Historic Documents
Anti-Federalists believed the U.S. Constitution needed this added to it
Bill of Rights
Unsafe working conditions, low wages, and long hours led to the creation of...
Labor Unions
A major effect of the 18th amendment
Relief, Recovery, and Reform were major goals of...
The New Deal
The U.S. was brought to the brink of nuclear war in 1962 during the...
Cuban Missile Crisis
The idea that the government must PROTECT the rights of citizens was explained in this document
Declaration of Independence
SCOTUS decision made in Plessy v. Ferguson
Separate but Equal
Access to new Economic markets, a modern navy, and the belief that the US was culture was superior to other cultures led the United States to practice
Imperialism
The New Deal began this pattern of the US government
Deficit Spending (expanding role of the federal government
this piece of legislation removed immigration quota systems that were created in the 1920s
Immigration Act of 1965
Consent of the governed by the election of representatives was a major idea in this Historic Document
US Constitution
Group that gained popularity in the post-reconstruction era that used violence and intimidation against African Americans
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
The Great Migration
Name one of the two major effects of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941
Declaration of War on the Japanese (December 8th, 1941)
Internment of Japanese Americans
This region saw a large population growth due to increased availability of air conditioning and dams as a source of electricity and water supply
The Sunbelt
The group of people who 1) believed the rights of citizens were inherent and did not need to be listed and 2) the nation needed a strong, standing army
Federalists
Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests are both examples of this...
Jim Crow Laws
Which conflict resulted in the United States gaining access to new markets, resources, and territory in Latin America and Asia?
Spanish American War
The result of this allowed the United States to show support for countries fighting against fascist aggression while avoiding a formal commitment of War (WW2)
Atlantic Charter
Research on the harmful effects of pesticides such as Agent Orange, which was used in Vietnam, led to the creation of the...
Environmental Protection Agency
The right to a trial by jury was FIRST established in this document
Northwest Ordinance
The majority of treaties made between the US Government and Native American tribes resulted in this...
The removal or loss of Native lands
(will also accept anything related to assimilation or general oppression of Natives)
A reform movement that emerged in response to political corruption, the practices of big business, and problems associated with poverty in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Progressivism
As a result of poor stock market practices such as speculation and buying on margin, Franklin Roosevelt created this reform New Deal program
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
They were tortured, which was in violation of international law