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settlement houses

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organizations that provided support services to the urban poor and European immigrants
usually run by women

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organizations that provided support services to the urban poor and

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settlement houses

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new immigrants

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southeasten european and asian wave
1890-1920

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southeastern european and asian wave
1890-1920

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new immigrants

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yellow journalism

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the use of lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation in the 1890s

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the use of lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation in the 1890s

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yellow journalism

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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union

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advocated for the prohibition of alcohol and was also active in other social reform causes such as women’s suffrage and education.
founded in November 1874

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advocated for the prohibition of alcohol and was also active in other social reform causes such as women’s suffrage and education.
founded in November 1874

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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union

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Realism/naturalism

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literature that depicts characters and settings as they would actually have existed, while naturalism concentrates on the biological, social and economic aspects

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literature that depicts characters and settings as they would actually have existed, while naturalism concentrates on the biological, social and economic aspects

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Realism/naturalism

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City Beautiful movement

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American urban-planning movement led by architects, landscape architects, and reformers that flourished between the 1890s and the 1920s
danoel hudson burnham

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American urban-planning movement led by architects, landscape architects, and reformers that flourished between the 1890s and the 1920s
danoel hudson burnham

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City Beautiful movement

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Jane Addams settlement house

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hull house

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hull house settlement house

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jane addams

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activist who urged blacks to subordinate demands for political and equal rights, and concentrate instead on improving job skills and usefulness through manual labor

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booker t washinton

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activist who urged blacks to subordinate demands for political and equal rights, and concentrate instead on improving job skills and usefulness through manual labor

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booker t washinton

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founder of the NAACp
social change could be accomplished only through agitation and protest
top 10%

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WEB du BOis

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WEB du BOis

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founder of the NAACp
social change could be accomplished only through agitation and protest
top 10%

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An American author and humorist. Among his famous writings are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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mark twain

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An American author and humorist. Among his famous writings are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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mark twain

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Indian Appropriations Act allowed indigenous people to govern themselves and to maintain some of their cultural and social traditions in these

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reservation system

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Indian Appropriations Act allowed indigenous people to govern themselves and to maintain some of their cultural and social traditions in these

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reservation system

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In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills leading to the battle where Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3,000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and all of his soldiers were dead

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battle of little bighorn

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battle of little bighorn

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In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills leading to the battle where Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3,000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and all of his soldiers were dead

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an effort to get rid of the ghost dance caused this battle where hundreds of Lakota killed

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battle of wounded knee

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battle of wounded knee

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an effort to get rid of the ghost dance caused this battle where hundreds of Lakota killed

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passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.

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dawes severalty act

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dawes severalty act

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passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.

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formed in 1892 by members of the Farmer’s Alliance, this was designed to appeal to workers in all parts of the country
favored a larger role of government in American Society, a progressive income tax, and more direct methods of democracy

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populist party

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populist party

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formed in 1892 by members of the Farmer’s Alliance, this was designed to appeal to workers in all parts of the country
favored a larger role of government in American Society, a progressive income tax, and more direct methods of democracy

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25th president of the United States who was an avid imperialist. In power during the spanish american war, Philippines War and annexed Hawaii and Alaska.
enacted a tariff to put a high duty on hawaiian sugar

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william mckinley

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william mckinley

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25th president of the United States who was an avid imperialist. In power during the spanish american war, Philippines War and annexed Hawaii and Alaska.
enacted a tariff to put a high duty on hawaiian sugar

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Congress had declared that the United States would not annex Cuba. This pledge was kept, although Cuba was forced in 1903 to sign a treaty making it virtually a protectorate of the United States.

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teller amendment

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teller amendment

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Congress had declared that the United States would not annex Cuba. This pledge was kept, although Cuba was forced in 1903 to sign a treaty making it virtually a protectorate of the United States.

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the name given to the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt that fought in cuba

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rough riders

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rough riders

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the name given to the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt that fought in cuba

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a series of cases decided from. 1901 to 1905 where the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately determined that the constitution and American rights did not have to apply to all American colonies

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insular cases

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insular cases

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a series of cases decided from. 1901 to 1905 where the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately determined that the constitution and American rights did not have to apply to all American colonies

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an agreement (1901) between the United States and Great Britain giving the United States the sole right to build a canal across Central America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

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an agreement (1901) between the United States and Great Britain giving the United States the sole right to build a canal across Central America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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addition to the monroe dotrine which stated stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Roosevelt Corollary

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addition to the monroe dotrine which stated stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries

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last sovereign of hawaii known for her resolute and peaceful resistance to the US businessmen who ended her reign and to the United States’ annexation of Hawai’i during the 1890s

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liliuokalani

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liliuokalani

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last sovereign of hawaii known for her resolute and peaceful resistance to the US businessmen who ended her reign and to the United States’ annexation of Hawai’i during the 1890s

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27th president of the US known for his Dollar diplomacy and trust buster

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william taft

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william taft

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27th president of the US known for his Dollar diplomacy and trust buster

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26th president from 1901-1908; considered the leader of the Progressive movement with his “Big Stick” diplomacy;
**cracked down on monopolies, food and drug regulations, and established many acres of land for national parks; he was an
imperialist and intervened on Central America’s affairs to help support the interests of U.S.

