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13th amendment
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made slavery illegal
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15th amendment
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slaves right to vote
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republicans
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political party supported by the rich industrialists following the civil war
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what did abraham lincolns assasination cause
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it made presidential reconstruction less likely
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what country sold alaska to the US
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russia
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who became president after lincoln was assasinated
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andrew johnson
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tenant farmers
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people who rented land that they farmed
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14th amendment
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guaranteed citizenship and civil rights to former slaves
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solid state
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a term given to the southern states because of their overwhelming support of a political party
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sharecropping
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the agricultural system where the worker pays the landowner a part of his crop for the use of his land and supplies
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white southerners regaining control of their state governments was called
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return to home rule
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scalawags
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southerners who supported the carpetbag governments in the south
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disenfranchise
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to take the right to vote away from a group of people
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democratic
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the political party supported by most white southerners after the civil war
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maximilian
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french ruler of mexico
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freedmen's bureau
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organization established by congress to help former slaves adjust to freedom
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william seward
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an american secretary of state responsible for the purchase of alaska
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republican
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the political party supported by the former slaves
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jim crowe laws
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laws passed by southern states that severely limited the rights of blacks
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rutherford b hayes
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the american canditate for president in 1876
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impeachment
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the term which means to bring charges against a public official
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samuel tilden
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the democratic candidat for president in 1876
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carpetbaggers
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northerners that moved to the south during reconstruction period
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tenure of office
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the act of congress that radical republicans accused pres. andrew johnson of violating on 1868
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what is the difference between presidential reconstruction and radical reconstruction
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pres. reconstruction is very lenient and radical recon. wanted to punish the south for the war
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why were the congression elections of 1866 important?
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because they gave the radical republicans a 2/3 majority in congress and they could override a presidential veto
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the introduction of the horse
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revolutionalized the life of the plains indians by the mid 1750's
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buffalo
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main source of food for the plains indians
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what helped the development of new towns
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the discovery of gold in the west
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nomads
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people who roamed over large areas searching for food
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grover cleveland
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the first democratic president to be elected since before the civil war
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drought
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the worst disaster for that plains farmers experienced
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promontory point
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the sight where the union pacific and central pacific railroads joined to complete the transcontinental railroad
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high railroad rates
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most plains farmers felt that many of their problems were caused by this
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populist party
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the political 3rd party that nominated a candidate for pres. in the election of 1892
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the majority of the western miners that prospected for gold did this
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sold their claims to large mining companies
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homestead act
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act passed by congress in 1862 to promote settlement of the great plains
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vigilance comittees
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volunteer groups that provided law and order in western towns
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joseph glidden
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introduced barbed wire
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crazy horse
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leader of the indians in the battle of big horn
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wounded knee
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final clash between the plains indians and the u.s. army
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the long drive
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journey that led cattle herds across the great plains to railroad shippin centers
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george a. custer
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commander of the 7th calvary at the battle of the little bighorn
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dawes act
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act of congress that resulted in the breakup of the indian reservations
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william mckinley
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winner of the presidential election of 1896
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james garfield
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president who was assassinated in 1881
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geronimo
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the last indian to surrender to US army
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helen hunt jackson
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author of A Century of Dishonor about the indians mistreatment
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pasqual cervera
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spanish general sent to supress a revolt in cuba during the 1890's
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imperialism
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policy of establishing colonies and building empires
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17th amendment
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direct election of senators
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progressive
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groups of people who worked for a variety of reforms in the US during the 1900's
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teller amendment
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act passed by congress in 1898 that said that the US had no desire to annex cuba
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alfred t. mahan
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author of The Influence of Sea Power on History
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nationalism
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a stong feeling of pride in ones country
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john hay
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american secretary of state responsible for open door policy in china
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george dewey
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american naval commander who defeated the spanish fleet in manila bay
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hawaiian islands
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liliuokalani was the queen of this
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great britain
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the nation that was the world's leading industrail power before 1900.
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wilson- gorman tariff act
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the act of congress that placed a high tax on sugar coming into the US from cuba
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rough riders
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theodore roosevelt organized a calvary in the spanish american war that was known as this
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USS Maine
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american warship that blew up in havana harbour in 1898
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16th amendment
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gave federal government the right to tax incomes
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william h taft
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winner of the presidential electoin in 1908
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russo-japanese war
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the treaty of portsmouth ended this war
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open door policy
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american endorsed policy of granting equal access to all nations in trading with china
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puerto rico
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the carribian island that became an american possession following the spanish american war
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george w. goethals
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the engineer in charge og the construction of the panama canal
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colombia
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what country controlled panama befor 1903
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who was the president during the spanish american war
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william mckinley
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dollar diplomacy
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the policy of using loans and investments to promote american interests in latin america
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theodore roosevelt
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the winner of the presidential election in 1904
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roosevelt corollary
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an addition to the monroe doctrine that said the US wuold act as "policemen" for the western hemisphere
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de lome letter
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the private letter written by a spanish diplomat criticizing the president of the US
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santiago
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cuban city where spanish forces were forced to surrender to end the spanish american war
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what are 3 spanish possessions that were given to the US following the spanish american war
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guam, puerto rico, philippines
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4 reasons why europe moved toward war during the early 1900's
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increas in nationalism, rise in imperialism, new weapons technology, newly formed alliance
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what 3 countries were the most important members of the allied powers at the beginning of WWI
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graet britain, russia, france
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what 2 countries were the most important members of the central powers during WWI
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germany, austria-hungary
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karl marx
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man who outlined the theories of communism
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u-boats
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german submarine
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pancho villa
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mexican bandit who led a raid into new mexico in 1916
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what member of the central powers had the strongest military
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germany
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franz ferdinand
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archduke of austria-hungary who was assassinated in 1914
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serbia
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austria-hungary declared war on july 28, 1914 to begin WWI
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woodrow wilson
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president of the US during WWI
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lusitania
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ship that sunk
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sussex pledge
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pledge made by germany not to sink passenger ships without warning
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zimmerman note
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telegram encouraging an alliance between germany and mexico
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lenin
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leader of the communist revolution in russia
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foch
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supreme commander of the allied forces during WWI
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joseph pershing
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commander of the american expeditory force that was sent to europe during WWI
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treaty of brest-litovsk
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treaty between germany and russia that allowed russia to get out of WWI
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selective service act
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act of congress that required american men to register for the draft
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armistice
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means a temporary stop to fighting
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wilson's 14 points
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presidents wilsons goals and objectives for a lasting peace following WWI
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treaty of versailles
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peace treaty that oficially ended WWI
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communism
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The "red scare" was the fear of what?
