Period 6
1865- 1898
1865- 1898
This person was involved in the steel industry and wrote the Gospel of Wealth
Who is Andrew Carnegie
Reformers and journalists in the Progressive Era were known by this name
What are Muckrakers
There are various events that can be used to explain this event in 1929 that lead to the Great Depression
What is the Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)
This conflict between the US and the Soviet Union following WWII was known as this
What is the Cold War
This political investigation in the 1970s led to the resignation of Richard Nixon from the presidency.
What is the Watergate Scandal
Emigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia in the late 1800s/early 1900s are categorized as this
Who are New Immigrants
Progressive women of the 1920s were known by this name
What are Flappers
This event during the Great Depression was an environmental disaster on the Great Plains
What is the Dust Bowl
This housing project led to the growth of suburbs and was fueled by automobile culture
What are Levittowns
This name, coined by Mark Twain, was given to the Age of Industry between 1870 and 1900
Similar to a monopoly, this is when a group of\ corporations control a large amount of a specific industry and set prices together.
What is a trust
The annexation of Hawaii and the US expansion into the Caribbean can be viewed as this
What is Imperialism
While Teddy Roosevelt promised a "Square Deal", FDR promised this to the American people during the Depression.
What is the New Deal
This Civil Rights leader emerged in the 1960s as the movement began to split into different groups over concerns and frustrations of slow progress
Who is Malcolm X
This was name of the economic plan that was the centerpiece of the Republican party in the 1980s.
What is Reaganomics (Supply- Side Economics)
This vocab term is defined as the growth of cities
What is urbanizaion
This is the amendment that gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment
This New Deal program lead to the the construction of schools, libraries, hospitals, and other public buildings
What is the WPA (Works Progress Administration)
"Hey Hey LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?" was a protest chant for this conflict
What is the Vietnam War
Gangsters like Al Capone had their heyday during this "dry" period of US history
What is Prohibition
The closing of the frontier, argued in this essay, marked the end of Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny
What is the Turner Thesis
This was the celebration of African- American history and culture in the 1920s
What is the Harlem Renaissance
This event during WWII resulted in the violation of civil liberties of American citizens.
What is Japanese-American Internment
The environmental movement, which started in the 1960s, culminated with the founding of this government regulatory agency.
What is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
This economic agreement signed by President Clinton created a free trade zone between Canada, the US, and Mexico in the 1990s.
What is NAFTA