Reconstruction
When did Reconstruction happen? (specific war)
The Civil War
What is the Gilded Age
Period of rapid industrialization and business/political/social abuses. Masked by great economic growth
What did the NAACP stand for?
National association for the advancement of colored people
What triggered the start of World War 1
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
What is Prohibition
What was reconstruction.
process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union
What is a monopoly
companies that had complete control over an industry
What was the Prohibition Movement
A movement that blamed alcohol for society's problems and wanted to ban alcohol.
Who were The Black Hand
Serbia nationalist group who wanted Serbia to be independent.
What did isolationism mean
Isolationism meant pulling away from involvement in world affairs
Which president got impeached during reconstruction
Pres. Johnson
What were Labor unions
Organized group of workers to protect and further workers rights
What were some of the conditions for women
Hand over wages to husbands or fathers
Treated as second class citizens
No right to vote
What were the causes of WWI (think of Mania)
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
4.5 million
What were two racist groups
KKK (Ku Klux Klan), White league
Who was Eugene V. Debs
Socialist union leader. He Helped organize American Socialist Party and ran for president in 1900
Who were the "progressive presidents"
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
What was the powder keg of Europe
Balkan Peninsula
What impact did the auto industry have on America
The auto industry became the backbone of the American economy, 50 years of economic gain, and auto mobiles changing America.
What did the 13th and 14th amendment do
The 13th made slavery illegal in the United States. Helped former slaves gain freedoms after Civil War. The 14th granted citizenship to former slaves. Allowed them the freedoms and liberties that white males had. Also gave African Americans equal protection under the law.
What were the four main strikes
Great Railroad Strike (1877)
Haymarket Square Riot (1886)
Homestead Strike (1892)
Pullman Strike (1894)
What were the 5 goals of progressiveness
1. Reduce political corruption
2. Limit monopolies/trusts
3. Moral reform (drinking, helping the poor, etc.)
4. End Child labor and improve working and living conditions
5. Women’s suffrage
US sent fresh soldiers into the war. Ended the stalemate on land and led to Allies Victory
What were 2 new roles for women
Women entered workplaces as nurses, teachers, librarians, and secretaries