Periods Flashcards
1
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Reconstruction
A
A chance to “resolve hypocrisies”
Civil Rights Act of 1875: provided black people equal treatment
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): Ruled that state law separating whites and blacks did not violate the 14th Amendment
2
Q
The Gilded Age
A
Period from the end of the Civil War into the Progressive Era
Many promises going into the civil war were NOT fulfilled
3
Q
The Progressive Era
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The era of reform stretched from cities and farms. New institutions, expansion, expansion of federal powers
4
Q
The Roaring Twenties
A
Social change
Rise of jazz music
Abrupt end due to the Great Depression
5
Q
The Great Depression
A
The crash of 1929
Banks collapsed
Unemployment
