Events
Following the Civil War, this period aimed to rebuild the South and integrate formerly enslaved people into society.
What is Reconstruction?
This man was the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Joseph Hayne Rainey?
This political group led the Russian Revolution and established a communist government.
What is the Bolshevik Party?
This amendment legally freed all enslaved people in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This economic system is based on private ownership and the pursuit of profit.
What is capitalism?
This violent organization formed during Reconstruction sought to use intimidation and violence to suppress Black political and social advancement.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
Known as the "Father of Black History," he founded Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
The Palmer Raids were a response to this period of fear over communism and radical political movements in the U.S.
What is the Red Scare?
These factors influence migration by encouraging people to leave their home country or attracting them to a new one.
What are the push and pull factors?
This economic and political theory advocates for community ownership of production, distribution, and exchange.
What is socialism?
This era in the late 19th century was marked by rapid industrialization, economic growth, and extreme wealth disparities.
What is the Gilded Age?
This wealthy industrialist dominated the steel industry during the Gilded Age.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
As U.S. Attorney General, this man led the Palmer Raids, targeting suspected anarchists, communists, and radicals.
Who is A. Mitchell Palmer?
This industry, known for poor working conditions and labor exploitation, was exposed in Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle.
What is the meatpacking industry?
This political and economic ideology promotes the establishment of a classless society where the government owns and controls all production.
What is communism?
These government actions during the First Red Scare targeted suspected anarchists, communists, and radicals.
What were the Palmer Raids?
This journalist and photographer exposed harsh living conditions in tenements through his book How the Other Half Lives.
Who is Jacob Riis?
This event marked the overthrow of Russia’s last tsar, Nicholas II, leading to his execution.
What is the Russian Revolution?
This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all individuals born in the U.S.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This political movement, popular in the late 19th century, sought to represent the interests of farmers and laborers, emphasizing issues like currency reform and government intervention.
What is populism?
This period in the early 20th century saw the systematic exploitation and murder of members of the Osage Nation due to the oil wealth found on their land.
What is the Reign of Terror?
He led the Bolshevik Revolution and established a communist government in Russia.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
After the Russian Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II and his family met this tragic fate.
What is they were executed by the Bolsheviks?
This amendment guaranteed African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
After the Civil War, African Americans worked to establish schools, churches, and political organizations to secure their freedom. This term describes the period where African Americans actively shaped their own social, economic, and political futures beyond just legal emancipation.
What is the Construction of Black Freedom?