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Cadre
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a small group trained for a specific purpose
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Mecca
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cornerstone or key place for something very important.
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Innovative
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Creative or pioneering
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Thrifty
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using money or resources carefully-not wasteful.
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Haphazardly
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Not doing a careful or thorough job. Substandard.
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Anonymity
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being anonymous-unknown
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Sheik
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good looking man -20's slang term
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Aviation
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having to do with flight
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Cosmopolitan
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familiar with different cultures and customs
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autonomy
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independence
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Al Capone
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A mob king in Chicago who controlled a large network of speakeasies with enormous profits. His illegal activities convey the failure of prohibition in the twenties and the problems with gangs.
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Scarface
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Al Capone's nickname
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Langston Hughes
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African American poet who described the rich culture of African American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance, as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.
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Jazz
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A style of dance music popular in the 1920s
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Alcatraz
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Island located in the San Francisco Bay that housed prisoners from the 1930's to early 1970's.
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Bootleggers
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Smugglers of illegal alcohol during the Prohibition era
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Prohibition
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18th Amendment.
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A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
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Louis Armstrong
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Leading African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance; he was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
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19th Amendment
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Gave women the right to vote
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National Broadcasting company
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This subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was the first to established a linking system between station to become a network in 1926, creating national broadcasts possible. (NBC)
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Consumerism
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a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
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Henry Ford
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Founder of Ford Motor Company.
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United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947).
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Roads
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extensive network of transportation throughout Roman Empire, helped trading
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Amelia Earhart
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first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928)
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Charles Lindberg
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United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)
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Broadway
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revivals of plays that had been successful in this place, sometimes they are produced by new people. this is a commercial type of production (bring in money)
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Baseball
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Sport originated from cricket.
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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players.
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New York Yankees
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New York first baseball team
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Babe Ruth
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Star Player for Yankees. Known as "Home Run King".
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Yankee Stadium
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New York Baseball stadium known as "The House that Ruth Built"
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Satchel Paige
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Oldest rookie in MLB history; Showmen in baseball.
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-Good African American pitcher
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James Bell
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Negro league Baseball player nicknamed "cool papa"
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Boxing
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Sport in which athletes punch each other to win.
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Olympics
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Sports and games that involved winning and losing (Athens hosted these in 2004)
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Greek athletic competitions to celebrate the Gods and feed city-state rivalries
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Golf
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a game on grass where players try to hit a small ball into a series of holes using a long, thin stick
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