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league of nations
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organization formed after the war that provided a forum for nations to discuss their differences peacefully
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kaiser wilhelm
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leader of germany during WWI
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wilson
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winner of the election of 1912
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soviet union
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the world's first communist nation
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alvin york
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the most decorated american soldier of WWI
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war industries board
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agency established by the US during WWI to handle purchasing for both the allies and the US
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why was germany able to transfer large numbers of troops to the western front in March, 1918?
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russia left the war, allowing soldiers on the eastern front to move to the western fromt.
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what was the primary purpose of the treaty of versailles
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to punish germany
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what was the main reason why the league of nations was eventually a failure?
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the US did not join
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the development of what product changed people's the lives of more than any other during the early 1900's
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the automobile
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prosperity
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were the 1920's known as a time of prosperity or depression?
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who was responsible for the first mass production of the automobile
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ford
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who won the presidential election of 1920?
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harding
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19th amendment
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women the right to vote
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18th amendment
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prohibited the sale of alcohlic beverages
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20th amendment
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changed the date of the presidential inauguration to Jan. 20th
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mussolini
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fascist dictator of italy in 1920's
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coolidge
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winner of the pres. election of 1924
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21st amendment
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repealed the 18th amendment
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hoover who won the pres. election of 1924?
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hoover
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who became pres. after warren harding died in office?
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coolidge
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the great depression
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what did the stock market crash of 1929 lead to?
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bonus army
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what was the name given to WWI veterans who marched to washington in 1932 to demand bonus payments?
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F.D. roosevelt
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who won the pres election of 1932?
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glass steagall
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what act passed by congress in 1933 provided insurance to bank accounts?
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hoovervilles
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in the 1930's, slims of makeshift shakes were called what?
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new deal
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roosevelts plan to pull the nation out of depression
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fireside chats
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president roosevelts radio broadcasts to the nation
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hundred days
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period of time that congress passed 15 bills at the beginning of roosevelts first term as pres
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tennessee valley authority
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set up to develop the tenness valley region and provide electricity at low rates
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works progress administration
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huge work release program that put over 3 million americans to work
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reconstruction
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the process of bringing the southern states back into the union
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presidential reconstruction
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a very lenient plan for bringing the southern states back into the union
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radical reconstruction
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a very harsh plan intended to punish the south
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henry wirz
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executed for war crimes after the civil war
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wade-davis bill
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outlined the radical plan for reconstruction
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13th amendment
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made slavery illegal
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black codes
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laws that severly limited the rights of freed men (slaves)
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freed men
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former slaves
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1st southern state to be readmitted to the union
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tennessee
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the alabama claims
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great britain had to pay for damages for ships built for the confederates in great britain during the civil war.
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hamilton fish
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american secretary of state that was responsible for the alabama claims
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william seward
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american se. of state responsible for purchase of alaska
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alexander graham bell
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telephone
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thomas edison
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light bulb
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french indochina
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another name for vietnam
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yuri gagarin
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first man into space soviet union
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alan sheppard
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1st american into space
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john glenn
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1st american to orbit the earth
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fidel castro
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cuba-overthrew the govt of fulgencio batista
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bay of pigs invasion
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failed attempt to overthrow the communist govt of cuba
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cuban missle crisis
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soviets and US almost fired nuclear bombs
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brown vs board of education
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supremem court decision that said separtate but legal was not equal
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segregation
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seperation of blacks and whites
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montgomery alabama bus boycott
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rosa parks refused to sit in back of bus
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lee harvey oswald
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killed john kennedy
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lyndon johnson
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became pres after kennedy was assassinated
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gulf of tonkin resolution
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gave johnson the authority to increase american involvement in vietnam
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viet kong
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communist guerilla fighters that fought the US in vietnam
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the TET offensive
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huge communist offensive in vietnam that changed american opinion of the war
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electon of 1968
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nixon won
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henry kissenger
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chief american negotiatior at the paris peace talks
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treaty of paris, 1973
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ended american involvement in vietnam
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electon of 1972
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nixon reelected
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watergate
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forced nixon to resign
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gerald ford
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became pres. when nixon resigned
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election of 1976
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gerald ford- republican
jimmy carter democrat-winner |
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camp david accords
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treaty between israel and egypt
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iran hostage crisis
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iran held 54 americans hosage for 444 days
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reaganomics
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pres. reagan's economic policies
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election of 1984
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ronald reagan won
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iran-contra affair
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attempt by the US to supply anti-communist gorillas in nicuragua
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election of 1988
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george bush won
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saddam hussein
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leader of iraq
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election of 1992
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bill clinton- democret-won
ronald reagan-republican |
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election of 1996
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bill clinton re-elected
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kosovo
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a province of serbia
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election of 2000
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george bush-republican-won
al gore |
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election of 2004
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bush re-elected
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