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AMH 2020 Exam 2
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Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger
What: Founded the American Birth Control League. Advocated for women's reproductive rights and access to contraception.
When: 1920s
Where: United States.
Significance: American Birth Control League later became Planned Parenthood. Encouraged women to control their own fertility, led to more power for women.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What: President who implemented the New Deal to combat the Great Depression and led the U.S. through most of World War II.
When: 1930s-1940s.
Where: United States.
Significance: Roosevelt led the American people to regain faith in themselves. New Deal permanently and dramatically transformed the politics and economy of the United States, for example by stimulating consumer demand, like with the AAA where farmers got subsidies if they limited production of crops
Second Klan
Second Klan
What: Revival of the Ku Klux Klan.
When: 1910s-1940s.
Where: United States.
Significance: Targeted not only African Americans but also Catholics, Jews, immigrants, and other groups, promoting white supremacy and nativism.
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
What: A flourishing of African American culture, including literature, music, theater, and visual arts, that celebrated black heritage and creativity.
When: 1920s.
Where: Harlem, New York, United States.
Significance: led to black pride and civil rights movement
Wagner Act
Wagner Act
What: Guaranteed workers the right to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action, including strikes.
When: 1930s.
Where: United States.
Significance: led to more power for workers.
Social Security Act
Social Security Act
What: Established a system of old-age benefits, unemployment insurance, and aid to dependent children and disabled individuals, Social welfare law.
When: 1930s.
Where: United States.
Significance: forming the foundation of the U.S. social safety net. demonstrated government less laisse-faire. led to economic stability and security.
Neutrality Acts
Neutrality Acts
What: Designed to prevent U.S. involvement in future foreign wars by prohibiting arms sales and loans to belligerent nations.
When: 1930s.
Where: United States.
Significance: U.S. isolationism encouraged the British in their policy of appeasement and contributed to French paralysis
Zoot Suit Riots
Zoot Suit Riots
What: Series of racial attacks.
When: 1940s
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States.
Significance: Clashes between American servicemen and Mexican American youths highlighted racial tensions and discrimination during World War II.
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