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1
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Muckraker

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journalist who exposed corruption and other problems of the late 1800s and early 1900s

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Who did the United States purchase Alaska from?

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Russia

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Which country was blamed for WWI?

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Germany

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What were the causes of the Great Depression?

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margin buying, installment buying, stock market crash, wages did not keep up with prices, price for crops dropped

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What was the immediate cause of WWI?

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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

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Which New Deal programs exist today?

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Social Security Administration and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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What were the three goals of FDRs New Deal program?

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relief, recovery, reform

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Free Enterprise System

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economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens who decide what to produce, how much to produce, and what prices to charge.

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communism

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economic system in which all wealth and property are owned by the state.

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What method did Martin Luther King use to protest social injustice?

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civil disobedience

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11
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Why do people purchase shares of stock?

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share in corporate profits

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stock

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share of ownership in a corporation

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18th Amendment

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ban on alcohol

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19th Amendment

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women’s right to vote

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yellow journalism

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news reporting, often biased or untrue, that relies on sensational stories and headlines.

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nationalism

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excessive pride in one’s nation

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imperialism

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policy of powerful country seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions.

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militarism

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the policy of building up military to prepare for war.

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19
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alliance

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agreement between nations to aid and protect one another.

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What were poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clause used for?

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prevent African Americans from voting

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Culture

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a way of life shared by members of a society

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poll tax

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tax required before a person can vote.

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grandfather clause

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law that excused a voter from a literacy test if his father or grandfather had been eligible to vote on Jan. 1, 1876

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literacy test

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examination to see if a person can read and write; used in the past to restrict African Americans from voting.

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25
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secede

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withdraw membership from a group.

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26
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What event cause the south to secede from the Union?

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election of Abraham Lincoln as President.

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27
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segregation

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legal separation of races.

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abolitionist

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an individual who wanted to abolish slavery.

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Manifest Destiny

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belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.

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carpetbagger

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nickname for northerner who went to the south after the Civil War.

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scalawag

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white southerner who supported Republicans during Reconstruction.

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Jim Crow Laws

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laws that separated whites and African Americans in schools, restaurants, theaters, trains, streetcars and cemeteries.

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15th Amendement

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forbade any state to deny any citizen the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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34
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How did rail road companies eliminate competition?

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rebates and pools

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35
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monopoly

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controls all or nearly all the business of an industry.

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36
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communism

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economic system in which all wealth and property are owned by the state.

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37
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bull market

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period of increased stock trading and rising stock prices.

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38
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What were some of the arguments against trusts?

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reduced competition, hurt small businesses, they had too much power in government.

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39
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What did Congress pass that banned the formation of trusts and monopolies?

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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40
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What were some of the benefits of the assembly line?

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made large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply.

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41
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13th Amendment

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Abolished Slavery

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42
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isolationism

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people who want to stay out of world affairs.

43
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Why did the U.S. want to expand overseas?

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western frontier closes, businesses need raw materials and new markets, European nation competed for resources and markets.

44
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draft

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law requiring men to serve in the military.

45
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liberty bonds

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bonds sold by the U.S. government to raise money for a war effort.

46
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reparations

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cash payments for losses.

47
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What policy did the U.S. adopt at the beginning of WWI and WWII?

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neutrality

48
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containment

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policy of trying to prevent the spread of Soviet influence (communism) beyond where it already exists.

49
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nativist

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an individual who is opposed to immigration.

50
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What were the benefits of the Panama Canal?

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Shorten the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Reduced the cost of trade, made it easier for the U.S. Navy to travel.

51
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Which document blamed Germany for WWI, made them pay reparations, and did not allow them to build up their military?

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Treaty of Versailles

52
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Which muckraker exposed the harsh life of living in tenements?

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Jacob Riis

53
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What did Upton Sinclair help to expose?

A

Unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry.

54
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What did Ida Tarbell help to expose?

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Unfair business practices used by business such as Standard Oil.

55
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Why did the United States establish a Quota System as part of their immigration policy in the 1920s?

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To limit the number of immigrants from certain countries.

56
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Which Presidents served during U.S. participation in World Wars?

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Woodrow Wilson, FDR, and Harry Truman

57
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Which Presidents served during the Great Depression?

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Herbert Hoover and FDR

58
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Define Homestead Act.

