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163 Cards in this Set
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ANTIFEDERALISTS
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want bill of rights; oppose constitution as it is; weak national government
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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first American constitution
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BILL OF RIGHTS (US CONSTITUTION)
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first 10 amendments in constitution; basic rights
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BRITISH BILL OF RIGHTS
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guaranteed the rights of English citizens
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DECLARATION OF IDEPENDECE (MAIN IDEAS)
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preamble, basic rights, British wrongs
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FEDERALISTS
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strong national government; constitution good without bill of rights
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
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president of the Constitutional Convention
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JAMES MADDISON
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father of the constitution; most prepared delegate
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JOHN LOCKE
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supported natural rights; wrote the social contract; early enlightenment thinker
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JULY 4, 1776
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declaration of independence signed
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MAGNA CARTA (MAIN IDEAS)
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leaders have to obey laws and citizens have basic rights
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MAY 25, 1787
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constitutional convention opened
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NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory (schools)
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REPUBLIC
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system of government where citizens choose representatives to govern them
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SEPARATION OF POWERS
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government split into different braches so no one branch has to much power
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SEPTEMBER 17,1787
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constitution signed
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SOCIAL CONTRACT
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people have the right to establish government
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THE ENLIGHTENMENT
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movement that emphasized the use of reason in Europe
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THE FEDERALIST PAPERS
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essays in support of the constitution
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THOMAS JEFFORSON
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wrote the constitution
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THOMAS PAINE
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wrote common sense- urges colonists to declare independence
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MARCH 25, 1911
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triangle fire
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16TH AMENDMENT
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income tax
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17TH AMENDMENT
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direct election of senators
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18TH AMENDMENT
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prohibition of alcohol
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19TH AMENDMENT
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women's suffrage (right to vote)
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ACCULTURATION
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holding onto old traditions while adapting to a new culture
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AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (INFLUENCE)`
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cities grow because farms are more efficient and need less workers
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR (AFL)
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goals: shorter workdays, higher wages, strikes, improved working conditions
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ANDREW CARNEGIE
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controlled all phases of steel industry; "gospel of wealth"
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
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union representing a group of workers negotiated with management for a contract
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DIVIDENDS
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share of a corporations profit
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FEDERAL RESERVE ACT
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set up a system of federal banks and gave government power to control money supply
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FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM
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businesses are owned by private citizens who decide what, how much, and the worth of what they produce
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GOALS OF PROGRESSIVES
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change laws to help average citizens; government act for public interest
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GRANDFATHER CLAUSE
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law that excused a voter from a literacy test if his father or grandfather had been eligible to vote as of January 1, 1867
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HAYMARKET RIOT
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labor rally in Chicago in 1880 that ended in violence when a bomb exploded; shows unions are bad
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HOMESTEAD STRIKE
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strikers attacked strikebreakers; shows unions are bad
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ILGWU
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union of garment workers; goals better pay and shorter hours
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
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government agency that oversees railroad commerce
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JOHN D. ROCKFELLER
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oil industry, standard oil monopoly
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR
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no strikes; goals: shorter workday, end child labor, equal pay, shared profits
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LITERACY TESTS
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examination to see if a person can read and write
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MONOPOLY
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company or group having control of all or nearly all of the business of an industry
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POLL TAXES
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tax required before a person can vote
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PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT
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law that requires food and drug makers to list ingredients on packages
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ROBERT LAFOLLETTE
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Wisconsin governor who proposed the Wisconsin Idea
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SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT
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law that banned the formation of trusts and monopolies; used against unions
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TRIANGLE FIRE
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fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in NY that killed nearly 150 workers
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VERTICAL INTEGRATION
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single manufacturer controls all the steps to turn ram materials into finished goods
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WISCONSIN IDEA
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progressive reforms introduced by Robert Lafollette; lower railroad rates, primary elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls
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14-POINT PLAN
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Wilson's peace plan; "safe for democracy"; end secrecy, limit on arms, freedom of seas, self-determination, league of nations, and free trade
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ALBERT BEVERIDGE
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expansionist from Indiana
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APRIL 2, 1917
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USA enters WWI
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APRIL 25, 1898
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congress declares war on Spain
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BATTLE OF ARGONNE FOREST
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defeat of the Germans by French and US troops; last American Battle in WWI
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BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD
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hard fought US victory over Germans in France; first US battle
