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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

Many former slaves became sharecroppers. This kept them in a continuous cycle of ________.



Poverty

During reconstruction ________ _________ were created in order to ensure economic and social equality in the south.

Military Districts

After reconstruction ________ _____ and ___________ _______ kept African Americans from voting.

Literacy Test


Grandfather Clauses



What creates de-jure segregation (separate but equal)




This creates ___ ____ ____.

Plessy vs. Ferguson






Jim Crow Laws

Increasing ___________ and ______________ as a result of the end of reconstruction

Segregation




Discrimination

Settled the West in the _____ ______. (middle of the USA)

Great Plains

The Transcontinental Railroad influenced:


>The settlement of the _____ ______


>The creation of ________ ____ ____


>Establishment of the ___

Great Plains




Standard Time Zone




ICC

What is the ICC

first regulatory government agency



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

What are the 3 industries of the west?




(migration to Alaska for ____)

Farming, mining, ranching




Gold

What is de-jure segregation

Lawful Segregation

What happened when they discovered gold?

Indians Moved!!!

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

The Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act both encouraged what?

The settlement west of the MS River

New Technology was invented while settling the west. List them.

Barbed Wire


Steel Plow


Windmill

What did the invention of the barbed wire do?

closed the open range

New Immigrants - ________ and _______ Europe

Southern and eastern

Old Immigrants - ________ and _______ Europe

Northern and Western

What are Push/Pull Factors?

Affect whether immigrants come to the U.S




Ex: Religious freedom and economic opportunity

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

A rise in cities equals what?

JOBS!!!!

Creation of monopolies and trusts explained using a cheeseburger

Monopolies/ Trusts


high prices and low quality

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.



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

Social Darwinism justifies _____ and _____.

Wealth and Power




Survival of the fittest... richest!

What are Laissez Faire policies?

government keeps hands off big business

_______ __________ supports big business in the Gilded Age.

Federal Government

What was Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish


American War?

Rough Rider

Open Door Policy =

equal trade with China

Boxer Rebellion -

too many whites (westerners) in China!

Yellow Journalism -

Public outrage over the condition in Cuba!

Beat Spain... and get the ___________, ______ ____, and ____... NOT ___!!!!!

Philippines




Puerto Rico




Guam




Cuba

Roosevelt Corollary / Monroe Doctrine

protecting the western hemisphere

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

What did the panama canal do?

reduce shipping costs and travel time

Chinese Exclusion Act and Gentleman's agreement with Japan

role of nativism in the U.S

Imperialized Hawaii/annexed

rulingof government people

Remember the Maine!

Spanish American War

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


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 …

Not to Imperialize (Anti-Imperialism)

-Itsmorally wrong


-Itgoes against everything that America stands for


-Free and self governing


-Independence


-Anti-ANNEXATION


-Moreland, more problems


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

This Progressive Movement is....

ALL ABOUT CHANGE

The Progressive Era


---------------------------------


_________ / ____________

Populist / Progressives

Womenare going to work

this challenged traditional roles within families

TeddyRoosevelt – trust busters


-Regulates trusts and monopolies


-Clayton Anti Trust Act works better than theSherman Anti Trust Act


-Federal trade commission correct abusivebusiness practices

Progressives are ditching _______ _____ ________.

laissez faire policies

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

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)

Muckrakers

investigative journalists that discuss issues, unsafe conditions, monopolies,and bad meat




(ex: Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle)

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.

__________ /__________/______ all give peoplemore power or say in their government

Initiative/ referendum/ recall

16th Amendment-


17th Amendment-


18th Amendment-


19th Amendment-

-graduated income tax


-direct election ofsenators


-prohibition of alcohol(Temperance Movement)


-women’s suffrage/vote

Women that influenced the 19th amendment

Alice Paul, Carries Chapman Catt, Susan B.Anthony

Booker T. Washington

-black equality


-get askill, get a job, be patient

W.E.B. Dubois

-black equality


-only a highereducation will bring economic freedom, we demand this NOW!

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

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

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

WW1




1914-war starts


1917-US enters the war


1918-war ends

-war starts


-US enters the war


-war ends

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

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

Wilson’s plan for peace ->

14 points

League of nations

America did not join for fearof an unwanted war

The Jazz Age- People are buying on what

credit/installment plan

Harlem Renaissance

rebirth of African Americanculture/Jazz comes out of this

Marcus Garvey

-back to African movement


-blacknationalism

Scopes Trial

Teaching the theory of evolution – science vs.religion – modernism vs. traditionalism

Red Scare

fear of communists of radicals inAmerica

Who is UN-American?

-Grota act


-KKK- persecutes immigrants, Catholics, and Jews

Sacco and Vanzetti

-Italian immigrants


-Radical


-Put to death for committing a crime or becauseof their radical beliefs?

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