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108 Cards in this Set
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Angel Island
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immigration entry to the West Coast
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Assimilation
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blending into the dominate culture
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Bimetallic standard
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basing currency on gold and silver
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William Jennings Bryan
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Populist leader/presidential candidate from Nebraska
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Andrew Carnegie
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captain of industry in steel
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Child labor
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allowing those under 16 to work
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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immigration restriction of 1882
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Cow towns
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Western small towns associated with cattle industry
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Dawes Severalty Act
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attempt to break up the reservation system by dividing the land
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Ellis Island
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immigration entry to the East Coast
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Free silver
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coining of silver at an unlimited rate
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Gentlemen’s Agreement
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Theodore Roosevelt's agreement to end Japanese immigration
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Ghettos
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neighborhoods delegated for minority groups
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Gilded age
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Post-Reconstruction America -time of weak politicians
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Gold standard
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basing currency only on gold
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Grandfather clauses
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allowing those whose grandfather voted the right to vote
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Great migration
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migration of African Americans to rural areas
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Homestead Act
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government grants of land to those willing to farm
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Indian wars
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conflicts between Native Americans and US following Civil War
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Jim Crow Laws
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legal discrimination against African Americans
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Mary Harris (“Mother”) Jones
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labor organizor, angel of the miners
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Labor unions
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organizations to collectively bargain for workers
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Money supply
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amount of currency in circulation
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Monopoly
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dominance of a market by a single supplier
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J.P. Morgan
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major bank financier
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NAACP
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organization for the protection of African American rights
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Native American boarding schools
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Carlisle schools, for the assimilation of Native Americans
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Philanthropy
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charitable donations, associated with wealthy giving to community
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Plessy V. Ferguson
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Court case legalizing segregation, separate but equal
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Pogroms
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persecution of Jews in Europe before WWI
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Political machine
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dominance of local politcs by a political boss
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Poll tax
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tax charged when registering to vote
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Populists
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political party to benefit the farmers, the people's party
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Presidential election of 1896
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Bryan v. McKinley, the last election hope for Populists
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Jacob Riis
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Photographer, muckraker
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Robber barons
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critical term for captains of industry/big businessmen
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John D. Rockefeller
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founder of Standard Oil Company
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Segregation
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separation usually based on race
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Social Darwinism
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belief that certain people were naturally superior to others
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Socialism
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economic system of public (government) ownership of production
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Tariffs
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tax on imported goods to protect domestic producers
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Allies
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countries allied against the Central Powers in WWI
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Annexation
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one country taking the territory of another
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Central Powers
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Germany, Autria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire in WWI
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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1914: attempt by government to improve monopoly regulation
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Convoy system
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US strategy of escorting supply ships with destroyers
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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African American intellectual leader, emphasized equality
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Economic imperialism
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foreign policy emphasizing profit
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Presidential election of 1912
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election with Wilson, Taft, Roosevelt and Debs
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Federal Reserve Act
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creation of a centralized banking system
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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Austrian aristocrat assassinated in Sarajevo, Serbia
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Fourteen Points
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Wilson's goals for WWI
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William Randolph Hearst
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major US newspaper publisher known for yellow journalism
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Imperialism
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expansion of economic and political dominance
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League Of Nations
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International organization to promote peace following WWI
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Lusitania
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British ship sunk by German U-boats in 1916
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Meat Inspection Act
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regulation to improve quality of meat in US
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Militarism
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glorification of military, expansive defense spending
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Mobilization
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preparations for war
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Monroe Doctrine
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US foreign policy of dominating Western hemisphere
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Muckrakers
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journalists that emphasize the evils in the world
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National American Woman Suffrage association
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organization to promote voting for women
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Nationalism
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pride in one's country, patriotism
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Nineteenth Amendment
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Constitutional amendment granting voting for women
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Open door policy
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US policy towards China, promote trade with sovereign China
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Progressive (Bull Moose) Party
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Theodore Roosevelt's political party in 1912
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Progressive Era
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period of reform at the beginning of 20th century
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Joseph Pulitzer
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newspaper publisher
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Pure Food And Drug Act
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regulatory attempt to improve health of food and drugs
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Roosevelt Corollary
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Theodore Roosevelt's policy of intervention in Western Hemisphere
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Selective Service Act
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conscription, draft of soldiers for WWI
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Self-Determination
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ability for countries to make decisions for themselves
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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1890: first attempt to control monopolies
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Spanish-American War
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US invaded Cuba and Philippines
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Spheres of Influence
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areas of a foreign country under the control of more powerful countries
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Treaty of Versailles
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proposed treaty to end WWI
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Yellow journalism
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news reporting exaggerating truth to sell newspapers
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Zimmerman note
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attempt by Germany to pull Mexico into a war with US
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Blues
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African American music style that is the predecessor to rock and roll
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Buying on margin
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ability to purchase stocks with a down payment and broker loans
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Disarmament
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1920s attempt to reduce military to promote peace
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Dust Bowl
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drought following WWI that struck southern plains
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Presidential election of 1932
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Hoover v. Roosevelt election
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Fundamentalism
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conservative religious reaction to liberal reforms
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Stock Market Crash Of 1929
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Black Thursday and Black Tuesday-beginning of Great Depression
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Great Depression
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greatest recession in US history, deflation
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Harlem renaissance
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cultural revival of African Americans in 1920s
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Herbert Hoover
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Republican president at beginning of Great Depression
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Hooverville
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term to describe makeshift housing for the poor in Depression
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Indian Reorganization Act
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New Deal policy to bring back the reservations and culture
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Isolationism
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foreign policy of keeping to oneself
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Jazz
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African American music style emphasizing improvization
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
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attempt to creat lasting peace by outlawing war
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Neutrality
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foreign policy of staying out of an existing war
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New Deal
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FDR's domestic policy to address Depression
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Organized labor
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unionized workers
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Prohibition
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Progressive attempt to end alcohol abuse, 18th Amendment
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Immigration quotas
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1920s attempt to limit immigration from certain countries
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Ragtime
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American music style preceding Jazz and Blues
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Red scare
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fear of communism and immigration following WWI
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Democratic president during Depression and WWII
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Scopes Monkey Trial
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court case concerning the teaching of evolution
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Social Security system
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New Deal policy to provide old age pensions
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Soup kitchens
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charitable system of feeding the needy
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Speculation
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strategy of making money in stocks, buy low-sell high
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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illegal leasing of oil reserves during Harding administration
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Totalitarian
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system of government that attempts to control people's lives
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Washington Naval Conference of 1921
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Treaty negotiations following WWI to promote lasting peace
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