Mid-Term Ch 17-23
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Civil War, issues, enslaved, confederate, shape | The United States had survived our worst war, but the end of the __ left Americans to deal with a set of pressing __. The status of some 3.5 million former __ people had yet to be decided. Nor had the terms by which the former __ states would rejoin the union. How Americans would handle these problems would __ the future of our country. |
| federal government, civil rights, equal opportunity | Debate over the rightful power of the __ and the states continues to this day. Americans continue to wrestle with the problem of providing __ and __ to all citizens. |
| Reconstruction | Differences over how __ should be carried out divided the government. |
| rebuild, structures | After the Civil War, the South had to __ not only its farms and roads, but its social and political __ as well. |
| promoted | Jim Crow laws __ segregation. |
| immigrants | Pioneers continued to spread across the continent, and __ flocked to industrial centers. |
| buffalo herds, transcontinental railroad lines, white settlers | Native Americans lived on the Great Plains along with the __ that were their primary source of food. Then beginning in 1869, the __ opened the West to __, forever changing the Native Americans way of life. |
| plowing, planting, harvesting, meat, grain | Settlement of the Great Plains came along with the development of machines for __, __, and __. This combination made the Midwest a leader in supplying __ and __ to the world. |
| gold, silver, West | Discoveries of __ and __ drew thousands of fortune seekers to the __. |
| great number | Following the Civil War, settlers began to move west in __. |
| Civilizations | During the late 1800s, whites and Native Americans fought while the Native Americans tried to preserve their __. |
| farmers | Also in the late 1800s, __ began to band together in groups and associations to fight their problems. |
| technology, business combinations | Innovations in __ and new __ helped the United States develop into a great industrial power. |
| global | Innovations in technology and economies have transformed national and regional economies into a __ economy. |
| transportation, communications | Developments in __ and __ have made international trade and economic driving force in today's world. |
| greatest | By the year 1900, the United States industrial production was the __ in the world. |
| transportation network | A growing __ spread people, products and information across the nation. |
| Inventions | __ improved the transportation and communication networks that were vital to the nation's industrial growth. |
| corporations | Business growth was driven by the formation of __ and the ambition of their owners. |
| better pay, working conditions | Workers organized to demand __ and __ |
| cities, rural | By 1914, as many Americans lived in __ as in __ areas. |
| modern city life, poverty, crime, inadequate, daily newspaper, libraries, public parks | During the years of urban growth, many aspects of __ emerged. Problems aros such as __, __ and __ housing. Benefits shuc has __, __, and __ appeared as well. |
| immigration | By the late 1800s and early 1900s, the pattern of __ was changing. |
| rapidly | Cities in the United States expanded __ in the late 1800s. |
| education | The states worked to expand and improve the system of __. |
| Progressive | __ reforms affected many areas of American life. |
| reform | The spirit of __ gained strenght in the late 1800s and thrived during the early 1900s. |
| progressives, government, quality of life | The reformers were called __ and they were confident in their ability to improve the __ and the __. |
| progressive movement, change | Many men and women became part of the widespread movement to bring about reform called the __. They wanted to wrap their hands around __. |
| vote, working conditions, temperance | Women worked for the right to __, for improved __ and for __. |
| any free man could vote | 15th Amendment |
| income tax | 16th Amendment |
| direct election of senators | 17th Amendment |
| prohibits alcohol | 18th Amendment |
| womens right to vote | 19th Amendment |
| big business, labor problems | Presidents during the Progressive Era worked to control __ and to deal with __. |
| conservationist | Theodore Roosevelt |
| dissapointed progressives | William Howard Taft |
| had to turn his attention overseas | Woodrow Wilson |
| minorities | Progressive reform did little to expand the rights and opportunities for __. |
| Jews, Catholics | Religions discriminated against |
| African Americans, Hispanic, Asian, Native Americans | Races discriminated against |
| government, consumers rights, education | Progressive reforms affected many areas of American life. Among these are __, __, and __. |
| political strenght, industrial growth | International power came to the United States with __ and __. |
| markets, colonies | As power increased the United States moved beyond its territorial limits and in search of new __ and __. |
| trade, land | The United States to compete with other nations for more __ and __. |
| world affairs | From this rivalry, the United States rose to take a major part in shaping __. |
| overseas | In the late 1800s the United States acquired land __. |
| Pacific Ocean | The United States also expanded into the __ region to set up trading bases. |
| Spanish-American, Cuba, Spanish | The __ War emerged out of events in __, where Cuban people were resisting __ rule. |
| political, economic, Latin America | After the Spanish-American War, the United States attempted to extend its __ and __ influence in __. |
| changed | World War 1 __ the world. |
| Great War | The people called the conflict the __ and they believed there could never be anothe like it. |
| neutral | Although the United States tried to remain __, it was drawn into the conflict. |
| all | The war touched __ aspects of life. |
| great | When the fighting was over, the United States emerged as one of the __ powers of the world. |
| 1914 | When Europe went to war in __, the United States tried to stay out of the conflict. |
| Allies | The United States entered the conflict on the side of the __. |
| troops, supplies, Germany | With the help of American __ and __, the Allies turned the tide against __. |
| United States | World War 1 drastically changed life in the __. |
| Strong opposition, Woodrow Wilson's | __ greeted __ plan for peace. |
| 11-11-1918, 1919 | The fighting ended in __. The war ended in __ with the Treaty of Versaille. |
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