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120 Cards in this Set
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WARREN G. HARDING
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1ST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE 1920'S
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CALVIN COOLIDGE
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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT 1923-1929
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ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER
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INDUSTRY WHOSE GROWTH STIMULATES THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE
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19TH AMENDMENT
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT GAVE WOMEN THE VOTE
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GREAT MIGRATION
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DECADES LONG MOVEMENT OF SOUTHERN BLACKS TO NORTHERN CITIES
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HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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1920'S OUTPOURING OF BLACK MUSIC AND LITERATURE
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JAZZ AGE
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DESCRIBES THE PERIOD FROM WORLD WAR I TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION WHICH SAW CULTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
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JOSIAH STRONG
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AUTHOR OF OUR COUNTRY
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RED SCARE
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1920'S PERIOD OF STRONG ANTI-RADICALISM AND ANTI-COMMUNISM
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SACCO AND VANZETTI
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ITALIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS WHOSE CONTROVERSIAL 1924 TRIAL FOR MURDER WAS TAINTED BY ACCUSATIONS THAT NATIVISM AND ANTI-RADICALISM WAS ALLOWED TO PREJUDICE THE JURY
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SCOPES TRIAL
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1927 TRIAL OF BIOLOGY TEACHER FOR TEACHING THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION
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ANDREW MELLON
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SECRETARY OF TREASURY IN THE 1920'S
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TEAPOT DOME
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HARDING SCANDAL
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INFLUENCE PEDDLING
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CORRUPT SALE OF ONE'S ACCESS TO POWERFUL PERSON
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NATIONAL ORIGINS ACT OF 1924
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LEGISLATION THAT SEVERELY RESTRICTED IMMIGRATION FROM SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE
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QUEEN LIL
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ANTI-AMERICAN HAWAIIAN QUEEN OVERTHROWN IN 1893 BY AMERICAN PLANTERS
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DARWIN'S ORIGIN OF SPECIES
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MAIN STATEMENT OF EVOLUTIONARY THEORY
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TRICKLE DOWN THEORY
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ECONOMIC IDEA THAT CURTTING TAXES AND OTHERWISE HELPING THE RICH WILL ENABLE THE RICH TO EXPAND BUSINESS, PRODUCE JOBS AND THEREFORE HELP THE UNRICH
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FUNDAMENTALISTS
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PROTESTANTS WHO TENDED TO INTERPRET THE BIBLE LITERALLY; IN THE 1920'S, AS A WAY OF DEALING WITH THE INCURSIONS INTO RELIGION OF SCIENCE
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GROVER CLEVELAND
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AMERICAN PRESIDENT WHO OPPOSED THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
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FORMER POPULIST WHO PROSECUTED JOHN SCOPES FOR TEACHING EVOLUTION
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MCNARY-HAUGEN BILL
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FARM RELIEF BILL VETOES BY COOLIDGE
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AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON
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RADIO EVANGELIST OF THE 1920'S
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WILLIAM MCLINLEY
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AMERICAN PRESIDENT DURING HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION, SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, FILIPINO REVOLT
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KU KLUX KLAN
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ANTI-BLACK GROUP THAT REVIVED IN THE 1920'S, AND ADDED IMMIGRANTS, CATHOLICS, AND JEWS TO ITS HATE LISTS
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FORDISM
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CASUAL 1920'S TERM REFERRING TO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MIGHT
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D.W. GRIFFITH'S BIRTH OF A NATION
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SILENT FILM WHOSE GLORIFICATION OF THE KKK INSPIRED THE KLAN'S 1920'S REVIVAL
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CUBAN REVOLT
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1895 REVOLT THAT LED TO THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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MARCUS GARVEY
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BLACK LEADER IN 1920'S WHOSE MESSAGE TO BLACKS WAS PRIDE AND GLORY
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MODEL T FORD
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1ST MASS-PRODUCED AND CAR
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W.E.B.DUBOIS
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BLACK LEADER AND PROGRESSIVE WHO CRITICIZED THE UNIA
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VALERIANO (BUTCHER) WEYLER
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SPANISH GOVERNOR OF CUBA WHOSE ATROCITIES HELPED PROVOKE US WAR WITH SPAIN
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UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION (UNIA)
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MARCUS GARVEY'S ORGANIZATION
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MOVIE STARS OF THE 1920'S (3)
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN--MARY PICKFORD--RUDOLPH VALENTINO-
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PROHIBITION
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PERIOD OF TIME (1918-1933) WHEN THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL WAS ILLEGAL IN THE US
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YELLOW JOURNALISM
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SENSATIONALIST LATE 19TH CENTURY JOURNALISM THAT HELPED PROVOKE THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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18TH AMENDMENT
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT PROHIBITED ALCOHOL
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THE JAZZ SINGER
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FORST TALKING MOVIE
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VOLSTEAD ACT
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THE PROHIBITION LAW
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HEARST & PULITZER
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YELLOW JOURNALISTS
