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What industry is John D. Rockefeller known for?
The oil industry
This amendment freed ALL slaves in the united states
The 13th Amendment
The first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. It was mainly intended, in the wake of the American Civil War, to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent born in or brought to the United States
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Homestead Act of 1862 was created in order for the federal to give away what?
Land
African Americans moved to cities in the North and Midwest to find what?
A better job and life
Factories and industries coming to the city eventually resulted in city populations going up or down?
Up
Inventor of the lightbulb
Thomas Alva Edison
Failure of what treaty led to WW2?
The Treaty of Versailles
The United States relocation policy resulted in American Indians being-
forced to leave their native land.
This Civil War law freed some slaves in America leading to the passing of the 13th Amendment
The emancipation proclamation
These are laws passed in Southern states that restricted travel and other activities of freed slaves
Black Codes
How did industrialization impact urbanization?
It led to the growth of cities as people moved from rural areas to urban centers in search of work in factories.
Laws that were passed to limit the ability of blacks to vote and hold office, were called ...
Jim Crow Laws
What contributed to the significant increase in the nation's population during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Immigration from Europe
The creator of the automobile(the Car)
Henry Ford
What event led to the United States' entry into World War I?
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania by a German submarine.
To end the Great Depression by creating jobs
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude—
The 15th Amendment
The Freedmen's Bureau focused on providing aid to
Former slaves
What were some key factors that contributed to the rise of labor unions in the late 19th century?
Dangerous working conditions, low wages, and lack of worker rights.
What landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education.
Advertising during this time was mostly done through what?
Magazines and catalogs
Creator of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
What was the significance of the Battle of Midway during World War II?
It marked a turning point in the Pacific War and weakened Japan's naval power.
How did yellow journalism contribute to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?
By printing news stories that were not the whole truth
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
The 14th Amendment
What was one factor that led many African Americans to move away from the South after Reconstruction
job opportunities in Northern factories
Which industry did John D. Rockefeller dominate during the late 19th century?
The oil industry.
What was the name of the court case that upheld the Jim Crow laws?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Labor unions fight for?
Better pay, and safer working conditions
Brothers from NC that created the Airplane
The Wright Brothers
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan after World War II?
To provide economic aid to help rebuild Western Europe and prevent the spread of communism.
Name a Noncontagious State
Alaska, Hawaii
Who was the president responsible for implementing Reconstruction policies?
Abraham Lincoln and later Andrew Johnson.
"To educate a man is to unfit him to be a slave." is a quote by who?
Fredrick Douglass
What technological advancements contributed to the rapid industrialization of the late 19th century?
The Bessemer process for steel production, the invention of the telegraph and telephone, and the expansion of the railroad.
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?
Booker T. Washington
What factor contributed to the transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an industrial nation before World War I?
Lower production costs
What amendment ended prohibition
The 21st Amendment
What was the policy of containment during the Cold War?
The strategy to prevent the spread of communism, primarily by diplomatic, military, and economic means.