EOC Flash Cards 24-25

Nativism

• Belief that native-born Americans are superior to immigrants

• Belief that immigrants should have more rights than natives

• Belief that all cultures are equal

• Belief that immigration should be encouraged

Nationalism

• Thinking that countries are better than one another

• Believing in global unity and cooperation

• Advocating for the abolition of national borders

• Promoting cultural exchange between nations

Populism

• People power

• Government by the elite

• Rule by a single leader

• Power for the people, by the people, lead by the people

Pure Food and Drug Act

• Ensured that meat and drug needed to be inspected and labeled correctly

• Allowed for the unrestricted sale of all food and drugs

• Eliminated all food and drug regulations

• Promoted the use of artificial ingredients in food

Jim Crow Laws

• Laws that allowed Southern States to be as racist as they wanted

• Laws that promoted racial equality in the South

• Laws that abolished slavery in the United States

• Laws that enforced desegregation in public schools

Upton Sinclair

• Muckraker that exposes the Meatpacking industry

• Famous novelist known for his works on the American Dream

• Political activist advocating for workers' rights

• Pioneer in the field of environmental science

Homestead Act

• Passed in hopes that people would settle in the Great Plains

• Provided free education to settlers in the West

• Established military forts in the Great Plains

• Limited land ownership to wealthy individuals

Prohibition

• Got rid of alcohol

• Allowed the sale of alcohol

• Increased alcohol consumption

• Regulated alcohol production

Separation of Powers

• Divides power between 3 Branches of Government

• Concentrates power in a single branch

• Eliminates checks and balances

• Distributes power among local governments

American Expeditionary Forces

• Commanded by General John J. Pershing led the counter attack on the Western Front

• Led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II

• A naval force that operated in the Pacific Theater

• A group of volunteers who fought in the Spanish-American War