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97 Cards in this Set
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abolished slavery
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13th amendment
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ex-slaves made citizens
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14th amendment
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lowered voting age
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26th amendment
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gives woman consideration to make up for past discrimination
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affirmative action
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American Federation of labor and congress industrian org. - 2 major corps that combined into one
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Afl-cio
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american troops in Europe
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American expeditionary force
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org. helped native americans in 1968
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American Indian movement
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signed by roosevelt churchill in 1941 to outline the 2 nations war aims
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Atlantic charter
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failed invasion of cuba by anti-castro in 1961
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Bay of pigs
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Wall built by east germany gov. in 1961 to prevent escaping to west germany
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Berlin wall
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farm controlled by a large business and managed by professionals
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Bonanza farming
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1954 Court case outlawing segregation in public schools
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Brown vs. bd of edu
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nickname for northern republican who moved to south after civil war
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Carpetbaggers
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industrialist who made a fortune in steel in late 1800s
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Andrew carnegie
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42nd president, economic and health care reform
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bill clinton
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democrats agreed to give Hayes presidential victory and he agreed to remove federal troops from southern states
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compromise of 1877
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plan by fdr to add justices to supreme court to pass his own bills
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courtpacking
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1887 law that divided native american land into private family plots
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Dawes act
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lessening of tensions between ussr and america
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detene
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1952-1960 provide a promise of peace
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Eisenhower
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pledged military support to middle east to fight communist
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eisenhower doctrine
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1970 monitors air and water quality and toxic waste
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Environmental protection agency
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proposed amendment to prohibit discrimination among sexes
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equal right amendment
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made it a crime to help foreigners, limited rights during wartime
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espionage act
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minimum wage and max work hours
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fair labor- standards act
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established banking
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federal reserve act
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created assembly line that made cars cheaper for the common man
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henry ford
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time when things were made to look better than they were
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gilded age
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have to have a federal balance
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gramm-rudman-hollings act
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farmers attempt to unionize
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grange
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provide 160 acres of land if you managed it after 5 yrs you got 160 more
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homestead act
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a corp. would buy out all companies of the same type
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horizontal integration
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limited number of immigrants to 2% of those that had come at the turn of the century
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immigration act of 1924
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gaining territory to increase power
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imperialism
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u.s. embassy was taken hostage 444 days
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Iran hostage crisis
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Oliver north helped to divert money for guns to the contras to be used for the release of hostages
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Iran contra affair
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way to get around black amendments
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jim crow laws
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v.p under kennedy became president /vietnam great society (war on poverty)
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Lyndon b. johnson
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new frontier/ volunteerism (space/peace corp)
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john f kennedy
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north korea invaded south korea and u.n went to defend south. 1954 we agreed to stop fighting
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korean conflict
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doctrine says an economic system functions best with no government interference
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Laissez-faire
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first to fly transatlantic solo
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Charles linbergh
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attempt to keep former slaves/ all blacks from voting
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literacy test
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atomic bomb
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manhattan project
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marshalls plan to feed europe after world war 2
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marshall plan
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mass hysteria against communism
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mccarthyism
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reporters and writers who exposed corruption
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muckrakers
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national association and advancement of colored people
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naacp
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national aueronautics and space administration
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nasa
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fdr plan to get us out of depression
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new deal
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wilsons progressive plan
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new freedom
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trade w/ china
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open door policy
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war to remove iroquies from quawait
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operation desert storm
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dec 7, 1941 attack by japs
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pearl harbor
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stolen and published papers showing that our envolvement in vietnam was not legitament
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pentagon papers
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led the AEF in europe during world war 1
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john j pershing
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money paid to be able to vote to keep blacks from voting
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poll tax
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movement in art using everyday things (campbell soup)
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pop art
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ideaoligy of the common man
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populist
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to better mankind (jail, asulum, school)
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progressivism
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"trinkle down theory" helping rich with tax breaks will help the poor
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reaganomics
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bring south back to union after civil war
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reconstruction
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fear of communism
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red scare
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standard oil guy
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rockefeller
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legalize abortion
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roe v wade
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brought us out of depression/ first and second new deal
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fd roosevelt
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stay out of our way theory
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roosevelt corollary
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bad name for a southern attemption to take advantage of other southerners
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scalawags
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evolution in school
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scopes trial
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seperation
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segregation
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pool of male names for army draft
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selective service act
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former slaves work on someone elses land for a share of the profit
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sharecropping
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break up monopolies
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sherman anti-trust act
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sought to apply "golden rule" to society
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social gospel
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provide benefits to elderly, handicapped and dependent children
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social security act
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1898 get spanish out of cuba
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spanish american war
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teddy roosevelts program to treat everyone fairly
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square deal
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talks to limit nuclear weapons
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strategic arms limitations talk
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scandal about selling oil lease rights to friends to make them money
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teapot dome scandal
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vietnamese new year where we fought
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tet offensive
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sunk ship caused spanish american war
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the maine
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native american excelled in athletic events
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jim thorpe
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gave us right to be involved in vietnam
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tonkin gulf resolution
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stay out of the western hemisphere warning
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truman doctrine
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made decision to drop atomic bomb
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harry s truman
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gary powers crashed u-2 spy plane in russia
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u-2 incident
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chavez led migrant workers to form a union
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united farm workers
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white male sued school for discrimination
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university of california vs bakke
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buying all companies used in your production
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vertical integration
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helped south vietnam fight the north
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vietnam conflict
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nixons plan to get out of vietnam
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vietnazation
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founded niagra foundation and naacp
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web dubois
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limits what a president can do
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war powers act
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scandal that caused nixon to resign
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watergate
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music group festival
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woodstock
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2 people have 2 children
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zero population
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caused us to get in world war 1
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zimmerman note
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