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teddy roosevelt

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teddy roosevelt

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26th president from 1901-1908; considered the leader of the Progressive movement with his “Big Stick” diplomacy;
**cracked down on monopolies, food and drug regulations, and established many acres of land for national parks; he was an
imperialist and intervened on Central America’s affairs to help support the interests of U.S.

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an agreement that was negotiated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 with the Japanese government. The Japanese agreed to limit immigration, and Roosevelt agreed to discuss with the San Francisco School Board that segregation of Japanese children in school would be stopped.

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gentlemen’s agreement

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gentlemen’s agreement

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an agreement that was negotiated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 with the Japanese government. The Japanese agreed to limit immigration, and Roosevelt agreed to discuss with the San Francisco School Board that segregation of Japanese children in school would be stopped.

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the religious wing of the progressive movement which had the aim of combating injustice, suffering and poverty in society.

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social gosepl

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social gospel

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the religious wing of the progressive movement which had the aim of combating injustice, suffering and poverty in society.

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in response to upton’s sinclair’s the jungle, the gov passed _____ which prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation’s first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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meat inspection act/pure food and drug act

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meat inspection act/pure food and drug act

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in response to upton’s sinclair’s the jungle, the gov passed _____ which prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation’s first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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case argued by louis d brandeis where the USSC upheld a law limiting the workday for female wage earners to ten hours.

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Muller v Oregon

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Muller v Oregon

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case argued by louis d brandeis where the USSC upheld a law limiting the workday for female wage earners to ten hours.

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the Supreme Court ruled that a New York law setting maximum working hours for bakers was unconstitutional

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lochner v new york

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lochner v new york

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the Supreme Court ruled that a New York law setting maximum working hours for bakers was unconstitutional

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created a central bank to to establish economic stability in the U.S. by introducing a central bank to oversee monetary policy.

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federal reserve act

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federal reserve act

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created a central bank to to establish economic stability in the U.S. by introducing a central bank to oversee monetary policy.

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pased by wilson, act created to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce as part of the battle to “bust the trusts.

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Federal Trade Commission Act

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Federal Trade Commission Act

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passed by wilson, act created to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce as part of the battle to “bust the trusts.

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. This law established an eight-hour day for all employees on trains involved in interstate commerce, with extra pay for overtime
first federal law regulating the hours of workers in private companies

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Adamson Act

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Adamson Act

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This law established an eight-hour day for all employees on trains involved in interstate commerce, with extra pay for overtime
first federal law regulating the hours of workers in private companies

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Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader who fought against the regimes of both Porfirio Díaz and Victoriano Huerta. After 1914 he engaged in civil war and banditry. He became notorious in the United States for his attack on Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916

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pancho villa

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pancho villa

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Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader who fought against the regimes of both Porfirio Díaz and Victoriano Huerta. After 1914 he engaged in civil war and banditry. He became notorious in the United States for his attack on Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916

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assassination that sparked ww1

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austrian archduke franz ferdiand

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german submarines

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u-boats

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u-boats

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german submarines

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British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England sunk by u-boats, helping bring America into the war

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Lusitania

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Lusitania

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British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England sunk by u-boats, helping bring America into the war

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german telegraph intercepted by american encouraging mexico to join the german cause in ww2 in exchange for land
helped bring A into the war

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zimmerman note/telegraph

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zimmerman note/telegraph

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german telegraph intercepted by american encouraging mexico to join the german cause in ww2 in exchange for land
helped bring A into the war

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The Court ruled that freedom of speech and freedom of the press under the First Amendment could be limited only if the words in the circumstances created “a clear and present danger.
upheld the espoinage act of 1917

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schenck v United States

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schenck v United States

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The Court ruled that freedom of speech and freedom of the press under the First Amendment could be limited only if the words in the circumstances created “a clear and present danger.
upheld the espoinage act of 1917

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Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states roughly from the 1910s until the 1970s to escape racial violence, pursue economic and educational opportunities, and obtain freedom from the oppression of Jim Crow

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great migration

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great migration

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Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states roughly from the 1910s until the 1970s to escape racial violence, pursue economic and educational opportunities, and obtain freedom from the oppression of Jim Crow

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fighting for the 19th amendment

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female workers took jobs of men when they went off to war
pacifists, quakers
suffrage became a necessary war messure

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part of Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the first intergovernmental organization established “to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security”
failed when the US failed to ratify the treary of versailles

