WW2 Flashcards
New England, Middle, Southern
New England- Mass, New Hampshire, RI, & Conn (Puritans. Shipbuilding, trade, & fishing. Promoted public education)
Middle- NY, New Jersey, Penn, & Delaware (religious tolerance. depend on farming & commerce. Quakers- William Penn)
Southern- Maryland, VA, NC, SC, GA (Jamestown is the first settlement. Tobacco was the cash crop.)
Representative Gov (Virginia House of B)
gov in which the people elect their own officials and have a voice. House of B is the 1st ex of limited self-gov. Consisted of one elected by the people & one appointed by king
Limited Gov (Magna Carta)
This document granted the nobles various legal rights and prevented the king from imposing taxes w/out the consent of a council
Self-Salutary neglect
Sal neg- letting the colonies govern themselves
Federalism
2 levels of gov share power. Shared b/w the national ( federal) & state gov.
Manifest Destiny (Railroads)
many leaders believed in the country’s destiny to expand & possess territory all the way to the Pacific (new trade markets)
Monroe Doctrine
the US would not tolerate European intervention in the affairs of any independent nation in the Americas. Us was no longer open to European colonization
Declaration of Independence
formed ground work for US constitution, written by Thomas Jefferson, it asserted the principal of egalitarianism.
Taxation without Representation
under British law, no tax could be imposed except one approved by Parliament
Acts…Purpose/Why (Navigation Act)
restricted trade
Articles of Confederation- strength vs. weaknesses
1st set of laws but failed bc it did not give enough power to the federal (national) gov to lead effectively. It didn’t grant congress the power to impose taxes
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at Yorktown. Ended Revolutionary war. Would not have won w/ out french army
Progressive Reformers vs Robber Barons
robber barons monopolies recon. after the war
Social Darwinism
based ideas on the theories of Charles Darwin, Spencer believed that life was a battle for “survival of the fittest”
Reconstruction
attempt to rebuild the south
Poll tax, Literacy Test
people had to pass these in order to vote
Jim Crow Laws
required blacks & whites to use separate public faciliites
Solid South
whites teamed up & joined democrtic
Plessy v Ferguson
separate but equal
Nativism
opposing immigration
Quotas
limitations
KKK
a secretive organization whose members often dressed in hooded white robes, the Klan used violence, murder, & threats to intimidate blacks & those who favored giving African Americans equal rights
Red Scare
US feared that Communism would occur in the US
Japanese
fearful of jap. & created camps to put them in
Chinese Exclusion Act
immigrants from legally coming to the US and was no repealed until 1943
America System: Henry Clay
designed to unite the nation and make it more economically independent following the war of 1812 called for tariffs internal improvements strong national bank
Abraham Lincoln (wants)
opposed expansion, first republican, Sc seceded from union, prevent slavery in new territories, also dismantle it in south
54th Massachusetts
volunteer infantry that saw extensive service in the union army during the american civil war. first official AA unit in the US during civil war.
Popular Soveignty
the will of the majority
South Code of States Rights
the right of the state government to establish their own laws where the constitution does not specifically empower the national gov
Marbury vs Madison
Attempt by the feds to take control of the field judicially before Thomas Jefferson took office. declared unconstitutioal
Spanish American War
officially began as a result of the USS Maine exploding while anchored in the Cuban harbor.
Yellow Journalism
exaggerated and untrue facts. meant to sell papers rather than accurately report the facts
Lusitania
German sunk in in 1915 twelve hundred people died. Moved US close to war.
Woodrow Wilson (14 points)
peace proposal
League of Nations
provide a place where countries could negotiate peacefully. US failed to join BC of isolationism
Open Door Policy –> China
leave china open for US trade
Consumerism
increasing consumption of buying goods. mass production, new tech, mechanization
US farmers 1920- over production
economically mass production of food and causing overproduction and falling prices. Dust bowl disaster
Causes of G.D. –>Stock Market
buying on margin, mechanization loan
Harlem Renaissance (people/what)
out powering of African American Art, music and literature
FDR=New Deal
Relief- those who are suffering direct help
Recovery- provide
Reform- Regulate businesses
no more lassiez-faire
Liberal (D) vs Conservative (R)
Pro big government equal rights, traditional values with pro big business (L-F)
Dec.7, 1941
bombing of pearl harbor, day which will live in infamy
Big 3
Roosevelt, Churchill, & Stalin
Rosie the Riveter
symbol of women’s economic power, workforce.
