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Zimmerman telegram
Britain discovers a telegram from Germany sent to mexico that states Germany offering a piece of america (Texas) in return for them joining the Germany cause. They decipher this telegram and send it to the us to alert them of the possible threat -
policy of appeasement
Basically, Britain and France give a peace negotiation to Germany to keep them from invading countries invading the counties in the west -
bonus marchers
a group of sum 43,000 and out of this 17,000 us Veterans along with there families and affiliated in some way, marched to Washington d.c demanding the benefits they earned from there service in WW1 -
black power movement
the progress of blacks in the 1950's and 1960's to achieve civil rights they've been pushed away from for years -
domino theory
the slippery slope that communism will spread from one country at a time
