Terms and Their Impact on the 20th Century Flashcards
Gives women the write to vote
19th Amendment
A product moves from one person to another, each worker performs one task
Products are made faster and cheaper
Workers are now worth less money
Assembly Line
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Armistice
The Stock Market crashed on Tuesday, October 29, 1929
Black Tuesday
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Communism
A business owned by many investors
Corporation
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FDIC
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Imperialism
Companies that control all businesses in a particular industry
Monopoly
Journalists that worked to expose problems in the U.S., especially in cities and factories
Muckrakers
“The People’s Party”
Farm reform—–>Populism—–>Progressives
Populism
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Propaganda
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Russian Revolution
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Social Security
Spoils System
Since Andrew Jackson, any non-elected government job could by given by Presidential Appointment
This was thrown out and Civil Service Exams were given