Civil War
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
more human resources, war materials, and factories
What is John D. Rockefeller known For
Oil Industry
Who was Malcolm X?
Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement
What did the Supreme Court Case
Miranda v. Arizona Acheive?
Established the Miranda rights, which require police to read the rights to someone before interrogation.
What was the Great Depression?
It was the worst economic downturn in U.S. history.
Who was the primary political leader of the Confederate States?
Jefferson Davis
What were the goals of labor Unions
Higher wages and Better working conditions
What did the Nation of Islam believe in?
Islam should be the religion of African Americans
What did the Supreme Court Case
Brown v. The Board of Education Achieve?
Ruled that public school segregation was unconstitutional
What was Black Tuesday?
Stock Market Crash In October of 1929
The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) heightened the sectional crisis because it
broke the Missouri Compromise
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
Developed and sold hair care products for African American women.
Civil Rights organization that used force instead of peaceful methods?
Nation of Islam
What did the Supreme Court Case
Marbury v. Madison Achieve?
established the principle of judicial review. The Supreme Court has the power to declare acts of the legislative or executive branches unconstitutional.
How did President Hoover view the great depression?
Hoover did not directly interfere with the economy. They felt the market just needed time to correct itself.
The war began when Confederate forces opened fire on what fort?
Fort Sumter
What is the Bessemer Process?
Cheaper Steel, mass-produced
What is the Bakke Decision?
A white student from Florida, and a NASA employee who applied to the medical school at the University of California at Davis, was rejected twice
What did the Supreme Court Case
Roe v. Wade Achieve?
established a woman's constitutional right to abortion.
What is The Domino Theory?
Believed that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other Southeast Asia Countries would fall like a row of dominoes.
What were the top 4 causes of the Civil War?
1. Economy
2. State rights vs federal rights
3. Slavery
4. Election of Abraham Lincoln
What are Robber Barons?
People Who Exploited workers, used dishonest business practices, and exercised monopoly control over individual industries to overcharge the public.
Segregation of North and South, what are they called?
De Jure Segregation by law (South)
De facto segregation (North)
What did the Supreme Court Case
Dred Scott v. Sandford Achieve?
ruled that enslaved people had no rights in federal court and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in US territories. This decision essentially declared that no person of African descent could be a citizen of the United States.
What does Détente mean?
an easing of tensions