Social Studies EOC Flashcards Updated

Who wrote The Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

This document determines how a territory becomes a state in the U.S.

The Northwest Ordinance

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

The federal government was too weak

What is the 3rd amendment?

No quartering of soldiers

Anti-Federalists did not want to ratify the Constitution until this document was written

The Bill of Rights

How many branches of government did the Constitution create?

3 branches

Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?

To work in factories

When labor unions attempt to negotiate with business owners

Collective bargaining

This is the immigration station on the east coast of the U.S.

Ellis Island

journalists who exposed political corruption, corrupt corporate and industrial practices, and social injustice in urban America

Muckrakers

a policy of extending a country's power and influence

Imperialism

A plan for peace after WW1 written by Woodrow Wilson

Fourteen Points

a celebration of African American culture that contributed to social change

The Harlem Renaissance

The day that the banks shut down due to an economic crash

Black Tuesday

What event marked the end of the U.S. policy of isolationism?

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

a campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions

McCarthyism

This court case established a "separate but equal" policy that legalized racial segregation

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Why did the baby boom occur?

Because soldiers came back from war and wanted to settle and have a family

The increase of U.S. trade deficit led to...

a decrease in manufacturing jobs

the value of goods and services imported exceeding those that are exported

trade deficit

an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental preservation matters

Environmental Protection Agency

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism

the USA PATRIOT Act

Where is the Sun Belt located?

across the Southern United States

All property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Communism

This organization prompted employers to blacklist suspected communists, including actors and writers

The House Un-American Activities Committee

a defensive alliance between the United States and Western European nations against any possible Soviet aggression

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Created to help a rapidly expanding workforce try and improve poor unregulated working conditions

Labor Unions

Outlawed the sale of misbranded or spoiled food and drugs in interstate trade

Pure Food and Drug Act

What was the U.S.' national policy following WW1?

Isolationism

The Northwest Ordinance outlawed \_________ in the northwest territory

slavery

An outlying district of a city

suburb

A town or city

Urban

The countryside

Rural

What political party do Urban voters mostly support?

Democratic

What political party do Rural voters mostly support?

Republican

allowed more individuals from Asia, Africa, and Latin America to enter the United States.

The 1965 Immigration Act

What President came up with the idea of the Great Society

Lyndon B. Johnson

President Reagan's approach to economics

Reagan Economics

What is the Rust Belt

parts of the northeastern and midwestern US

The PATRIOT Act sparked debate in the United States. What was the debate about?

Civil Liberties vs Safety