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75 Cards in this Set
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13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment |
Free- ended slavery Citizens- guaranteed full citizenship to slaves Vote- all men of any race can vote |
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Many former slaves became sharecroppers. This kept them in a continuous cycle of ________. |
Poverty |
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During reconstruction ________ _________ were created in order to ensure economic and social equality in the south. |
Military Districts |
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After reconstruction ________ _____ and ___________ _______ kept African Americans from voting. |
Literacy Test Grandfather Clauses |
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What creates de-jure segregation (separate but equal) This creates ___ ____ ____. |
Plessy vs. Ferguson Jim Crow Laws |
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Increasing ___________ and ______________ as a result of the end of reconstruction |
Segregation Discrimination |
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Settled the West in the _____ ______. (middle of the USA) |
Great Plains |
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The Transcontinental Railroad influenced: >The settlement of the _____ ______ >The creation of ________ ____ ____ >Establishment of the ___ |
Great Plains Standard Time Zone ICC |
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What is the ICC |
first regulatory government agency |
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What is the 5th Amendment/Eminent Domain? |
government can buy your land at a fair price –you have to sell for the good of the people example: you own land where the government wants to expand the railroad |
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What are the 3 industries of the west? (migration to Alaska for ____) |
Farming, mining, ranching Gold |
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What is de-jure segregation |
Lawful Segregation |
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What happened when they discovered gold? |
Indians Moved!!! |
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What did the Dawes Act do? |
break up the reservation system and force Indians to assimilate into white culture 160 acres of land is given to Indians to farm |
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The Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act both encouraged what? |
The settlement west of the MS River |
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New Technology was invented while settling the west. List them. |
Barbed Wire Steel Plow Windmill |
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What did the invention of the barbed wire do? |
closed the open range |
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New Immigrants - ________ and _______ Europe |
Southern and eastern |
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Old Immigrants - ________ and _______ Europe |
Northern and Western |
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What are Push/Pull Factors? |
Affect whether immigrants come to the U.S Ex: Religious freedom and economic opportunity |
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There were lots of ethnic neighborhoods (ghettos) with different traditions, religions, customs, and food. What did this create? |
Ethnic Diversity Ex: Chinatown and little Italy |
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A rise in cities equals what? |
JOBS!!!! |
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Creation of monopolies and trusts explained using a cheeseburger |
Monopolies/ Trusts high prices and low quality |
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Pros of monopoly |
You can make lots of burgers, so you can sell those burgers at a really low price because it didn't cause you a lot to make them in the first place. |
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Cons of monopoly |
Lowpaying, long hours and bad working conditions for laborers Eventuallyyou can force all other burger makers out of business. At this point you canraise the price and lower the quality because you have no competition |
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Social Darwinism justifies _____ and _____. |
Wealth and Power Survival of the fittest... richest! |
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What are Laissez Faire policies? |
government keeps hands off big business |
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_______ __________ supports big business in the Gilded Age. |
Federal Government |
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What was Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War? |
Rough Rider |
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Open Door Policy = |
equal trade with China |
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Boxer Rebellion - |
too many whites (westerners) in China! |
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Yellow Journalism - |
Public outrage over the condition in Cuba! |
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Beat Spain... and get the ___________, ______ ____, and ____... NOT ___!!!!! |
Philippines Puerto Rico Guam Cuba |
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Roosevelt Corollary / Monroe Doctrine |
protecting the western hemisphere |
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What statement did Teddy Roosevelt intervene in Latin American affairs by making the U.S a sort of national police force? |
speak softly and carry a big stick |
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What did the panama canal do? |
reduce shipping costs and travel time |
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Chinese Exclusion Act and Gentleman's agreement with Japan |
role of nativism in the U.S |
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Imperialized Hawaii/annexed |
rulingof government people |
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Remember the Maine! |
Spanish American War |
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To Imperialize |
