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Gilded Age
In the US, the Gilded Age was the period from around 1870 to 1898 (or World War I), “marked by the growth of industry and wealth which supported materialism and political corruption.” The name was coined from the novel The Gilded Age by Mark Twain published in 1873. (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/gilded-age) (Section 36) (Module 2) -
Great Railroad Strike
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was “the country's first major rail strike” and the “first strike in the nation's history.” Commerce was crippled by the violence necessitating the governors of ten states to call out the militia so rail traffic could resume. (http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?
smtID=2&psid=3189) (Section 37a) (Module 2) -
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Urbanization
Urbanization refers to the “population shift from rural to urban areas,” in which there is a gradual increase in the number of people living in urban areas." It also highlights the process by which “towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization) (Section 38a) (Module 2) -
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians. Those who accepted allotments and lived separately from the tribe would be granted United States citizenship.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Act (Module 3) (Section 40d) -
The Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance (Natdia) is a spiritual movement that came about as the result of a dream by Wovoka, a Northern Paiute, during the solar eclipse of January 1, 1889. Because of bad conditions on Indian reservations, Native Americans needed something to give them hope, and Wovoka declared that he was the messiah come to earth to prepare the Indians for their salvation.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-ghostdance.html (Section 40e) (Module 3) -
Wainwright Building
Louis Sullivan, the foremost designer of the modern skyscraper whose designing motto was "Form Follows Function," finishes the Wainwright building in St. Louis. An “architectural landmark,” Sullivan's “steel-framed colossus became the standard for the American skyscraper for the next twenty years.” (Section 38a and http://stlcin.missouri. org/history/structdetail.cfm?master_id=1361) (Module 2) -
Victory Garden
In March 1917, Charles Lathrop Pack organized the US National War Garden Commission and launched the war garden campaign. The campaign promoted the cultivation of available private and public lands, resulting in over five million gardens in the USA and foodstuff production exceeding $1.2 billion by the end of the war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_garden (Section 45 C) (Module 4) -
Selective Service Act
The U.S Congress passed the Selective Service Act on May 18, 1917, giving the U.S. president the power to draft soldiers. President Wilson pushed the government to adopt military conscription, which required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service, and some 10 million men across the country registered in response to the military draft.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-congress-passes-selective-service-act (Section 45b) (Module 4) -
Eighteenth Amendment
The United States ratified the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919, the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was outlawed. Unfortunately, it caused the rise of crime, speakeasies, and unregulated alcohol. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution) (Section 46b)(Module 5) -
Heavyweight Champion, Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey was one of America's first great sports heroes. July 4, 1919, Dempsey challenged heavyweight champion Jess Willard at an outdoor arena in Toledo, Ohio.
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jack_Dempsey#Kid_Blackie (Section 46) (Module 5) -
Neutrality Act of 1935
There were several Neutrality Acts in an effort to keep our ships from being bombed before we entered WWII. The 1935 act banned sending arms to enemies fighting in the war and kept Americans from traveling on ships belonging to those who were fighting. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-signs-neutrality-act) (Section 50b) (Module 6) -
Quarantine Speech
President Franklin D. Roosevelt told the American people he wanted peace and suggested quarantining those warring nations. He also warned Americans that it was important to remember that we could not stand by when portions of the world went against treaties and the rights of others. (https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/october-5-1937-quarantine-speech) (Section 50c) (Module 6) -
Containment
Containment was a United States policy proposed by Diplomat George Kennan using a number of strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. It was a component of the Cold War aimed at the Soviet Union which wanted to enlarge its communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnam. Https://www.boundless.com/political-science/textbooks/ (Section 52c) (Module 7) -
Egalitarianism
Egalitarianism is a belief that everybody is equal. It is a label for various forms of social justice such as feminism, anti-racism, LGBTQ, freedom of religion, etc. If you call yourself an egalitarian then you must support all of those causes.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=egalitarian (Section 53b) (Module 7) -
Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church
The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was a place of worship for many blacks who were involved in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan bombed the church killing four young black girls and injuring 22 others. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al11.htm (Section 54e)
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Woodsy Owl
Woodsy Owl is created as an icon for the United States Forest Service to provide children with information and advice to help them appreciate nature. His motto is "Give a hoot — don't pollute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodsy_Owl (Section 57e) (Module 8) -
Email
Email, a convenient way to send a message to associates or friends, was created in 1978, at UMDNJ in Newark, NJ by Dr. V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai. Messages could be sent and received immediately. http://www.inventorofemail.com/history_of_email.asp (Section 60d) (Module 10) -
Reaganomics
Reagan’s Economic Recovery had four major policy objectives: (1) reduce the growth of government spending, (2) reduce the marginal tax rates on income from both labor and capital, (3) reduce regulation, and (4) reduce inflation by controlling the growth of the money supply. http://www.econlib.org/library/ Enc1/Reaganomics. html (Section 59b) (Module 9) -
Glasnost
Glasnost was a policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev under which there was a greater willingness to allow western ideas and goods into the USSR. Its goals were to include more people in the political process through freedom of expression. (Section 59e) (Module 9) http://www.coldwar.org/articles/80s/glasnostandperestroika.asp -
Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris, which opened on April 12, 1992, is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town located 20 miles east of the center of Paris,. It is the most visited theme park in all of Europe. I visited it this summer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris (Module 10) (Section 60e)
