founding docs
why do we celebrate july 4th
The Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States, was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
what is the industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840.
provided World War II veterans with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing.
explain containment
a foreign policy strategy followed by the United States during the Cold War.
what is communism
type of economy where all property, including land, factories and companies, is held by the government
def. mayflower compact
a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower.
define urbanization
the concentration of human populations into discrete areas.
define white collar blue collar
Blue-collar jobs include farmers, mechanics, power plant operators, and electricians. White-collar jobs, on the other hand, typically work in office settings in clerical, administrative, and management roles.
what was the domino theory
when one business rate went down others followed
define red scare
A Red Scare is the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism
what is the social contract
the social contract is a theory or model that originated during the Age of Enlightenment
what are jim crow laws
state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation
describe brown v.s the boarder of education
brown fought for black kids to go to white school
what was the cuban missile crisis
what is nativism
a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
what is the definition of the u.s constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789.
plessy v. ferguson
"separate but equal".
interstate highway act
authorized the building of highways throughout the nation
def of second red scare
the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist
what is black tuesday
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
what is the shay rebellion
was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.
define organized labor
outcome of historical tensions among counter-acting forces involving workplace rights, wages, working hours, political expression, labor laws, and other working conditions.
what is the sun belt
that part of the U.S. comprising most of the states of the South and the Southwest, characterized by a warm, sunny climate and regarded as an area of rapid population and economic growth.
define black listing
blacklist was a list of persons whose opinions or associations were deemed politically inconvenient or commercially troublesome, thereby subjecting them to either difficulty finding work or termination from employment.
what is prohibition
a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933.