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declaration of independence
signed in 1776, making the USA an independent country
battle of wounded knee
massacre of 300 unarmed native americans by US soldiers at wounded knee creek, south dakota (1890)
the gilded age (1870s-c.1900)
- coined by mark twain
- era of serious social issues masked by a thin gold gilding
- socioeconomic progression
robber barons
- industrialists and big business owners that exploited their workers
progressive era (1890s-1920s)
- period of social activism
- eliminating problems caused by industrialisation, urbanisation, immigration, govt corruption
harlem renaissance
period in 1920s where african american art, literature and music flourished
the lost generation
group of writers in the 1920s that felt they were lost in a greedy, materialistic world, with lack of moral values
antebellum period
time period before civil war where many reforms took place, including public schools, treatment of the mentally ill, controlling the sale of alcohol, equal rights for women and slavery
reconstruction period
period after civil war where states that were part of the confederacy were back as part of the US
aims to integrate and give better opportunities to black people
abolition
movement to make slavery illegal
plessy vs ferguson (1896)
supreme court ruling deeming separate facilities for white and black people as constitutional as long as they were equal
which was not the case
industrialisation
- people moving to the cities for job opportunities
- allowed them to pursue their american dream
females in society
- gaining more rights by the turn of the century
- a patriarchal society, where misogyny was prevalent
klondike gold rush
- people in pursuit of the american dream travelled to the klondike in hopes of striking gold
- extremely harsh and brutal living conditions
