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Declaration of Independence
Separation from the British colonies for independence. -
“E Pluribus Unum”
"one of many" which is related to a Latin phase meaning American determination to form a single nation from a collection of states. -
U.S. Constitution
Established the US national government which created 3 branches, fundamental laws, and certain basic laws for US citizens. -
Bill of Rights
Adds the first 10 amendments to the US constitution. -
Political Machines
Political party organization that recruits members by using incentives, money, and political jobs. To have a higher leadership control over members. -
Nativism
Political policy of protecting interests of immigrants and the support of immigration-restriction measures. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles : Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-faire
"Democracy in America" which meant the belief that equality was the great political and social idea of this era. -
Homestead Act
A person could have ownership of a government land and it had to be farm land. -
Social Darwinism
A theory that is shown that human and race groups are similar to the same laws of natural selection. -
Tin Pan Alley
Music publishing center in New York and comprised different types of music. -
Settlement House Movement
A social movement to bring rich and poor together to help fill the gaps between social classes. -
Homestead Strike 1892
Workers in Pennsylvania were let go from a steel workers union and Amalgamated Association of Iron. -
Klondike Gold Rush
100,000 prospectors migrated to the Klondike region of Yukon in north-western Canada. -
Spanish-American War
The explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor. -
eugenics
Picking desired characteristics to help improve future generations which was mainly used in humans. -
Tenement
A shared building with separate spaces. Lacked indoor plumbing and proper ventilation. -
Big Stick Policy
Developed by president Theodore Roosevelt to show military readiness and power. -
Muckraker
Journalists that wanted change and exposed their writing to make reform happen. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal connects to the Pacific and Atlantic ocean, it helps with trade and lets ships have a shorter time to travel. -
16th Amendment
Congress should have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes. -
17th Amendment
The US senate must be made up of 2 senators out of each state and must meet all the qualifications that are required by state legislatures. -
establishment of the National Park System
A federal government agency that manages all US government own parks. -
Reasons for US entry into WW1
Zimmerman Telegram, Economic Gain, Espionage by central powers, and unrestricted German u-boat warfare. -
18th Amendment
Prohibit the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
It gave women the right to vote. -
Harlem Renaissance
Gave African Americans the chance to have more control over representation of their culture. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
President Warren G.Harding bribed a private oil company and went to prison. -
American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
Any Native American born in the United States was granted citizenship. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The United States limited the amount of immigrants that were allowed to enter. -
Deportation of people of Mexican heritage during Great Depression
Mexicans and Mexican Americans were repatriated and deported back to Mexico from the US. -
Executive Order 9066
Japanese Americans were ordered to evacuate because they were a threat to the national security and relocated inland. -
Flying Tigers
An air force by china that were mercenaries that were hired by china to help fight against Japan. -
Bataan Death March
70,000 prisoners were captured during WW2 and were forced to march 63 miles to a prison camp. -
Bracero program
Mexicans worked Legally in the united states on a short term labor contract and had increased wages for farm workers. -
Manhattan Project
It was a project to create more nuclear weapons during WW2 and these nuclear bombs were used on Japan. -
Korematsu v. U.S.
A US legal case which ended up in the US supreme court which a son of Japanese immigrants that was born in Oakland, California and violated the exclusion order and was forced to relocate during WW1. -
Nuremberg Trials
Series of trials that were held in Nuremberg Germany at the end of WW2 and bring Nazi's to justice. -
“In God We Trust”
A new motto in the US to replace ''E pluribus Unum''. Its a reminder that "there is god everywhere, whether we are conscious or not".