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Academic Vocabulary
TAKS--U.S. History
Reconstruction—rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
Suffrage—the right to vote
Manifest Destiny—goal of U.S. lands reaching the West Coast
Gilded Age—period of industrialization and urbanization after Civil War
Assembly Line—a standard of efficient mass production using interchangeable parts
Political Machine—corrupt organization used for political gain
Progressivism—period of social reforms
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare—primary cause of U.S. involvement in WWI against Germany
Fourteen Points—Wilson’s Peace Plan after WWI
Great Migration—African-Americans moving north during WWI and 1920s for factory jobs
Harlem Renaissance—African-American artistic cultural expression during 1920s
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Prohibition—production and sale of alcohol became illegal with 18th Amendment in 1920
Great Depression—period of low economic activity 1929-1941
New Deal—series of programs designed for economic relief--FDR
Pearl Harbor—attack on U.S. by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941
Rationing—distribution of goods to consumers in a fixed amount
(WWII)
D-Day—WWII invasion of Allies at Normandy, France on June 6,
1944
Midway—greatest air battle in Pacific War—turning point
Cold War—competition between the USSR and US, 1945-1991
Marshall Plan—program of U.S. economic assistance to postwar Western Europe
Containment—U.S. policy of resisting expansion of communism
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
• 1949 alliance of nations that agreed to band together in the event of war to support and protect each nation involved
Red Scare—fear of communists in 1920s and 1950s—postwar (WWI/WWII)
McCarthyism—postwaranti-communist smear tactics
Domino Theory—belief that when one country becomes communist, others will follow
G.I. Bill—law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy
homes, start businesses, or pay for higher education
Baby Boom—1946-1964A significant rise in U.S. births
Brown v. Board of Education--1954Decision to de-segregate schools
Civil Rights—movement by African Americans for full civil liberties
Rock and Roll
popular music started in the 1950s that grew out of rhythm and blues
Sputnik—first artificial satellite to orbit the earth—USSR, 1957
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1964 Congressional Resolution authorizing President to take action in Vietnam
Great Society
President Lyndon Johnson’s legislative proposals for aid to public education, voting rights, conservation, medical care, and poverty
Counterculture—group of young Americans in the 1960s who rejected conventional customs and mainstream culture
Watergate—scandal of illegal activities that led to resignation of
• 1607—Jamestown• 1763—Britain defeated France in N. America• 1776—Declaration of Independence• 1787--Constitution• 1791—Bill of Rights• 1861—start of Civil War• 1865—end of Civil War—slavery ended• 1898—Spanish-American War• 1918—end of WWI• 1929—stock market crash—Great Depression• 1941—Pearl Harbor--WWII• 1945—end of WWII, beginning of Cold War
TAKS Amendments
• 13 free• 14 citizens• 15 vote• 16 income tax• 17 senators• 18 no alcohol• 19 women • 21 alcohol• 24 no poll tax• 26 18 year olds
Bill of Rights
• 1st—religion, speech, assembly, petition, press
• 2nd—bear arms
• 4th—no search and seizure—warrant
• 5th—don’t have to speak
• 8th—no cruel or unusual punishment
TAKS Court Cases
• Dred Scott• Plessy• Brown• Heart of Atlanta Motel• Loving• Swann• UC Regents v. Bakke• Reynolds v. Sims—equal
representation by population• Shaw—no racial gerrymandering
TAKS People• Washington• Jefferson • Madison• Lincoln• Debs• Susan B. Anthony• Mahan• Ford• Carnegie• Lindbergh
Even more people• Eisenhower• Patton• Bradley• MacArthur• Marshall• King• Shirley Chisholm—NY
Congress/Af-Am/1968• Wallace• Chavez• H. Ross Perot—Tx—1992, 1996
Events
• Revolution• War of 1812• Mexican War• Civil War and Reconstruction• Gilded Age/Progressive Era• Spanish-American War• WWI• WWII• Korea• Vietnam• Persian Gulf• Afghanistan• Iraq
Terms
• Magna Carta• Articles of Confederation• Constitution• Bill of Rights• Primary and secondary sources• Three branches of government• Industrialization• Prohibition• Suffrage• World War I
And…
• Great Depression• New Deal• Social security• Internment• Manhattan Project• McCarthyism• Cold War• SAC—Strategic Air Command• Civil Rights• Watergate• DART—Dallas Area Rapid Transit