US Post Civil War

1. Spanish American War - increases land and control

2. Smoked Irish

2.1. Second class citizens in Europe and America

2.1.1. Part of the labor force

3. Mexican American War - increases land ownership and control

4. Manifest Destiny

4.1. Expanding American Control

5. Racism

5.1. Whites Vs. Blacks

5.1.1. Sympathy for Jewish people allowed them to climb the social ladder

6. Jim Crow Laws

6.1. Segregation

7. Reconstruction

7.1. Rights of African Americans

7.1.1. Voting

7.1.1.1. KKK formed and intimidates people to keep them from voting

8. Plessy vs. Furgeson

8.1. Separate but equal - however it was separate and very unequal

8.1.1. Unfair housing practices. Whites live in Suburbia and Blacks live in urban areas and are allowed to rent. White people gain equity and wealth while black people are forced to rent and are not offered the same opportunities for growth.