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SPEAKEASIES
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SECRET CLUBS THAT SERVED ILLEGAL ALCOHOL DURING PROHIBITION
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CHARLES LINDBERGH
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MASSIVE CELEBRITY OF THE 1920'S, FOR FLYING SOLO ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
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AL CAPONE
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PRIMARY ORGANIZED CRIME FIGURE OF THE 1920'S
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DELOME LETTER
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SPANISH LETTER INSULTING PRES. MCKINLEY, HELPING TO CAUSE THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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DRYS
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1920'S SUPPORTERS OF PROHIBITION
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FLAPPERS
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TERM REFERRING TO NEW BREED OF WOMEN IN 1920'S WHO WORE SHORT SKIRTS, SMOKED, LISTENED TO JAZZ, ETC
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WETS
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1920'S OPPONENTS OF PROHIBITION
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USS MAINE
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AMERICAN SHIP WHOSE EXPLOSION IN HAVANA HARBOR IN 1898 WAS BLAMED ON THE SPANISH
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BLACK THURSDAY
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1929 DAY ON WHICH THE STOCK MARKET COLLAPSED
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F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
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WITH HEMINGWAY AND LEWIS, NOVELIST WHO CHRONICLED 1920'S BEHAVIOR AND VALUES
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MONETARIST
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ARGUMENT THAT SAYS THAT THE FEDERAL RESERVES' TIGHT MONEY POLICIES CAUSED THE STOCK MARKET CRASH
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TELLER AMENDMENT
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AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST SPANISH THAT DISCLAIMED AMERICAN AMBITIONS IN CUBA
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STRUCTURALIST
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ARGUMENT THAT SAYS THAT STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS IN THE 1920'S ECONOMY CAUSED THE STOCK MARKET CRASH
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SINCLAIR LEWIS
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WITH HEMINGWAY AND FITZGERALD, NOVELIST WHO CHRONICLED 1920'S BEHAVIOR AND VALUES
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RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION
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HOOVER'S DEPRESSION PROGRAM OF MASSIVE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO BUSINESS
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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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1898 CONFLICT THAT WON THE US ITS FIRST TERRITORIES IN THE CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC
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HOOVER VALLEY
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MAKESHIFT URBAN VILLAGES OF HOMELESS LIVING IN BOXES & PACKING CRATES
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY
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1920'S NOVELIST WHO CHRONICLED THE EXPERIENCE OF THE 'LOST GENERATION' OF WORLD WAR I VETERANS
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HOOVER BLANKETS
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LAYERS OF NEWSPAPERS THE DEPRESSION HOMELESS USED TO STAY WARM
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ADMIRAL DEWEY
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AMERICAN ADMIRAL WHO HELPED AMERICA WIN THE NAVAL WAR AGAINST THE SPANISH
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FARMERS' HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION
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1931 FARMERS' GROUP THAT WITHHELD GRAIN AND DUMPED MILK TO FORCE UP AGRICULTURAL PRICES
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H.L. MENCKEN
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1920'S JOURNALIST & ESSAYIST WHO RIDICULED MIDDLE CLASS VALUES
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BONUS MARCHERS
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1932 VETERANS' GROUP WHO DESCENDED ON WASHINGTON TO DEMAND PAYMENT OF WWI BONUSES; HOOVER DROVE THEM OUT WITH TROOPS
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ROUGH RIDERS
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VOLUNTEER UNIT LED BY ROOSEVELT IN SP-AM WAR
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MANILA BAY
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FILIPINO SITE OF AMERICAN VICTORY AGAINST THE SPANISH IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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TREATY OF PARIS
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TREATY THAT ENDED THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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PLATT AMENDMENT
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1901 AUTHORIZATION OF AM. INTERVENTION IN CUBA, ESTABLISHMENT OF AM NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO
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GUANTANAMO BAY
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AMERICAN NAVAL BASE IN CUBA ESTABLISHED BY PLATT AMENDMENT
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ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE
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GROUP FORMED IN 1898 BY OPPONENTS OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
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DEMOCRATIC LEADER WHO OPPOSED AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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FILIPINO REVOLT
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1898-1902 INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
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EMILIO AGUINALDO
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LEADER OF THE FILIPINO REVOLT
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WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
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PRESIDENT ASSOCIATED WITH DOLLAR DIPLOMACY
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DOLLAR DIPLOMACY
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AMERICAN POLICY OF USING AM. TROOPS TO PROTECT PRIVATE AM. BUSINESS INTERESTS IN LATIN AMERICA
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OPEN DOOR POLICY
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AMERICAN ASSERTION THAT CHINESE SPHERES OF INFLUENCE SHOULD BE EQUALLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL POWERS
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MANCHU RULERS
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CHINESE DYNASTY WHOSE EXTREME WEAKNESS IN 1899-1900 ENCOURAGED EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM
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JOHN HAY
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AMERICAN DIPLOMAT ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN DOOR POLICY
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BOXER REBELLION
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1899 ANTIFOREIGN REVOLT IN CHINA THAT DEMONSTRATED CHINES GOVT WEAKNESS AND ENCOURAGED IMPERIALISM