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Law promised 160 acres of land to anyone who paid a small filing fee and farmed it for five years.

59
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How was the Korean War and the Vietnam War similar?

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both were an effort during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism.

60
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Primary Election

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Election in which voters choose their party’s candidate for the general election.

61
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Referendum

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process by which people vote directly on a bill.

62
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Recall

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process by which voters can remove an elected official from office.

63
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What method was used by Martin Luther King Jr. to protest social injustice?

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civil disobedience

64
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Why did Irish immigrants face discrimination during the 1800s?

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religious beliefs

65
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Truman Doctrine

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President Truman’s policy of giving American aid to nations threatened by communist expansion.

66
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Marshall Plan

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American plan to help European nations rebuild their economies after WWII.

67
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Why did Americans protest the United States involvement in the Vietnam War?

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It was a Civil War, and the U.S. should not have interfered, many American troops were getting killed.

68
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Why did immigrants settle in cities?

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factory jobs were available.

69
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Why was the United Nations created?

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promote conditions that support peace.

70
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Why were a number of American women working outside the home during WWII?

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many men went off to fight in the war.

71
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How was the U.S. economy affected by participation in WWII?

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Factories started making wartime goods, unemployment decreased, the Great Depression ended.

72
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Why did the U.S. not join the League of Nations?

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there was a fear that the U.S. would get involved in foreign conflicts.

73
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Social Security Administration

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set up to provide unemployment insurance and pensions for retired workers.

74
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What was a major cause of the stock market crash?

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Margin Buying

75
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Which document was considered Woodrow Wilson’s plan for peace?

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Fourteen Points

76
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Why did the United States enter WWII?

A

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

77
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What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?

A

The Sinking of the Maine

78
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Why did the United States enter WWI?

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Unrestricted use of submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram.

79
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What punishments were imposed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?

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Germany had to accept blame for the war in Europe, Germany had to pay reparations to European nations, and Germany had to disarm and reduce its military.

80
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Monroe Doctrine

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President Monroe’s foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America.

81
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Good Neighbor Policy

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President FDR’s policy intended to strengthen friendly relations with Latin America.

82
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Why did prohibition fail?

A

It never stopped drinking, organized crime increased.

83
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What did Americans do on the home front during WWII to help the war effort?

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Rationed gasoline, planted victory gardens, women worked in factories, car pooled, bought liberty bonds

84
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Why was imperialism a cause of World War I?

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created conflicts between nations over colonies.

85
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What were considered reasons for imperialism?

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Racism, competition, and the need for new markets.

86
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Open Door Policy

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Policy issued by Secretary of State John Hay that allowed a nation to trade in any other nation’s sphere of influence in China.

87
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Social Reform

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An organized attempt to improve what is unjust or imperfect in society.

88
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Totalitarian State

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Country where a single party controls the government and every aspect of people’s lives.

89
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Corollay

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addition to

90
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Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

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The U.S. had a right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order.

91
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What policy did the United States adopt at the outbreak of World War I?

A

neutrality

92
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Installment buying

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Buying on credit. Buy now, pay later.

93
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What have labor unions fought for?

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An end to child labor, safer working conditions, better pay, better job security, shorter hours, and a 5 day work week.

94
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Why did the United States drop atomic bombs on Japan?

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End the war quickly and save lives.

95
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How did people response to the Rosa Parks arrest?

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Boycotting buses in Montgomery, Alabama.

96
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Why did the Cold War begin between the Soviet Union and the U.S.?

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Both had conflicting goals after WWII, different beliefs, the desire to get better weapons.

97
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Which New Deal Program insured people’s saving that was in banks?

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

98
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What industries benefited from the automobile?

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Steel, glass, oil, paint companies, tire companies

99
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Fad

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a fashion or activity that is taken up with great passion for a short period of time.

100
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Flapper

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Young women that rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.

101
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What was the effect of Prohibition?

A

It never stopped drinking, organized crime increased.

102
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What foreign policy is an example of Theodore Roosevelt’s use of the Big Stick policy?

A

support of the Panamanian revolt

103
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Why did families move to the suburbs in the 1950s?

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Economic growth and prosperity, improved medical care, and pollution in the cities.

104
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How is the Korean War and the Vietnam War similar?

A

both were an effort to contain the spread of Communism during the Cold War.

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