US Final Review

These flashcards cover key concepts and terms from U.S. history related to various periods, including the Gilded Age, Progressive Era, World Wars, and Civil Rights movement.

A period of rapid industrial growth and extreme wealth inequality hidden beneath the appearance of prosperity.

Gilded Age

The agreement that officially put an end to Reconstruction.

Compromise of 1877

Laws associated with segregation in public places.

Jim Crow Laws

Total control of an industry.

Monopoly

Businesses combining to eliminate competition.

Trust

American Federation of Labor, a labor union only for skilled workers.

AFL

A muckraker known for exposing corruption, particularly in the meatpacking industry.

Upton Sinclair

A conflict resulting from the explosion of the USS Maine and sensationalized news reporting.

Spanish-American War

Document expanding the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. intervention in Latin America.

Roosevelt Corollary

Legislation aimed at protecting children from exploitation in the workforce.

Child Labor Laws

Avoidance of international involvement, particularly in the context of U.S. foreign policy.

Isolationism

A group of WWI veterans who protested for early payment of a bonus they were promised.

Bonus Army

A series of programs and reforms introduced by FDR to help recover from the Great Depression.

New Deal

A U.S. foreign policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism.

Containment Policy

Legislation aimed at ending discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Civil Rights Acts

An economic theory that suggests economic growth can be most effectively fostered by lowering taxes and decreasing regulation.

Supply-side economics

The event marking the end of the Vietnam War, occurring in 1975.

Fall of Saigon

The process of increased interconnectedness among countries most notably in trade, politics, and culture.

Globalization