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anaconda plan
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The Anaconda Plan was drawn up by General Winfield Scott to end the American Civil War in favor of the North. The plan was adopted in 1862, involving four main parts.
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Andrew Carnegie
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United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
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armistice
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a temporary agreement to end fighting
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assembly line
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production line: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
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Black Tuesday
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day the stock market crashed
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bull market
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a long period of rising stock prices
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Charles Lindburgh
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first person to play plan across Atlantic ocean
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cotton gin
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a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber
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credibility gap
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a lack of trust or belief
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Cyrus McCormick
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United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884)
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Cyrus McCormick
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U.S. inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884)
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dien bien phu
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Most significant victory of the Viet Minh over French colonial forces in 1954; gave the Viet Minh control of northern position of Vietnam. (p. 1040)
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Freed the slaves
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Emancipation Proclamation
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freed the slaves
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entrepreneurs
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business men who take chances
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espionage
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spying especially to find out government secrets
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executive branch
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executive branch- The branch of government in charge of enforcing and executing the laws.
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Federalist papers
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A series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison that were published to support the adoption of the proposed United States Constitution.
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Frederick Douglas
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born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. Called "The Sage of Anacostia" and "The Lion of Anacostia," Douglass was the most prominent African-American of his time, and one of the most influential lecturers and authors in American history.
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gold standard
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a monetary standard in which one pounce of gold equaled a set number of dollars
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graft
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the acquisition of money in dishonest ways
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Great Railroad Strike
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Since the building of railroads they were the advance agents of industrialism, opening a national market for the first time and themselves providing a market for iron, steel, coal, and the products of related industries. But by 1877 construction of new track and rolling stock had virtually halted, related industries were sagging, and wages were slashed for railroad workers.
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Harlem Renaissance
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a movement in the south by African americns in which they embraced the arts and music
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Harlem Renaissance
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a movement in the South by African Americans in which they embraces the arts and music
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Huey Long
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African American poet during Harlem renaissance
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immunity
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freedom from prosecution
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imperalism
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the desire to take over smaller weaker countries
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industrialization
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political system in which power is devided between the national and state governments
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interchangeable parts
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uniform pieces tha can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces
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jazz
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music developed from rag time and blues uses syncopated rhythms and melodies
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Judicial branch
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This entry contains the name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
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Ku Klux Klan
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a racial group in the south
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Ku Klux Klan
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a racial group in the South
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lassiez-faire
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French term to let do (not much government)
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Legislative branch
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The General Assembly of Illinois, charged by the Constitution to make the laws of the state.
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lynching
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the hanging of African Americans by large groups of white racists
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manifest destiny
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ideas in the 180s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean
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margin
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buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest
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Missouri Compromise
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an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
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Missouri Compromise
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an agreemtn in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the U.S. concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
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mobilization
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preparing an army for battle
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monopoly
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total control over a type of industry by one person or company
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Nat Turner
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United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
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nativism
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hostility towards immigrants
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naturalism
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the belief that nature can be understood through scientific observation and that society functions best with some governmental regulation
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over landers
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someone who travels overland to the west
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Panama Canal
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A waterway that cuts across the Isthmus of Panama, linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
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patronage
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in which government jobs or favors are given out to political allies or friends
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planters
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plantation owners who owned more than 20 slaves
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Platt Amendment
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a rider appended to the U.S. Army appropriations bill (March 1901), stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War, and defined the terms of Cuban-U.S. relations until 1934. Formulated by the U.S. Secretary of War Elihu Root, the amendment was presented to the Senate by, and named for, Connecticut Republican Senator Orville Platt (1827-1905).
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plessy vs. ferguson
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a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, approving de jure racial segregation in public facilities, and ruling that states could prohibit of the use of public facilities by African Americans.
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propaganda
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the spreading of ideas about an institution or individual for the purpose of influencing opinion
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public work project
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project set up to give people work
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ratification
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confirmation
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replublicanism
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the ideology of governing a nation as a republic
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robber barons
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Robert E. Lee
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(January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. He eventually commanded all Confederate armies as general-in-chief. Like Hannibal earlier and Rommel later, his victories against superior forces in an ultimately losing cause won him enduring fame. Lee remains an iconic figure of the Confederacy to this day.
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Rough Riders
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shantytowns
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a village of homeless people who live in houses made out of cardboard
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sky scrapper
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big buildings created out of metal and a form of plastic
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Ulysses Grant
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Union general
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USS Maine
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US ship which exploded in Havana in 1898 resulting in the death of 260 sailors. Although there was no real proof the United States blamed Spain and used the event as an excuse to start the Spanish-American War.
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Vietcong
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fighting for veitnam during Vietnam war
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Vietcong
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fighting for Vietnam during Vietnam war
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Virginia Plan
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a proposal for the structure of the United States Government at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Proposed by Edmund Randolph, but written largely by James Madison, it called for a strong central "national" government. The original plan included a three-branch government, just as there is today. ...
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Virginia Plan
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a propsal for the structure of the U.S. governmetn and the constitutional Convention of 1787. Proposed by Edmund Randolph, but written largely by James Madison, it called for a strong central "national" government. The original plan includes a three-branch governemtn, just as there is today
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W.E.B. DuBois
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an activist for African Americans
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Walt Disney
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made first movie
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Walt Disney
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made first movie
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writ of assistance
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a search warrant enabling a customs officer to enter any location to look for evidence of smuggling
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