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DISARMAMENT
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reduction of armed forces and weapons of war
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DOLLAR DIPLOMACY
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President Taft's policy of building strong economic ties in Latin America
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EXPANSIONISM
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policy of extending a nation's boundaries
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FEBRUARY 15, 1898
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explosion of the Maine
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HENRY CABOT LODGE
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isolationist who accepted league of nations but wanted changes; leader of anti-league of nations- entangling alliances
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IMPERIALISM
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powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries
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ISOLATIONISM/ISOLATIONISTS
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wanting the USA to stay out of world affairs
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KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT
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treaty outlawing war
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MORAL DIPLOMACY
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President Wilson's policy of condemning imperialism, spreading democracy, and promoting peace
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NEUTRALITY
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not taking sides in a conflict
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OPEN DOOR POLICY
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John Hay's deal allowing any nation to trade in another nation's sphere of influence in China
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PANAMA CANAL
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part of TR's Big Stick Policy; easier travel from Atlantic to Pacific
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PROPAGANDA
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spreading of ideas to help a cause or hurt and opposing cause
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ROOSEVELT COROLLARY
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US has the right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order
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SEDITION ACT
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outlaws criticism of the government
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SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT
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requires all men ages 21-30 to register for the military draft
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THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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war between Spain and US in 1898
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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Big Stick Policy; Panama canal
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TREATY OF VERSAILLES (US REACTION)
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discontent leads to isolationism
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WARREN G. HARDING/CALVIN COOLIDGE FOREIGN POLICY
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push USA to isolationism after WWI
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WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
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came up with dollar diplomacy
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WOODROW WILSON
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came up with moral deplomacy
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YELLOW JOURNALISM
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news reporting (often biased and untrue) that relies on sensational stories and headlines
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ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM
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telegram sent from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the US if the US declared war on Germany
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1929 STOCK MARKET CRASH
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money became "worthless"; banks ran out of money when many people panicked and tried to get all of their money out of banks
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AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT (AAA)
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paid farmers not to grow over produced crops
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CAUSE OF THE STOCK MARKET CRASH
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excessive/unwise loans, selling of stocks, and buying on margin
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CAUSES OF 1920 RADICAL TENSIONS
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KKK and blacks move to northern cities
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CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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overproduction, excessive loans
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CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC)
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New Deal program that hired unemployed men to work on natural conservation projects; hired blacks too
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COOLIDGE PROSPERITY
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pro-buisness; "buy now pay later"; time of economic prosperity
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COURT PACKAGING
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president picks court Justices so that they agree with him
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EFFECT OF CAR SALES ON THE ECONOMY IN 1920'S
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ad-ford-able cars; people move to suburbs; makes economy better
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F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
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famous college writer in the Harlem Renaissance
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FDIC
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insures saving accounts in banks
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HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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pride in black heritage; many arts and jazz
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HUEY LONG
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criticized the new deal; wanted heavy taxes on rich
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IMPACT OF THE DEPRESSION ON MINORITIES
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discrimination and violence; can't get jobs easily
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
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organization to promote women's rights
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LONG TERM IMPACT OF THE DEPRESSION ON THE ECONOMY
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government becomes more involved in economy (New Deal programs and regulations)
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG
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biggest jazz player in New Orleans; inventor of Jazz
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POPULARITY OF TV AND MOVIES
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bring a common cultural experience; forget worries
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POST WWI RED SCARE
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afraid of sabotage from anarchists and communists; palmer raids
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RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION
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loaned money to banks, railroads, and insurance companies
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SCOPES TRIAL
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old values of religion and education vs. new values of separation of states
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SIGNS OF ECONOMIC TROUBLE IN THE 1920'S
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textile and coal mining depressed; farmers troubles
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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
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law that set up a system of pensions for older people and set up nations first system of unemployment insurance
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TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL
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oil company sold government land
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA)
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New Deal program that built dams to control flooding and produced cheap electric power
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TROUBLE FOR FARMERS
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more production= lower prices= less income= noble to pay debts
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TRUTH-IN-SECURITIES ACT
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ends risky selling and buying of stocks; regulates stock market
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WAGNER ACT
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helps unions by protecting collective bargaining and right to join union
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WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)
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put unemployed to work making clothes, and building hospitals, parks, schools, playgrounds, and air ports
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"CASH AND CARRY"
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Britain can buy war goods from us but transport them themselves
