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- 5. Progressive reform that gave citizens the right to elect their U.S. senators, not have the state legislatures choose them - "direct election of U.S. senators"
- 8. Enlightenment philosopher who had a big impact on the founders of the United States
- 10. this type of source interprets and analyzes others' reports of an event - for example, our history textbook
- 12. means stronger nations exerting their control over weaker nations - characterized U.S. foreign policy at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s - led to our acquisition of Hawaii and the Spanish-American War
- 13. this type of source comes directly from the experience of time period of the event - for example, the U.S. Constitution
- 14. John Locke said these are the rights that government can not take away from any man, such as life, liberty, and property
- 17. this was a series of documents written to get support for the ratification of the Constitution
- 18. Supreme Court case that declared that "separate but equal" facilities for African Americans and whites was ok - allowed states to pass laws creating white and black restrooms, etc
- 20. this word means a source is believable - can be counted on to give the true story - it means a source is reliable
- 22. countryside
- 23. outlawing of alcohol
- 24. Progressive reform that created the Federal Reserve System which still forms the basis for our banking system today
- 25. Prohibition - outlawed the sale and manufacture of alcohol
- 29. when Germany invaded this country, Great Britain and France finally stopped appeasing (giving in) to Hitler and declared war on Germany
- 30. these are causes that lead up to an event over the course of time - for example, nationalism leading up to World War I
- 31. means to get ready - this caused big changes in U.S. society when we got involved in World War I, but even more when we had to get involved in World War II
- 32. laws that Southern states were able to pass discriminating against African Americans
- 33. this word means to approve - it was a debate over whether or not to approve the new Constitution that was written to replace the Articles of Confederation
- 35. these were often poor during the industrialization period - characterized by long hours, low pay, and dangerous conditions - led workers to form labor unions
- 36. this was the first form of government created for the new United States after we won the Revolutionary War against Great Britain - it didn't work though, because the national (federal) government wasn't given enough power, the states had more power
- 40. a Progressive reform that tried to force monopolies to break up - wasn't very effective but an important first step in regulating big business
- 48. these were the people that were afraid the new Constitution gave too much power to the federal (national) government - they wanted a Bill of Rights added to the new Constitution before they would ratify it
- 49. this is a word that means a source is supportive of a particular point of view - it is not objective
- 51. the Enlightenment philosophers said that government should be an agreement between itself and the people it governs - this was called a .....
- 53. this is the "supreme law of the land" - this document was created to address the problems of the Articles of Confederation and is still our form of government today
- 54. the Constitution created this system so no one branch would have too much power - for example, the president can veto acts of Congress, but they can override his veto with a 2/3 vote
- 55. individuals who moved into the United States - in the late 1800s and early 1900s we saw these people coming from southern and eastern Europe - looking to escape poor conditions at home and fill factory jobs in the U.S.
- 56. a time of celebration of art and literature among the African American community in the 1920s
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- 1. these were the complaints against Great Britain listed in the Declaration of Independence
- 2. journalists of the Progressive Era who "dug up the dirt" on those who they believed were corrupt - for example, Ida Tarbell wrote about how John D. Rockefeller was corrupt
- 3. women's right to vote
- 4. Progressive reform that made the income tax legal
- 6. created during the isolationist era to "outlaw" future wars
- 7. this "age of reason" in the 1600 and 1700s in Europe led to philosophers like John Locke writing about new ideas such as the natural rights of man
- 9. the political and economic system of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China after World War II - means the government controls resources supposedly for the good of all
- 10. these are immediate causes of an event - for example, the bombing of Pearl Harbor leading to the U.S. declaring war on Japan during World War II
- 11. - characterized the U.S. in the 1920s and 1950s - means we were paranoid that communism might spread to the U.S.
- 15. 1930s U.S. when our economy was doing so poorly that almost 25% of people were unemployed
- 16. written by Thomas Jefferson, this document outlined the reasons why the American colonies were fighting for freedom from Great Britain
- 19. this meant the transition to a mechanized economy leading to mass production and the factory system - occurred in the U.S. in the mid and late 1800s
- 21. this document created a process for carving five states out of the Northwest Territory (Ohio was one of them) - it then set the standard for admitting the rest of the states to the Union
- 26. gave women the right to vote
- 27. city
- 28. passed largely in response to "The Jungle" highlighting the nasty conditions in meatpacking plants - an example of Progressive reforms
- 34. this led to the need for fewer farmers in rural areas so many left for the jobs in the factories in the cities
- 37. the period after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877 - looked like African Americans would be improving their lives in the South, until 1877 when federal troops were removed and Southern states were free to discriminate against African Americans again
- 38. when this naval base in Hawaii was bombed by the Japanese, the U.S. declared war on Japan and we were officially involved in World War II
- 39. the growth of the cities in the late 1800s and early 1900s - largely a result of industrialization drawing former farmers, immigrants, and some African Americans to the cities for jobs - led to challenges as cities
- 41. the treaty that ended World War I that punished Germany - we didn't sign it because we didn't want to join the League of Nations
- 42. international peacekeeping organization created after World War I that was supposed to prevent future wars - failed largely because the U.S. didn't join because of isolationist sentiment in the U.S.
- 43. these were the people that supported the ratification of the new Constitution - they believed the federal (national) government needed to have more power than it did under the Articles of Confederation
- 44. organizations of workers who fought together for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay - used collective bargaining
- 45. characterized U.S. foreign policy after World War I and into the 1920s - means we wanted to avoid getting involved in the affairs of other nations
- 46. the first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect the rights of individuals from the power of government - ex: freedom of speech
- 47. name for the period at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s when many Americans wanted reform (change) in government - they wanted the government to be more responsive to the needs of the average person
- 50. legislative, executive, judicial - the Constitution divided power among these three bodies to make sure no one had too much power
- 52. Franklin Roosevelt's plan for bringing the U.S. out of the Great Depression