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Declaration of Independence
Announced the colonies' freedom from British rule and set forth the founding principles of USA including "all men are created equal"; unalienable rights; govt. derives it power from the consent of the governed
Defines a framework for the country’s law and order; Constitution is the supreme law enforcer in the US; clearly defines that the federal govt. Does not enjoy authority outside of the established clauses in the Preamble.
ratified in 1791, created to protect individual rights including: economic rights regarding property, political rights related to freedom of speech and press, and personal rights related to bearing arms and maintaining private property. Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
US Constituion
Defines a framework for the country’s law and order; Constitution is the supreme law enforcer in the US; clearly defines that the federal govt. Does not enjoy authority outside of the established clauses in the Preamble. It’s main purpose is clearly determined in the Preamble: the foundation of legal authority along the governance of which the citizens of the US can design individual contributions.
ratified in 1791, created to protect individual rights including: economic rights regarding property, political rights related to freedom of speech and press, and personal rights related to bearing arms and maintaining private property. Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Announced the colonies' freedom from British rule and set forth the founding principles of USA including "all men are created equal"; unalienable rights; govt. derives it power from the consent of the governed
The Bill of Rights
Announced the colonies' freedom from British rule and set forth the founding principles of USA including "all men are created equal"; unalienable rights; govt. derives it power from the consent of the governed
ratified in 1791, created to protect individual rights including: economic rights regarding property, political rights related to freedom of speech and press, and personal rights related to bearing arms and maintaining private property. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Defines a framework for the country’s law and order; Constitution is the supreme law enforcer in the US; clearly defines that the federal govt. Does not enjoy authority outside of the established clauses in the Preamble. It’s main purpose is clearly determined in the Preamble: the foundation of legal authority along the governance of which the citizens of the US can design individual contributions.
US Constitution Preamble main purpose
The foundation of legal authority along the governance of which the citizens of the US can design individual contributions.
The foundation of legal authority along the city of which the peasants of the US can design individual contributions.
The foundation of legal authority along the governance of which the citizens of the US can design united contributions.
The foundation of legal authority along the governance of which the citizens of the US can design weak individualism.
Framework of the Federal government of the United States
US Constitution defines the responsibility as follows: bicameral Congress governance within the legislative branch of govt, The president as head Executive branch; Supreme Court head of Judiciary
US Constitution defines the responsibility as follows: individual Congress governance within the judicial branch of govt, The president as head Legislative branch; Supreme Court head of Legislatory
Bill of Rights
economic rights regarding property, political rights related to freedom of speech and press, and personal rights related to bearing arms and maintaining private property.
individual rights regarding money, economic rights related to freedom of speech and press, and personal rights related to bearing arms and maintaining public property.
economic rights regarding property, economic rights related to freedom of weapon control, and public rights related to bearing arms and maintaining private housing.
"All men are created equal"
passage of the suffrage (right to vote) amendments & Civil Rights acts
anytime when the power of one of the branches of govt was significant: passing laws, vetoing laws, declaring war, Executive Orders
Rights protected in the Bill of Rights
Structure of government (balanced and limited)
anytime when the power of one of the branches of govt was significant: passing laws, vetoing laws, declaring war, Executive Orders
passage of the suffrage (right to vote) amendments & Civil Rights acts
Defines a framework for the country’s law and order; Constitution is the supreme law enforcer in the US; clearly defines that the federal govt. Does not enjoy authority outside of the established clauses in the Preamble. It’s main purpose is clearly determined in the Preamble: the foundation of legal authority along the governance of which the citizens of the US can design individual contributions.
Individual Rights
Rights protected in the Bill of Rights
Defines a framework for the country’s law and order; Constitution is the supreme law enforcer in the US; clearly defines that the federal govt. Does not enjoy authority outside of the established clauses in the Preamble. It’s main purpose is clearly determined in the Preamble: the foundation of legal authority along the governance of which the citizens of the US can design individual contributions.
