Final Flashcards
America Acquires Power
“ Great American Desert”
U.S Military attempted to relocate native Americans in Oklahoma and Dakota
Resistance from Native American Strongest from 1860-1890
Little Big Horn: Chief Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse vs. Gen Custer attacked the Cheyenne
WoundedKnee - 190 N.A unarmed killed
Reliance on Buffalo and the Reserve system.
Farming Life
Technology advances led to steep decline in agricultural prices
Steel Plow: made it easier to break through thick grass and soil
McCormick reaper: reduced labor of harvesting
Windmill: pump water from underground aquifers
Barb Wiring Fencing: protect animal from wandering in crops
Homestead Act: develop American West and spur economic growth 1862, 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land.
1867 Alaska: marked end of Russian efforts to expand trade settlements on the Pacific coast of North America, an important step in U.S power in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Grange: tackled railroads and grain merchants threats to farmers. Farmers could purchase supplies at reasonable prices. Operated Grain elevators. Campaigned for an end of corruption.
Great Northern Railroad: encouraged settlement, offered cheap land, and easier access to eastern market.
Fenian Raids: put down government forces. Training of Canadian Militia. Conquer Canada and exchange it with Great Britain for Irish Independence.
Aboriginal Conflicts
The settlement did not care for the right of Aboriginal people
People occupying land meant for Native Americans
Europeans with houses and guns lead to the decline of Buffalorailroads.
American policy was assimilation. Reservation system,
Little Big Horn
Centennial Exhibition
The Atomic Bomb
Manhattan Project
Nagasaki, Hershema
Fat Man
Little Boy
Automobile to the American Society
Status symbol Henry T Economic The Assembly Line used a conveyor 121/2 hour vs 93 minutes Drawbacks ( stole jobs) Automotive Industry -jobs + money Spawned new industry ( Hospitality and Leisure) Social Environment ( CO2) -> electric vehicles The suburbs URban Sprawl
HIV Epidemic
Animal to human
Known as gay disease
Ronald Reegan
Breaking Color Barriers
Lead Belly: Country folk music, audience most completely white Criminal Charges, used music skills as advantage in prison, Inspired Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin Louis Armstrong, vocalist and trumpeter Jazz,time, radio Chucks Berry rock Connected white Jimi Hendric, gutarsit
9/11
Military presence in middle east
The Patriot Act: track personal information, receive warrant, without awareness
The War Againsit Terror: attacks on Afganistan, August 2021 American Soilders removed
Racism: ⅔ airport inspections of P of C
Lost faith in government
World War 2
Wanted no part in the war Not string Did not want to lose finances Landlease- supplied allies, help allies survive Pearl Harbor gave grease Provided relief to allied forces D-day: Eisenhower, supreme commander, Utah and Omahan, successful Atominc Bomb: revolutionized warfare.
HealthCare
Rove v Wade
- 1970 allows the right to get an abortion outside the reason of mothers life being in danger
Children’s well being: lack funds, high infant mortality rate.
Further divide between rich and poor
Minimize accomplisihment of feminism
Affordable Care Act
Medicaid: low monthly insurance, wealthy benefit, not encouraged to get out, benefit cheap income,low salaries
Medicare: wealthy more money reaping benefits, 65 and over, income doesn’t matter
Insurance Companies: deductible, low income more coinsurance, take advantage of client
Mismanage: low money, only benefit wealthy
Cold War
Us Wary of COmmunism Nuclear Arms Race Berlin Airlift Korean War Berlin Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis Vietnam War Space Race Collapse of Eastern Block Collapse of Soviet Union United States Superpower Improve Tech
Space NASA
Space race Best tech in space Cold War Moon Landing Artemis project Benefits people Improved Economy Only uses small aspect of Budget
Feminism
1: votes, bank accounts, property
2: birth control, systemic sexism, feminie mystique, equal pay act, rove vs wade, Betty Friedean
3: sexual assualt: anita hill case, female representation
4: minoirty groups involved: sex vs gender, me too
1930s
FDR Reason for 22nd Amendment Infrastructure Depression Back Tuesday, October 29,1929 Spending money they did not have Bootlegging Drought Hoover 3rd of American workforce unemployed The New Deal: Public works and construction projects, roadways Opening the banks Alphabet soup government Massive spending, and employment programs Golden Gate Bridge Electricity Environmentalist CCC camps 21st Amendment prohibition over Labour Strikes John Lewis National Minimum Wage Saturday became day of rest 40 hour work week Bonnie and Clyde Dancing Radio Frank sinatra Bruno Amelie Airheart Bab Ruth Baseboll Horse Racing Movie theatre Hindenburg; 97, 35 fatalities Public Works projects
