Resconstruction
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolish Slavery
What is a “Robber Baron”?
Wealthy and ruthless industrialist of the Gilded Age
What was Prohibition?
Ban on alcohol; 18th Amendment
What event led the U.S. to enter WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Aid to countries resisting communism
What rights did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Citizenship and Equal Protection
What did labor unions fight for?
Better wages, hours, working conditions
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
African American cultural movement in arts/lit
What was Executive Order 9066?
Ordered Japanese Internment Camps
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Rebuild Europe to prevent spread of communism
What did the 15th Amendment state?
What happened at the Haymarket Affair?
Labor protest turned violent; bomb exploded
Who was Al Capone and why is he significant?
Gangster who profited off Prohibition
What were the Zoot Suit Riots?
Racial conflicts in LA between sailors and Mexican American youth
What was McCarthyism?
Fear-driven accusations of communism in the U.S.
One success and one failure of Reconstruction?
Success: Amendments passed
Failure: Rise of Jim Crow
What was Populism and who supported it?
Farmers’ movement for economic reform
What were Hoovervilles?
Shantytowns during the Depression
What was Executive Order 8802 about?
Banned racial discrimination in defense jobs
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1962 standoff over Soviet missiles in Cuba
What ended Reconstruction in 1877?
Compromise of 1877; withdrawal of federal troops
Name two goals of Progressive Era reformers.
Women's suffrage, anti-corruption, environmental reform
Name two New Deal programs and their purpose.
CCC ( Civilian Conservation Corps) - jobs for youth; TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) - regional development
What was the impact of dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Ended WWII, caused massive destruction and controversy
What was the U.S. role in the Soviet-Afghan War?
Supported Afghan rebels to oppose Soviet influence