19th century
this Supreme court case said that the federal govt. reigns SUPREME over state governments and that Congress has the ability to create a National Bank
McCulloch v. Maryland
this supreme court case established "separate but equal" in 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson
this structure was begun in 1906 to make trade easier between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Panama Canal
this 1964 law prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, age
civil rights act of 1964
an increase in population due to returning GIs after WWII
baby boom
this 1848 womens' rights meeting in upstate NY created the Declaration of Sentiments
Seneca Falls Convention
these "laws" were mostly found in the South and created a segregated society for nearly 80 years
Jim Crow
"speak softly but carry a ___________ stick"
big
this plan helped western europe rebuild after WWII
Marshall Plan
a nuclear showdown between US and the Soviets 90 miles off the coast of America
Cuban Missile Crisis
this slave fought for his freedom in a court of law believing he was free after moving from MO to WI
Dred Scott
This escaped slave toured New England states speaking of the horrors of slavery
Frederick Douglass
to limit the number of people from a specific country coming into the US
Quota
to stop the spread of communism
containment
this southeast asian country was a french colony that was experienced a communist takeover led by Ho Chi Minh.
Vietnam
this war ended with the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and gave the US most of the Southwest.
Mexican American War
This civil rights leader in the 1950s-1968 helped organize the Montgomery Bus boycott in 1955 and Marched on Washington in 1963
MLK
this law limited the existence of monopolies
Sherman Anti-trust Act
fear of communists infiltrating the american government created this
red scare
this fell in 1989, signaling the beginning of the end of communism
berlin wall
a group of workers who band together for better wages and conditions
labor union
this supreme court case overturned the doctrine of separate but equal in public education
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka KS
the US acquired this land in 1867 from Russia to serve as a buffer
Alaska
America's attempt to drop supplies into western Berlin after a communist blockade
berlin airlift
this east asian "conflict" spanned from 1950-1953 and ended in a stalemate
korean war