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19th Amendment to the Constitution
What is gave women the right to vote?
motivation for American imperialism
search for natural resources
sense of cultural superiority
global competition for marketseffect of the New Deal on the size of the federal government
What is expanded the size of the federal government?
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War
What is containment of communism in Europe, Asia, and Latin America?
Reason that the Anti-Federalists wanted to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
What is to protect individual rights?
effect of industrialization on U.S. agricutlure in the late 1800's
What is agriculture production decreased due to the use of farm machinery?
2 causes of the Spanish-American War
yellow journalism
sinking of the USS Maine
one factor that contributed to the movement of Americans from cities to suburbs from the 1920’s to the 1950’s
What are cars or automobiles?
cause of Second Red Scare & McCarthyism
What is fear of communism?
provision found in the Northwest Ordinance was later added to the U.S. Constitution
What is prohibition of slavery?
effect of most treaties between the US government and Native American groups
What is removal of American Indian lands?
foreign policy goal of the U.S. after WWI - name and describe the policy
isolationism - limiting the country’s involvement in international affairs
effect of the Great Migration on northern cities
Harlem Renaissance & black arts movements
greater competition for jobs and housing in the North
political challenge of the early 2000's
waging the War on Terror
treatment of enemy combatants in the War on Terror
list one way that the Constitution limits the power of the government in order to protect the rights of the people (in addition to the Bill of Rights
separation of powers
OR
checks and balances
central goal of the National Association for the Advance of Colored People (NAACP)
What is ending racial segregation?
2 reasons that the U.S. entered WWI
Zimmerman Telegram
the renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
groups that received more job opportunities on the homefront during WWII
Who are women and racial minorities?
most important post-WWII political program for social welfare and to fight poverty
What is the Great Society and War on Poverty?
3 reasons for the growth of labor unions in the late 1800's
low pay
long hours
unsafe work conditions
impact did the Prohibition of alcohol have on U.S. society
establishment of speakeasies
the rise of organized crime
Name of the law passed after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks to strengthen national security
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
main goal of the Progressive Era
to protect the American public from corporate abuse
effect of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision
outlawed school segregation for students of different races
effect of the Immigration Act of 1965
What is increased immigration from Asia, Africa, and Latin America?
goal of NOW
equal rights for women
increased opportunities for women in education and work