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1
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Pendleton civil service act

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Created to make only qualified individuals have positions

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2
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Hearst and Pulitzer

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Largest names in journalism of the gilded age

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3
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NAACP

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National association for the advancement of the colored people

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4
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Big stick

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T ROOSEVELT

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5
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Roosevelt corollary

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U.S. Would intervene if countries acted harmfully

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6
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Isolationism

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Idea that U.S. Should not be involved in foreign affairs at all

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7
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Dollar diplomacy president

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Taft

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8
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Four factors leading to growth of imperialism

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Militarism
Economy
Nationalism
Humanitarian

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9
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Federal reserve system

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Wilson

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10
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Election of 1912

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Wilson

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11
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Initiative

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Citizen propose new laws by petition

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12
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Sixteenth amendment

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Income taxes

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13
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17th amendment

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Senators elected by voting

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14
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18th amendment

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Prohibition

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15
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19th amendment

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Women can vote

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16
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20th amendment

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Edited presidential and congressional terms

17
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21st amendment

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Repealed 18th amendment

18
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Schlieffen plan

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Germany’s plan to go through Belgium to get to France

19
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Sussex pledge

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Germany’s broken promise o warn before attacking passenger ships

20
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Zimmerman note

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Message from Germany to Mexico

21
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Alvin York

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Served so admirably he received the congressional Medal of Honor

22
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4 underlying causes of WWI

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Militarism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Alliances

23
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Allied powers

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France Russia GB US

24
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Central powers

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Germany Austria turkey (OE)

25
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Treaty of Versailles

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Peace treaty of WWI

26
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Red scare

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Fear of communism due to hostility toward American ideals

27
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Schenk v. USA

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Govt could suppress freedom of speech if it posed danger to the public

28
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Installment plans

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Pay some up front and more later

29
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3 factors making automobiles more cheaply

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Assembly lin
Economies of scale
Vertical consolidation

30
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Lindbergh

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First to ply across Atlantic

31
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Racketeering

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Supplying protection to businesses

32
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Monkey scopes trial

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Teacher taught evolution illegally

33
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Buying on the margin

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Buying stock on credit

34
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President when market crashed

35
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1932 election

36
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BONUS ARMY

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WWI veterans who requested pension bonuses

37
Q

Causes of Great Depression

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Burning stock in the margin
Buying goods on credit
Uneven wealth

38
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Assassinated gilded age presidents

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McKinley and Garfield

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