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30 Cards in this Set
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prohibited the making, selling, or transporting of alcholic beverages
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18th amendment
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women receive the right to vote.
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19th amendment
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this act passed in 1924 significantly reduced the number of immigrants from eastern and southern europe. it also prohibited immigrants from asia
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National Origins Act
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a farming cooperative in which farmers pool their resources in the purchasing and selling of farm machinery and products
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The Grange
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a movement designed to address the concerns of farmers and other political reformers- (free coinage of silver, industrial reforms. Key figure- william jennings bryan "the nebraska cyclone"- a three time presidential candidate.
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populist movement
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a writer of children's books which idealized gaining wealth through hard work
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Horatio Algar
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President from 1901-1909 who initiated progressive reforms in the fields of nature, conservation, and business
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Upton sinclairs book exposing the bad working conditions and dangerous food quality in the meat processing industry
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The Jungle
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a cable laid in 1866 that relayed messages from europe to the US- brought 2 continents closer
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Transatlantic cable
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founder of tuskgee institute in AL; accepted segregation but pushed for equal economic opportunites for blacks
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Booker T. Washington
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student of Booker T. washington who gained fame for his research with peanuts, soybeans, and cotton
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George Washington Carver
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a group of black intellectuals who outlined an agenda for black progress; their ideas were adopted by the NAACP
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The Niagra Movement
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supreme court decision in this case segregated facilities for blacks- separate but must be equal.
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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passed in 1822, prohibited Chinese from legally immigrating to the United States
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Chinese Exclusion act
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a book written by Ida Tarbell exposing the abuses of the standard oil co.
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History of the Standard Oil Company
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progressive leader for public education
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Horace Mann
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intellectuals who write stories concerning the abuses of big business on workers and on consumers
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Muckrakers
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26th president known as a "trustbuster" who was nationalistic on foreign policy , and a friend of the environment
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Theodore Roosevelt
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elected in 1912 wilson designed a reform program that ensured competition in the marketplace while keeping business out of the governments control. He was president during WWI
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Woodrow Wilson
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established in 1914 this federal agency investigated companies for unfair business practices
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federal trade commission
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Booker T. Washingtons speech at the atlantic exposition in 1895 that explained his philosophy of maintaining social separation of the races while pushing for gradual gains in civil rights for blacks
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Atlanta Compromise
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black intellectual who opposed Booker T. Washingtons acceptance of segregation; proponent of immediate civil rights and opportuinities for the 'talented tenth" of african americans. He was a founder of the NAACP and editor of its magazine, The Crisis.
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W.E.B. Dubois
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congress passed this law in 1921 to slow immigration from southern and eastern europe
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emergency quota act
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loyalty to the intrest and culture of ones country
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nationalism
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national policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with other countrys
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isolationism
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theodore Roosevelts volunteer force who fought in cuba during the spanish american war.
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Rough Riders
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British passenger ship what was sunk by german U-boat one of steps leading US to enter WWI
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Lusitania
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a telegram intercepted by the US sent from Germany to Mexico trying to get mexico to enter into war against US another step leading US to enter WWI
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Zimmerman Telegram
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writer in the 1920s; wrote The Great Gatsby
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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a writer, F. Scott Fitzgeralds wife; from Montgomery, AL. She and Scott personified life in the 1920s
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Zelda Fitzgerald
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