government encouraged Americans to purchase these in order to help finance the war.
Liberty Bonds
The New Deal significantly expanded the role of this institution in the economy.
Federal Government
This Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of Japanese American internment during World War II.
The fear that one nation falling to communism would cause nearby nations to fall was known as this theory.
Domino Theory
The near destruction of this resource harmed the Plains Indians’ traditional way of life.
buffalo herds
These two wartime laws limited criticism of the U.S. government and war effort.
Sedition Act and Espionage Act
This president responded to the Great Depression with programs focused on relief, recovery, and reform.
FDR
This civil rights campaign during World War II called for victory against fascism abroad and discrimination at home.
Double V Campaign
This domestic program sought to eliminate poverty and improve education and healthcare in the 1960s.
Great Society