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Francisco Villa and Emiliano Zapata
Led a large scale revolt against Diaz; began to seize land by force.
Led a large scale revolt against Diaz; began to seize land by force.

USS Maine
Commissioned in 1895, was the first United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Maine.

Commissioned in 1895, was the first United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Maine.

Tenochtitlan



An Aztec altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico.

An Aztec altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico.

Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German friar, priest, professor of theology, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Initially an Augustinian friar, Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

Martin Luther was a German friar, priest, professor of theology, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Initially an Augustinian friar, Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

Booker T. Washington
African American educator and civil rights leader; born into slavery and later became head of the Tuskegee Institute for career training for African Americans. He was an advocate for conservative social change.

African American educator and civil rights leader; born into slavery and later became head of the Tuskegee Institute for career training for African Americans. He was an advocate for conservative social change.

WEB DuBois
African American educator, editor, and writer; he led the Niagara Movement, calling for economic and educational equality for African Americans. He helped found the NAACP.

African American educator, editor, and writer; he led the Niagara Movement, calling for economic and educational equality for African Americans. He helped found the NAACP.

Civil War
A civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.

A civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.

Triple Entente
A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia.
A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia.

Central Powers
Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

Black Friday
The single day of the year when retail companies finally go “into the black”.The day after Thanksgiving when shoppers all over the country to take advantage of the season’s biggest holiday bargains.To get back into the Red.

The single day of the year when retail companies finally go “into the black”.The day after Thanksgiving when shoppers all over the country to take advantage of the season’s biggest holiday bargains.To get back into the Red.

Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.

Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.

George Washington
First president of the US; he served as a representative to the Continental Congresses and commanded the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
First president of the US; he served as a representative to the Continental Congresses and commanded the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Alva Edison

American inventor of over 1,000 patents; he invented the light bulb and established a power plant that supplied electricity to parts of New York City.

American inventor of over 1,000 patents; he invented the light bulb and established a power plant that supplied electricity to parts of New York City.

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.

Telegraph
A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.

A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.

Missouri Compromise
An agreement proposed by Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and outlawed slavery in any territories or states North of 36 degree 30 latitude.
An agreement proposed by Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and outlawed slavery in any territories or states North of 36 degree 30 latitude.

Continental Army
Was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America.

Was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America.

Emancipation Proclamation
An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863.
An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863.

No Man's Land
No man's land is land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied due to fear or uncertainty.

No man's land is land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied due to fear or uncertainty.

WWI
World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.

World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.

Bessemer Process
The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron prior to the open hearth furnace.

The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron prior to the open hearth furnace.

Homestead Act
A law passed by Congress to encourage settlement in the West by giving government-owned land to small farmers.
A law passed by Congress to encourage settlement in the West by giving government-owned land to small farmers.

Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.

Samuel Morse was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.

Communism

A system of government in which there is no private property and there are no economic classes.

A system of government in which there is no private property and there are no economic classes.

Laissez-Faire
In French, meaning "allow to do;" in business, it refers to a system where companies are allowed to conduct business without interference by the government.

In French, meaning "allow to do;" in business, it refers to a system where companies are allowed to conduct business without interference by the government.

Capitalism
Economic system in which most businesses are privately owned.

Economic system in which most businesses are privately owned.

Political Bosses
Political leaders who got people to vote for them by giving favors. They also made deals with various contractors.

Political leaders who got people to vote for them by giving favors. They also made deals with various contractors.

Confederacy
A confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865.

A confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865.

Union
During the American Civil War, the Union was the term used to refer to the United States of America, and specifically to the national government and the 20 free states and five border slave states that supported it.

During the American Civil War, the Union was the term used to refer to the United States of America, and specifically to the national government and the 20 free states and five border slave states that supported it.

54th Massachusetts Infantry
An infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the first official African-American units in the United States during the Civil War.

An infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the first official African-American units in the United States during the Civil War.

NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an African-American civil rights organization in the US, formed in 1909 by Moorfield Storey, Mary White Ovington and W.E.B Du Bois.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an African-American civil rights organization in the US, formed in 1909 by Moorfield Storey, Mary White Ovington and W.E.B Du Bois.

Anti-Defamation League
An international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States.

An international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States.

Carrie Nation
Temperance advocate; she took extreme measures to further her cause by entering saloons in her native state of Kansas and smashing bottles of alcohol with a hatchet.

Temperance advocate; she took extreme measures to further her cause by entering saloons in her native state of Kansas and smashing bottles of alcohol with a hatchet.

Susan B. Anthony
American social reformer; she was active in the temperance, abolitionist, and womens suffrage movements ans was co-organizer and president of the National Woman Suffrage Association.

American social reformer; she was active in the temperance, abolitionist, and womens suffrage movements ans was co-organizer and president of the National Woman Suffrage Association.

Open Door Policy

A policy established by the US in 1899 to promote equal access for all nations to trade in China.

A policy established by the US in 1899 to promote equal access for all nations to trade in China.

John Hay
John Milton Hay was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.

John Milton Hay was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.

Yellow Journalism
The reporting of exaggerated stories in newspapers to increase sales.

The reporting of exaggerated stories in newspapers to increase sales.

William Randolph Hearst
American journalist; he was famous for sensationa; news stories, known as yellow journalism, that stirred feelings of nationslism and formed public opinion for the Spanish-American War.

American journalist; he was famous for sensationa; news stories, known as yellow journalism, that stirred feelings of nationslism and formed public opinion for the Spanish-American War.

Zapatistas
Emiliano Zapata's army of mostly Native American peasants.

Emiliano Zapata's army of mostly Native American peasants.

The Black Hand
Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.
Serbian nationalist/terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand which resulted in the start of World War I.