Eras
Early 20th century period of economic, social and political reform
Progressive era
Yellow Journalism
Led to the acquisition of Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico
Spanish American War 1898
Supreme Court Justice who established the principle of judicial review
John Marshall
Poorly written 1st piece of anti monopoly legislation passed in the U.S.
Sherman Anti Trust Act
abolished slavery
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1950 Cold War UN led conflict
Korean War
Led to the resignation of Nixon
Watergate
group of authors disenchanted with American society in the 1920's
The Lost Generation
Rise of Industrial Capitalism
Gilded Age
Journalists who exposed corruption and scandals in the late 19th/early 20th century
muckraker
Causes of American involvement in World War I (need at least 2)
Sinking of the Lusitania
Violation of the Sussex Pledge
Zimmerman Telegram
Wrote the American System, Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850...he became the "Great Compromiser"
Henry Clay
Restricted Japanese immigration to the U.S.
Gentlemen's Agreement
Black Male Suffrage
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He wrote the long telegram warning the US of the dangers of the Soviet Union
George Kennan
Department of Defense Study that revealed the government misled the public about the war in Vietnam
Pentagon Papers
Group of Authors in the 1950's who challenged the age of conformity
Beatniks or the Beat movement
Lack of industrial growth and high rates of inflation
1970's Stagflation
Copperhead
Causes of the 1st Red Scare
Russian Revolution
Anarchist Bombings
author of the Feminine mystique
Betty Friedan
Limited immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
Immigration Quota Act 1924
prohibition
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Nixon ran on this idea of the gradual withdrawal of American forces in Vietnam
Scandal under the Grant administration that resulted in Railroad companies closing leading to the panic of 1873
Credit Mobilier
Identify a civil rights activist group
NAACP
SCLC
CORE
SNCC
US government pulled away from laissez faire and became more directly involved in the well being of it's citizens
A Northern politician who moved South during Reconstruction to take advantage of political vacancies
Carpetbagger
The Sherman Anti Trust Act was used against workers in this labor Strike
Pullman
Founder of the American Railway Union & The American Socialist Party. He ran for President 3 times and organized the Pullman Strike
Eugene Debs
Pre WWII attempt at outlawing war within the international community
Kellogg Briand Pact
Birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law
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following the social and economic strife of the 70's, this right wing Christian group formed calling for a return to traditional values
Moral Majority
Scandal from the Harding Administration where oil rich government lands were leased to businesses and members of his cabinet pocketed the revenue
Teapot Dome
group of the early 20th century that called for social, economic and political reform
progressives
1980's Moral Majority/Reagan Era
A Republican who voted democrat in the 1882 election
Mugwump
What order led to the removal of Japanese citizens from the west coast during WWII
Executive Order 9066
Supreme Court Justice who ruled in the Dred Scott and Plessy cases
Roger Taney
LBJ got this passed giving the President permission to use military force in Vietnam Vietnam without Congressional approval
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
overturned prohibition
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political party of the late nineteenth century that called for bi-metalism, govt control of railroads, direct election of senators, Australian ballot and a graduated income tax...
And Name 2 of them
populists
James B Weaver and William Jennings Bryan
1980's scandal where the CIA secretly funneled millions to a group in Central America to overthrow a communist government
Iran Contra Scandal
Originated from the Students for a democratic society and became known for domestic terrorism in the 60's and 70's
weathermen
Pre Civil War Southern Society was known as...
Antebellum Era
Campaign committee for Nixon
CREEP
What order led to the de-segregation of the US Military?
Executive Order 9981
She opposed the ideas of the Feminine Mystique
Phyllis Schlafly
1932 legislation that was a response to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria which stated the US would NOT recognize any territorial changes of Japan
Stimson Doctrine
Limits a President to 2 terms in office
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Identify 3 social changes in American society after WWII
rise of the American suburbs
transition from blue to white collar work force
age of conformity
2nd Red Scare
Baby Boom
This senatorial committed investigated causes of American involvement in WWI and found that private businesses profited from the war
Nye Committee
movement that led to the formation of the NAACP
Niagara movement