What were living and working conditions like during the Gilded Age?
terrible, bad
Crowded, unsafe, unsanitary
Long hours for little pay, dangerous
Strike
Why would soldiers wear this mask during WWI?
To protect themselves from poison gas
Who was elected President during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
True or false: the police can enter your home and search your things without a warrant or probable cause
FALSE! The constitution protects you from unlawful searches and seizures
What is urbanization?
People moving from rural areas to urban areas
What were women fighting for during the Progressive Era?
The right to vote
BONUS: Banning Alcohol/Temperance
What was a result of anti-draft protests during the Vietnam war?
The voting age was lowered to 18 (26th amendment)
What was the New Deal?
Programs that were supposed to provide RELIEF, RECOVERY, and REFORM for citizens, businesses, and the economy.
What happened in Little Rock Arkansas?
Governor Orval Faubus tried to stop 9 African American students from entering the high school. Eisenhower had to call in the National Guard to safely escort them into school.
What is a political machine/political boss?
Corrupt politicians who targeted immigrants to vote for them by bribing them. Would award their friends with government jobs when they were in power
Who did the government usually favor when it came to strikes or labor disputes? (The workers or the business owners?)
Business owners
What was our foreign policy during the Cold War?
containment of communism
Why did Roosevelt want to add/pack more justices to the Supreme Court?
He felt that the old men were not ruling against his New Deal legislation and they needed replacing.
Civil rights leaders like John Lewis, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. are remembered for....
Using peaceful protest and political action to fight for civil rights
What was one result of the Bessemer process?
Mass production of steel = skyscrapers
Laissez faire means...
The government is hands off, does not interfere with businesses
What territories did we acquire after the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam
How did the relationship between people and the government change during the 1930s?
The government now provided assistance to people in need in the form of jobs, Social Security, and direct relief payments.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Prohibit/outlaw discrimination in public places
What is the goal of labor unions like the American Federation of Labor?
Improve working conditions and opportunities for workers
Define these amendments:
16, 17, 18, 19
16: graduated income tax
17: direct election of senators
18: prohibition of alcohol
19: women's suffrage
How did the U.S. support the Allies during WWII before officially joining the war?
By sending weapons and aid overseas
What are 2 reasons people did not agree with Roosevelt and the New Deal?
1) They thought the president and the government was getting too much power
2) They thought people shouldn't rely on the government for help and should be self-reliant.
During WWII, Japanese Americans were forced to relocate from their homes and businesses to detention camps in the United States. Which civil rights were violated according to the constitution?
5th Amendment: they were denied due process of law.
4th Amendment: unlawful searches and seizures
14th Amendment: Japanese citizens were discriminated against based on their race/ethnicity/heritage