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league of nations

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league of nations

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part of Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the first intergovernmental organization established “to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security”
failed when the US failed to ratify the treary of versailles

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treaty that ended ww2 and forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War I
US did not ratify

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treaty of versailles

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treaty of versailles

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treaty that ended ww2 and forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War I
US did not ratify

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A period during the early 20th century during which Americans grew afraid of a Communist takeover, caused by the Russian Revolution. Radicals and foreigners were targeted. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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1st red scare

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1st red scare

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A period during the early 20th century during which Americans grew afraid of a Communist takeover, caused by the Russian Revolution. Radicals and foreigners were targeted. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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closed the door on almost all new Asian immigration and shut out most southern and easten european immigrants due to quotas placed based on the population of 1890

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Immigration Act of 1924

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Immigration Act of 1924

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closed the door on almost all new Asian immigration and shut out most southern and easten european immigrants due to quotas placed based on the population of 1890

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provide enforcement for the Eighteenth Amendment

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Volstead Act

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Volstead Act

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provide enforcement for the Eighteenth Amendment

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a region of the Southern United States in all of which socially conservative Protestant Baptist Christianity plays a strong role in society.

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bible belt

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bible belt

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a region of the Southern United States in all of which socially conservative Protestant Baptist Christianity plays a strong role in society.

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a Protestant religious movement created in the early 1900s grounded in the belief that the Bible is a literal, historical text

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fundamentalism

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fundamentalism

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a Protestant religious movement created in the early 1900s grounded in the belief that the Bible is a literal, historical text

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artistic flowering of the “New Negro” movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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Harlem Renaissance

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Harlem Renaissance

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artistic flowering of the “New Negro” movement as its participants celebrated their African heritage and embraced self-expression, rejecting long-standing—and often degrading—stereotypes.

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Italian immigrants and anarchists who were controversially convicted of murder and armed robbery
executed later

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Sacco and; Vanzetti

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Sacco and; Vanzetti

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Italian immigrants and anarchists who were controversially convicted of murder and armed robbery
executed later

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court case that conrened the teaching of evolution and challeneged fudementalism
william jennigns bryan

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scopes trial

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scopes trial

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court case that conrened the teaching of evolution and challeneged fudementalism
william jennigns bryan

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founded Ford Motor Company and invented the famous Model T car.

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henry ford

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henry ford

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founded Ford Motor Company and invented the famous Model T car.

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101
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founded of planned parenthood and promoter of birth control

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Margaret Sanger

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102
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Margaret Sanger

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founded of planned parenthood and promoter of birth control

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103
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modernist author famous for the great gatsby

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f scott fitzgerald

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f scott fitzgerald

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modernist author famous for the great gatsby

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105
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modernist writer who won the Pulitzer Prize (1953) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954) for his novel The Old Man and the Sea

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ernest hemingway

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ernest hemingway

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modernist writer who won the Pulitzer Prize (1953) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954) for his novel The Old Man and the Sea

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107
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poetry contributed significantly to the Harlem Renaissance and focused mainly on racial segregation and discrimination

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langston hughes

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langston hughes

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poetry contributed significantly to the Harlem Renaissance and focused mainly on racial segregation and discrimination

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109
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failed measure to outlaw war

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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failed measure to outlaw war

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111
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Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall had leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming, as well as two locations in California, to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding.

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Teapot Dome scandal

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Teapot Dome scandal

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Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall had leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming, as well as two locations in California, to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding.

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under this, Germany’s annual reparation payments would be reduced, increasing over time as its economy improved

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Dawes Plan

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Dawes Plan

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under this, Germany’s annual reparation payments would be reduced, increasing over time as its economy improved

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115
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black tuesday

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stock market crash/start of great depression

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116
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stock market crash/start of great depression

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black tuesday

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117
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The president of the United States from 1929 to 1932 The early years of his presidency brought about a great deal of prosperity for the United States. Many people blamed him for the stock market crash

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Herbert Hoover

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Herbert Hoover

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The president of the United States from 1929 to 1932 The early years of his presidency brought about a great deal of prosperity for the United States. Many people blamed him for the stock market crash

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119
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Groups of dwellings for the homeless during the great depression

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hoovervilles

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hoovervilles

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Groups of dwellings for the homeless during the great depression

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121
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jobless WWI veterans organized a group a march on Washington, DC to immediately get their bonus payment

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Bonus Army

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Bonus Army

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jobless WWI veterans organized a group a march on Washington, DC to immediately get their bonus payment

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1921- 1923, President who called for a return to normalcy following WWI. He had laissez-faire economic policies, and he wanted to remove the progressive ideals that were established by Wilson, in efforts to return to “normalcy”. While in office, it was very corrupt, died in office.

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Warren G. Harding

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Warren G. Harding

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1921- 1923, President who called for a return to normalcy following WWI. He had laissez-faire economic policies, and he wanted to remove the progressive ideals that were established by Wilson, in efforts to return to “normalcy”. While in office, it was very corrupt, died in office.