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"RELOCATION CAMPS"
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Japanese sent to relocation camps because they were not trusted during world war II
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BATTLE OF CORAL SEA
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damage to japan by planes; kept them from invading Australia
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BATTLE OF MIDWAY
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japanese planes flew into an American amush; stopped the japanese advance to hawaii
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BATTLE OF THE BULGE
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german counter attack; US fought back bravely and won
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BRACERO PROGRAM
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recruitment of mexican laborers to work in the US in WWII
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CLOSING DAYS OF WWII
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two atomic bombs dropped on Japan; Nazi leaders tried for war crimes
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IMPACT OF WWII ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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double v campaign (radical tension)
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IMPACT OF WWII ON JAPANESE AMERICANS
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relocation camps (discrimination)
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IMPACT OF WWII ON WOMEN
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worked more and fought for better conditions
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ISLAND HOPPING
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allied strategy of capturing some japanese islands and not others; held islands to gain control of the Pacific
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LEND-LEASE ACT
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britian buys war goods on credit; we bring them to iceland
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MILITARY WAR PREPERATIONS
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draft; war production board (weapons); victory gardens; rationing
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MOBILIZATION OF THE ECONOMY FOr WAR
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switched from consumer goods to war goods; war production board
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OPERATION OVERLORD
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codename for the allied invasion of Europe in 1944 (D-day)
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POTSDAM DECLARATION
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message sent from allies telling Japan to surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction"
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RATIONING
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limitation on the amount of certain goods that people can buy
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RESULTS OF WWII
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allies win; germany split into spheres of influence; nazi leaders tried and executed; form united nations and free elections
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THE ATOMIC BOMB
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prompt and utter destruction; 2 dropped on Japan (110,000+ killed instantly)
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YALTA CONFERENCE
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big 3 decides europes fate; form united nations; free elections and germany divided into spheres of influence
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ALGER HISS
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imprisoned for lying under oath about passing secrets to the USSR
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CAUSE OF THE KOREAN WAR
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N. Korea invaded S. Korea to "reunite by force"
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CAUSES OF DISTRUST BETWEEN US/USSR
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broken promises (free elections) and fear
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CHINA/USSR/U.S. RELATIONS UNDER NIXON
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ping pong diplomacy- nixon visits countries; detente
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CHINA'S INFLUENCE ON THE KOREAN WAR
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china enters war and brings it to a stalemate
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COLD WAR STRATEGY IN ASIA AND AFRICA
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send military and political advisors to indochina; and $ and supplies to africa
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DETENTE
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reduce tension between superpowers
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DIVISION OF KOREA
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N. Korea-USSR communist government; S. Korea- USA anti communist government
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GLASNOT
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policy of speaking openly in USSR
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GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION
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authorized military action in Vietnam after tonkin inciddent
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MARSHALL PLAN
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american plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII
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NATO
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european countries and usa defend western europe from USSR
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RESULTS OF DEMNS FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REFORMS IN EASTERN EUROPE IN THE 1980'S
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government couldn't use military force or have power to supress so people's wants took over
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RONALD REGAN COLD WAR STRATEGY
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increase military spending, Star Wars, increase economic pressure
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SATELLITE NATION
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nation that is dominated politically and economically by a more powerful nation
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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF 1949
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soviet union tests atomic bomb; china falls to communism
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TET OFFENSIVE
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n. Vietnam and vietcong surprise attack on American forces on the Vietnamese new year
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BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
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integrate schools; separate but equal is unconstitutional in schools
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CARTER ADMINISTRATION/HUMAN RIGHTS
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carter defends human rights in countries over the world
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CAUSES OF INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY IN THE 1950S
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new technology
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ECONOMIC BOOM OF THE 1950S
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more goods are produced and sold; more jobs are created
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FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO A BABY BOOM
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new technology, better healthcare, and returning soldiers
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GOAL OF THE GREAT SOCIETY
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war on poverty; improve american life
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HERNANDEZ V. TEXAS
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minority groups allowed on juries
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MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT
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blacks in Montgomery, Alabama refuse to ride busses for over a year; buses integrated
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REASONS FOR THE MIGRATION TO THE "SUN BELT"
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warm climate, good jobs, prosperous economy and low taxes
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RICHARD NIXON
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reduce government involvement; law and order; watergate scandal
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STAGFLATION
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combination of rising prices, high unemployment and slow economic growth
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STANDARD OF LIVING
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index based non thee # of goods, service, and leisure time people have
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SUBURBS
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residential are on the outside of a city
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THE GREAT SOCIETY (PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WITH IT)
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medicare, medicaid, head start, and HUD
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VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965
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allows federal officials to register voters in segregated states; no literacy tests
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WATERGATE SCANDAL
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Nixon and others broke into democratic party headquarters
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