APUSH chapter 18

test feb 5 2025

Consumer Culture

A culture that emerged in the modern and industrialized societies where wealthy individuals increasingly spent money for pleasure and shopping became a common activity.

Plessy v. Ferguson

A landmark Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the doctrine of 'separate but equal.'

Jim Crow Laws

State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.

YMCA

A community organization that helped assimilate young men and immigrants into urban life through various services promoting 'Muscular Christianity'.

Negro Leagues

Baseball leagues composed entirely of African American teams that arose due to racial segregation in sports.

Sierra Club

An environmental organization founded by John Muir that aimed to preserve America's mountains.

National Park Service

Federal agency responsible for managing national parks and monuments, preserving their natural and cultural resources.

Antiques Act

Law that allows the president to designate national monuments without Congressional approval.

National Audubon Society

A non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats.

'Solitude of Self'

A speech by Elizabeth Cady Stanton arguing for women's rights against the notion of male protection.

Comstock Act (1873)

Legislation that made it illegal to distribute information related to sex and birth control through the mail.

Booker T. Washington

An African American educator who founded the Tuskegee Institute and advocated for industrial education as a means for racial progress.

Feminism

The movement for full political, social, and economic rights for women.

Social Darwinism

The theory that individuals or groups achieve advantage over others as the result of biological superiority.

Eugenics

A social philosophy advocating for the improvement of human genetic traits through selective breeding.

American Protective Association

A nativist organization founded by Protestant Americans that opposed Catholic and Jewish immigration.

Social Gospel

A Protestant movement that emphasized the duty of Christians to engage in social reform and assist those in need.

Fundamentalism

A strict adherence to specific theological doctrines, often focusing on a literal interpretation of the Bible.

WCTU (Woman's Christian Temperance Union)

A women's organization advocating for temperance and social reforms including women's suffrage.

NAWSA (National American Woman Suffrage Association)

An organization formed to advocate for women's rights and encourage their right to vote.

National Association of Colored Women

A group formed by African American women that advocated for temperance, public health, and the welfare of orphans and the elderly.