post civil war

240 cert practice

globalism

economic and foreign policy planning on a global basis

fascism

far-right authoritarian political ideology that promotes dictatorial power, extreme nationalism, suppression of opposition, and often the belief in the supremacy of one nation or race

central powers (wwi)

germany, austria-hungary and turkey

allied powers (wwi)

france, great-britain, russia, italy, japan, and the united states

butler act

tennessee state law that made it a crime to teach evolution in public schools

united nations

global organization established in 1945 following wwii. dedicated to international peace and stability

u-boats

german submarines used in wwi & wwii

franklin d. roosevelt

served more than 2 terms. passed the new deal after the great depression & lead u.s into wwii

vladimir lenin

led the bloshevik party in russia and eventually gained control to form the soviet union in 1922

the new deal

passed by fdr after great depression in order to stimulate the economy. social security, fdic and unemployment benefits still exist today

isolationism

nationally abstaining from alliancers anc international involvement, focusing instead on domestic affairs.

d-day

invasion of the allied forces, marking u.s involvement & invasion of europe

sherman anti-trust act

regulated business practice, kill monopolies

american federation of labor

founded by several unions of skilled workers in 1886 who came together to negotiate wages, hours and working conditions

trench warfare

style of fighting used in wwi, in which troops lived in thousands of miles of trenchline

mao zedong

communist leader who declared power over the people’s republic of china in 1949

national interstate and defense highways act of 1956

massive network of highways established by dwight d. eisenhower

elizabeth cady stanton

women’s rights advocate. created the seneca falls convention & the declaration of sentiments with lucretia mott

wagner act

guaranteed the basic rights of workers to organize into unions, engage in collective bargaining and strike if necessary

scopes monkey trial

landmark trial in 1925 that attempted to overturn the butler act. did not succeed, paved the way for teaching evolution in public schools

pullman strikes

nationwide railroad strike organized in 1894 by workers of the pulllman company to protest their treatment

jonas salk

developed the polio vaccines in 1955, eradicated the disease

bay of pigs

failed military invasion of cuba in 1961

kansas-nebraska act

passed in 1854, allowed each state to choose whether it would allow slavery or not

chinese civil war

fought between the chinese communist party & the republic of china (1945-1949). resulted in the creation of the people’s republic of china

decolonization

when a settlement that has been controlled by a foreign country, often european, fight for autonomy & independence from its mother country

labor day

federal holiday passed in 1894

march on washington

march for the passage of civil rights act in which more than 200k marched alongside mlk

white flight

used to refer to the mass migration of affluent white families out of cities following the desegregation of schools

teddy roosevelt

known for his leadership in the progressive movement

sdi/star wars

ronald reagan attempted anti-missile system that could stop missiles coming from space

great society

series of programs launched by lyndon b. johnson (medicare, medicaid, head start)

seneca falls convention

held in new york, seen as the first organized step in the women’s suffrage movement

hector garcia

first mexican american to receive the presidential meal of freedom

progressive era

the rapid economic expansion of the second industrial revolution. contributed to the increase of the haves and have nots, growth of monopolies and oligopolies

haymarket square

location of a violent conflict in chicago

national labor union

created in 1866, goal was to improve working conditions through legislative reform instead of through negotiations between workers and employers

john brown

most controversial abolitionist, led a group on a raid of a weapons arsenal in harper’s ferry, virginia

mexican revolution

began as a revolt against porfirio diaz whose 34 year term as president violated the mx constituion and resulted in changed social and economic system with a new business class

marshall plan

plan for financial aid from america to western europe after wwii

national woman suffrage association

founded in 1869 by matilda joslyn gage, anthony &stanton

truman doctrine

pledge by president truman to support any nation against communism

frederick douglass

abolitionist & notated orator who escaped from slavery

allied powers of wwii

uk, france, u.s., soviet union & canada

knights of labor

first major labor organization, organized both skilled & unskilled workers. wanted to form a cooperative society in which the laborers owned the industries in which they worked

chinese revolution

began oct 1911 as a revolt led by the revolutionaries in southern china against the qing dynasty. resulted in the republic of china & the end of the imperial gov structure.

bleeding kansas

violent confrontation in kansas. occurred when congress divided kansas & allowed each to choose wether or not it would allow slavery

ho chi minh

communist leader of vietnam during the cold war era

jane addams

created settlement houses in chicago to serve poor immigrant communities

axis powers (wwii)

nazi germany, japan, italy

fail labor standards act

1938 placed legal limits on hazardous & harmful labor in conditions in workplaces

19th amendment

gave women’s the right to vote

sarah g. bagley

founded the lowell female labor reform association in 1844

lowell female labor reform association

main goals were to establish a 10hr workday & influence the state legislature of massachusetts to investigate working conditions in factories

taft hartley act

restricted many powers & activities of labor unions

russian revolution

battle over political party power between the socialist movement (mensheviks) & the russian social democratic labor party (bolsheviks) in russia

treaty of versailles

signed june 28, 1919. between allies & germany to end wwi

opec

international organization of countries that produce the majority of the world’s oil supply. majority in the middle east

popular sovereignty

the idea that all powers of government ultimately rest in the people

lyndon b. johnson

architect to the great society programs to combat poverty

kim il sung

communist leader of korea during the cold war era

second industrial revolution

unprecendented increase in economic productivity during the late 1800s. large leaps in tech, electricity, petroleum & steel

railway labor act

federal law passed in 1926 which did not allow railroad or airline industries to strike, but allowed bargaining, arbitration & mediation

smoot-hawley tariff act

tariffs passed in 1930 to protect american jobs, backfired & decreased international trade after retaliatory tariffs were enacted

selma to montgomery march

54 miles led by mlk to support the civil righrs act. lbj supported the march