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13th amendment
made slavery illegal
15th amendment
slaves right to vote
republicans
political party supported by the rich industrialists following the civil war
what did abraham lincolns assasination cause
it made presidential reconstruction less likely
what country sold alaska to the US
russia
who became president after lincoln was assasinated
andrew johnson
tenant farmers
people who rented land that they farmed
14th amendment
guaranteed citizenship and civil rights to former slaves
solid state
a term given to the southern states because of their overwhelming support of a political party
sharecropping
the agricultural system where the worker pays the landowner a part of his crop for the use of his land and supplies
white southerners regaining control of their state governments was called
return to home rule
scalawags
southerners who supported the carpetbag governments in the south
disenfranchise
to take the right to vote away from a group of people
democratic
the political party supported by most white southerners after the civil war
maximilian
french ruler of mexico
freedmen's bureau
organization established by congress to help former slaves adjust to freedom
william seward
an american secretary of state responsible for the purchase of alaska
republican
the political party supported by the former slaves
jim crowe laws
laws passed by southern states that severely limited the rights of blacks
rutherford b hayes
the american canditate for president in 1876
impeachment
the term which means to bring charges against a public official
samuel tilden
the democratic candidat for president in 1876
carpetbaggers
northerners that moved to the south during reconstruction period
tenure of office
the act of congress that radical republicans accused pres. andrew johnson of violating on 1868
what is the difference between presidential reconstruction and radical reconstruction
pres. reconstruction is very lenient and radical recon. wanted to punish the south for the war
why were the congression elections of 1866 important?
because they gave the radical republicans a 2/3 majority in congress and they could override a presidential veto
the introduction of the horse
revolutionalized the life of the plains indians by the mid 1750's
buffalo
main source of food for the plains indians
what helped the development of new towns
the discovery of gold in the west
nomads
people who roamed over large areas searching for food
grover cleveland
the first democratic president to be elected since before the civil war
drought
the worst disaster for that plains farmers experienced
promontory point
the sight where the union pacific and central pacific railroads joined to complete the transcontinental railroad
high railroad rates
most plains farmers felt that many of their problems were caused by this
populist party
the political 3rd party that nominated a candidate for pres. in the election of 1892
the majority of the western miners that prospected for gold did this
sold their claims to large mining companies
homestead act
act passed by congress in 1862 to promote settlement of the great plains
vigilance comittees
volunteer groups that provided law and order in western towns
joseph glidden
introduced barbed wire
crazy horse
leader of the indians in the battle of big horn
wounded knee
final clash between the plains indians and the u.s. army
the long drive
journey that led cattle herds across the great plains to railroad shippin centers
george a. custer
commander of the 7th calvary at the battle of the little bighorn
dawes act
act of congress that resulted in the breakup of the indian reservations
william mckinley
winner of the presidential election of 1896
james garfield
president who was assassinated in 1881
geronimo
the last indian to surrender to US army
helen hunt jackson
author of A Century of Dishonor about the indians mistreatment
pasqual cervera
spanish general sent to supress a revolt in cuba during the 1890's
imperialism
policy of establishing colonies and building empires
17th amendment
direct election of senators
progressive
groups of people who worked for a variety of reforms in the US during the 1900's
teller amendment
act passed by congress in 1898 that said that the US had no desire to annex cuba
alfred t. mahan
author of The Influence of Sea Power on History
nationalism
a stong feeling of pride in ones country
john hay
american secretary of state responsible for open door policy in china
george dewey
american naval commander who defeated the spanish fleet in manila bay
hawaiian islands
liliuokalani was the queen of this
great britain
the nation that was the world's leading industrail power before 1900.
wilson- gorman tariff act
the act of congress that placed a high tax on sugar coming into the US from cuba
rough riders
theodore roosevelt organized a calvary in the spanish american war that was known as this
USS Maine
american warship that blew up in havana harbour in 1898
16th amendment
gave federal government the right to tax incomes
william h taft
winner of the presidential electoin in 1908
russo-japanese war
the treaty of portsmouth ended this war
open door policy
american endorsed policy of granting equal access to all nations in trading with china
puerto rico
the carribian island that became an american possession following the spanish american war
george w. goethals
the engineer in charge og the construction of the panama canal
colombia
what country controlled panama befor 1903
who was the president during the spanish american war
william mckinley
dollar diplomacy
the policy of using loans and investments to promote american interests in latin america
theodore roosevelt
the winner of the presidential election in 1904
roosevelt corollary
an addition to the monroe doctrine that said the US wuold act as "policemen" for the western hemisphere
de lome letter
the private letter written by a spanish diplomat criticizing the president of the US
santiago
cuban city where spanish forces were forced to surrender to end the spanish american war
what are 3 spanish possessions that were given to the US following the spanish american war
guam, puerto rico, philippines
4 reasons why europe moved toward war during the early 1900's
increas in nationalism, rise in imperialism, new weapons technology, newly formed alliance
what 3 countries were the most important members of the allied powers at the beginning of WWI
graet britain, russia, france
what 2 countries were the most important members of the central powers during WWI
germany, austria-hungary
karl marx
man who outlined the theories of communism
u-boats
german submarine
pancho villa
mexican bandit who led a raid into new mexico in 1916
what member of the central powers had the strongest military
germany
franz ferdinand
archduke of austria-hungary who was assassinated in 1914
serbia
austria-hungary declared war on july 28, 1914 to begin WWI
woodrow wilson
president of the US during WWI
lusitania
ship that sunk
sussex pledge
pledge made by germany not to sink passenger ships without warning
zimmerman note
telegram encouraging an alliance between germany and mexico
lenin
leader of the communist revolution in russia
foch
supreme commander of the allied forces during WWI
joseph pershing
commander of the american expeditory force that was sent to europe during WWI
treaty of brest-litovsk
treaty between germany and russia that allowed russia to get out of WWI
selective service act
act of congress that required american men to register for the draft
armistice
means a temporary stop to fighting
wilson's 14 points
presidents wilsons goals and objectives for a lasting peace following WWI
treaty of versailles
peace treaty that oficially ended WWI
communism
The "red scare" was the fear of what?
