Founding Documents
What happened on July 4th 1776?
The date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
How did Urbanization effect individuals in the united states?
urbanization decreased the amount of people living in rural areas, which lead to more money being spent on the more popular areas.
What was the name of the period of the continuous birth rate of babies.
The baby boom.
Nativism?
The political policy that protects the interests of native inhabitants over immigrants.
Nuclear Race
An arms race battle between the US and USSR for supremacy.
What IS Magna Carta?
The first document that stated the King and his government weren't above the law.
What were Tenement houses?
tenement Housing were low rise apartments that were narrow and divided into mulitiple living spaces.
What was the interstate highway act?
Authorized building highways throughout the nation.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The time for African Americans to be themselves and at peace with their culture. The Renaissance included music,dance,art and fashion.
What is Containment?
Containment is the act of keeping something harmful under control.
Federalists
US political party that advocated for a strong central government, during the political rise.
Political Machines?
Political machines are a single organization lead by a single boss or small group.
What is the age of Affluence?
A period where men's economic security and income increased for the first time in history.
Black Tuesday ?
The crash of the New York stock market exchange.
What the Iron Curtains significance during the Cold war?
The Iron Curtain symbolized the divide between capitalist and communist nations.
What are natural rights?
rights that aren't dependent on customs or laws of a particular government.
What are Organized Labor unions?
What is Rust belt/Sun belt?
Rust belt/ Sun Belt was a region in the Midwest and Northeast during the 1940's but later abandoned by the 1980's.
What led to the Great Depression?
What does HUAC stand for?
(House of UnAmerican activities,) was investigated committee that searched for Un American activities.
what are federalists papers?
A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, james madison, and John Jay to promote ratification of the Constitution of the US.
Jim Crow Laws?
The state laws introduced in the Southern part of the United States to end racial segregation.
NOW/AIM/Chicano Movement
A social and Political movement in the US that was started by Mexican people to fight for their rights.
What did Prohibition include?
Prohibition included the legal prevention of use or sale of Alcohol.
What Started the Korean War?
North Korea invading South korea in 1950 started the korean war.