founding docs
something your born with that cant be taken away
natural rights
A severe drought and dust storms that hit the Southern Great Plains of the United States in the 1930s
dust bowl
a competition between countries to build up their nuclear arsenals
nuclear race
the process of a society transitioning from a primarily agrarian economy to one based on industry and manufacturing
Industrialization
a surprise attack on a us navel base that was destroyed
pearl harbor
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
social contract
a great economic crisis during 1930s
great depression
a country in southeast asia who went to war with the us
vietnam
the process of increasing population concentration in cities and towns driven by people moving from rural areas to urban areas
urbanization
a peace treaty that officially ended ww1
treaty versailles
the name given to the first ten amendments of the united states constitution
bill rights
a period of wide spread fear in the usa
red scare
a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted
blacklisting
a landmark 1896 supreme court case that established the separate but equal
plessy vs ferguson
a second class battleship in the us navy that was sent to havana cuba in 1898 to protect american interests during a times of unrest
uss maine
the fundamental law of the united states establishing its national government
us constitution
a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed
nativism
a conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between south korean war and north korean war
korean war
rules/laws that separated colored people from whites
jim crow laws
debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations
war bonds
a state of deep understanding and awareness whether a sudden realization or a process of learning
enlightenment
a period of social and culture change
jazz age
the act of restricting the spread or influence of something like a disease
containment
an apartment building with multiple dwellings usually with few apartments
tenement housing
a series of us laws passed in the 1930s aimed at preventing the us from being drawn into foreign conflicts
neutrality acts