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74 Cards in this Set
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attempt to reform spoils system after Garfields's death
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Pendleton Act
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asserted that U.S. would serve as "policeman" of the Western Hemissphere
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Roosevelt Corollary
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the use gold and silver as the basis of the nation's money supply
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bimetalism
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prohibited Cuba from entering any foreign agreements without U.S. approval
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Platt Amendment
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area or country in which another nation has strong economic control
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spheres of influence
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power to appoint people to government positions
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patronage
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educational/recreational assemblies with a program of lectures, concerts etc.
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Chautauquas
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policy of all nations having equal access for commercial relations with China
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Open Door Policy
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heralded fighting unit in the Spanish American War
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Rough Riders
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successor to the Grange; organized rural cooperatives
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Farmer's Alliance
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gave interstate commerce commission more power to regulate railroad rates
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Hepburn Act
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established direct election senators
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17th amendment
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journalist who tried to alert the public to alleged wrongdoings by politicians and big business
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muckraker
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gave women the right to vote
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19th amendment
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procedure by which a law can be originated by the people rather than lawmakers
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initiative
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radical labor organization that sought the overthrow of capitalism
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IWW
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eventually led to the creation of the NAACP
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Niagara Movement
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proclaimed the Christian's duty to improve society by eliminating poverty's causes
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Social Gospel
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twelve regional banks that monitored all credit and monetary affairs
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Federal Reserve System
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established a graduated income tax
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16th amendment
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Wilson's plan for peace after WWI
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Fourteen points
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created "clear and present danger" limitation on free speech
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Schenk v. U.S.
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aggressive buildup of armed forces as war preparation and diplomatic maneuvering
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militarism
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alliance of France, Russia, Great Britain
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Triple Entente
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German attempt to gain Mexican help against the U.S.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions
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propaganda
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forced Germany to pay reparations
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Treaty of Versailles
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fear of communism and other foreign influences after WWI
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Red Scare
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desire of Americans, tired of reforms and war, to go back to everyday life
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normalcy
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labor group that organized unskilled workers
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CIO
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major scandal in Harding Administration
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Teapot Dome
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authors soured by American culture who moved to Europe.
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Lost Generation
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WWI veterans who marched on Washington to demand early payments
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Bonus Army
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protected workers right to join unions and engage in collective bargaining
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Wagner act
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informal group of FDR's advisors; helped create New Deal
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Brain trust
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black literary movement of the 1920's
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Harlem Renaissance
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religious movement that insisted on literal interpretation of the Bible
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fundamentalism
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collection of makeshift homes built by homeless
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Hooverville
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establishment that illegally sold and served alcohol during prohibition
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speakeasy
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German war tactic based on massice air and tank attacks
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blitzkrieg
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code name of the atomic bomb program
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Manhattan DIstrict Project
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upheld the legality of interment camps for Japanese Americans
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Korematsu v. U.S.
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policy of giving concessions to Hitler in order to keep the peace
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appeasement
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international agreement that banded the use of war
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Kellogg Briand Pact
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political philosophy that values nation/race over the individual, and rigid government control of society
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fascism
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U.S. attempt to improve relations with Latin America
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Good Neighbor Policy
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banned certain union activities during WWII
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Smith-Connally Act
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treaty that set the stage for the invasion of Poland
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Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact
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Reagan's proposed new program of missile defense
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SDI (strategic defense initiative)
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a government guarantee to provide benefits to a specific group
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entitlement program
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arms treaty rejected by the U.S. Senate
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Salt II
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conservative organization founded by Jerry Falwell; opposed elimination of prayer in schools, pornography, legalized abortion, etc.
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Moral Majority
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economic condition marked by both inflation and high unemployment
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stagflation
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California referendum issue reducing property taxes
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Proposition 13
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defense alliance of western european nations, canda and teh US
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NATO
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imaginary line separating communist and non communist europe
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iron curtain
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created the largest public works program in american history
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fedreal highway act
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benefits to veterans encouraging more education and home buying
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GI bill of rights
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cost cities millions of middle class people and their taxes and resources
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white flight
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truman's plan to increase government benefits and social programs
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fair deal
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US policy threatening the use of nuclear weapons against commy threats
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massive retaliation
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brought congressional investigations of subversive activities in the US
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HUAC
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limited unions by barring the closed shop and providing for a "cooling off" period for strikes
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taft hartley
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3rd partpy formed in 1948 to protest integration proposals
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dixiecrats
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program that sent volunteers to aid people in developing nations
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peace corps
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attempted to force integration on interstate travel
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freedom riders
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supreme court decision guaranteeing suspects in crime cases a lawyer
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Gideon v wainwright
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policy to replace US troops with south vietnames troops
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vietnamization
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site of counter culture music fest
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woodstock
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feminist group fouuded to pursue qual rights for women
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NOW
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legislation that banned discrimination in all public facilities
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civil rights act of 1964
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student civil rights organization
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SNCC
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moderate mainstream americans supportive of government policies
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silent majority
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authorized the president to use "necessary" military force in vietnam
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gulf of tonkin resolution
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