American Civilization Midterm
Midterm
Midterm
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 22.11.2023 / 02.06.2024 |
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What happened to Native American Children in bording schools?
the forced americanization
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation.
What are the two types of seggregation?
- de facto
- de jure
Judicial rulings and legislation passed during the era of the Civil Rights Movement ended de ____ segregation, separation that was mandated by law and enforced by the government. But de ____ segregation — separation that exists even though laws do not require it — persists to the present day.
Migration: ...
Immigration: ...
Explain first wave feminism.
The first wave of feminism took place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, emerging out of an environment of urban industrialism and liberal, socialist politics. The goal of this wave was to open up opportunities for women, with a focus on suffrage.
Explain second wave feminism.
The second wave feminism movement took place in the 1960s and 1970s and focused on issues of equality and discrimination. Starting initially in the United States with American women, the feminist liberation movement soon spread to other Western countries.
Explain third wave feminism.
Third Wave: 1990s -
While the advances of second-wave feminism had undoubtedly achieved more equality and rights for women, the movement that emerged in the early 1990s focused on tackling problems that still existed, including sexual harassment in the workplace and a shortage of women in positions of power.
Explain fourth wave feminism.
Fourth-wave feminism is a feminist movement that began around 2012 and is characterized by a focus on the empowerment of women, the use of internet tools, and intersectionality. The fourth wave seeks greater gender equality by focusing on gendered norms and the marginalization of women in society.
"Praying towns" were cities or towns in early America where ...
Most African-American slaves were found in the South because...
Plessy v. Fergusun was a significant court case because ...
In case of Latinos, racial profiling means ...
Roe v. Wade is an important court case that deals with ...
What was the population of Detroit in 1950?
What was the population of Detroit in 2018?
Why did people leave Detroit?
- collapse of automobile industry
- automation
- racial tensions
- suburbanization,
- crime
- white flight
- political corruption ans mismanagement
What describes essentialism?
What are the three parts of the definition of culture?
- social (sign users)
- mental (code)
- material (signs - discourse)
What is the definition of "text"?
"Texts are simply "those stories that Americans tell one another in order to make sense of their lives""
What are the assumtions about "text"?
- Texts are affected by their cultural environment
- Texts affect their cultural environment
When was the declaration of independence published?
July 4th 1776
what is the preamble of the declaration of independence?
- "all men"
- "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
What was the manifest destiny?
Manifest Destiny was the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America. The ideology of Manifest Destiny inspired a variety of measures designed to remove or destroy the native population.
According to Frederick Jackson Turner, the frontier was ...
What does American exeptionalism mean?
- the US believes that it serves as an example for the rest of the world
- America has to convince the American people that what they are doing is right
What was the war of 1812?
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its own indigenous allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It began when the United States declared war on 18 June 1812.
What is isolationism?
- a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
What are the Monroe Doctrines?
The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States' sphere of interest. President James Monroe's 1823 annual message to Congress contained the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
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