Reconstruction
What are the laws that separated blacks and whites in public places?
Jim Crow laws
Define imperialism
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is the period of time called when the way of life went from agriculture to industry?
Industrialization
What were the MAIN causes of WW1?
Military, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A burst of creativity within the African American community in the areas of art, music and literature in the 1920's
Which amendment ended slavery?
13th
What was Steward's Folly?
the nickname for the purchase of Alaska
How did Henry Ford make his Model T affordable to virtually all people in the United States?
He mass produced them on the assembly line which made only one model.
What was the "spark" that started the war?
The assissination of Archduke Franz Ferdindad
What is a soup kitchen? Who used it?
A soup kitchen supplies a meal for those in need so they would not go hungry.
What Supreme Court case is best remembered for reinforcing Jim Crow laws?
Plessy v Ferguson
What were two benefits of the Transcontinental Railroad?
moving people and goods across the country faster
What is the 19th amendment to the constitution?
Women's suffrage
How did people on the home front support the war?
Answers will vary. Meatless Mondays et al, war bonds, women working in factories, victory gardens, etc.
The dropping of atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What is the 14th amendment?
Citizenship granted to all people born in or naturalized in the US.
Where did the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad join once it was complete?
Promontory, Utah
What POSITIVE thing came as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
the passage of laws that created safer working conditions
What was America's initial stance about getting involved in the war?
Neutrality
How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WW2?
Its terms punished Germany harshly. The economy collapsed, the government lost power, the military was weak, and the Germans were angry. Because of these factors, Germans became loyal to Hitler
What is the 15th amendment?
The 15th amendments gave black MEN the right to vote.
What effect did American policy have on the Native American culture/identity by the end of the 20th century?
Native Americans were pushed into reservations that were too small to sustain their way of life and they were forced to assimilate to the white mans way.
As industrialization developed what happened in the Urban and Rural Areas?
People moved from the rural areas into urban ones.
What were the two factors that pushed America into joining the war?
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram.
What New Deal Legislation still exists today? Name 1
Social Security Act, FDIC (insures money in banks), Securities, and Exchange, National Labor Relations, and Tennessee Valley Authority.