Reconstruction
These were laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans
An economic philosophy where the government has little to no involvement in regulating the economy
Laissez-faire
The United States annexed this island in 1898
Hawaii
1921 white supremacist riots that destroyed "black Wall Street" and killed up to 300 people
Tulsa Race Massacre
This president urged Americans not to panic when the stock market crashed in 1929
Herbert Hoover
The 15th Amendment protected African American's right to
Vote
Wealthy, powerful, and often unethical American industrialists and financiers during this era
Robber-barons
A system of empire building by founding colonies or conquering other nation
This president was in office during WWI and did not encourage the U.S. to enter until 1917
Woodrow Wilson
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
This president was the first to be impeached and tried to prevent any effort towards Reconstruction
Andrew Johnson
Large populations from these regions fled to the United States during the Gilded Age in search of work and tolerance
Italians OR Eastern Europeans
Media that is exaggerated by competing newspapers to get more readers/publicity
Yellow journalism
The sinking of this vessel nearly dragged the U.S. into WWI and prompted Woodrow Wilson to impose sanctions on Germany
Lusitania
The kidnapping of this child was considered the "Crime of the Century" in 1932
Lindbergh Baby
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
This quote is from
The 13th Amendment
When groups of workers organize to improve their working conditions and offset the enormous power of robber-barons
Unions
The explosion of this ship allied Americans against Spain, though Spain may not have been responsible
U.S.S. Maine
A media circus, this 1925 trial convicted a Tennessee biology teacher and religion claimed a victory over modern science
Scopes Monkey Trial
These radio broadcasts by F.D.R. intended to drum up support for his policies, but eventually became standard practice to reassure the nation during the Great Depression
Fireside chats
The 14th Amendment excluded what group from citizenship?
Native Americans
This steel tycoon transformed industrialization in America and became one of the richest men in the country
The peace treaty between the United States and Spain after the Spanish-American War placed this territory under U.S. control, along with the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba
Guam
The murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang in broad daylight on Feb. 14, 1929
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
F.D.R. essentially threatened this measure when his New Deal policies were deemed unconstitutional
"Pack the courts"