Gilded Age
What is industrialization?
Urbanization, factories, mass production, building buildings
What was the Dust Bowl?
A massive drought in the Great Plains
Which leader led the March on Washington?
Martin Luther King Jr.
How has the discovery of the Internet and new technologies impacted the U.S.?
Increased the Standard of Living
What amendment created prohibition?
18th
What group was formed to help give workers more rights and better conditions?
Labor unions
What caused the Great Depression?
Over-production, banks giving out loans
In what ways did African Americans demonstrate their civic participation during the 1960s?
Through civil non-disobedience protest
What was the name of the Act that helped Americans receive lower costs on Healthcare?
Affordable Health Care Act
What amendment created the income tax?
16th amendment
This was built to connect the east and the west and close off the "last frontier".
Transcontinental Railroad
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What piece of legislation was passed that ended literacy tests for polls?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who was the 1st female appointed to the Supreme Cour?
Sandra Day O’connor
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
What is nativism?
The idea that "native born citizens" were better than those not
What was an effect of the New Deal?
It got the federal government more involved
A piece of legislation that ended all discrimination in public accommodations?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which president was part of the "conservative resurgence"?
Ronald Reagan
What amendment banned the poll tax?
24th amendment
These were people/organizations who worked in the government and often bribed/blackmailed people for votes.
Political machines
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
To help fix the Great Depression
Which Supreme Court case outlawed segregation in public schools?
Brown vs Board of Education
What Scandal involved our relations with Iran and Nicaragua?
Iran-Contra Affair
What amendment changed the voting age to 18?
26th Amendment