1877-1945
Period from 1865 to 1900 where entrepreneurs were able to reap huge profits for themselves. It was a period of new innovations, rise of new industries, and production.
What is Gilded Age or Industrial Revolution?
During the 1950's, what took place that led to an increased need for housing, goods, and schools?
What is baby boom?
Communists controlled the North and Democracy ruled in the south of what country following their civil war?
What is Korea?
The name of the amendment to the U.S. Constitution, that prohibited alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
_______ was a reform movement that emerged in response to political corruption, practices, of big business, and problems associated with poverty.
What is Progressivism?
This set of programs and policies vastly increased the federal government's role in the people's lives?
What is the New Deal?
______ aimed to rebuild and strengthen European economies to prevent communism from spreading in this region?
What is the Marshall Plan?
This order permitted military commanders to require Japanese Americans to relocate to interment camps away from Western coastal regions. What is the name of the law created by President Roosevelt during WWII?
What is Executive Order 9066?
Increased immigration, child labor, and dangerous working conditions contributed to the rise of what?
What is Labor Unions?
The U.S pursued military action in countries accused of supporting terrorists because of what event?
What is 9/11?
The U.S was concerned about the spread of communism throughout most of the 20th century. Following WWI, suspected communists were persecuted in what was known as the Red Scare. A similar pattern of persecution resurfaced after World War II. What was this development known as?
What is McCarthyism?
After World War I, the United States signed treaties with other nations and took actions in an attempt to prevent future wars. What U.S policy would reflect these actions?
What is isolationism?
In the first half of the twentieth century, most immigrants came to the United States from European countries. The pattern of immigration changed between 1950 and 2000 as most immigrants then began coming from where?
What is Latin America?
This labor union was formed to advocate for the rights of agricultural workers during the 1960's?
What is the UFW?
Men were required to register for military service with the passage of this.
What is the Selective Service Act?
Increased competition for jobs and housing occurred in the 1920's in the north. What caused this?
What is the Great Migration?
New research on the harmful effects of pesticides led to the creation of what agency in 1970?
What is the Environmental Protective Agency or EPA?
The amendment that gave women the right to vote (suffrage)?
What is the 19th amendment?
This act allowed the government to limit free speech. It attempted to silence ideas that challenged their authority and the war effort.
What is the Espionage and Sedition Acts?