Post Civil War Flashcards
Liberator
newspaper about abolition
written by William Lloyd Garrison
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
written by Harriet Stowe
talked about the horrors of slavery
kansas-nebraska act
divided lousiana territory into two states
nebraska: union
kansas: confederate
bleeding kansas
southerners got violent
John Brown & Harper’s Ferry
he tried to raid the ferry which was full of weapons
failed and got hanged
credited for being a catalyst for the civil war
Progressive Movement
tried to improve things for the poor and middle class
Jane Addams
created settlement houses for poor urban immigrants
taught them English
taught them useful jobs
helped with the womens rights movement
temperance
alcohol prohibition
18th amendment
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
regulated businesses preventing them from being monopolies
the jungle
a novel exposing the horrors of the meat packaging industry
Teddy Roosevelt
prioritized conservation of natural resources
created national parks system focused on preserving resources and environments
labor unions
workers that fought for better working conditions and spoke out about the abuse of employers and industrialization
Sarah Bagley
founder of Lowell Female Labor Reform Association
union movement
Pullman Strike
protest against Pullman company
railroad workers refused to move Pullman cars
president intervened with troops
Railway Labor Act
removed ability of labor unions to strike against railroad and airline industries
Wagner Act
people can organize and strike for basic worker rights
Taft Hartley Act
restricted powers of labor unions
Seneca Falls Convention
when women gathered for their rights
organized by Elizabeth and Lucretia
wrote Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
fought for franchise/suffrage
Sojourner Truths speech
former slave gives a speech about abolition and women’s rights
19th amendment
women suffrage
Treaty of Versailles
ended ww1
reduced German military
no airforce for Germany
had to pay war debt
assume responsibility for actions
Germany was pissed
WW1 Effects
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
Butler Act
crime to teach evolution
Scopes Monkey Trial
allowed evolution to be taught in schools
Zimmerman Telegram
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
Russian Revolution
Lenin overtook tsar
controlled Russia
formed Soviet Union
Great Depression
stock market crash
economy decreased
dust bowl
farmers lost land with dust storms
smoot-hawley tariff act
tariff on imported goods from other countries
other countries placed a retaliatory tariff
international trade was bad
New Deal
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
fascism
strong gov controls everything
germany spain and portugal
communism
gov controls trade
Russia
appeasement
giving Germany what they want to prevent world war
Pearl Harbor
Japan didnt want to fight agaisnt US Navy so they bombed US ships
backfired bc no warfare was damaged
US joined WW2
D-Day
American joined WW2 officially and arrived in northern France
United Nations
formed to prevent world wars
american marshall plan: helped japan and europe rebuild
internment
FDR feared japanese american loyalty to thier country
gathered them and put them in a camp
Japanese Americans lost land