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1923-1929, replaced harding after his death. He was a pro-buisness president, and continued the laissez-faire policies of Harding.
the silent president

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Calvin Coolidge

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Calvin Coolidge

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1923-1929, replaced harding after his death. He was a pro-buisness president, and continued the laissez-faire policies of Harding.
the silent president

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127
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series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938.

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New Deal

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New Deal

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series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938.

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129
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the first _____ of the new deal which marked the beginning of economic reforms

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hundred days

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130
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hundred days

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the first _____ of the new deal which marked the beginning of economic reforms

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131
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a series of droughts in the mid west combined with non-sustainable agricultural practices led to devastating dust storms, famine, diseases and deaths related to breathing dust

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dust bowl

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dust bowl

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a series of droughts in the mid west combined with non-sustainable agricultural practices led to devastating dust storms, famine, diseases and deaths related to breathing dust

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133
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a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 to add more justices to the U.S Supreme Court with an aim of obtaining favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation

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court-packing plan

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court-packing plan

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a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 to add more justices to the U.S Supreme Court with an aim of obtaining favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation

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135
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was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945, He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war.

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Franklin D Roosevelt

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Franklin D Roosevelt

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was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945, He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war.

137
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Between 1935 and 1937 Congress passed three of these laws that tried to keep the United States out of war, by making it illegal for Americans to sell or transport arms, or other war materials to belligerent nations

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neutrality acts

138
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neutrality acts

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Between 1935 and 1937 Congress passed three of these laws that tried to keep the United States out of war, by making it illegal for Americans to sell or transport arms, or other war materials to belligerent nations

139
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called for an international “quarantine” against the “epidemic of world lawlessness” by aggressive nations
FDR

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quarantine speech

140
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quarantine speech

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called for an international “quarantine” against the “epidemic of world lawlessness” by aggressive nations
FDR

141
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name given to Britain’s policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked in an attempt to avoid war

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appeasement

142
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appeasement

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name given to Britain’s policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked in an attempt to avoid war

143
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agreement concluded by Germany, Italy, and Japan on September 27, 1940 which created a defense alliance and was largely intended to deter the United States from entering the conflict.

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Tripartite Pact

144
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Tripartite Pact

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agreement concluded by Germany, Italy, and Japan on September 27, 1940 which created a defense alliance and was largely intended to deter the United States from entering the conflict.

145
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night when German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property

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Kristallnacht

146
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Kristallnacht

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night when German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property

147
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approved by Congress in March 1941, had given President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food to the war effort in Europe to be returned at the end of the war without violating the nation’s official position of neutrality.

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Lend-Lease Act/Bill

148
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Lend-Lease Act/Bill

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approved by Congress in March 1941, had given President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food to the war effort in Europe to be returned at the end of the war without violating the nation’s official position of neutrality.

149
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brought the US into ww2
Dec 7, 1941
failed attempt by the japense to destroy a us military base in hawaii

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Pearl Harbor

150
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Pearl Harbor

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brought the US into ww2
Dec 7, 1941
failed attempt by the japense to destroy a us military base in hawaii

151
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leader of italy during ww2

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mussolini

152
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leader of germany during ww2

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hitler

153
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executive order 9066

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created internment camps

154
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created internment camps

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executive order 9066

155
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enlisted women for non-combat duties like nurses, cartography clerks, and secretaries

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Women’s Army Corps (WAC)

156
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Women’s Army Corps (WAC)

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enlisted women for non-combat duties like nurses, cartography clerks, and secretaries

157
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Some of the 216,000 women who enlisted in the armed services for noncombat duties; Navy branch.

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WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)

158
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WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)

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Some of the 216,000 women who enlisted in the armed services for noncombat duties; Navy branch.

159
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The Women’s Reserve branch of Coast Guard established during WWII which also served similar purpose as WAVES but under different military division.

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SPARS (Semper Paratus Always Ready

160
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SPARS (Semper Paratus Always Ready

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The Women’s Reserve branch of Coast Guard established during WWII which also served similar purpose as WAVES but under different military division.

161
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any of more than 400 Native American soldiers who transmitted sensitive wartime messages by speaking their native languages, in effect using them as codes.

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code talkers

162
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code talkers

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any of more than 400 Native American soldiers who transmitted sensitive wartime messages by speaking their native languages, in effect using them as codes.

163
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World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots
turning poitn for the war in the pacfic

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Battle of Midway

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Battle of Midway

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World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots
turning poitn for the war in the pacfic

165
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in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.
turning point for the wae in europe

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D-dAy

166
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D-Day

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in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.
turning point for the wae in europe

167
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end of ww2 in europe

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V-E day

168
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V-E day

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end of ww2 in europe

169
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the day (August 15) in 1945 on which Japan ceased fighting in World War II, or the day (September 2) when Japan formally surrendered.

