Post Civil War
Restrictions on freed African Americans
Black Codes
Immigrants coming across the Atlantic/Pacific were processed into these two places
Ellis and Angel Island
This event sparked WWI.
Assassinatio of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This era saw growth in "Pop Culture" like movies, sports, music, travel, and celebrities.
The Roaring Twenties
Opened up the land for any Homesteaders who agreed to settle & farm it.
Including Women & African Americans.
Homestead Act
Former slaves who followed Pap Singleton to the West for better treatment & opportunities.
Exoduster
His book, "The Jungle," exposed the poor sanitation issues in meat-packing plants.
Upton Sinclair
This event caused the US to join the Great War
Sinking of the Lusitania
This economic collapse was triggered by the 1929 Stock Market Crash, followed by bank failures, massive unemployment, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff impacts, and overproduction, leading to the "Great" downturn of the 1930s
Causes of the Great Depression
Established a merit-based system for federal employment, replacing the spoils system.
Pendleton Act
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
Gave African-American males the right to vote
The Populist Party generally tried to help which group of Americans?
Rural farmers
A secret German proposal to Mexico to attack the US that was intercepted and decoded by the British
Zimmerman Telegram
This war gave the US access to Cuba, the annexation of Hawaii, and paved the way to build the Panama Canal
The Spanish-American War
Gives citizenship to everyone born in the United States, including formerly enslaved people
14th Amendment
What court case impacted segregation as a more common way to treat black citizens?
Plessy v. Ferguson
The main goal of this movement was for all Americans to fix the problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, and corruption
Progressive Movement
The British introduced this armored vehicle at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 to cross the difficult terrain of "No Man's Land"
The tank
This President's plan to address the depression was "Rugged Individualism," or promoting individual freedom and hard work instead of civil services to reduce poverty.
Herbert Hoover
The United States could provide military and material aid to Allied nations during World War II, without immediate payment
Lend-Lease Act
This Act tried to change Native Americans from nomadic hunters to individual landowners/farmers.
Dawes Act
This Progressive President created the Dept of Labor, supported the passage of the 16th & 17th Amendments, and admitted AZ & NM to the Union.
William H. Taft
Supreme Court decision that ruled the government could restrict free speech that posed a "clear and present danger" (especially during wartime).
Schenck v United States
What was the "Three R's" philosophy of President Roosevelt's New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
Prohibited discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, and national origin
Fair Housing Act (or Civil Rights Act of 1968)