Rights protected in the Constitution
Benjamin Rush
signed the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress
1st to sign Declaration of Independence and president of Continental Congress
Helped negotiate Treaty of Paris that ended American Revolution
Only colonial governer who supported the American side of the Revolution
John Hancock
1st to sign Declaration of Independence and president of Continental Congress
Only colonial governer who supported the American side of the Revolution
Helped negotiate Treaty of Paris that ended American Revolution
Signed the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress
John Jay
Helped negotiate Treaty of Paris that ended American Revolution
1st to sign Declaration of Independence and president of Continental Congress
signed the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress
Only colonial governer who supported the American side of the Revolution
Jonathan Trumbull Sr
Only colonial governor who supported the American side of the Revolution
Helped negotiate Treaty of Paris that ended American Revolution
1st to sign Declaration of Independence and president of Continental Congress
Signed the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress
Alexis De Tocqueville's five values - LIBERTY
Individuals are frere to pursue their own work
There are no social class distinctions: every man has the same opportunity to succeed or fail
Hard work & labor are considered key to being successful
All individuals are alllowed opinion & are able to voice it
Hard work & money-making lead to success
Alexis De Tocqueville's five values - Egalitarianism -
There are no social class distinctions: every man has the same opportunity to succeed or fail
Hard work & labor are considered key to being successful
All individuals are allowed opinion & are able to voice it
Big parts of Industrialism
Industries & Big Business, Bessemer Steel Process, Mass Communication, and Shipping allowed factories to produce more, at a faster rate
Big Business, Lusitania Steel Process, Mass Communication, and Shipping allowed factories to produce more, at a faster rate
Industries & Big Business, Bessemer Steel Process, Mass Communication, and Shipping allowed factories to produce more, at a slower rate
Industries & Big Business, Bessemer Steel Process, Mass Cold, and Shipping allowed factories to produce less, at a slower rate
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
Prohibited Chinese laborers from entering US
Prohibited American laborers from entering China
Prohibited Chinese laborers from entering Soviet Union
What played a large role in the assimilation of immigrants
Public Schools
Private Schools
Big Businesses
Immigrants
Often crowded into city tenements or moved westward in search of opportunities
Often crowded into public tenements or moved south in search of opportunities
Often crowded into city tenements or moved eastward in search of opportunities
Often crowded into city tenements or moved northward in search of opportunities
Rural to Urban
Effects of changing demographic patterns from migration
Often crowded into city tenements or moved westward in search of opportunities
Effects of no horses
Effect of not wanting enough food
Corruption in Politics
Tammany Hall, Boss Tweed, Thomas Nast illustrations - paying people to vote or jobs
Industries and Big business, Mass communication, Thomas Nast illustrations - paying people to buy cars
Andrew Carnegie
His companies manufactured steel & built railroads, authored the "The Gospel of Wealth" promoted philanthropic (CHARITY) actions such as building libraries/schools
His companies manufactured buildings & built canals, authored the "The Jungle" promoted philanthropic (MONEY) actions such as building boats/docks
The Gospel of Wealth (1889)
Set forth Carnegie's idea that rich men are "trustees" of their wealth & should administer for the good of public
Set forth Carnegie's idea that poor men are "trustees" of their poverty & should administer for the good of public even if they dont have a lot of money
Dawes Act
Attempt to legally Americanize Native Indians
authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders
Labor leaders critized company owners and managing for:
reducing competition, paying low wages, and maintaining unsafe working conditions for their employees
increasing competition, paying high wages, and maintaining unsafe working conditions for their employees
Factory workers fromed & joined Labor Unions in order to:
Engage in collective bargaining with employers
Engage in collective bargaining with customers
Railroads grew in response to
increased demands of industrialization and Westward Expansion
increased demands of native americans and Westward Expansion
increased demands of industrialization and Eastward Expansion
Laissez-faire
means freedom of economic conduct from dictation (free form) by governments
means hard work & labor are considered key to being successful
Cost of Laissez-Faire
limiting government control reduces the possibility of regulation & corruption
allows the market to govern itself, based on supply & demand
Benefit of Laissez-Faire
allows the market to govern itself, based on supply & demand
limiting government control reduces the possibility of regulation & corruption
Industrialists
Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt
John Jay, John Hancock, Jonathan Trumbell
Western Migration
In search of gold & other resources
Moving away from farms into cities for factory jobs
Rural to Urban
Moving away from farms into cities for factory jobs
In search of gold & other resources
Manufacturing
