Time Periods

Question 1

The Gilded Age

Answer 1

-1877-1900
-Time of rapid economic growth
-Glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath

Question 2

The American Civil War

Answer 2

-1861-1865
-Consequence of tensions between north and southern states over slavery rights and westward expansion
-1863 emancipation proclamation
-Deadliest war fought on American soil

Question 3

The Reconstruction era

Answer 3

-1865-1877 post civil war
-Far reaching changes in America’s political life
-Attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy
-Solve problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states

Question 4

The Progressive era

Answer 4

-1896-1917
-Period of widespread social activism and political reform across the US
-Focused on defeating corruption, monopoly, waste
-As well as poverty, and unsafe working and living conditions

Question 5

The Jazz Age/Roaring 20s

Answer 5

-1920s-30s
-Glorified city life, materialism
-Decade of music and fashion and economic prosperity
-Large scale developments of technology

Question 6

Harlem Renaissance

Answer 6

-1920s-30s New York City
- An intellectual and cultural revival of African American culture in Harlem NYC

Question 7

The Great Depression

Answer 7

-Stock Market crash in 1929
-Great Depression caused drastic declines in output, severe unemployment, and acute deflation
-Caused major political changes to America

Question 8

The Dust Bowl

Answer 8

-A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s
-Caused by a combination of natural factors (severe drought) and human made factors