Semester 1 Review American History Flashcards
(29 cards)
A document created by someone who was Not present during the time periods in which it occurred.
Secondary source.
A document created by someone who was present during the time period in which it occurred
Primary source
What are the five ideals.?
Equality,rights,opportunity,democracy,liberty .
The state of having the same privileges ,rights.
Equality.
A power or privileges granted by an agreement among people or by law.
Rights.
Freedom
Liberty
The chance for advancement or progress.
Opportunity
A system of government in which the power to where come from the consent of the government.
Democracy
What is capitalism?
An economic system where people can own their own business .
A group of workers organized to protect the interest of its members
Labor union
What is industrialization?
The transformation from producing good by hands to producing good by machine.
What is labor movement?
A group of workers fighting to get better working conditions.
Who formed labors unions and WHY?what were 3thinhs were they fighting for.
Higher wages,shorter hours,and better working conditions.
What are three examples of pull factors?
American letters
Free and democratic society
Natural resources and jobs
What are three example of push factors.
Population growth and hunger
Lack of arable land
Religion persecution
Moving forward, advancing
Progressive
What does reform mean
A change for the better
Who were the three progressive presidents
Woodrow Wilson
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
The assimilation of immigrants into American society
Americanization
What is nativism
A policy of favoring the interest of native-born over those of immigrants
What were progressive fighting for?
Fought to improve working conditions
Stablished a federal income tax
- Amendment
What does 18 amendment do?
Stablished prohibition or a ban on alcohol
19 amendment
Suffrage for women’s