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V-J day

170
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V-J day

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the day (August 15) in 1945 on which Japan ceased fighting in World War II, or the day (September 2) when Japan formally surrendered.

171
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Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

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potsdam conference

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potsdam conference

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Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

173
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Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction.

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potsdam conference

174
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unprecedented, top-secret World War II government program in which the United States rushed to develop and deploy the world’s first atomic weapons before Nazi Germany

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manhattan project

175
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manhattan project

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unprecedented, top-secret World War II government program in which the United States rushed to develop and deploy the world’s first atomic weapons before Nazi Germany

176
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Commander of the Allied Forces Southwest Pacific in World War 2
battle of the philipines

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douglas macarthur

177
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douglas macarthur

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Commander of the Allied Forces Southwest Pacific in World War 2
battle of the philipines

178
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planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy

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Dwight Eisenhower

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Dwight Eisenhower

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planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy

180
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33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.

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harry truman

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harry truman

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33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.

182
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an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II.

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the cold war

183
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the cold war

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an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II.

184
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an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.

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united nation

185
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united nation

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an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.

186
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a geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II

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containment

187
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containment

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a geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II

188
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the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communist insurrection. First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey

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truman doctrine

189
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truman doctrine

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the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communist insurrection. First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey

190
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United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe

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marshall plan

191
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marshall plan

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United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe

192
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military alliance of Western European powers and the United States and Canada established to defend against the common threat from the Soviet Union

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

193
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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military alliance of Western European powers and the United States and Canada established to defend against the common threat from the Soviet Union

194
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began in 1950 when the Soviet-backed North Koreans invaded South Korea before meeting a counter-offensive by UN Forces, dominated by the United States. The war ended in stalemate in 1953.

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Korean War

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Korean War

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began in 1950 when the Soviet-backed North Koreans invaded South Korea before meeting a counter-offensive by UN Forces, dominated by the United States. The war ended in stalemate in 1953.

196
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created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.

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House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC

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House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC

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created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.

198
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a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party.

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McCarthyism

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mccarthyism

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a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party.

200
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provided many benefits to veterans of World War II. such as unemployment insurance and money for education and training provisions

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GI Bill

201
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GI Bill

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provided many benefits to veterans of World War II. such as unemployment insurance and money for education and training provisions

202
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an extensive list of proposals for social reform legislation suggested by U.S. President Harry S. Truman in his State of the Union address to Congress on January 20, 1949. including an increase in the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. national health insurance. expanded Social Security coverage, and. a $4 billion tax increase to reduce the national debt and finance these programs.

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fair deal

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fair deal

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an extensive list of proposals for social reform legislation suggested by U.S. President Harry S. Truman in his State of the Union address to Congress on January 20, 1949. including an increase in the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. national health insurance. expanded Social Security coverage, and. a $4 billion tax increase to reduce the national debt and finance these programs.

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that part of the U.S. comprising most of the states of the South and the Southwest, characterized by a warm, sunny climate and regarded as an area of rapid population and economic growth

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sunbelt

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sunbelt

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that part of the U.S. comprising most of the states of the South and the Southwest, characterized by a warm, sunny climate and regarded as an area of rapid population and economic growth

206
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the name of several large suburban housing developments created

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levittown

207
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levittown

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the name of several large suburban housing developments created

208
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the increase in the birth rate between 1946 and 1964

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baby boom

209
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baby boom

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the increase in the birth rate between 1946 and 1964

210
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sparked by rosa parks, civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating, resulting in the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional

A

montgomery bus boycott

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montgomery bus boycott

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sparked by rosa parks, civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating, resulting in the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional

212
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court case in 1954 that outlawed segregation in schools, overturning plessy v furgeson

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Brown v. Board of Education

213
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Brown v. Board of Education

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court case in 1954 that outlawed segregation in schools, overturning plessy v furgeson

214
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an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum

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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

215
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

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an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum

216
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a 20th Century struggle between two nation-states, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States to reach outerspace first

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space race

217
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space race

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a 20th Century struggle between two nation-states, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States to reach outerspace first

218
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USSR rocketed to the lead in the Cold War’s “Space Race” with the launch of a basketball-sized satellite that became the first manmade object to orbit the Earth.

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sputnik

219
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sputnik

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USSR rocketed to the lead in the Cold War’s “Space Race” with the launch of a basketball-sized satellite that became the first manmade object to orbit the Earth.

220
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1st moon landing

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apollo

221
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apollo

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1st moon landong

222
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a group of writers that emerged in the 1950s to reject literary formalism and the American culture built on capitalism and materialism.

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beat generation

223
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beat generation

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a group of writers that emerged in the 1950s to reject literary formalism and the American culture built on capitalism and materialism.

