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US History
US History test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1898 | Spanish-American War: Explosion of Maine in havana harbor. William McKinley, Teddy R, Rough Riders, George Dewey. Free Cuba. |
| 1914-1918 | World War I: Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, MAIN, Central Powers and Allied Powers, Sinking of Louisitania, Unrestricted Sub warfare, Zimmerman Telegram. |
| 1929 | Stock Market Crash |
| 1939-1945 | World War II: U.S., Russia, Britain, Germany, Italy. Dictators: Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin. Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Nazi Party, Night o Broken Glass. |
| 1957 | Russia launches Sputnik |
| 1968 | Assassination of MLK: Civil rights activist. |
| 1969 | U.S. lands first man on the moon |
| 1991 | Cold war ends- Stand off between super powers U.S. and Soviet Union. |
| 2001 | 9/11 World Trade Center and pentagon attacked |
| 2008 | Barak Obama first black president elected |
| 13th Amendment | Abolished Slavery |
| 14th | Citizenship to former slaves |
| 15th | Voting rights for all men |
| 16th | Allowed government to collect income taxes |
| 17th | U.S. Senators would be elected directly by the people |
| 18th | Prohibition |
| 19th | Voting rights to Women |
| 24th | Outlawed Poll tax- Can no longer charge people to vote |
| 22nd | No president shall be elected more than 2 times |
| 26th | Granted voting rights to 18 year olds - Old enough to enlist, Old enough to vote |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | 1896- Supreme court rule that laws requiring separate but equal railway accommodations did not violate 13th or 14th amendment. "Segregation is OK!!!" |
| Mendez v. Westheimer School district of Orange County | 1947- Segregation of Mexican American children in California schools violated California law "Segregation is illegal if their is no law for it." |
| Delgado v. Bastrop ISD | 1948- Segregation of Mexican and Anglo schools is unconstitutional. Different classes for spanish. "Segregation for some but not all" |
| Brown v Board of Edu | 1954- Over ruled Plessy v. ferguson |
| Tinker v. Des Moines | 1969- Students have rights in schools |
| Hernandez v. Texas | Established that Mex Am had equal protections under the 14th amendment. Cant be segregated |
| White v. Regester | Equality in drawing of voting district lines. Can reduce or eliminate the voting power of certain groups |
| Tuskegee Airmen | Af Am piolets in WWII |
| Susan B. Anthony | Early pioneer of womens rights. |
| Ida B. Wells | Af Am author who campaigned to end lynching |
| Upton Sinclar | Muckracker. the Jungle- Pure food and drug act and Meat inspection act |
| Clarence Darrow | Defense attorney in Scopes Trial. Supported not teaching evolution in schools. |
| Korean War | 1950- North and South Korea. North invaded south U.S. sent troops to help. Containment. |
| Vietnam War | 1956-75North and South Vietnam. U.S. concerned with Communist threat in south. Fall of Saigon. Viet Cong. Tet offensive. |
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