Westward Expansion
This belief encouraged Americans to move west, thinking it was their duty to expand.
Manifest Destiny
This changed the Civil War’s purpose by making it also about ending slavery.
Emancipation Proclamation
This cartoon criticized the power of monopolies in the U.S. Senate.
The Bosses of the Senate
This war showed the U.S. was becoming a world power in 1898.
the Spanish-American War
Fear of this political system led to McCarthyism and loyalty oaths in the 1950
communism
This decision ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
the Dred Scott decision
Most Northerners in the 1850s held this view about slavery in new territories.
Opposed to the expansion of slavery
This economic practice allowed for unregulated corporations to create unprecedented profits for people like Andrew Carnegie
Laissez-faire capitalism
This event besides the Zimmerman Telegram pushed the U.S. into WWI.
unrestricted submarine warfare
This foreign policy aimed to stop the spread of communism after WWII.
containment
These policies encouraged settlers to move west after the Civil War
the Homestead Act; Pacific Railway Act
These amendments were passed to protect formerly enslaved people, including the one that granted citizenship.
Reconstruction amendments; 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
Ida Tarbell's The History of Standard Oil exposed this industrialist's ruthless business practices leading to the break up of his monopoly.
John D. Rockefeller
American exports and production increased because of this global conflict.
World War I
This senator became famous for accusing Americans of being communists.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
This Native American leader surrendered in 1877 after a long attempt to avoid capture.
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
These political allies lost interest in protecting African American rights by the 1870s.
Northern Republicans
Many farmers in the Midwest faced economic issues especially in transporting goods mainly due to this problem.
Unfair railroad rates
This artistic movement explored Black identity, pride, and struggle in the 1920s.
Harlem Renaissance
This scandal led many Americans to lose trust in the federal government.
Watergate Scandal
Conflict with this group continued throughout U.S. history as a result of westward expansion
American Indians
This was one major negative effect of Reconstruction on Southern race relations.
the rise of segregation and violence against African Americans
This 1882 law reduced immigration from Asia for decades.
the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This major event helped reduce unemployment in the early 1940s.
U.S. involvement in World War II
This evidence later showed Nixon had misled the public about his role in the scandal.
White House tapes