Electric power increased production, lengthened work day (light bulb) & faster machines
Similar to telegraph, invention brought people together by allowing information to be passed faster
Edwin Drake struck oil in 1859, established kerosene production & future gas
Built transcontinental Railroads that would be major social & economic drivers in the US
Telephone
Similar to telegraph, invention brought people together by allowing information to be passed faster
Built transcontinental Railroads that would be major social & economic drivers in the US
Edwin Drake struck oil in 1859, established kerosene production & future gas
Electric power increased production, lengthened work day (light bulb) & faster machines
Petroleum-based products
Edwin Drake struck oil in 1859, established kerosene production & future gas
Electric power increased production, lengthened work day (light bulb) & faster machines
Built transcontinental Railroads that would be major social & economic drivers in the US
Similar to telegraph, invention brought people together by allowing information to be passed faster
Steel production
Built transcontinental Railroads that would be major social & economic drivers in the US
Similar to telegraph, invention brought people together by allowing information to be passed faster
Edwin Drake struck oil in 1859, established kerosene production & future gas
Electric power increased production, lengthened work day (light bulb) & faster machines
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
First major law restricting immigration to the US; enacted in response to economic fears, especially on the west coast,w hom they also viewed as racially inferior
Sec. of State John Hay's economic policy in China giving the imperial powers equal trading rights in the country; Boxer Rebellion, US forces suppressed the uprising
Open Door Policy
Sec. of State John Hay's economic policy in China giving the imperial powers equal trading rights in the country; Boxer Rebellion, US forces suppressed the uprising
First major law restricting immigration to the US; enacted in response to economic fears, especially on the west coast,w hom they also viewed as racially inferior
Interstate Commerce Commision
govts. first large-scale attempt to regulate business in the interest of society at large
spawned a series of regulatory commissions in 1900s to check whether they were good or bad trusts
Upton Sinclair
Author, wrote "The Jungle" which exposed the conditions in the US meat packing industry, led to passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act
American reformer & leader of the women's suffrage movement
American reformer & leader of the anti-lynching crusade & women's suffrage movement
Helped found N.A.A.C.P encourage African Americans to compete at university level
Popular authors & reformers published truthful reports involving social issues, Exposing info.
Susan B Anthony
American reformer & leader of the women's suffrage movement
Popular authors & reformers published truthful reports involving social issues, Exposing info.
Helped found N.A.A.C.P encourage African Americans to compete at university level
American reformer & leader of the anti-lynching crusade & women's suffrage movement
Ida B Wells
American reformer & leader of the anti-lynching crusade & women's suffrage movement
American reformer & leader of the women's suffrage movement
Author, wrote "The Jungle" which exposed the conditions in the US meat packing industry, led to passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act
Helped found N.A.A.C.P encourage African Americans to compete at university level
W.E.B DuBois
Helped found N.A.A.C.P encourage African Americans to compete at university level
American reformer & leader of the anti-lynching crusade & women's suffrage movement
American reformer & leader of the women's suffrage movement
Author, wrote "The Jungle" which exposed the conditions in the US meat packing industry, led to passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act
Muckrackers
Popular authors & reformers published truthful reports involving social issues, Exposing info.
Author, wrote "The Jungle" which exposed the conditions in the US meat packing industry, led to passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act
Helped found N.A.A.C.P encourage African Americans to compete at university level
16th amendment
income taxes
direct election of Senators
Prohibition
Women's suffrage
17th amendment
Direct election of Senatoes
Income taxes
Women's suffrage
Prohibiton
18th amendment
Prohibition
Income Taxes
Women's suffrage
Direct election of Senators
19th amendment
Women's suffrage
Prohibition
Income taxes
Direct election of Senators
Initiative
The power or right of citizens to introduce a new legislative measure and the right & procedure by which citizens can propose a law by petition & ensure its submission to the electorate.
The submission of a proposed public measure of actual statute to a direct popular vote
The procedure to remove a public official from office through popular vote
Referendum
The submission of a proposed public measure of actual statute to a direct popular vote
The procedure to remove a public official from office through popular vote
The power or right of citizens to introduce a new legislative measure and the right & procedure by which citizens can propose a law by petition & ensure its submission to the electorate.
Recall
The procedure to remove a public official from office through popular vote
The power or right of citizens to introduce a new legislative measure and the right & procedure by which citizens can propose a law by petition & ensure its submission to the electorate.
