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22 Cards in this Set
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Panama Canal
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A ship canal in panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. Can now travel in twice the time. Built by US
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Social Darwinism
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Evolution by natural selection
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Reform Darwinism
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Cooperation and education
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Inflation
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More money in the economy
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Deflation
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Less money in the economy
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Dr WEB Dubois
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Created NAACP, wanted blacks to force their way into becoming successful. Moved to Ghana and became a communist
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Booker T Washington
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Great vocational skills, renoun voice, Founded teachers college
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Sam Gompers
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Former cigar roller, well read, improved working conditions. Didnt think the Knights of Labor would work. Best voice for workers
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Mahan
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Wrote Influence of Sea Power - wrote about 2 big naval fleets
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Fiske
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Our racial destiny - Gods will manifest destiny
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Turners frontier thesis
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Doesnt matter where you came from, people adapt and become 1 human
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Subtreasory
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populist platform good for farmers
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Patrons of Husbandry
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Small Farmers Alliance
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Civilian Conservation Corp
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take young people to work for $30 a month Most popular
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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running people off the land. provided electricity for many homes in Tennessee. Most Controversial
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Huey Long
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"Share Our Own Wealth" In charge of Louisianna, gets assassinated
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Dr Townsends Plan
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A dentist from California that thinks the govt should give old people $200 a month
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Speculative Bubbles
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Problem in the stock market that increases price and stock thinking it will continue to go up . When it slows down and the buying stops
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Holding Companies
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A company that owns other companies outstanding stock, a new version of a monopoly
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Sacco and Vanzetti
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Involved Italian born anarchists who were arrested for robbery of a payroll corrier and guilty of murder and robbery. Lawyer interviewed by Upton Sinclair. Caused the Red Scare
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Wisconsin Plan
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Written by Lafollette,we should pick who we vote for, know where the fundraiser money is coming from, and iniative and referendum which initiates legislation
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Social Security Act
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enacted by FDR funded by payroll tax. Gives aid to families with dependent children maternal and child welfare, public health and the blind
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