Ap Us History Flashcards Period 6 & 7

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Causes of new markets and monopolies in north america

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following the civil war,government subsides for transportation and communication systems opened new markets and monopolies.

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reasons for looking to overseas markets

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in an effort to gain greater influence and control markets and natural resources in the pacific, Asia, and Latin America

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defense of trusts

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Business leaders and corporations defended their trusts and status through social Darwinism

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conspicuous consumption

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Some segments of Americans society enjoyed lives of conspicuous conception as cities grew in size and number while others were living in poverty

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effects of immigrants on workforce

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lead to a more diverse workforce,lower wages, and an increase in child labor.

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Labor v. Management

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Battled for control over wages and working conditions.

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New south

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A change caused by southern leaders for a new south to replace agrarian sharecropping, and tenant farming systems

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conservationist v corporate entities

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contended with corporate interests about the extension of public control over natural resources , including land and water

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Methods of farmers adaptation to new markets

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creating local and regional organizations that sought to resist corporate control of agricultural markets.

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populist party platform

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called for political reform and a stronger governmental role in the american economic system

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Causes of urbanization and movement to west

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increased migrations from Asia and from southern and eastern Europe.and African American migration within and out of the south

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Characteristics of cities

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reflected divided social conditions among classes,races,ethnicity,and cultures, but presented economic opportunities.

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Americanization and maintenance of culture

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immigration sought to Americanize and maintain their own unique identities.

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characteristics of political machines

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provided social services in exchange for political support.

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effects of immigration on native Americans

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caused the federal government to violate treaties with native Americans in order to expand the amount of land available to settlers

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causes for violent conflict in the west

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The competition for land in the west among white settlers,Indians,and Mexican Americans

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US response to Indian resistance

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With military force, eventually dispersed tribes onto small reservations and hoped to end american Indian tribal identities through assimilation.

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public response to government corruption

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justification of violence toward minorities

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arguments for wealth inequality

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challenges to corporate ethics

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African American and women's arguments

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arguments were about rights

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focus of large corporations

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Transformed American society and the nation's economy, promoting urbanization, and economic growth

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opportunities of urbanization

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Offering new economic opportunities

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Reasons for calls to stronger financial regulation

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Episodes of credit and market instability

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First Red Scare

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Legitimized attacks on radicals and immigrants

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Restricted v. Unrestricted immigration

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National policies permit for inexpensive supply of labor

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Great Migration

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Out of South to pursue new economic opportunities offered by WWI

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Effects of WWI and WWII on migration

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Need for wartime production labor because of economic difficulties

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Mexicans during 1930s and 1940s

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Drawn to the US by economic opportunities

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Causes of US expansion into non-white nations

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Expand their culture and norms to others

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Effects of US victory in Spanish American War

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Led to the US acquisition of island territories, an expanded economic and military presence in the Caribbean and Latin America, engagement in a protracted insurrection in the Philippines, and increased involvement in Asia

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Effects of America's Imperialism on views of American Involvement

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Between imperialists and anti-imperialissts and later inventionists and isolationists

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Neutrality v. Involvement during WWI

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Nation entered the conflict, departing from neutrality becuase of Woodrow Wilson

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Post WWI peace negotiations with Wilson

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Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations

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Aims of Progressive reformers

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Worked to reform existing social and political institutions at the local, state, and federal levels by creating new organizations

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US Foreign policy from 1920 to 1930

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International investment, peace treaties, select military intervention

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Economic effects of mobilization for WWII

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Supply troops for the war effort and a workforce on the home front ended the Great Depression and provided opportunities for women and minorities to improve their socioeconomic positions

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Wartime experiences that caused Americans to question values

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Internment of Japanese Americans, challenges to civil liberties, debates over race and segregation, and the decision to drop the atomic bomb raised questions about American values

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Reasons for US and allied victory in WWII

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Allied political and military cooperation, industrial production, technological and scientific advances, and popular commitment to advancing democratic ideals

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Reasons for US emergence as a world power after WWII

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Dominant American role in the Allied victory and postwar peace settlements, combined with the war-ravaged condition of Asia and Europe

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Legislation promoted by Progressives

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Federal legislation to regulate abuses of the economy and the environment, and many ssough the expand democracy

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FDR's New Deal

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Drew on earlier progressive ideas and represented a multifaceted approach to both the causes and effects of the Great Depression

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Radical v. Conservative Opinions of New Deal

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Pushed Roosevelt toward more extensive reforms, even as conservatives in Congress and the Supreme Court sought to limit the New Deal's scope

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New Deal's legacy of reform

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Endeavor to make society and individuals more secure

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Effects of new technology

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Led to social transformations that improved the standard of living for many while contributing to increased political and cultural conflicts

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Examples of cultural conflict caused by modernization

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Tradition versus innovation, urban versus rural, fundamentalist Christianity versuse scientific modernism, management versus labor, natives versus new immigrants, white versus black, and didealism versus disillusionment

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Causes and Effects of Harlem Renaissance

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ncouraged the development of a variety of cultural expressions for migrant, regional, and AA artists

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Repressive atmosphere created by WWI

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Civil liverties, resulting in official restrictions on freedom of speech