The submission of a proposed public measure of actual statute to a direct popular vote
Pure Food and Drug Act
preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded or poisonous foods, drugs, medicines, & liquors, as well as regulating traffic
preventing the sale, or trade of misbranded or poisonous boats, ships, canals, & islands, as well as regulating the Silk Road
Tin Pin Alley
Known for era of songwriting when many musical ideas mixed together to form American Popular Music; started in late 1800s in New York City
Known for era of songwriting when many musical ideas mixed together to form Korean Popular Music; started in late 1800s in New York City
Known for era of literature writing when many book ideas mixed together to form American Soap Opera; started in late 1800s in New York City
Jane Addams
Co-founder of Hull House which helped new immigrant women with job skills, educational, & artistic programs to become successful & productive citizens
Suffragette & member of the WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) anti-alcohol
France Willard
Suffragette & member of the WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) anti-alcohol
Co-founder of Hull House which helped new immigrant women with job skills, educational, & artistic programs to become successful & productive citizens
Reasons of change for political boundaries -
Rise of world power, Hawaii (US places naval stations there to protect world trade), Treaty of Versailles
World War I, Trade (US places naval stations there to protect world trade), Trail of Tears
World War I
Woodrow Wilson, League of Nations, total war, technological advances, Treaty of Versailles
John Addams, Trail of tears, Soviet Union, Industrialism
General John J Pershing
commander of the American Expeditionary Forces
commander of WWII
commander of WWI
commander of the Cold War and Soviet Union
Alvin York
Received Medal of Honor for leading an attack on German machine gun nest, taking 32 machine guns, capturing 132 German soldiers
Commander of Expeditionary Forces
Isolationism & Neutrality
Americans viewed no reason to get involved in war in Europe, millions of American immigrants had ties to Europe, & felt sympathy for nations involved in war, America had strong economic ties to Allied countries
League of Nations & its defeat in the US and how that defines our international position, fear of entangling alliances, main goals of League of Nations was to provide a forum for countries to resolve their grievances without war
Unjust treatment of Germans including reparation payments, est. political boundaries in Europe, League was one reason US Senate did not ratify
Fourteen Points Plan
League of Nations & its defeat in the US and how that defines our international position, fear of entangling alliances, main goals of League of Nations was to provide a forum for countries to resolve their grievances without war
Unjust treatment of Germans including reparation payments, est. political boundaries in Europe, League was one reason US Senate did not ratify
Americans viewed no reason to get involved in war in Europe, millions of American immigrants had ties to Europe, & felt sympathy for nations involved in war, America had strong economic ties to Allied countries
Treaty of Versailles
Unjust treatment of Germans including reparation payments, est. political boundaries in Europe, League was one reason US Senate did not ratify
Americans viewed no reason to get involved in war in Europe, millions of American immigrants had ties to Europe, & felt sympathy for nations involved in war, America had strong economic ties to Allied countries
League of Nations & its defeat in the US and how that defines our international position, fear of entangling alliances, main goals of League of Nations was to provide a forum for countries to resolve their grievances without war
US Expansionism
Hawaii and other Pacific Islands; US economic influence spread through the Pacific; the US looked to new markets in foreign lands; US sense of destiny to spread democracy throughout the world
Australia and other Pacific Islands; US economic influence spread through the Pacific; the US looked to new markets in foreign lands; US sense of destiny to spread democracy throughout the world
Hawaii and other Atlantic Islands; US economic influence spread through the Atlantic; the US looked to new markets in foreign lands; US sense of destiny to spread democracy throughout the world
Henry Cabot Lodge
Supported American expansion as a way to increase national pride, spread civilization, & gain world power
Historian & author of a book on the importance of the navy to a country's power
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Historian & author of a book on the importance of the navy to a country's power
Supported American expansion as a way to increase national pride, spread civilization, & gain world power
Theodore Roosevelt
"Rough Rider" during the Spanish American War, expansionist policies as President increased the US role in Latin America & the world; reasserted the Monroe Doctrine
First President of Republic of Hawaii & helped Hawaii become annexed to the US
Many missionaries were in China & Hawaii; their work helped link the US with Asia
Sanford B Dole
First President of Republic of Hawaii & helped Hawaii become annexed to the US
Many missionaries were in China & Hawaii; their work helped link the US with Asia
"Rough Rider" during the Spanish American War, expansionist policies as President increased the US role in Latin America & the world; reasserted the Monroe Doctrine
Missionaries
Many missionaries were in China & Hawaii; their work helped link the US with Asia
