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Decleration of independnce
a document that officially records the proclamation that the United States is an independent country from Great Britain. -
U.S. constitution
the supreme law of the United States of America. -
Bill of rights
the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution -
Nativisom
Nativism is the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native or indigenous inhabitants over those of immigrants, including the support of immigration-restriction measures. -
Homestead Act
To qualify for the general residence homestead exemption an individual must have an ownership interest in the property and use the property as the individual's principal residence. -
Social Darwinism
the theory that human groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as Charles Darwin perceived in plants and animals in nature. -
Eminent Domain
the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. -
Lost Generation
The Lost Generation is best known as being the cohort which primarily fought in World War I. -
Settlement House Movement
bridging the gaps between social classes. -
Muckraker
any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing. -
Homestead Strike 1892
the Carnegie Steel Company in Homestead, Pennsylvania discharged workers from the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers Union. A bloody confrontation ensued between the workers and the hired Pinkerton security guards, ultimately killing 16 people and causing many injuries. -
Homestead Strike of 1892
also known as the Homestead steel strike, Homestead massacre, or Battle of Homestead, was an industrial lockout and strike which began -
Klondike gold rush
Discovered Yukon gold on Rabbit Creek so lots im migration -
Spanish-American War
U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. -
Political Machines
In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives -
Tenemt
narrow, low-rise apartment buildings -
16th amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. -
17th amendment
removing from state legislatures the power to choose U.S. Senators would make state democracy work better, -
Expansionism and Imperialism
Expansionism is defined as a policy to increase a country's size by expanding its territory, while imperialism can be defined as a policy of extending a country 's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
a US Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian. His most prominent work, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783, had a widespread impact on navies around the world. -
Tin Pan Alley
the physical location of the New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of rich cross-disciplinary artistic and cultural activity among African Americans between the end of World War I (1917) and the onset of the Great Depression and lead up to World War II (the 1930s). -
Teapot Dome Scandal
a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. The right to vote, however, was governed by state law; until 1957, some states barred Native Americans from voting. -
Immigration Act of 1924
limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. -
Sanford B. Dole
first president of the Republic of Hawaii (1894–1900), and first governor of the Territory of Hawaii (1900–03) after it was annexed by the United States.Apr 19, 2022 -
Japan annexation of Korea and invasion of Manchuria
Seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Adwa was conquered, a symbolic place for the Italian army because of the defeat at the Battle of Adwa by the Ethiopian army during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. -
Marcus Garvey
founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Formed in Jamaica in July 1914, the UNIA aimed to achieve Black nationalism through the celebration of African history and culture. -
Nuremberg Trials
plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries and other crimes in World War II. -
Flying Tigers
The First American Volunteer Group of the Republic of China Air Force -
Executive Order 9066 11. Manhattan Project
authorized the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland -
Bataan Death March
the captives were beaten, shot, bayoneted, and, in many cases, beheaded -
Navajo Code Talkers
U.S. Marines of Navajo descent who developed and utilized a special code using their indigenous language to transmit sensitive information during World War II -
Korematsu v. U.S.
the detention was a “military necessity” not based on race. -
Henry Ford
founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production -
Charles A. Lindbergh
the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York City to Paris, on May 20–21, 1927. -
German annexation of Austria and Sudetenland invasion of Czechoslovakia
Germany wanted to expand its territory to include the Sudetenland and gain control of key military defences in the area -
Tuskegee Airmen
President Harry Truman who issued Executive Order 9981 desegregating the U.S. Armed Forces and mandating equality of opportunity and treatment -
In God We Trust
is the official motto of the United States and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956