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Imperialism
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when a strong country takes over a weak country
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strong and weak
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motivations for us imperialism
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•attain more land
•white mans burden •more naval bases •new market for trading |
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anti-imperialism
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people didn't consent to government
high cost of defending |
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U.S. interest in Hawaii
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•Hawaii strategic location
•Hawaii's military importance •sugarcane cultivation |
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Reasons for supporting Cuba
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•Americans invest in sugar plantations
•yellow journalism encouraged war w spain |
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Reasons for supporting Cuba
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•Americans invest in sugar plantations
•yellow journalism encouraged war w spain |
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causes for Spanish-American war
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•sinking of Maine in Cuba
•US imperialism •yellow journalism |
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Reasons for supporting Cuba
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•Americans invest in sugar plantations
•yellow journalism encouraged war w spain |
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causes for Spanish-American war
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•sinking of Maine in Cuba
•US imperialism •yellow journalism |
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open door policy
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ensure trading rights for all nations in china
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Reasons for supporting Cuba
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•Americans invest in sugar plantations
•yellow journalism encouraged war w spain |
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causes for Spanish-American war
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•sinking of Maine in Cuba
•US imperialism •yellow journalism |
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open door policy
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ensure trading rights for all nations in china
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US foreign policy in Caribbean
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protect US interests in the Caribbean region
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Reasons for supporting Cuba
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•Americans invest in sugar plantations
•yellow journalism encouraged war w spain |
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causes for Spanish-American war
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•sinking of Maine in Cuba
•US imperialism •yellow journalism |
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open door policy
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ensure trading rights for all nations in china
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US foreign policy in Caribbean
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protect US interests in the Caribbean region
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panama canal
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made it easier for army to travel back and forth during the war
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Reasons for supporting Cuba
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•Americans invest in sugar plantations
•yellow journalism encouraged war w spain |
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causes for Spanish-American war
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•sinking of Maine in Cuba
•US imperialism •yellow journalism |
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open door policy
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ensure trading rights for all nations in china
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US foreign policy in Caribbean
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protect US interests in the Caribbean region
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panama canal
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made it easier for army to travel back and forth during the war
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temperance
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ban the sale of alcohol
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Reasons for supporting Cuba
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•Americans invest in sugar plantations
•yellow journalism encouraged war w spain |
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causes for Spanish-American war
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•sinking of Maine in Cuba
•US imperialism •yellow journalism |
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open door policy
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ensure trading rights for all nations in china
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US foreign policy in Caribbean
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protect US interests in the Caribbean region
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panama canal
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made it easier for army to travel back and forth during the war
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temperance
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ban the sale of alcohol
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square deal
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•Teddy Roosevelt's domestic policies in which the gov. regulated unfair business practices
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muckrakers
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journalist whom investigated social conditions & political corruption
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muckrakers
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journalist whom investigated social conditions & political corruption
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triangle shirtwaist factory fire
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•led to building codes requiring fire escape
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federal reserve system
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to regulate the banking system
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NAACP
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•national association for the advancement of colored people
•promote full racial equality |
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NAACP
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•national association for the advancement of colored people
•promote full racial equality |
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causes of US entry into WWI
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sinking of Lusitania
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initiative, referendum and recall
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place more power in the hands of voters
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initiative, referendum and recall
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place more power in the hands of voters
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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•German military tactic during WWI
•prevented American neutrality •led to sinking of Lusitania and American entry in war |
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initiative, referendum and recall
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place more power in the hands of voters
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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•German military tactic during WWI
•prevented American neutrality •led to sinking of Lusitania and American entry in war |
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Zimmerman telegraph
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•reason America joined WWI
•asked Mexico to fight against US •sent Germany to Mexico |
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convoy system
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the method Americans used in WW1 to combat German U-boats
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convoy system
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the method Americans used in WW1 to combat German U-boats
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WWI & Suffrage
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gave women right to vote
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convoy system
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the method Americans used in WW1 to combat German U-boats
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WWI & Suffrage
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gave women right to vote
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WWI propaganda
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when the gov appeals to people's emotions in order to change their behavior and beliefs.
