Post Civil War Flashcards

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Liberator

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newspaper about abolition
written by William Lloyd Garrison

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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written by Harriet Stowe
talked about the horrors of slavery

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kansas-nebraska act

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divided lousiana territory into two states
nebraska: union
kansas: confederate

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4
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bleeding kansas

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southerners got violent

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5
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John Brown & Harper’s Ferry

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he tried to raid the ferry which was full of weapons
failed and got hanged
credited for being a catalyst for the civil war

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Progressive Movement

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tried to improve things for the poor and middle class

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Jane Addams

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created settlement houses for poor urban immigrants
taught them English
taught them useful jobs
helped with the womens rights movement

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8
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temperance

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alcohol prohibition
18th amendment

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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regulated businesses preventing them from being monopolies

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10
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the jungle

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a novel exposing the horrors of the meat packaging industry

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Teddy Roosevelt

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prioritized conservation of natural resources
created national parks system focused on preserving resources and environments

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labor unions

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workers that fought for better working conditions and spoke out about the abuse of employers and industrialization

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Sarah Bagley

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founder of Lowell Female Labor Reform Association
union movement

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Pullman Strike

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protest against Pullman company
railroad workers refused to move Pullman cars
president intervened with troops

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Railway Labor Act

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removed ability of labor unions to strike against railroad and airline industries

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Wagner Act

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people can organize and strike for basic worker rights

17
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Taft Hartley Act

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restricted powers of labor unions

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Seneca Falls Convention

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when women gathered for their rights
organized by Elizabeth and Lucretia
wrote Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
fought for franchise/suffrage

19
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Sojourner Truths speech

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former slave gives a speech about abolition and women’s rights

20
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19th amendment

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women suffrage

21
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Treaty of Versailles

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ended ww1
reduced German military
no airforce for Germany
had to pay war debt
assume responsibility for actions
Germany was pissed

22
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WW1 Effects

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economy thrived- inflation increased
workers were taken away the rights they had during war
more people moved to urban cities
soldiers that came back were unemployed
culture clashes with immigrants

23
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Butler Act

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crime to teach evolution

24
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Scopes Monkey Trial

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allowed evolution to be taught in schools

25
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Zimmerman Telegram

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Germany instigated war between mexico and US
promised mexico to return their lost land
Britian intercepted message and snitched to the us
us officially joined ww1

26
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Russian Revolution

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Lenin overtook tsar
controlled Russia
formed Soviet Union

27
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Great Depression

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stock market crash
economy decreased

28
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dust bowl

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farmers lost land with dust storms

29
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smoot-hawley tariff act

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tariff on imported goods from other countries
other countries placed a retaliatory tariff
international trade was bad

30
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New Deal

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FDR made economic policies to help the economy
he provided relief to unemployed/poor
recovered the economy
reformed the financial system
made more jobs available like building damps, maintain parks, paid artists and writers
still use social security and unemployment benefits

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fascism

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strong gov controls everything
germany spain and portugal

32
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communism

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gov controls trade
Russia

33
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appeasement

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giving Germany what they want to prevent world war

34
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Pearl Harbor

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Japan didnt want to fight agaisnt US Navy so they bombed US ships
backfired bc no warfare was damaged
US joined WW2

35
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D-Day

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American joined WW2 officially and arrived in northern France

36
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United Nations

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formed to prevent world wars
american marshall plan: helped japan and europe rebuild

37
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internment

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FDR feared japanese american loyalty to thier country
gathered them and put them in a camp
Japanese Americans lost land