league of nations
organization formed after the war that provided a forum for nations to discuss their differences peacefully
kaiser wilhelm
leader of germany during WWI
wilson
winner of the election of 1912
soviet union
the world's first communist nation
alvin york
the most decorated american soldier of WWI
war industries board
agency established by the US during WWI to handle purchasing for both the allies and the US
why was germany able to transfer large numbers of troops to the western front in March, 1918?
russia left the war, allowing soldiers on the eastern front to move to the western fromt.
what was the primary purpose of the treaty of versailles
to punish germany
what was the main reason why the league of nations was eventually a failure?
the US did not join
the development of what product changed people's the lives of more than any other during the early 1900's
the automobile
prosperity
were the 1920's known as a time of prosperity or depression?
who was responsible for the first mass production of the automobile
ford
who won the presidential election of 1920?
harding
19th amendment
women the right to vote
18th amendment
prohibited the sale of alcohlic beverages
20th amendment
changed the date of the presidential inauguration to Jan. 20th
mussolini
fascist dictator of italy in 1920's
coolidge
winner of the pres. election of 1924
21st amendment
repealed the 18th amendment
hoover who won the pres. election of 1924?
hoover
who became pres. after warren harding died in office?
coolidge
the great depression
what did the stock market crash of 1929 lead to?
bonus army
what was the name given to WWI veterans who marched to washington in 1932 to demand bonus payments?
F.D. roosevelt
who won the pres election of 1932?
glass steagall
what act passed by congress in 1933 provided insurance to bank accounts?
hoovervilles
in the 1930's, slims of makeshift shakes were called what?
new deal
roosevelts plan to pull the nation out of depression
fireside chats
president roosevelts radio broadcasts to the nation
hundred days
period of time that congress passed 15 bills at the beginning of roosevelts first term as pres
tennessee valley authority
set up to develop the tenness valley region and provide electricity at low rates
works progress administration
huge work release program that put over 3 million americans to work
reconstruction
the process of bringing the southern states back into the union
presidential reconstruction
a very lenient plan for bringing the southern states back into the union
radical reconstruction
a very harsh plan intended to punish the south
henry wirz
executed for war crimes after the civil war
wade-davis bill
outlined the radical plan for reconstruction
13th amendment
made slavery illegal
black codes
laws that severly limited the rights of freed men (slaves)
freed men
former slaves
1st southern state to be readmitted to the union
tennessee
the alabama claims
great britain had to pay for damages for ships built for the confederates in great britain during the civil war.
hamilton fish
american secretary of state that was responsible for the alabama claims
william seward
american se. of state responsible for purchase of alaska
alexander graham bell
telephone
thomas edison
light bulb
french indochina
another name for vietnam
yuri gagarin
first man into space soviet union
alan sheppard
1st american into space
john glenn
1st american to orbit the earth
fidel castro
cuba-overthrew the govt of fulgencio batista
bay of pigs invasion
failed attempt to overthrow the communist govt of cuba
cuban missle crisis
soviets and US almost fired nuclear bombs
brown vs board of education
supremem court decision that said separtate but legal was not equal
segregation
seperation of blacks and whites
montgomery alabama bus boycott
rosa parks refused to sit in back of bus
lee harvey oswald
killed john kennedy
lyndon johnson
became pres after kennedy was assassinated
gulf of tonkin resolution
gave johnson the authority to increase american involvement in vietnam
viet kong
communist guerilla fighters that fought the US in vietnam
the TET offensive
huge communist offensive in vietnam that changed american opinion of the war
electon of 1968
nixon won
henry kissenger
chief american negotiatior at the paris peace talks
treaty of paris, 1973
ended american involvement in vietnam
electon of 1972
nixon reelected
watergate
forced nixon to resign
gerald ford
became pres. when nixon resigned
election of 1976
gerald ford- republican
jimmy carter democrat-winner
camp david accords
treaty between israel and egypt
iran hostage crisis
iran held 54 americans hosage for 444 days
reaganomics
pres. reagan's economic policies
election of 1984
ronald reagan won
iran-contra affair
attempt by the US to supply anti-communist gorillas in nicuragua
election of 1988
george bush won
saddam hussein
leader of iraq
election of 1992
bill clinton- democret-won
ronald reagan-republican
election of 1996
bill clinton re-elected
kosovo
a province of serbia
election of 2000
george bush-republican-won
al gore
election of 2004
bush re-elected