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convoy system
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the method Americans used in WW1 to combat German U-boats
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WWI & Suffrage
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gave women right to vote
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WWI propaganda
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when the gov appeals to people's emotions in order to change their behavior and beliefs.
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mechanized warfare in WWI
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first modern war. new weapons like planes and tanks.
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espionage & sedition acts
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made it a crime to speak against government
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espionage & sedition acts
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made it a crime to speak against government
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Impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany
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•blamed Germany for the war
•made Germany pay for damages •Germany depressed & in need of strong dictator |
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espionage & sedition acts
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made it a crime to speak against government
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Impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany
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•blamed Germany for the war
•made Germany pay for damages •Germany depressed & in need of strong dictator |
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armistice
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means cease fire.
signed by Germany on 11/11/1918 |
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espionage & sedition acts
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made it a crime to speak against government
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Impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany
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•blamed Germany for the war
•made Germany pay for damages •Germany depressed & in need of strong dictator |
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armistice
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means cease fire.
signed by Germany on 11/11/1918 |
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US opposition to the League of Nations
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US did not want to get involved in European conflicts
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red scare
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as strikes erupted to 1919 people feared communists or "reds" might seize power. this led to nationwide panic.
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red scare
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as strikes erupted to 1919 people feared communists or "reds" might seize power. this led to nationwide panic.
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immigration policies in 1920s
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only 3% of the current ethnic groups population could be admitted each year.
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red scare
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as strikes erupted to 1919 people feared communists or "reds" might seize power. this led to nationwide panic.
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immigration policies in 1920s
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only 3% of the current ethnic groups population could be admitted each year.
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nativism
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prejudice for the native born Americans
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red scare
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as strikes erupted to 1919 people feared communists or "reds" might seize power. this led to nationwide panic.
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immigration policies in 1920s
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only 3% of the current ethnic groups population could be admitted each year.
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nativism
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prejudice for the native born Americans
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Harding & the "Return to Normalcy"
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Warren G. Harding was elected in 1920 by appealing to Americas desire to return to normal life following WWI
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red scare
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as strikes erupted to 1919 people feared communists or "reds" might seize power. this led to nationwide panic.
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immigration policies in 1920s
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only 3% of the current ethnic groups population could be admitted each year.
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nativism
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prejudice for the native born Americans
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Harding & the "Return to Normalcy"
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Warren G. Harding was elected in 1920 by appealing to Americas desire to return to normal life following WWI
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Ohio gang
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Warren G Hardings friends
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consumerism in the 1920s
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1920s characterized by increased borrowing and spending
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consumerism in the 1920s
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1920s characterized by increased borrowing and spending
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organized crime
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increased in the 1920s due to prohibition
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consumerism in the 1920s
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1920s characterized by increased borrowing and spending
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organized crime
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increased in the 1920s due to prohibition
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scopes trial
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evolutionists vs. creationists
teacher put on trial for teaching evolution. |
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consumerism in the 1920s
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1920s characterized by increased borrowing and spending
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organized crime
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increased in the 1920s due to prohibition
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scopes trial
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evolutionists vs. creationists
teacher put on trial for teaching evolution. |
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Harlem Renaissance
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the flowering of African American arts in the 1920s
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consumerism in the 1920s
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1920s characterized by increased borrowing and spending
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organized crime
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increased in the 1920s due to prohibition
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scopes trial
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evolutionists vs. creationists
teacher put on trial for teaching evolution. |
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Harlem Renaissance
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the flowering of African American arts in the 1920s
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Langston Hughes
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demonstrated self respect by African Americans
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causes of the Great Depression
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•Long term: buying consumer goods on credit
•Short term: stock market crash |
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causes of the Great Depression
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•Long term: buying consumer goods on credit
•Short term: stock market crash |
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speculation and buying on margin
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the practice of purchasing stocks by paying only a % of the price & borrowing the rest.
