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== Historical terminology == | == Historical terminology == | ||
* abolition/ abolitionism = movement to end slavery | * '''abolition/ abolitionism''' = movement to end slavery | ||
** the 13th amendment "abolished" slavery (1865) | ** the 13th amendment "abolished" slavery (1865) | ||
* civil rights | * '''civil rights''' | ||
* imperialism | * '''imperialism''' | ||
* "Manifest destiny" = movement for U.S. westward expansion across the continent (term coined in 1845) | * '''"Manifest destiny"''' = movement for U.S. westward expansion across the continent (term coined in 1845) | ||
** U.S. imperialism commences with the taking of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippines after the Spanish-American War (1898) | ** U.S. imperialism commences with the taking of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippines after the Spanish-American War (1898) | ||
* popular sovereignty | * '''popular sovereignty''' | ||
** political theory from 1850s, pushed by Sen. Stephen Douglas, that people of the states themselves should decide if slavery was to be allowed | ** political theory from 1850s, pushed by Sen. Stephen Douglas, that people of the states themselves should decide if slavery was to be allowed | ||
* prohibition = movement to ban alcohol | * '''prohibition''' = movement to ban alcohol | ||
** in the U.S., the 18th amendment banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol (1917) | ** in the U.S., the 18th amendment banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol (1917) | ||
*** the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment (1933) | *** the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment (1933) | ||
* suffrage = "the vote" or the right to vote | * '''suffrage''' = "the vote" or the right to vote | ||
** the 15th amendment guaranteed the right to vote for male former slaves (1869) | ** the 15th amendment guaranteed the right to vote for male former slaves (1869) | ||
* temperance movement = " | * '''temperance''' or '''temperance movement = "another term for prohibition of alcohol | ||
* women's suffrage = right to vote for women | * '''women's suffrage''' = right to vote for women | ||
*** in U.S. the 19th Amendment guaranteed the right of women to vote (1919) | *** in U.S. the 19th Amendment guaranteed the right of women to vote (1919) | ||
* "republican motherhood" | * '''"republican motherhood"''' | ||
* states rights | * '''states rights''' | ||
** suffragette = a woman who advocated, often in public protest, for women's suffrage | ** '''suffragette''' = a woman who advocated, often in public protest, for women's suffrage | ||
* tariff | * '''tariff''' | ||
== Themes & events timelines == | == Themes & events timelines == | ||