Reconstruction/Westward Expansion
This type of farming trapped formerly enslaved people in a cycle of poverty.
Sharecropping
Name a famous Muckraker journalist
Ex:
Jacob Riis
Lewis Hine
Upton Sinclair
Name 2 causes of World War I (hint: MAIN)
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
And the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
The start of the great depression
Stock Market Crash and resulting high unemployment
Two differing economic/political systems that led to distrust between the USA and the USSR
Communism (USSR)
Capitalism (USA)
Name an example of one way that former Confederates tried to intimidate or limit the rights of Freedmen.
Ex: Ku Klux Klan, Black Codes, Voting Restrictions, Jim Crow Laws
A population shift from rural, farming life to city (urban) life and factory work is called:
Urbanization
America's political position when World War I started in Europe
Isolationism/Neutrality
Name a program that was part of the New Deal
Examples: CCC, WPA, AAA & FDIC
Social Security
Name two actions that the U.S. took with the goal of containing communism
Examples:
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
Korean War
Vietnam War
This Act encouraged people to move west and start farms.
Ex:
Pure Food & Drug Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Name one reason America joined the war
The political stance of America at the start of World War II
Neutrality
Name two examples of the Arms Race/Space Race
Examples:
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Cuban Missile Crisis
Russians launch Sputnik
US landing on the moon
This difficult and unfair reading test was used to prevent African Americans from voting.
Literacy tests
These groups were formed to fight for better working conditions, higher wages, safety, and reasonable work hours.
Labor Unions
The banning of alcohol
Prohibition and the 19th Amendment
The "infamous" event that caused The United States to enter WWII
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
Name a famous leader or event of the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King
Rosa Parks
March on Selma
March on Washington
This amendment to the Constitution gave citizenship to African Americans.
The 14th Amendment
Name three problems with urbanization and tenement living.
Examples:
Crowded, poor sanitation, few or no bathrooms or running water, poor air quality, tainted food, no trash removal, fires, diseases.
Name three cultural changes that took place in the 1920's
Examples:
Harlem Renaissance
Women earn the right to vote/ 19th Amendment
Jazz
Flappers
Name 3 actions that Americans could do to help out on the Home Front.
Examples:
Rosie the Riveter (factory work), rationing, victory gardens, liberty bonds, recycling metal
The Supreme Court decision that ends segregation in schools
Brown Vs. Board of Education