Reconstruction
Name given to era & laws that segregated black and white Americans
Jim Crow
An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests
Union
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Imperialism
Amendment that gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Refers to the fear of communism in the US during the 1920s
Red Scare
Amendment that abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
The process in which a society or country transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production and craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines
Industrialization
Conflict between the US and Spain over the governance of Cuba - Spain was hoping to hold onto the colony, US was hoping to banish European influences from the Western Hemisphere & help the Cuban rebels
Spanish American War
Amendment that provided citizenship to African Americans
14th Amendment
Causes of World War I
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assasination
A method used to prevent African Americans from voting by requiring them to read and write at a specified level
Literacy Test
Reform-minded journalists who continued a tradition of investigative journalism, exposed corruption and brought about change in America, especially during the progressive era
Muckrakers
Reporting that was popular during the late 1800s and is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. One of the causes of the Spanish American War.
Yellow Journalism
Prohibits the manufacture, transport, and sale of alcohol
18th Amendment
Telegram that was sent to Mexico from Germany - convinced the US to join WWI
Zimmerman Telegram
Acts passed by Congress to bring Southern states into the Union after the Civil War. Divided the former Confederate states into five military districts. Required each state to ratify the 14th amendment.
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Economic system where most businesses are for profit, led by private investors
Capitalism
A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China
Open Door Policy
Provided for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters of the states
17th Amendment
Formally ended World War I. The terms required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies. Established the League of Nations.
Treaty of Versailles
Supreme Court case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which legalized racial segregation in the United States
Plessy v. Ferguson
A famous wealthy individual that organized the Standard Oil Company of Ohio in 1870. By 1877, he controlled 95% of all the oil refineries in the nation
JD Rockefeller
Key social motivations for American imperialism
Desire to spread democracy and Christianity
Gave Congress the power to collect federal income taxes on individuals, allowing for a graduated income tax system, facilitating a more equitable distribution of tax burdens.
16th Amendment
The archduke who's assassination started World War I. Name and country.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary