Founding Documents -Government
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are callled
Bill of Rights
This movement saw African Americans move north for jobs and opportunities
Great Migration
Industrialization led to the growth of these groups that fought for workers rights
Labor Unions
After WWI, the United States adopted this policy when it came to foreign affairs
Isolationism
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism after WWII
Containment
This founding document is the reason we have public education and the state of Ohio
Northwest Ordinance
Harlem Renaissance
This infamous book written by Upton Sinclair exposed the awful conditions in the meatpacking industry and led to safer food laws during the progressive era
The Jungle
The United States did not join the ______________ post-WWI because they were concerned about getting entangled in foreign conflicts
League of Nations
This event was the closest the U.S. and Soviet Union ever came to nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
What are the 3 natural rights that are listed in the first two sentences of the Declaration of Independence
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What was one push factor that caused people to leave the South and head North during the Great Migration?
Jim Crow laws
Name one factor that led to the Great Depression
-Stock market crash
-Bank failure
-Buying stock on credit
-Consumer debt
President FDR signed ________________ which forced Japanese Americans into internment camps during WWII
Executive Order 9066
This Cold War related conflict ended in a stalemate at the 38th parallel
Korean War
This group was concerned about having too strong of a central government and wanted to promote state rights and individual rights when writing the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
This organization was known for promoting migrant workers rights during the 1950's and 1960's
United Farm Workers (UFW)
This amendment outlawed the sale and transportation of alcohol. Also known as prohibition.
18th Amendment
The ________________ were a series of laws passed by the U.S. that allowed the U.S. to "lend-lease" arms to nations in Europe as WWII was approaching
Neutrality Acts
This law gave more investigatory tools and powers to law enforcement agencies to identify suspected terrorists
Patriot Act
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and fair trial and was originally found in the Northwest Ordinance, but is later included in the Constitution as well
6th Amendment
What three amendments (also called the Reconstruction amendments) were responsible for granting rights to newly freed Black Americans after the Civil War?
13th, 14th, 15th
Name the 3 primary goals of the New Deal
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
These two events led to the official end of WWII
Dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The right to _____ __________ is in the Constitution twice. The 5th Amendment and the 14th Amendment both grant this right.
Due Process