224
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He produced what may have been known the bible of the Beat Generation: On the Road. His novel was an account of a cross-country automobile trip that depicted the rootless, iconoclastic lifestyle of him and his friends.

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Jack Kerouac

225
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Jack Kerouac

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He produced what may have been known the bible of the Beat Generation: On the Road. His novel was an account of a cross-country automobile trip that depicted the rootless, iconoclastic lifestyle of him and his friends.

226
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an abortive invasion of Cuba in April 1961 by some 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. government
failed

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bay of pigs

227
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bay of pigs

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an abortive invasion of Cuba in April 1961 by some 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. government
failed

228
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a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.

A

cuban missile crisis

229
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cuban missile crisis

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a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.

230
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) was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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) was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968

232
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quarter of a million people rallied for a march for Jobs and Freedom to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections.

A

march on washington

233
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march on washington

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quarter of a million people rallied for a march for Jobs and Freedom to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections.

234
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communist leader of vietnam

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ho chi minh

235
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ho chi minh

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communist leader of vietnam

236
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the youngest, most glamorous, and first Catholic president ever elected. He won the 1960 presidential election against Nixon. During his presidency, he sent the Green Beret (Marines) to Vietnam and he helped develop the Peace Corps.

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john f kennedy

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john f kennedy

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the youngest, most glamorous, and first Catholic president ever elected. He won the 1960 presidential election against Nixon. During his presidency, he sent the Green Beret (Marines) to Vietnam and he helped develop the Peace Corps.

238
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signed the civil rights act of 1964 into law and the voting rights act of 1965. he had a war on poverty in his agenda. in an attempt to win, he set a few goals, including the great society, the economic opportunity act, and other programs that provided food stamps and welfare to needy families.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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signed the civil rights act of 1964 into law and the voting rights act of 1965. he had a war on poverty in his agenda. in an attempt to win, he set a few goals, including the great society, the economic opportunity act, and other programs that provided food stamps and welfare to needy families.

240
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a person who challenged racial laws in the American South in the 1960s, originally by refusing to abide by the laws designating that seating in buses be segregated by race.

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freedom riders

241
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freedom riders

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a person who challenged racial laws in the American South in the 1960s, originally by refusing to abide by the laws designating that seating in buses be segregated by race.

242
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prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

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civil rights act of 1964

243
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civil rights act of 1964

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prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

244
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a domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs.

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Great Society

245
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Great Society

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a domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs.

246
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a 1964 voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered Black voters

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freedom summer

247
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freedom summer

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a 1964 voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered Black voters

248
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outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting

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voting rights act of 1965

249
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voting rights act of 1965

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utlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting

250
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a movement in support of rights and political power for Black people, especially prominent in the US in the 1960s and 1970s.
emphasized black self-reliance and self-determination more than integration.

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black power

251
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black power

A

a movement in support of rights and political power for Black people, especially prominent in the US in the 1960s and 1970s.
emphasized black self-reliance and self-determination more than integration.

252
Q

An African-American organization established to promote Black Power and self-defense through acts of social agitation

A

black panter

253
Q

black panthers

A

An African-American organization established to promote Black Power and self-defense through acts of social agitation

254
Q

uprising in support of equal rights for gay people sparked by an assault by off-duty police officers at a gay bar in New York

A

Stonewall Rebellion

255
Q

Stonewall Rebellion

A

uprising in support of equal rights for gay people sparked by an assault by off-duty police officers at a gay bar in New York

256
Q

Nixon’s policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.

A

Vietnamization

257
Q

Vietnamization

A

Nixon’s policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.

258
Q

a group of American soldiers tortured, raped, and/or killed more than five hundred civilians in a village in the South Vietnamese province of Quang Ngai

A

my lai

259
Q

my lai

A

a group of American soldiers tortured, raped, and/or killed more than five hundred civilians in a village in the South Vietnamese province of Quang Ngai

260
Q

Massacre of four college students by National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970, in Ohio. In response to Nixon’s announcement that he had expanded the Vietnam War into Cambodia, college campuses across the country exploded in violence.

A

Kent State University Shooting

261
Q

Kent State University Shooting

A

Massacre of four college students by National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970, in Ohio. In response to Nixon’s announcement that he had expanded the Vietnam War into Cambodia, college campuses across the country exploded in violence.

262
Q

Top-secret documents, published by The New York Times in 1971, that showed the blunders and deceptions that led the United States into the Vietnam War.

A

Pentagon Papers

263
Q

Pentagon Papers

A

Top-secret documents, published by The New York Times in 1971, that showed the blunders and deceptions that led the United States into the Vietnam War.

264
Q

Relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China

A

détente

265
Q

détente

A

Relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China

266
Q

It stated that the United States would honor its exisiting defense commitments, but in the future other countries would have to fight their own wars without support of American troops.

