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US History STAAR Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Historical Era | a time period characterized by certain political, social, and economic events |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Connected the whole country leading to faster transportation of goods and people West |
| Homestead Act | Free land in the Great Plains; encouraged settlement West and created a national market |
| Labor Unions | Workers joined together to get better pay and working conditions through negotiation or strike |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | Chinese were banned from entering the U.S. because they were seen as job competition building the railroads |
| Nineteenth Amendment | granted women's right to vote (suffrage) |
| Spanish American War Effects | The U.S. emerged from this war as a world power with territories, new markets, and access to raw materials. |
| U.S. Entry to WWI | German unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram (letter from Germany to Mexico) |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | U.S. senator who rejected the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations at the end of WWI; US was to be isolated and not dragged into more wars |
| Assembly Line | Mass production of the car made it more affordable for the average American using this method |
| Harlem Renaissance | Artistic and cultural movement celebrating African Americans; jazz music became popular |
| Stock Market Crash | Overspeculation led to the stock market to crash in 1929 which was the start of the Great Depression |
| Great Depression Effects | High unemployment, poverty, hunger, homelessness |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Protects your money in the bank in the event of a failure |
| New Deal | The federal government took on a larger role in the lives of Americans by trying to end the Great Depression |
| Pearl Harbor | Reason for U.S. entry to WWII after Japan attacked the U.S. naval base in Hawaii |
| Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Two Japanese cities where the atomic bombs were dropped to officially end World War II |
| Korean War | U.S. got involved because of containment - stop the spread of communism to South Korea. |
| Sputnik | 1957 Soviet launch of the first artificial satellite led to the Space Race, NASA, and money to math and science education |
| Anti-War Movement | movement calling for the end of the Vietnam War; Americans held mass protests and demonstrations against the war. |
| War with Afghanistan | U.S. response to the September 11 (9/11) terrorist attacks |
| Global Diffusion | U.S. popular culture spreads to other countries via music, movies, and T.V. |
| Civic Responsibility | It is your duty as a citizen to vote or serve on jury duty |
| Watergate Effect | President Nixon resigned and Americans became more cynical (distrustful) of the government |
| Red Scare | Fear of communism spreading in America. |
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