End Of The Year 2025/ Readers Digest

Acceptance

freedom of speech

Freedom of religion

Right to petition

Etc

18th amendment

this amendment established prohibition influence by women

Progressive ratify prohibition amendment

Prohibited by the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors

Progressives ratify the prohibition amendment

Rise of crime across the US during prohibition

It reflected the governments shift to a more active role in the lives of citizens

19th amendment

women get the right to vote

Consent of the governed

Women now have a greater opportunity to influence government

Prohibited voter discrimination based on gender

Women continue to fight for civil rights

It increase the power of women

It met the goals of the suffragist

22nd amendment

It was a Reaction to Roosevelt winning 4 times

Term limits for future presidents

It was a reaction to Roosevelt being elected to a 4th term

No person shall be elected president more than twice, 10 year maximum

It established presidential term limits

Aerospace industry

this industry established Satellite Technology, Climate, technology, ultraviolet filtering lenses

Heat Shield material, optical scanners, Earth imaging tech

Space program created new industries on new tech

US space program

Alex de Tocqueville

He wanted government to pass laws to protect liberties

Individualism

Laissez-Faire - a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course/ without interfering

Andrew Carnegie

He Increased funding for libraries

He built the formidable American steel industry

He Established organizations dedicated to Education and the arts

He established organizations dedicated to arts

Assembly line

Henry Ford developed it

It increased productivity and efficiency

Cars became more affordable

Mass manufacturing techniques were adopted

Atomic Bomb

Testing began during the Cold War and world war

Testing took place at Hanford, Oak Ridge, and Los Alamos is where they did the research during world war ll

The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and because of this the war ends

It forced Japan to surrender

It was developed to bring about Japan’s surrender and a end to world war ll

Concerns were raised over the potential long term effects of changes in relation between countries after the bombing of Japan

Baby Boomers

A growth in the suburbs; anyone born from 1946 to 1964

Because of the population growth in the US, an increase in the spending on highway networks

Prosperity increased as a result of a higher demand of consumer products for the new middle class

Bank Failures

Government did not insure deposits; 9,000 banks failed

Bread lines formed because of increasing unemployment