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amendment to abolish slavery

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13th

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amendment to allow citzenship to all people born in the US

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14th

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amendment where black people can vote

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15th

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belief that the US had the divine right to expand westward

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Manifest Destiny

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What is the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson supreme court case?

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creates “separate but equal” segregation in schools, water fountains, ect

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tenant farmers provided w/ seeds, tools, living quarters, and food in exchange for working for the land

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sharecropping

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segregated schools, hospitals, buses, ect

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Jim Crow laws

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laws preventing blacks from exercising their right

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Black Codes

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9
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African- American settlers in the west

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Exodusters

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broke up reservations and gave land to individual Native Americans male head of household; trying to make Native American’s individual land owners

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Dawes Act

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offered 160 acres of land free to any citizen if you farm it for 5 years

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Homestead Act of 1862

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12
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What was the United States policy of Assimilation towards Native Americans?

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Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of white culture

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Custer’s Last Stand” where Lakota Sioux & Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse defeat American Soldiers

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Battle of Little Big horn

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Who fought against each other at Bighorn?

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Lakota Sioux vs General Custer of Federal Government

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Significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?

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ends all Native American conflict

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How did the American cattle industry help develop the western US? (2)

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  • railroad expansion
  • cities where cattle are transported to ship back to East for food
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17
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descendants from Mexican immigrants (vaqueros)

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cowboys

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18
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Cowboys job?

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guide cows to trains

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19
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taking cattle to trains from Kansas to Nebraska

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long drive

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farmers trying to gain political traction by joking together

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Grange Movement

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21
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2 main ideas of the Populist party?

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  • direct election of senators
  • secret ballot in voting
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  • Pushed for Bimetallism
  • Endorsed by the Populist Party in 1896
  • Depicted as the Cowardly Lion in the wizard of oz
  • Republican president nominee
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William Jennings Bryan

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democratic president nominee

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William McKinley

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24
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backing dollars solely with gold

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gold standard

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person who supports Gold Standard (buisness leader)

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gold bug

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26
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give citizens gold/silver in exchange for proper economy or checks

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Bimetallism

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person who supports Bimetallism (farmers)

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silverite

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law enacted in 1882 prohibiting all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and gov officials from entertaining the US

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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29
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processing & inspection of European immigrants in the New York Harbor

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Ellis Island

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30
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processing & inspection of Asian Immigrants in the San Francisco Harbor

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Angel Island

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  • steel worker strike
  • located in Homestead, PA
  • 16 people killed
  • broke up street worker union
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Homestead Strike

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32
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Government tests for jobs

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Pendleton Civil Service Act

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33
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cities to build up not out; created elevators

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Skyscraper

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34
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people could travel across the cities

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Electric Trolley Cars

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35
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allows for stronger Structures

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Bessemer Process

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36
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Who founded settlement Houses and what was the name of the house?

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Jane Addams; Hull House

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community centers in slums that provided assistance to immigrants & needy

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settlement Houses

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38
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parties led by a powerful boss who controlled a network of politicians

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Political Machine/Boss

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39
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organization of workers who come together to achieve common goals

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Labor Union

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40
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3 goals of the Labor Union?

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  • higher wages
  • better working conditions
  • Job security
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41
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contract between a worker and an employer in which the worker agrees not tor email in or join a union

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yellow-dog contract

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42
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workers name goes on a list and businesses refuse to hire you

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blacklisting

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43
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ruthless and self centered entrepreneurs whose aggressive business practices destroyed the smaller competitors and drove many companies out of buisness

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Robber Barons

44
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railroads

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Vanderbilt

45
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standard oil

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Rockefeller

46
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steel

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JP Morgan

47
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US steel

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Carnegie

48
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  • 1st national strike
  • stops railroads across the nation (100,000) workers
  • FAILS
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Great Railroad Strike

49
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Cart works strike and stops railroads from functioning in the Midwest

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Pullman Strike

50
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amendment where Congress has authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population

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16th

51
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amendment where election of US senators by the people

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17th

52
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the belief that new ideas and honest, efficient government will bring social justice

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Progressivism

53
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fuel the political fire by writing dramaticized journalism

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Muckracker

54
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Significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?