First President of Republic of Hawaii & helped Hawaii become annexed to the US
"Rough Rider" during the Spanish American War, expansionist policies as President increased the US role in Latin America & the world; reasserted the Monroe Doctrine
Panama Canal - Human Factors
US supported revolution in Panama in early 1900s, US was permitted to build canal & control a zone of 5 miles; Pres. Carter signed treaty to return Canal
48 mile international waterway allows ships to pass between Atlantic & Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles from a going around the tip of South America
Panama Canal - Physical Factor
US supported revolution in Panama in early 1900s, US was permitted to build canal & control a zone of 5 miles; Pres. Carter signed treaty to return Canal
48 mile international waterway allows ships to pass between Atlantic & Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles from a going around the tip of South America
Immigration Cause
immigrants wanted a better life, escape poverty, & religious discrimination
fear immigrants held communist sympathies & would try to overthrow government
Red Scare Cause
fear immigrants held communist sympathies & would try to overthrow government
immigrants wanted a better life, escape poverty, & religious discrimination
Immigration Effect
Increased population; cities overcrowded; labor force for factories
deportation of communists & socialists
Social Darwinism
Belief all personal & social problems are inherited/ genetic
Study of human improvement by genetic means
Fear hatred of immigrants
Eugenic
Study of human improvement by genetic means
Fear hatred of immigrants
Belief all personal & social problems are inherited/ genetic
Nativism
Fear hatred of immigrants
Belief all personal & social problems are inherited/ genetic
Study of human improvement by genetic means
Cause of Prohibition
Belief that alcohol was leading to decline of society; blamed for crime & health problems
Belief that alcohol was leading to decline of communication; blamed for crime & sleeping problems
Belief that alcohol was leading to decline of population; blamed for crime & sinus problems
Teapot Dome
Scandal concerning the secret lease of oil rights to private companies from govt-owned land in Wyoming during President Harding's administration.
Read
FDR plans
Higher taxes on the rich; believed if it was good for business, then good for America; New Deal divided into Relief, Reform. & Recovery
Lower taxes on the poor; believed if it was bad for business, then good for America; New Deal divided into Relief, Reform. & Recovery
Great Depression
people move out of the Midwest because of the Dust Bowl
people move out of the Westward because of Westward Expansion
Effects of the Great Depression on the US Economy & Society
Widespread unemployment & deportation of people of European & Mexican heritage
Widespread loss of population & deportation of Americans to Asia
Great Depression Literature/ art (select all that apply)
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
Dorothea Lange Photographs
The Jungle
The Great Wrath of Gospel
America's reaction to World War II - Volunteerism
Americans made bandages, knitted socks, collected books, & enrolled in Red Cross to support troops
Government sold war bonds & stamps to provide funds for the war
Government encouraged citizens to grow own fruits & veggies due to wartime rationing
America's reaction to World War II - Purchase of War Bonds
Government sold war bonds & stamps to provide funds for the war
Government encouraged citizens to grow own fruits & veggies due to wartime rationing
Americans made bandages, knitted socks, collected books, & enrolled in Red Cross to support troops
America's reaction to World War II - Victory Gardens
Government encouraged citizens to grow own fruits & veggies due to wartime rationing
Government sold war bonds & stamps to provide funds for the war
Americans made bandages, knitted socks, collected books, & enrolled in Red Cross to support troops
Rust Belt to Sun Belt
After WWII, when several factories closed, migration went from North to South in search of new industries/jobs
After WWII, when several factories closed, migration went from East to West in search of new industries/jobs
Dwight Eisenhower
supreme allied commander of allied forces in europe for D-Day invasion
commander of the US Army in the Pacific
commander of US Navy & Allied land & sea forces in the Pacific
Chief of staff that coordinated the war effort from Washington DC
Douglas MacArthur
supreme allied commander of allied forces in europe for D-Day invasion
commander of the US Army in the Pacific
commander of US Navy & Allied land & sea forces in the Pacific
Chester W Nimitz
commander of US Navy & Allied land & sea forces in the Pacific
commander of the US Army in the Pacific
supreme allied commander of allied forces in europe for D-Day invasion
Chief of staff that coordinated the war effort from Washington DC
George Marshall
Chief of staff that coordinated the war effort from Washington DC
commander of US Navy & Allied land & sea forces in the Pacific
commander of the US Army in the Pacific
supreme allied commander of allied forces in europe for D-Day invasion
Tuskegee Airmen
determined first African American aviators when military was segregated
1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force; included former Navy, Army, & Marine pilots to support Chinese from aggressive Japanese government
Navajo American Indians recruited by military to encode, transmit & decode messages; the Navajo language was ised to develop a code that was not broken by the enemy
Navajo Code Talkers
