Terms and Their Impact on the 20th Century Flashcards

1
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Gives women the write to vote

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19th Amendment

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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

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Assembly Line

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3
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Armistice

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4
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The Stock Market crashed on Tuesday, October 29, 1929

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Black Tuesday

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Communism

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6
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A business owned by many investors

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Corporation

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FDIC

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Imperialism

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9
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Companies that control all businesses in a particular industry

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Monopoly

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10
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Journalists that worked to expose problems in the U.S., especially in cities and factories

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Muckrakers

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11
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“The People’s Party”

Farm reform—–>Populism—–>Progressives

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Populism

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Propaganda

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Russian Revolution

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Social Security

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15
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Spoils System

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Since Andrew Jackson, any non-elected government job could by given by Presidential Appointment
This was thrown out and Civil Service Exams were given

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16
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A deadlock in Trench Warfare

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Stalemate

17
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A type of fighting by digging trenches
Lasts a long time
Trenches are not a great place to be

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Trench Warfare

18
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Outlaws the sale and consumption of liquor

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18th Amendment