Vocabulary
When groups are separated from each other
segregation
An 1869 addition to the Constitution that provides the right to vote for all male citizens
15th Amendment
The President who implemented the New Deal & guided America through the Great Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This organization provided hydroelectric power for much of the South during the New Deal, creating thousands of jobs during the Great Depression
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved when the Soviets withdrew their missiles from Cuba & the U.S. removed ours from ___________
Turkey (and Italy)
The theory that when one country turns Communist, it's neighbors will soon fall to Communism as well
Domino Theory
An 1865 amendment to the Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation
13th Amendment
The President that gave the Emancipation Proclamation & guided the U.S. through the Civil War
Abe Lincoln
This organization provided food, housing, healthcare, and job opportunities to newly free African-Americans during Reconstruction
Freedmen's Bureau
World War II began when Germany invaded _________
Poland
Laws that are meant to restrict the Freedom & Rights of African Americans after the Civil War are known as:
Black Codes
Addition to the Constitution that guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens; made anyone born in the U.S. citizens and guaranteed civil rights for all citizens
14th Amendment
The President during the Cuban Missile Crisis, who was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, TX
John F. Kennedy
This organization was formed after WWI with the intention of preventing conflicts in the future
League of Nations
The U.S. dropped a Nuclear weapon on these Japanese cities in order to force the Japanese to surrender and save hundreds of thousands of American soldiers
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The economic system that the United States has
Capitalism
This Amendment made the sale or possession of Alcohol illegal in the United States
15th Amendment
The dictator of the Soviet Union throughout World War II
Joseph Stalin
Tenement Housing Act
World War I began with the assassination of ________
Franz Ferdinand
The Nazis were ________ which means that they ruled through terror & jailed or killed political opponents
Fascist
This Amendment provided women with the right to vote
19th Amendment
This business leader made his fortune in the steel industry & built thousands of libraries throughout the U.S. during the roaring 20s
Andrew Carnegie
This law turned Native American reservations into private property and provided a path to citizenship for native peoples.
Dawes Act
This Supreme Court ruling made segregation legal in the U.S. after the Civil War
Plessy vs. Ferguson