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causes of the Great Depression
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•Long term: buying consumer goods on credit
•Short term: stock market crash |
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speculation and buying on margin
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the practice of purchasing stocks by paying only a % of the price & borrowing the rest.
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dust bowl
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major drought in farming areas, people move to California. farmers learn to preserve land.
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causes of the Great Depression
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•Long term: buying consumer goods on credit
•Short term: stock market crash |
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speculation and buying on margin
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the practice of purchasing stocks by paying only a % of the price & borrowing the rest.
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dust bowl
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major drought in farming areas, people move to California. farmers learn to preserve land.
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Hoovervilles
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shantytowns in the Great Depression. the name symbolized the Americans disgust w Hoover
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causes of the Great Depression
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•Long term: buying consumer goods on credit
•Short term: stock market crash |
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speculation and buying on margin
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the practice of purchasing stocks by paying only a % of the price & borrowing the rest.
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dust bowl
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major drought in farming areas, people move to California. farmers learn to preserve land.
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Hoovervilles
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shantytowns in the Great Depression. the name symbolized the Americans disgust w Hoover
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bonus army
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Hoover forcibly removed from Washington. causes loss of hoovers public approval.
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bank holiday
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•banks closed so that people couldn't withdraw money
•an effort to calm the public •one of FDRs first actions as president. |
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bank holiday
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•banks closed so that people couldn't withdraw money
•an effort to calm the public •one of FDRs first actions as president. |
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goals of the new deal
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relief, recovery and reform
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bank holiday
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•banks closed so that people couldn't withdraw money
•an effort to calm the public •one of FDRs first actions as president. |
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goals of the new deal
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relief, recovery and reform
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security and exchange commission
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•monitors stock market and trading
•attempting to reform financial institutions in the country |
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social security
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provides security to elderly & unemployed
major impact on society today |
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social security
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provides security to elderly & unemployed
major impact on society today |
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rise of dictatorship in Germany
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•Germany in depression
•in need of strong dictator •Adolf Hitler became dictator of Germany |
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social security
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provides security to elderly & unemployed
major impact on society today |
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rise of dictatorship in Germany
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•Germany in depression
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fascism
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promotes a strong central government headed by a powerful dictator
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social security
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provides security to elderly & unemployed
major impact on society today |
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rise of dictatorship in Germany
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•Germany in depression
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fascism
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promotes a strong central government headed by a powerful dictator
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Nuremberg laws
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stripped Jews of their citizenship
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final solution
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policy of genocide. deliberately killing off an entire population
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Munich conference
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Britain & France gave Germany the sudentland (part of Czechoslovakia)
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Munich conference
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Britain & France gave Germany the sudentland (part of Czechoslovakia)
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Pearl Harbor
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Japanese bombed our military base in Hawaii. US enters war.
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Munich conference
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Britain & France gave Germany the sudentland (part of Czechoslovakia)
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Pearl Harbor
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Japanese bombed our military base in Hawaii. US enters war.
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D-Day
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British & Canadian soldiers attack on water. Normandy, France invasion led by America.
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Munich conference
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Britain & France gave Germany the sudentland (part of Czechoslovakia)
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Pearl Harbor
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Japanese bombed our military base in Hawaii. US enters war.
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D-Day
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British & Canadian soldiers attack on water. Normandy, France invasion led by America.
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use of the atomic bomb
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bomb Hiroshima & Nagasaki ended war & saved a lot of lives.
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Munich conference
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Britain & France gave Germany the sudentland (part of Czechoslovakia)
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Pearl Harbor
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Japanese bombed our military base in Hawaii. US enters war.
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D-Day
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British & Canadian soldiers attack on water. Normandy, France invasion led by America.
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use of the atomic bomb
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bomb Hiroshima & Nagasaki ended war & saved a lot of lives.
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Nuremberg Trials
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America captured all Nazis & put them on trial, leading to hanging.
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wartime inflation policies
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•raise & extend income tax
•impose raise & price control •encourage the purchase of war bonds |
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goals of progressivism
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•favor government regulations of businesses
•promote moral and social improvement •stronger state and federal government •want to improve workers lives |
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