Cold War
The intense competition, particularly during the Cold War, between the United States and the Soviet Union
Nuclear race
A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
Federalists
Emerged from feudalism and mercantilism
Capitalism
A political and economic ideology that positions itself in opposition to liberal democracy and capitalism
Communism
A man-made 51-mile (82 km) waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,
Panama Canal
Originally used to exclude individuals from employment
Blacklisting
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Bill Of Rights
Any state or local laws that enforced or legalized racial segregation
Jim Crow Laws
A political stance and policy that prioritizes the interests of native-born citizens over those of immigrants
Nativism
A surprise naval and air attack by Japan on December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
A conflict fought primarily between North and South from 1950 to 1953
Korean war
Agreement among individuals forming an organized society or between the community and the ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each
Social Contract
a labor system prevalent in the post-Civil War American South where individuals
Sharecopping
moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of left-wing ideologies in a society
Red Scare
Debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations
War Bonds
Political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on American institutions
Second Red Scare
Rights that individuals possess from birth, not granted by any government or society
Natural Rights
Aimed to expand democracy and address social and economic inequalities
Progressive Amendments 16-19
a period of significant cultural and social change, particularly in the 1920s, following World War I
Jazz Age
A global conflict (1939-1945) pitting the Allied powers (Britain, France, Soviet Union, United States, China) against the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan)
World War II
A country in Southeast Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochinchina
Vietnam
A transformative intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century Europe that emphasized reason
Enlightenment
party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic group, that commands enough votes to maintain political
Political Machines
A severe global economic downturn that occurred from 1929 to 1939, marked by high unemployment, poverty, and widespread business and bank failures
Great Depression
planted during World War I and II to support the war effort by supplementing the food supply and boosting morale.
Victory Gardens