-Manifestdestiny -SocialDarwinism -It’sthe duty of the superior race to civilize inferior people (get rid of huladancing and native dress) -Missionariesbrought Christianity to new places -Acquisitionof territory/compete with other countries in order to acquire territory |
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To Imperialize |
-Searchfor overseas markers-Coalingstations needed for refueling/military strategy-Americanbusinesses would benefit from taking land-Needthe national resources and sell our stuff in other countries-Dominatein the western (Latin America) and eastern (China) hemispheres-Takea more prominent position in world affairs -Should we imperialize the Philippines? Or … |
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Not to Imperialize (Anti-Imperialism) |
-Itsmorally wrong -Itgoes against everything that America stands for -Free and self governing -Independence -Anti-ANNEXATION -Moreland, more problems |
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Not to Imperialize (Anti-Imperialism) |
We declared independence from England. We knowhow it feels to have another country rule us. Why would we ever do that toanyone else? … Would it be morally wrong to rule over a group of people that wewont grant citizenship to |
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This Progressive Movement is.... |
ALL ABOUT CHANGE |
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The Progressive Era --------------------------------- _________ / ____________ |
Populist / Progressives |
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Womenare going to work |
this challenged traditional roles within families |
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TeddyRoosevelt – trust busters |
-Regulates trusts and monopolies -Clayton Anti Trust Act works better than theSherman Anti Trust Act -Federal trade commission correct abusivebusiness practices |
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Progressives are ditching _______ _____ ________. |
laissez faire policies |
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Woodrow Wilson creates the _______ _______ inorder to keep Americans money out of the hands of small group of wealthypeople. Instead,the government would supervise banking through a central board |
Federal Reserve |
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What did the Pendleton Act end? |
patronage You get a job because someone owes you a favor –(now you have to take a test in order to get a government job) |
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Muckrakers |
investigative journalists that discuss issues, unsafe conditions, monopolies,and bad meat (ex: Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle) |
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ConservationMovement |
Teddy and John Muir want to set aside land tokeep it in its natural state. They are worried that eventually the entire USAwill be developed/settled. This way land can be preserved for futuregenerations to enjoy it the way it originally was. |
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__________ /__________/______ all give peoplemore power or say in their government |
Initiative/ referendum/ recall |
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16th Amendment- 17th Amendment- 18th Amendment- 19th Amendment- |
-graduated income tax -direct election ofsenators -prohibition of alcohol(Temperance Movement) -women’s suffrage/vote |
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Women that influenced the 19th amendment |
Alice Paul, Carries Chapman Catt, Susan B.Anthony |
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Booker T. Washington |
-black equality -get askill, get a job, be patient |
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W.E.B. Dubois |
-black equality -only a highereducation will bring economic freedom, we demand this NOW! |
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Tariffs in the USA explained with T-shirts |
both shirts are the same price, but the tax onthe tee from France would make it more expensive |
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Why a tariff is a good thing |
-It promotes American business -Chancesare, you will buy American because it cost less money -it protects American business |
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Why a tariff is a bad thing |
-There is no price competition because Americanbusinesses will raise their prices -Other countries might retaliate and raisetariffs on our stuff |
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WW1 1914-war starts 1917-US enters the war 1918-war ends |
-war starts -US enters the war -war ends |
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America was drawn into WWI for 2 reasons: |
1. Sinking of the Lusitania / unrestrictedsubmarine warfare 2. The publishing of the Zimmerman telegram – anattempted alliance between Mexico and Germany |
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Schenk vs. US—personal liberty may be limited bythe need for national security |
Clear and present danger test Example: you cant speak out against WWI or thepresident because it was considered treasonous. Today, you cant falsely yell bombon a plane because it would incite panic |
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Wilson’s plan for peace -> |
14 points |
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League of nations |
America did not join for fearof an unwanted war |
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The Jazz Age- People are buying on what |
credit/installment plan |
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Harlem Renaissance |
rebirth of African Americanculture/Jazz comes out of this |
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Marcus Garvey |
-back to African movement -blacknationalism |
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Scopes Trial |
Teaching the theory of evolution – science vs.religion – modernism vs. traditionalism |
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Red Scare |
fear of communists of radicals inAmerica |
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Who is UN-American? |
-Grota act -KKK- persecutes immigrants, Catholics, and Jews |
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Sacco and Vanzetti |
-Italian immigrants -Radical -Put to death for committing a crime or becauseof their radical beliefs? |
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