Gilded Age
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell improved communication.
telephone
This amendment allowed direct election of senators.
17th amendment
This 1929 event triggered the Great Depression.
stock market crash
This alliance included the U.S. and Western Europe.
NATO
This war caused widespread protest in the 1960=70s.
vietnam war
This system classified jobs by skill level in factories
division of labor
This reform process lets voters propose laws directly.
initiative
This president created the New Deal programs.
FDR
This war (1950-1953) ended in a stalemate at the 38th parallel.
korean war
This movement fought for gender equality in the 1960-70s.
2nd wave feminism
This 1894 strike disrupted rail traffic nationwide.
pullman strike
This president pushed the Square Deal.
Theodore roosevelt
This program provided jobs building infrastructure.
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
This 1962 crisis nearly led to nuclear war.
cuban missile crisis
This 1991 conflict expelled Iraq from Kuwait.
persian gulf war
This political machine was led by Boss Tweed.
tammany hall
This woman led the settlement house movement at Hull House.
jane addams
This act created retirement and unemployment benefits.
Social Security Act
This policy improved relations with China under Richard Nixon.
detente
This department was created after 9/11 for national security.
Dept. of Homeland Security
This philosophy justified wealth through survival of the fittest.
social darwinism
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
19th amendment
This court case challenged New Deal laws but failed to stop them.
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
This scandal involved break-in at Democratic headquarters.
watergate
This first African American president was elected in 2008.
Barack Obama