Reconsruction
What racial group was targeted during Reconstruction?
African Americans
What is Laissez Faire Economics?
The government does not interfere with the economy
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave Women the right to vote.
What is another name for WWI?
War to End all Wars
What is the name of the American gangster who was the leader of the Italian Mafia?
Al Capone
What was the major terrorist group during Reconstruction?
The KKK/Ku Klux Klan
Who invented the assembly line?
Henry Ford
What were the Jim crow laws
Laws about segregation between the two races.
What were the main events that made America join WWI?
The sinking of the Lusitania and Zimmerman Note
What did the 18th Amendment do?
It ended ended the production/consumption of alcohol?
Who was the president during Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Johnson
Who built the oil empire and monopoly?
John D. Rockefeller
What were Teddy Roosevelt's 3 C's?
Consumer Protection, Conservation, and to Control Corporations.
What is militarism? How did it lead to the start of WWI?
Building up of militaries prior to WWI led other countries to build military power for protection.
What was Prohibition?
The banning of alcohol.
What laws limited the freedom of African Americans during Reconstruction?
Black Codes
What were the reasons for using children as workers?
They could work longer and could be paid less
What were Wilson’s two main goals at the end of the war?
Wilson wanted American isolationism, and to create a lasting peace.
Causes of WWI
MANIA
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
How did the roles of Women change?
Many women entered the workplace as nurses, teachers, librarians, and secretaries.
What were the Reconstruction amendments? Explain them.
13th 14th and 15th. Made slavery illegal, gave all American born citizens equal protection under law, and Gave African American men the right to vote
What was the Gilded Age in America?
Period of rapid industrialization and business/political/social abuses. Masked by great economic growth
What are the five goals of Progressives?
1. Reduce political corruption
2. Limit monopolies/trusts
3. Moral Reform
4. End child labor/bad working conditions
5. Women's Suffrage
What was the peacekeeping organization that formed after WWI and why was it unsuccessful?
League of Nations; United States did not join - made it extremely weak
What was the impact of economic prosperity during the Roaring 20’s
People enjoyed more leisure time and activities; spent money on recreation; art, music, and culture all began to become important to people.