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Poll Taxes/Grandfather Clause/Literacy Test
Laws created in the south to limit the freedoms of African Americans voting rights
Reconstruction Amendments
13 - ended slavery
14 - civil rights
15 - right to vote
Jim Crow Laws
Laws that were created to enforce segregation
Segregation
Separation of public facilities
Plessy v. Ferguson
Supreme Court stating that “separate but equal” was legal
Causes of immigration
Factory jobs were unavailable for unskilled workers
Farmland was available
Causes of urbanization
An increase of factories in the cities during industrialization
Time periods
Urbanization and immigration took place during the period of industrialization in the US during 1850-1920
Progressive Era: 1900-1920 - was a time period when the government tried to fix societal problems
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Led to women protesting for workers rights and safety in workplaces
Working Conditions
They were poor during industrialization
Child Labor
During industrialization children were working in poor conditions instead of school
Labor Unions
Tried to unite workers to fight for better working conditions
Push/Pull
Push - reasons immigrants left their homes (countries, war, famine, no jobs)
Pull - reasons why they came to a country (jobs and freedoms)
Muckrakers
Individuals who exposed the terrible conditions in society
Teddy Roosevelt
Led to the Progressive Era. Tried to control good and bad trusts and eliminate bad trusts
Panama Canal
Shortened sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Monopolies
Large corporations that would wipe out competition, also known as bad trusts. Bad for business, bad for consumers
Mass Production
Manufacture large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
Ellis Island
Processed immigrants from Europe
Xenophobia
Prejudice against immigrants because they came from very different backgrounds than the majority of Americans
Cause of Expansion
Americans needed more resources to fuel industrialization
Impact of Expansion
America gains territories and becomes a world power
Yellow Journalism
Exaggeration used in newspapers to influence public opinion
Imperialism/Expansion
A country acquiring/annexing territories
Open Door Policy
Protecting the US trading rights with China
Militarism
A country putting their main emphasis on war
Alliances
Nations making agreements to support each other during war
Imperialism
When a nation expands by taking up colonies throughout the world, outside of their borders for economic interest
Nationalism
Extreme pride in your nation or natural identity
Neutrality
Not being involved with fighting a war
Reasons for US Involvement
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (Germany)
Propaganda
Economic Interests
Russian Revolution
Sinking of the Lusitania (sunk by German submarine)
Zimmerman Telegram
Assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand
Immediate cause of WW1
Treaty of Versailles
BRAT - targeted Germany
B - blame
R - reparations
A - army (reduce military)
T - territory
League of Nations
A proposed alliance to help monitor and police the world. Unsuccessful due to the US not joking
Wilson’s 14 Points
President Wilson proposed the League of Nations in the 14 points
Economy - 1920’s
Booming!
Women’s Suffrage/19th Amendment
The right for women to vote
Organized Crime
Caused the 18th Amendment which was the banning of alcohol
Prohibition
Period in the US when alcohol was banned
Harlem Renaissance
Increased awareness of African-Americans
Stock Market Crash
Cause of the Great Depression. The economy tanked and people lost everything. A main cause of the stock market crash was buying on margin
Hoovervilles
Named after President Hoover because the people felt he did not meet the needs of Americans
Dust Bowl
During the Great Depression. Severe drought that caused the farming system to fail
FDR
The President during the Great Depression and WW2
New Deal
Deal put forth by FDR to get Americans out of the Great Depression. He had a Banking Holiday which closed all banks and created several programs. Social Security still exists today
Pearl Harbor
Attack by Japan on US naval base.
US then got involved in fighting
Ultimately, US drops the atomic bomb to end war and save American lives/Truman was president
Japanese Internment
Japanese-Americans were sent to camps, similar to prisons after Pearl Harbor
Holocaust
Mass killings of European Jews and other minorities
Women’s Role During War
Working in factories
Lend Lease
Providing materials to the Allied powers
Total War
All citizens are involved in and support the war effort at home
Ex: paper drives, rationing of food and gas, victory gardens
Nations Involved in the Cold War
US vs. Soviet Union (USSR)
Causes of the Cold War
Conflicting interest among world powers (democracy vs. communism)
Proxy Wars
Korean War, Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union had put nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba
Protests
Peacefully standing up against inequalities
Bus Boycott
Began with Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus
I Have a Dream Speech
Speech to end racism and promote equality for all Americans in the United States by MLK Jr.
Inequality
A group of individuals, usually a minority not being treated fairly
Power
When one group/individual has influence over another due to money, military rights
Conflict
An issue between groups or individuals
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