Boom Boom Pow
During this war, colonists rebelled against an unfair colonial government that was taxing them without giving political representation
The American Revolution
Segregation
This was the idea that American settlers were given the right to expand across the continent by God.
Manifest Destiny
The Great Depression
Joe Schmoe's first attempts at organizing himself as a worker came with the creation of these organizations that could go on strike and lobby for higher wages (The strikes in the 1800s were largely unsuccessful due to violent responses from employers and ease of replacing labor)
labor unions
Woodrow Wilson insisted that the United States enter this war to "make the world safe for democracy", despite initial resistance from Congress and American citizens
World War I
During this time period, the early 20th century, the US federal government began to crack down on the corruption in business and improve conditions for American workers
The Progressive Era.
This group was largely impacted by American expansion into the West, often having their land stolen and getting into wars with settlers.
Native Americans
This set of laws and public programs that were passed in the 1930s and 1940s aimed to get the US out of the Great Depression by putting people back to work.
The New Deal
These groups were targeted by government crackdowns and considered radicals during the First Red Scare
Immigrants (Italian and Jewish)
This event led to the immediate entry of the United States into World War II
This idea, that communism would easily spread from one country to another, influenced the decision of the United States to enter proxy wars in Vietnam and Korea.
Domino Theory
This deal automatically doubled the size of the United States in 1803, giving the American government control over the entire Mississippi River Valley
The Louisiana Purchase.
These laws helped veterans returning from World War II receive a free education and put a down payment on a new suburban house
The GI Bill
Millions of African Americans moved to Northern cities in search of employment during the 1910s and 1920s. In New York, this change in African American lives led to innovation in arts and culture - known as this.
The Harlem Renaissance.
This war is considered the beginning of the United States as an imperial power as it began to colonize land outside of North America
Spanish American War 1898
The Interstate Highway Act passed under President Eisenhower built roads connecting cities across the country to these new communities where the American middle class began living
Suburbs
This describes the act of becoming an empire and taking control of foreign lands, which the United States began the process of in the early 20th century.
Imperialism
FDR's New Deal took steps to regulate these institutions that were irresponsibly investing people's money in speculative investments.
Banks (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and bank holidays)
Part of the Cold War was symbolic, including the Space Race, which culminated with this event in 1969.
The Moon Landing
This uprising of farmers in western Massachusetts against having their farms seized led to the Constitutional Convention in order to create a powerful military to quash rebellion
Shay's Rebellion
This was one of the last attempts at balancing the needs of free and slave states prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. California became a free state while the fugitive slave law was enacted and forced upon the northern states.
The Compromise of 1850.
Newspapers used this type of journalism to promote the entrance of the United States into the Spanish American War, using sensational titles that claimed the Spanish military had attacked the USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
These two groups disagreed on the power that should be given to the federal government by the Constitution. Some were for ratification others were against.
Federalists and Antifederalists
In this Supreme Court decision, an African American man trying to sue for his freedom was told that he was a slave no matter where in the country he travelled, even free states. This led to some of the biggest tension in the lead up to the Civil War