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created the Factory Investigation Commission

55
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shed light on living conditions

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Jacob Riis

56
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funded the Nicagaragua Movement

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W.E.B. DuBois

57
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wrote “The Jungle” to expose dangerous & unhealthy conditions prevalent in thee meatpacking industry

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Upton Sinclair

58
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muckracker who caused the break up in Standard Oil

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Ida Tarbell

59
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led Pullman Strike; socialist; leader at IWW; Pro Union

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Eugene V. Debs

60
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helped women and African American males could vote

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Susan B Anthony

61
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Main motivators of American imperialism? (3)

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  • make potential allies
  • boost economy
  • get land
62
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mainly China; foreign powers have certain areas their in control of

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Spheres/Areas of influence

63
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Cause of Spanish American War?

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Jose Marti and Cubans rebelled against Spanish rules; US wanted to protect investments

64
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How did the Spanish American War end?

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Spain gives up US, Guam Puerto Rico, and gives up control of Cuba

65
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What territories did the Us aquire during the Spanish American War?

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  • Puerto Rico
  • Guam
  • Bought Phillipines for $20M
66
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exaggerated headlines and pictures to boost readership and support for Cuban rebellion

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Yellow Journalism

67
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Theodore Roosevelt led them and the US won the fight in Cuba

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Rough Riders at San Juan Hill

68
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Roosevelt sent it on a worldwide tour to show the US Navy Power

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Great White Fleet

69
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Imperialist Nations should share trading rights with US; protected China’s territorial and administrative integrity

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Open Door Notes/Policy

70
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How did the US acquire the land needed to complete the Panama Canal?

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US supports Panama independence from Columbia; US pays $10 M to Panama & 250 thousand on rent

71
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stated the US would use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America

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Roosevelt Corollary

72
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open door to Asia and preserve stability in Latin America

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Roosvelt Corallary

73
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promote human rights

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Wilson’s Missionary Moral Diplomacy

74
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Overthrown in 1891; wants new constitution and a Hawaii for Hawaiians

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Queen Liluokalani

75
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President McKinle overthrew Liluokalani in Hawaii in 1898 and Samford Dole began leaded Hwaii

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Annexation of Hawaii

76
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Sewards arranged for US to purchase Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million

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Purchase of Alaska

77
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used by Germany in WWI where they attacked any ship with no warning

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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

78
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communist takeover in Russia causing them to drop out of the war

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1917 Russian Revolution

79
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suggested an alliance between Mexico and Germany

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Zimmerman Note/ Telegram

80
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infantry men known as “Dough Boys”

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AEF (American Expeditionary Force)

81
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Who was assassinated and how did that light the fuse for WWI?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand; Set off alliances

82
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Role of propaganda in WWI?

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trying to get you to enlist, buy liberty bonds, to support the war

83
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Positive impact of espionage and sedition act?

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everyones United

84
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Negative impact of espionage and sedition act?

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infringing on freedom of speech

85
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men must register for Millitary service; randomly selected

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Selective service act

86
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Why does the US not join the League of Nations when it was originally proposed by Wilson in his 14 points?

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Congress doesn’t radify it and US signs a separate Treaty with Germany

87
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US citizens can buy from government into war effort

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war industries board

88
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fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire; horrible living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate

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trench warefare

89
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Germans continuing to use U boats

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Isolationism/isolation Policies in America

90
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legal action prohibiting manufacture

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Prohibition

91
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Why is prohibition important?

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led to the 18th amendment

92
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sale and transport of alcohol

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18th amendment

93
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passes giving women the right to vote

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19th amendment

94
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African- Americans migrating North to NYC

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Great Migration

95
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How does the Great Migration lead to the Harlem Renaissance?

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explosion of African American culture and arts

96
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limited the number of people from each country that could enter annually

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The Quota System

97
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How did the US limit immigration in the early 20th century?

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The Quota system

98
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fear and panic of a communist takeover

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Red Scare

99
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words of peace and calm comforted the healing nation

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Warren B Harding

100
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30th president, Republican, buisness minded which leads to the improvement of life

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Calvin Coolidge

101
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buying an item by making payments overtime , not much cash down at the time of purchase

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Installment Plan

102
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government lands secretly leased to oil companies by Albert B Fall

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Tea Pot Dome Scandal

103
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Debate over evolution being taught in public school

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Scopes Trial

104
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hidden saloon and nightclub

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Speakeasy

105
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promoted a renewed sense of racial pride, Cultural self expression, economic independence, and progressive politics

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NAACP

106
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What does NAACP stand for?

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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