A

nixon doctrine

267
Q

nixon doctrine

A

It stated that the United States would honor its exisiting defense commitments, but in the future other countries would have to fight their own wars without support of American troops.

268
Q

The Court specifically held that: “Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him, and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.

A

miranda warning

269
Q

miranda warning

A

The Court specifically held that: “Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him, and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.

270
Q

governmental organization signed into law by Richard Nixon in 1970 designed to regulate pollution, emissions, and other factors that negatively influence the natural environment.

A

Enviormental Protection Agency (EPA)

271
Q

Enviormental Protection Agency (EPA)

A

governmental organization signed into law by Richard Nixon in 1970 designed to regulate pollution, emissions, and other factors that negatively influence the natural environment.

272
Q

congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad (1973)

A

War Powers Act

273
Q

War Powers Act

A

congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad (1973)

274
Q

Black Muslim minister in the Nation of Islam and an influential black leader who moved away from King’s non-violent methods of civil disobedience
advocate for black power

A

malcolm x

275
Q

malcolm x

A

Black Muslim minister in the Nation of Islam and an influential black leader who moved away from King’s non-violent methods of civil disobedience
advocate for black power

276
Q

Supreme Court decision ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution.

A

Miranda v. Arizona

277
Q

Miranda v. Arizona

A

Supreme Court decision ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution.

278
Q

The Court ruled that the school-sponsored prayer was unconstitutional because it violated the Establishment Clause.

A

Engel v. Vitale

279
Q

Engel v. Vitale

A

The Court ruled that the school-sponsored prayer was unconstitutional because it violated the Establishment Clause.

280
Q

1973 Cut off supply of oil as protest of U.S. support of Israel, The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries that placed an embargo on oil sold to Israel’s supporters. Caused worldwide oil shortage and long lines at gas stations in the US.

A

OPEC oil embargo.

281
Q

OPEC oil embargo.

A

1973 Cut off supply of oil as protest of U.S. support of Israel, The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries that placed an embargo on oil sold to Israel’s supporters. Caused worldwide oil shortage and long lines at gas stations in the US.

282
Q

Outspoken conservative movement of the 1980s that emphaszed such “social issues” as opposition to abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment, pornography, homosexuality, and affirmative action

A

new right

283
Q

new right

A

Outspoken conservative movement of the 1980s that emphaszed such “social issues” as opposition to abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment, pornography, homosexuality, and affirmative action

284
Q

Term referring to the simultaneous occurrence of low employment growth and high inflation in the national economy. The phenomenon characterized the economic troubles of the 1970s and posed both an intellectual challenge to economists and a policymaking challenge to government officials.

A

stagflation

285
Q

stagflation

A

Term referring to the simultaneous occurrence of low employment growth and high inflation in the national economy. The phenomenon characterized the economic troubles of the 1970s and posed both an intellectual challenge to economists and a policymaking challenge to government officials.

286
Q

various clandestine and illicit activities conducted by Nixon’s aides, including the bugging of political opponents’ offices, unauthorized investigations, and the misuse of government agencies for political purposes.

A

watergate

287
Q

watergate

A

various clandestine and illicit activities conducted by Nixon’s aides, including the bugging of political opponents’ offices, unauthorized investigations, and the misuse of government agencies for political purposes.

288
Q

the Supreme Court decided that the right to privacy implied in the 14th Amendment protected abortion as a fundamental right.

A

roe v wade

289
Q

roe v wade

A

the Supreme Court decided that the right to privacy implied in the 14th Amendment protected abortion as a fundamental right.

290
Q

limited the total of both the Us and Russias nuclear forces to 2,250 delivery vehicles and placed a variety of other restrictions on deployed strategic nuclear forces, including MIRVs.

A

SALT II

291
Q

SALT II

A

limited the total of both the Us and Russias nuclear forces to 2,250 delivery vehicles and placed a variety of other restrictions on deployed strategic nuclear forces, including MIRVs.

292
Q

The 444 days in which American embassy workers were held captive by Iranian revolutionaries after young Muslim fundamentalists overthrew the oppressive regime of the American-backed shah, forcing him into exile.

A

iranian hostage crisis

293
Q

iranian hostage crisis

A

The 444 days in which American embassy workers were held captive by Iranian revolutionaries after young Muslim fundamentalists overthrew the oppressive regime of the American-backed shah, forcing him into exile.

294
Q

President of the United States who was appointed vice president when Spiro Agnew resigned in the fall of 1973. He succeeded to the presidency upon Nixon’s resignation in August 1974 and focused his brief administration on containing inflation and reviving public faith in the presidency.

A

gerald ford

295
Q

gerald ford

A

President of the United States who was appointed vice president when Spiro Agnew resigned in the fall of 1973. He succeeded to the presidency upon Nixon’s resignation in August 1974 and focused his brief administration on containing inflation and reviving public faith in the presidency.