Navajo American Indians recruited by military to encode, transmit & decode messages; the Navajo language was ised to develop a code that was not broken by the enemy
1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force; included former Navy, Army, & Marine pilots to support Chinese from aggressive Japanese government
determined first African American aviators when military was segregated
The Flying Tigers
1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force; included former Navy, Army, & Marine pilots to support Chinese from aggressive Japanese government
determined first African American aviators when military was segregated
Navajo American Indians recruited by military to encode, transmit & decode messages; the Navajo language was ised to develop a code that was not broken by the enemy
Attack on Pearl Harbor
A result of economic embargo on oil, Japan attacks US at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
A result on political embargo on oil, US attacks Japan at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Executive Order 9066
FDR authorizes relocation of Japanese in America
FDR authorizes relocation of Chinese in America
Battle of Midway
Turning point battle in the Pacific, Japan could not keep pace with shipbuilding
After Japanese took over Philippine islands a forcible transfer of 75,000 American & Filipino prisoners of war, high fatalities due to physical abuse & murder
Allied invasion of Northern France to repeal German Army
The Bataan Death March
After Japanese took over Philippine islands a forcible transfer of 75,000 American & Filipino prisoners of war, high fatalities due to physical abuse & murder
Allied invasion of Northern France to repeal German Army
Turning point battle in the Pacific, Japan could not keep pace with shipbuilding
Invasion of Normandy
Allied invasion of Northern France to repeal German Army
Turning point battle in the Pacific, Japan could not keep pace with shipbuilding
Truman Doctrine
policy of President Truman to support Greece & Turkey with military & economic aid, idea was to contain Soviet aggression
US policy regarding Soviet Union & preventing the spread of its communist influence in the world
1947, Secretary of State George Marshall proposed economic program to contain communism by supporting economic aid to Europe to generate increased trade between US & Europe
Containment
US policy regarding Soviet Union & preventing the spread of its communist influence in the world
1947, Secretary of State George Marshall proposed economic program to contain communism by supporting economic aid to Europe to generate increased trade between US & Europe
policy of President Truman to support Greece & Turkey with military & economic aid, idea was to contain Soviet aggression
Marshall Plan
1947, Secretary of State George Marshall proposed economic program to contain communism by supporting economic aid to Europe to generate increased trade between US & Europe
policy of President Truman to support Greece & Turkey with military & economic aid, idea was to contain Soviet aggression
US policy regarding Soviet Union & preventing the spread of its communist influence in the world
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
1948 Stalin attempted to eliminate involvement of the West in Berlin, & enacted a Berlin blockade which prompted US, Canada, & 9 other Euro Nations to pledge loyalty in case of attack
During Communist blockade West Berlin, British, & US plane flew humanitarian supplies into Berlin for nearly a year
President JFK warned Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev that an attack launched on the US from missiles based in Cuba would be considered an attack from the Soviet Union
Cuban Missile Crisis
President JFK warned Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev that an attack launched on the US from missiles based in Cuba would be considered an attack from the Soviet Union
President Carnegie warned US Leader Nikita Khrushchev that an attack launched on the US from missiles based in China would be considered an attack from the Soviet Union
Impact of GI Bill
Provided federal aid to help veterans adjust to civilian life especially Education
Provided financial aid to help citizens adjust to veteran life especially Education
26th amendment
reduced voting age 21 to 18; gave young men being drafted a way to influence policies
women's suffrage, gave young women being drafted a way to influence policies
Creation of War Powers Act which placed restrictions on the executive branch's ability to send American troops into combat
Gulf of Tonkin
Trail of Tears
Treaty of Versailles
13th amendment
abolished slavery in the US
all persons born in US were citizens & all entitled to equal rights of due process under law
granted black men the right to vote
grants all American women the right to vote
14th amendment
all persons born in US were citizens & all entitled to equal rights of due process under law
abolished slavery in US
grants all American women the right to vote
15th amendment
granted black men the right to vote
grants all American women the right to vote
19th amendment
Grants all American women the right to vote
Grants black men the right to vote
Persian Gulf War
Following United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iraq for the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the US led a UN-authorized coalition force of 34 nations, to expel Iraqi forces from the country of Kuwait.
US provided air & naval support to the UN peacekeeping mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina in early 1990s; In 1995 US participated as part of the NATO peacekeeping force sent to enforce the Dayton Peace Accords.
