Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

W.E.B. Dubois Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.

New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

Dutch colonization

Interstate commerce act Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads

Worked to secure voting rights for women

Tallmadge amendment Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union

Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them

Expansion of democracy Voting rights were expanded to all white males

Decolonization After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars

Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism

18th amendment passed

Reservation system Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo

Compromise of 1850

Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S. Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system

Hola

Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)

Mexican-American war

Settlement houses

Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.

Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.

Stamp act congress Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

Praying towns Towns in new england where native Americans were forced to live. They we're supposed to be for their protection, but really, it was to steal their land and convert them to christianity

New American identity Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language

Common sense

Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties

Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade

Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

Harlem Renaissance

American imperialism

End of the federalists

French revolution

The great migration Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination

Mandated fair congressional districts

Bleeding Kansas Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions

Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists

NAWSA

Gospel of wealth

White supremacy

Puritan culture

Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters

Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

Malcom X

Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.

Battle of Vicksburg Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half

Anti-Saloon league

Hartford Convention Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.

Bessemer process

Tallmadge amendment

Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities

Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.

Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.

A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use

Asiento System System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.

Ida Tarbell

fourteen points Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)

Rush-Bagot pact Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.

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