296
Q

A conservative female political activist. She stopped the ERA from being passed, seeing that it would hinder women more than it would help them

A

Phyllis Schlafly

297
Q

Phyllis Schlafly

A

A conservative female political activist. She stopped the ERA from being passed, seeing that it would hinder women more than it would help them

298
Q

President of the United States who was a peanut farmer and former governor of Georgia, he defeated Gerald Ford in 1976. As President, he arranged the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1978 but saw his foreign policy legacy tarnished by the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis in 1979.

A

Jimmy Carter

299
Q

Jimmy Carter

A

President of the United States who was a peanut farmer and former governor of Georgia, he defeated Gerald Ford in 1976. As President, he arranged the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1978 but saw his foreign policy legacy tarnished by the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis in 1979.

300
Q

A constitutional amendment originally introduced in Congress in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972, stating that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Despite public support, the amendment failed to acquire the necessary support

A

equal rights amendment

301
Q

equal rights amendment

A

A constitutional amendment originally introduced in Congress in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972, stating that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Despite public support, the amendment failed to acquire the necessary support

302
Q

reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who claimed to expose corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions, often through sensationalist publications.

A

muckrakers

303
Q

muckrakers

A

reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who claimed to expose corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions, often through sensationalist publications.

304
Q

upton sinclair

A

the jungle

305
Q

ida tarbell

A

the history of the standard iil company

306
Q

jacob riis

A

how the other half lives

307
Q

a social and cultural phenomenon that emerged in the 1960’s characterized by a rejection of mainstream values and a rebellion against the traditional social, political, and cultural norms of the time.

A

hippies/counter culture

308
Q

hippies/counter culture

A

a social and cultural phenomenon that emerged in the 1960’s characterized by a rejection of mainstream values and a rebellion against the traditional social, political, and cultural norms of the time.

309
Q

a political term that describes a minority of the youth in the mid 1960’s who focused on self-fulfillment, the underprivileged and working class, and those who questioned authority.

A

new left

310
Q

new left

A

a political term that describes a minority of the youth in the mid 1960’s who focused on self-fulfillment, the underprivileged and working class, and those who questioned authority.

311
Q

a conflict that lasted from 1955 to 1975 and was fought primarily in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The causes of the war can be traced back to the end of World War II and the rise of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

A

vietnman war

312
Q

vietnman war

A

a conflict that lasted from 1955 to 1975 and was fought primarily in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The causes of the war can be traced back to the end of World War II and the rise of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

313
Q

a student protest that started as the Free Speech movement in California and spread around the world. shared an opposition to war in Vietnam and condemned U.S. presence there. They claimed this was violating Vietnam’s rights.

A

anti-war protests

314
Q

anti-war protests

A

a student protest that started as the Free Speech movement in California and spread around the world. shared an opposition to war in Vietnam and condemned U.S. presence there. They claimed this was violating Vietnam’s rights.

315
Q

Congress has the power to establish an income tax
a. 1913

A

16th ammendment

316
Q

16th ammendment

A

Congress has the power to establish an income tax
a. 1913

317
Q

Direct election of senators
a. 1913

A

17th emendment

318
Q

emendment

A

Direct election of senators
a. 1913

319
Q

Prohibition of alcoholic beverages (production, sale, distribution)
a. 1919

A

18th ammendment

320
Q

18th ammendment

A

Prohibition of alcoholic beverages (production, sale, distribution)
a. 1919

321
Q

Right to vote given to women
a. 1920

A

19th ammenfment

322
Q

19th ammendment

A

Right to vote given to women
a. 1920

323
Q
A
324
Q

Elected officials take office in January; lame duck period
a. 1933

A

20rh ammendment

325
Q

20th ammednment

A

Elected officials take office in January; lame duck period
a. 1933

326
Q

Repeal of prohibition
a. 1933

A

21st ammendment

327
Q

21st ammendment

A

Repeal of prohibition
a. 1933

328
Q

Limited Presidential terms to 2
a. 1951

A

22nd ammendment

329
Q

22nd ammendment

A

Limited Presidential terms to 2
a. 1951

330
Q

Right to vote given to citizens living in Washington, D.C.
a. 1961

A

23rd ammendment

331
Q

23rd ammendment

A

Right to vote given to citizens living in Washington, D.C.
a. 1961

332
Q

Prohibits a poll tax
a. 1964

A

24th ammendment

333
Q

24th ammendnemtn

A

Prohibits a poll tax
a. 1964

334
Q

Presidential succession; new VP appointed by new President
a. 1967

A

25th ammendment

335
Q

25th ammendment

A

Presidential succession; new VP appointed by new President
a. 1967

336
Q

Voting age set at 18 years old
a. 1971

A

26th ammendment

337
Q

26th ammenndment

A

Voting age set at 18 years old
a. 1971

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