HIS 142 Study Guide - Final Guide: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Jim Crow Laws, Truman Doctrine
Document Summary
U. s. govt. funded westward expansion by building railroads, dams and other public facilities . Plessy v. ferguson was a u. s. supreme court decision that supported the legality of jim crow laws that permitted or required separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites. (1890"s) Scopes trial was the trial of john scopes, tennessee teacher accused of violating state law prohibiting teaching of evolution. He was found guilty but then it was overturned. New deal was fdr"s campaign promise, in his speech to the democratic national convention of. 1932, to combat the great depression with a new deal for the american people; the plan included many government funded projects such as building dams and roads to boost the economy. Neutrality acts were laws passed between 1935 to 1939 to keep the u. s. from becoming involved in war by prohibiting american trade and travel to warring countries.
