Dual History Flashcards

Haymarket Square Riot

Labor strike in Chicago due to poor labor laws

Battle of Gettysburg

Bloodiest battle in history during the Civil War

Fourteen Points

Woodrow Wilson's post-war plan for peace

Battle of Little Bighorn

Major battle between Native Americans and U.S. forces

Dawes Severalty Acts

Legislation dividing Native American tribal lands

Massacre at Wounded Knee

Violent conflict between U.S. troops and Native Americans

Pullman Strike

Nationwide railroad strike in support of Pullman workers

Homestead Act (1862)

Law granting land to settlers in the West

Treaty of Versailles

Peace treaty ending World War I

Homestead Strike

Labor dispute at Carnegie Steel Company

Interstate Commerce Commission

Regulatory agency overseeing railroad practices

Battle of Blair Mountain

Largest labor uprising in U.S. history

Henry Bessemer

Inventor of the Bessemer process for steelmaking

Pendleton Act (1883)

Legislation establishing a merit-based civil service system

Dollar Diplomacy

U.S. foreign policy promoting economic interests abroad

Henry Ford

Pioneer of the assembly line and mass production

Zimmerman Note

Telegram proposing a German-Mexican alliance during WWI

RMS Lusitania

British ship sunk by a German submarine in WWI

Andrew Carnegie

Industrialist and philanthropist in the steel industry

George Washington Carver

Scientist known for agricultural innovations

Ulysses S. Grant

Union general and 18th President of the United States

J.P. Morgan

Financier and banker during the Gilded Age

Battle of Vicksburg

Key Civil War battle securing Union control of the Mississippi River

Plessy v Ferguson

Supreme Court case establishing "separate but equal"

John D. Rockefeller

Industrialist who founded Standard Oil Company

Compromise of 1877

Agreement ending Reconstruction and withdrawing federal troops from the South

Appomattox Court House

Site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Railroad and shipping magnate during the Gilded Age

Upton Sinclair

Author of "The Jungle," exposing issues in the meatpacking industry

13th Amendment

Constitutional amendment abolishing slavery

Ida B. Wells

Journalist and civil rights activist against lynching

Jane Addams

Social reformer and founder of Hull House

Spanish-American War

Conflict between the U.S. and Spain over Cuba

Booker T. Washington

African American educator and civil rights leader

17th Amendment

Amendment allowing for the direct election of U.S. Senators

14th Amendment

Constitutional amendment granting citizenship and equal protection under the law

W.E.B DuBuis

Civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP

18th Amendment

Prohibition amendment banning alcohol

Muckrakers

Journalists who exposed corruption and social issues

Woodrow Wilson

U.S. President during WWI and advocate for the League of Nations

19th Amendment

Amendment granting women the right to vote

15th Amendment

Constitutional amendment granting voting rights regardless of race

Theodore Roosevelt

Progressive U.S. President known for trust-busting and conservation

Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

Legislation restricting Chinese immigration to the U.S.

Eugene V. Debs

Socialist leader and five-time presidential candidate

Samuel Gompers

Founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

Immigration Restriction Act (1921)

Law limiting immigration based on nationality

Jim Crow Laws

Racial segregation laws in the Southern U.S.

John Hay

U.S. Secretary of State known for the Open Door Policy in China

Square Deal

Theodore Roosevelt's domestic policy promoting fairness for all

Frances E. Willard

Women's suffrage and temperance advocate

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Tragic event leading to improved workplace safety laws

New Freedom

Woodrow Wilson's progressive platform for economic reform

Pure Food and Drug Act

Legislation regulating food and drug safety

William Howard Taft

U.S. President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Law aimed at preventing monopolies and promoting competition

John Muir

Naturalist and conservationist, founder of the Sierra Club

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Legislation strengthening antitrust regulations

open door policy

Open Door Policy: A diplomatic concept allowing countries access to trade in China without discrimination, proposed by the U.S. in 1899 to ensure equal trading opportunities.

john j pershing

Flashcard: John J. Pershing was a US Army General who led American forces during WWI. He was known for his leadership and strategic skills in combat.

archduke Franz Ferdinand

Flashcard: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination triggered the start of World War I in 1914.

league of nations

Flashcard: League of Nations was an international organization founded after WWI to promote peace and cooperation among countries but failed to prevent WWII due to lack of enforcement power.

buck v. bell

Supreme Court case that upheld forced sterilization laws in the US, stating "Three generations of imbeciles are enough." (Buck v. Bell, 1927)

first red scare

Period of anti-communist hysteria in the US post-WWI, fearing Bolshevik influence. Led to arrests, deportations, and suppression of leftist movements.

William Jennings Bryan

William Jennings Bryan: American politician and orator known for his populist and anti-imperialist views. Three-time Democratic nominee for president, famous for his "Cross of Gold" speech.

Jeannette Rankin

Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the United States Congress, serving in the House of Representatives in 1917 and again in 1941.

Marbury v. Madison

established judicial review, allowing the Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

Gibbons v. Ogden

established Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce, limiting state control. It shaped federalism and commerce laws.

McCullough v. Maryland

Landmark Supreme Court case (1819) establishing federal supremacy over state laws regarding taxation. Maryland tried to tax the Second Bank of the U.S., but the Court ruled the tax unconstitutional.

Missouri compromise

1820 law admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance of power between free and slave states.

compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850 - Legislation defusing tensions between North and South over slavery in newly acquired territories, comprising laws like Fugitive Slave Act and California's admission as a free state.

Kansas-Nebraska act

1854 law allowing popular sovereignty in new territories to determine whether they would allow slavery, leading to increased tensions between North and South.