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HAY-BUNAU-VARILLA TREATY
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AMERICAN TREATY WITH NEWLY INDEPENDENT PANAMA ALLOWING PERMAN EN T AMERICAN RIGHTS IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE
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ROOSEVELT COROLLARY
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AKA BIG STICK POLICY--ROOSEVELT'S ASSERTION THAT AMERICA HAD RIGHT TO POLICE LATIN AMERICA
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AKA BIG STICK POLICY
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AKA ROOSEVELT COROLLARY
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GREAT WHITE FLEET
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1907 AMERICAN DEMONSTRATION OF SEA POWER-16 WHITE BATTLESHIPS SENT BY ROOSEVELT
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MORAL DIPLOMACY
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WILSON POLICY THAT AMERICA WOULD NO LONGER SEEK TO DOMINATE LATIN AMERICA
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1895
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DATE OF CUBAN REVOLT
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1898
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DATE OF SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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1898-1902
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DATE OF FILIPINO REVOLT
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1899-1900
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DATE OF OPEN DOOR POLICY
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1906-14
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DATE OF BUILDING OF PANAMA CANAL
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1914-1918
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DATE OF WORLD WAR I
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1917-1918
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DATE OF A MERICAN PARTICIPATION IN WWI
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ALLIES
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ALLIANCE OF BRITISH, FRENCH, RUSSIANS, AMERICANS IN WWI
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CENTRAL POWERS
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ALLIANCE OF GERMANY AND AUSTRIA IN WWI
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LUSITANIA
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BRITISH PASSENGER LINER WHOSE SINKING BY GERMAN U-BOAT KILLED 129 AMERICANS IN 1915
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HUNS
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DEROGATORY TERM FOR GERMANS
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ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM
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1917 NOTE FROM GERMANY TO MEXICO THAT INFLAMED AMERICAN OPINION & GOT US INTO WWI
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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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1917 WESTERN-STYLE REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA THAT ENCOURAGED AM. ENTRY INTO WWI
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AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
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AMERICAN ARMY IN WORLD WAR I
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WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD
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WARTIME GOVERNMENT COUNCIL TO COORDINATE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR WWI
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BERNARD BARUCH
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HEAD OF THE WIB
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FOOD ADMINISTRATION
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GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT OVERSAW THE FOOD INDUSTRY, AND RATIONING, DURING WWI
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FUEL ADMINISTRATION
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GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT OVERSAW THE ENERGY INDUSTRY DURING WWI
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HERBERT HOOVER
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HEAD OF THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
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JOHN PERSHING
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COMMANDER OF THE AEF IN WWI
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LIBERTY LOANS
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BONDS SOLD TO PUBLIC TO FINANCE WWI
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SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO LEVY AN INCOME TAX
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GEORGE CREEL
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HEAD OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION
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COMMITTE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION
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AKA CPI & CREEL COMMITTEE--PROPAGANDA ARM OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DURING WWI
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FOUR MINUTE MEN
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PROWAR SPEAKERS FOR THE CREEL COMMITTEE IN WWI
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EUGENE DEBS
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SOCIALIST AND LABOR LEADER WHO WAS IMPRISONED FOR OPPOSING WWI
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ESPIONAGE ACT
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1917 ACT THAT SET PUNISHMENTS FOR ANTIWAR ACTIVITY THAT WAS LOOSELY DEFINED
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SEDITION AMENDMENT
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1917 ACT THAT IMPOSED PENALTIES FOR DISLOYAL OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT, FLAG, OR CONSTITUTION
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SCHENK V. US
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1919 PRECEDENT THAT UPHELD ESPIONAGE ACT CONVICTIONS
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CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
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STANDARD FOR LIMITING FREEE SPEECH ESTAVBLISHED BY SCHENK
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING BODY ESTABLISHED BY THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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FOURTEEN POINTS
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WILSON'S IDEALISTIC STATEMENT OF AMERICAN WAR AIMS
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IRRECONCILABLES
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REPUBLICANS WHO OPPOSED AMERICAN ENTRANCE INTO THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS NO MATTER WHAT
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RESERVATIONISTS
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REPUBLICANS WHO SUPPORTED AMERICAN ENTRY INTO LEAGUE OF NATIONS, EXCEPT FOR ARTICLE 10
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ARTICLE 10
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS CLAUSE THAT PLEDGED EACH MEMBER NATION TO DEFEND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF OTHER NATIONS
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RED SCARE
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POST-WWI AMERICAN ANTI-RADICAL HYSTERIA
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PALMER RAIDS
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1919 ARRESTS OF THOUSANDS OF SUSPECTED RADICALS AND COMMUNISTS
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