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A Native american ethnic group whose range consisted of New Mexico, Coloroda, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Comanche
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The collective name for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the US.
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Apache
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A native american and first nations people.
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Sioux
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The collective name of the three First Nationsin Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montanta.
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Blackfoot
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A tribe of Native Americans who lived in Yellowstone.
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Crow
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A Hunkpapa Sioux holy man.
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Sitting Bull
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A respected war leader of Lakota, who fought against the US.
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Crazy Horse
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A tribe of Native Americans who live in Pacific Northwest region of the US.
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Chief Joseph Nez Pierce
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jouneys westward.
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long drives
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An armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army.
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Battle at Little Big Horn
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The last major armed conflict between the Lakota Sioux and the United States.
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Wounded Knee Massacre
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A name given to black Americans who fled to the Southern United States for Kansas in 1879 and 1880.
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Exodusters
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The use of discourses, ideas, or policies which articulate an identity of the people in the political culture, as contrasted to the elite.
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Populists
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white settlers who believed the unassigned lands were public property and open to anyone, not just Indian tribes; also those who observed the official start of the land run and began the race for free land at the sound of the starting boom.
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booomers
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settlers who entered the unassigned lands, located in Oklahoma,before president Harrison officially proclaimed them open to settlement witht the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889.
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soooners
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Looked to the Ohio country as a place where lands might be acquired and then resold to immigrants
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land speculators
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A United States Federal law that gave freehold title to 160 acres of undeveloped land in the American West.
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Homestead Act
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Allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges.
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Morill Land-Grant Act
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Describes the imperialistic attitude of superiority, subordination, and domination over foreign peoples.
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imperialism
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A term referring to a doctrine or political movement that holds that a nation-usually defined in terms of ethnicity or culture-has the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community based on a shared history and common destiny.
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nationalism
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A small, often Latin American, Caribbean or African country that is politically unstable, dependent on limited agriculture, and ruled by a small self-elected, wealthy and corrupt clique.
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banana republics
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A leading newspaper publisher.
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Hearst
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A rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act, a US federal law that stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of US troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American war and defined teh terms of the Cuban-US relations until 1934.
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Platt Amendment
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The legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity
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annexation
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A region of the Earth that has adopted a standard time; established for international business; there are 24 of these.
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time zones
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Mandatory; in reference to school.
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compulsory
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a change for worker's rights and protection of the average citizen.
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Progressive Era
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A journalist, author, or filmaker who investigaes and exposes political and/or social corruption.
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muckrakers
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An equitable remedy in the form of a court order, whereby a party is required to do, or to refrain from doing certain acts.
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injunction
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A founder of the US settlement house movement and the first American woman to be awarded the nobel peace prize.
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Jane Addams
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A movement for policy change in countries with a state-administered social welfare ssytem.
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social welfare programs
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Voters in jurisdictions select candidates for a subsequent election.
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direct primary
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Motivation to do something; in this situation-vote.
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initative
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The principle or pratice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initative.
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referndum
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Cancel, revoke.
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recall
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A company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies.
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holding company
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President who started the Federal Reserve System.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Central banking in the US.
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Federal Reserve system
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An independent agency of the US government, established to protect the consumers.
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Federal Trade Comission
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A civil rights leader dedicated to the women's cause.
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Susan B Anthony
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A legal technique for resolving disputes outside court.
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arbirtration
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Give the dates for WWI.
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1914-1918
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What started WWI?
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The assassination of archduke Ferdinand and his wife (inherit Austria/Hungra)
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At first, the US was ____________ in WWI.
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neutral
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The war was primarily ________ vs. _________.
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Germany vs. England
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Germany blew up _____________, a cruise ship, because the US was secretly using it to trade with England.
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Lusitania
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The US was in the war for _____ months.
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14
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The death toll was ___ million, with the US losing less than ___________.
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20
100,000 |
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The Allies consisted of: (4)
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England
Russia France US |
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Germany and Austria-Hungray were the _______ powers.
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Axis
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Name six of the new technologies during WWI.
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submarine
machine guns hand grenades flame throwers airplanes tanks trench warfare chemical weapons gas masks grenade launchers |
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Who headed up the American Expeditary Services as general?
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John J Persing
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WWI brought abut the first national _______, first govt ________, and the war ___________.
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draft
bonds ration |
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The _______ Infantry, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, fought alongside the French.
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319
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The end of the war was the _____________.
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Treaty of Versaille
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_________ means making someone pay for war. The loser in this war paid 20 billion dollars.
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reparations
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Who won the war?
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Allies
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President Wilson created the ___________ so that WWI would never happen again.
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League of Nations
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President Wilson presented his speeches called the ________ to reconstruct America.
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14 points
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_________ means mass killing.
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genocide
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What was Germany's biggest mistake in the war?
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invading Russia in the winter
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In the 1890s, business leaders often asked for ___________, prohibiting workers from striking.
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injunctions
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Under ________, cities exercised a limited degree of self-government.
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home rule
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Progressives wanted government to create various _________ to ensure a basic standard of living for all americans.
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social welfare programs
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In a ________, voters cast ballots to select nominees for upcoming elections.
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direct primary
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Citizens can propose new laws through the ___________ process.
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initiative
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Voters can remove public official from office before the next election through the _______________ procedure.
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recall
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The _________ legalized strikes and peaceful picketing.
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Clayton Antitrust Act
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Calling his policy the ___________, Woodrow Wilson promised to enforce antitrust laws without threatening free economic competition.
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New Freedom
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Having to do with the city government.
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municipal
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People concerned with the protection of the environment.
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conservationists
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Theodore Roosevelt's name for his progressive reform program.
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New Nationalism
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Nonviolent refusal to disobey a law.
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civil disobedience
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Citizens approve or reject a law passed by the legislature.
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referendum
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In the late 1800s, journalist George and Bellamy both wrote about ideas for reforming
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society
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Most Progressives agreed that the government should
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protect workers and help the poor
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The efforts of Florence Kelly convinced many states to abolish
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child labor
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countries that fought against germany and austria-hungary during wwi
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allies
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Germany's promise that is u-boats would warn ships before attacking
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sussex pledge
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Speech or action that encourages rebellion
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sedition
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Cease-fire between opponents in war
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armistice
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Organized killing of an entire people.
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genocide
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President Wilson's program for peace
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14 points
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Worldwide organization aimed at ensuring security and peace.
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league of nations
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Payment from one nation to another for economic injury suffered during a war
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reparations
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Germany's use of the _________ changed the rules of naval warfare.
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u-boats
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In the _______, Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico.
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Zimmerman note
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The US sold ________ to help pay for the war.
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liberty bonds
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Austria-hungary's ethnic groups sought ____________, the power to make descisions about their own future.
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self determination
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President wilson hoped that membership in the _________ would ensure security and peace for all members.
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league of nations
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