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FDR's response to the economic hardships and loss of jobs due to the Great Depression
What is the New Deal
100
coined the term "separate but equal"
What is Plessy v. Furgeson
100
outlawed slavery
What is the 13th Amendment
100
response to consensus and conformity during the 1920s
What is Babbitt
100
people who ran governemtn through the power of their monopolies Ex. Carnegie, Rockefeller
What is robber barons
200
stated that no European nations could colonize land or interfere with states in North and South America, and if so, it would be viewed as an act of aggression.
What is the Monroe Doctrine
200
desegregated/integrated schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education
200
prohibited the federal government from denying a person's right to vote on the basis of race
What is the 15th Amendment
200
documented detrimental effects on the environment
What is Silent Spring
200
armed rebellion due to the refusal to protect backcountry settlers. Formed into settlers v. planter elite
What is Bacon's Rebellion
300
foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism through containment and aid to Greece and Turkey
What is the Truman Doctrine
300
ruled that schools are allowed to teach evolution
What is the Scopes Trial (Monkey Trials)
300
prohibited the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment
300
challenged women to move beyond the drudgery of suburban house-wifery and helped launch the second-wave of feminism
What is Femine Mystique
300
Control of Corporations Consumer Protection Conservation
What is Teddy Roosevelt's 3 C's
400
states that the United States will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries
What is Roosevelt Corollary
400
ruled that states are required to provide defense to defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright
400
protects the rights of citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the laws
What is the 14th Amendment
400
focuses on the injustices of Native Americans in the United States
What is Century of Dishonor
400
Congress did not ratify the League of Nations due to this possible effect
What is the fear of losing war powers
500
promoted civil rights and fought poverty through the War on Poverty with Medicare and Medicaid
What is the Great Society
500
upheld affirmative action, but ruled schools could not have quotas to fill
What is Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
500
states that people, instead of state legislatures, elect the United States senators
What is the 17th Amendment
500
pamphlet urging the colonies to declare independence and establish a republican government
What is Common Sense
500
time periods that are similar due to: red scare, economic prosperity, high standards of living, urban/suburban life flourished
What are the 1920s and 1950s