The Balkans Crisis
US provided air & naval support to the UN peacekeeping mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina in early 1990s; In 1995 US participated as part of the NATO peacekeeping force sent to enforce the Dayton Peace Accords.
Following United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iraq for the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the US led a UN-authorized coalition force of 34 nations, to expel Iraqi forces from the country of Kuwait.
OPEC
organization of 12 member countries; goal is to stabilize oil market with supply & demand
General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (encouraged free trade between member nations)
North American Free Trade Agreement (free trade between Canada, Mexico, & United States)
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (encouraged free trade between member nations)
North American Free Trade Agreement (free trade between Canada, Mexico, & United States)
Organization of 12 member countries; goal is to stabilize oil market with supply & demand
NAFTA
General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (encouraged free trade between member nations)
Organization of 12 member countries; goal is to stabilize oil market with supply & demand
North American Free Trade Agreement (free trade between Canada, Mexico, & United States)
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady, appointed by President Truman as a delegate to the UN General Assembly & became the 1st chairperson of the UN Commission on Human RIghts
Advocate & lobbyist for farm workers' rights
Dolores Huerta
First Lady, appointed by President Truman as a delegate to the UN General Assembly & became the 1st chairperson of the UN Commission on Human RIghts
Advocate & lobbyist for farm workers' rights
Watergate Scandal
Brought the actions of President Nixon under suspicion & people began to question his authority
Brought the actions of President FDR under suspicion & people began to question his authority
Brought the actions of President Roosevelt under suspicion & people began to question his presidency
Camp David Accords led to what treaty
Israel-Egypt Peace treaty
Mexico-Canada Peace treaty
Treaty of Versailles
Trail of Tears treaty
Plessy v Ferguson (1896) -
constitutional to enact legislation of “Separate But Equal” to facilities, restrooms etc.
US Supreme Court ruled that schools cannot be racially segregated
ruled that Mexican Americans & other groups have equal protection under the 14th Amendments; specifically Mexican Americans can not be excluded from serving on juries
students had the right to wear armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War
Iran Contra Affair
senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of weapons to the Khomeini government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo. The administration hoped to use the proceeds of the arms sale to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of food to the Iranian government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo. The administration hoped to use the proceeds of the food sale to fund the Contras in Argentina.
Brown v Board of Education (1954)
US Supreme Court ruled that schools cannot be racially segregated
constitutional to enact legislation of “Separate But Equal” to facilities, restrooms etc.
ruled that Mexican Americans & other groups have equal protection under the 14th Amendments; specifically Mexican Americans can not be excluded from serving on juries
students had the right to wear armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War
Hernandez v Texas (1954)
ruled that Mexican Americans & other groups have equal protection under the 14th Amendments; specifically Mexican Americans can not be excluded from serving on juries
students had the right to wear armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War
US Supreme Court ruled that schools cannot be racially segregated
constitutional to enact legislation of “Separate But Equal” to facilities, restrooms etc.
Tinker v Des Moines (1969)
students had the right to wear armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War
constitutional to enact legislation of “Separate But Equal” to facilities, restrooms etc.
US Supreme Court ruled that schools cannot be racially segregated
ruled that Mexican Americans & other groups have equal protection under the 14th Amendments; specifically Mexican Americans can not be excluded from serving on juries
Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)
ruled Amish children could not be placed in schools past 8th grade because it violated the parents' rights to freedom of religion in the 1st Amendment
decided Texas cannot create legislative districts to exclude minority groups
White v Register
decided Texas cannot create legislative districts to exclude minority groups
ruled Amish children could not be placed in schools past 8th grade because it violated the parents' rights to freedom of religion in the 1st Amendment
20th amendment
presidential terms & succession
repeal of prohibiton
women's right to vote (suffrage)
No poll taxes
21st amendment
Repeal of prohibiton
presidential terms & succession
Women's right to vote
22nd amendment
2 term limit for presidency
electoral votes for Washington DC
No poll taxes
presidential terms & succession
23rd amendment
Electoral votes for washington DC
No poll taxes
24th amendment
no poll taxes
2 term limit for presidency
25th amendment
presidential succession & disability
presidential terms & succession
26th amendment
right to vote at 18
pay for congress
no poll taxes
women's right to vote
27th amendment
pay for congress
right to vote at 18
