Key words and definitions Flashcards

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American dream

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Belief everyone had to right to be successful

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Black nationalist

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African americans who were prepared to establish separate state

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3
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Black panthers

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A black nationalist group set up in 1960s

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4
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Bonus marcher

A

Former soldier who wanted his war pension early

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5
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Bootlegger

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A smuggler of alcohol during prohibition

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Consumer items

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Goods that are sold direct to ordinary people e.g. a Tv

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7
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CORE

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Congress of Racial Equality set up by James Farmer

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Credit

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A loan

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Dust bowl

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Environmental disaster of 1930s where over farming and drought made the ground infertile

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Enforcement officers

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Gov agents who had to stop transport and sale of alcohol under prohibition

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Fireside chats

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Roosevelts radio broadcasts to the nation

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