The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980

Brown v. Board of Education

Roe v. Wade

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Freedom Rides

Treaty of Paris (1783)

Treaty of Tordesillas(1494)

Treaty of Versailles(1919)

Treaty of Ghent(1814)

It supports the push for isolationist approaches in international relations.

It advocates for equal partnership strategies with emerging economies.

It underscores the significance of multilateral organizations in diplomacy efforts.

It influences assertions of moral justification for American intervention abroad.

Taft didn’t pay much attention to progressive era reforms unlike Roosevelt..

Roosevelt was focused more on regulating corporations while Taft emphasized trust-busting efforts.

Roosevelt was more focused on trust-busting than corporate regulation compared to Taft..

Both Presidents primarily targeted social reforms like child labor laws and women suffrage rights during their tenure..

Demand for land reform policies favoring distribution of land among urban workers.

Support for Jacksonian Democracy’s focus on common man politics.

Opposition to Kansas-Nebraska Act’s extension of slavery into new territories.

Advocacy for reestablishing mercantilism as an economic strategy against Britain.

It introduced electric power into homes transforming daily life

It sped up communication nationwide with telegraphy

It increased literacy rates through mass production of books

It automated weaving processes disrupting textile artisans

The Virginia colony was primarily for economic gain, while the Massachusetts Bay colony was established for religious freedom.

Neither had any interest in expanding their territories.

Both were established exclusively for religious freedom.

Both were founded mainly for economic reasons.

Loyalists

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

Patriots

Twelfth Amendment

Fifteenth Amendment

Fourteenth Amendment

Thirteenth Amendment

Interpretations emphasizing abolitionist narratives often dismiss connections between past injustices and contemporary policy initiatives

Depictions and defenses or critiques of slavery provided ideological roots forming one aspect of today’s discourse surrounding racial justice measures

Modern policy debates rarely invoke historical literary accounts, thus minimizing their relevance

Romanticized versions of antebellum society tend to skew understanding of the impact of slavery on descendants