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Provided 160 acres of land for anyone willing to settle out West
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Abolished Slavery
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Granted citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in the United States. Equal protection under the law
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All (male) citizens could vote who were of age, regardless of race
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1) Rockefeller/Carnegie (Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons)
Large industry powerhouses. Some with large financial power used it to aid, others to harm
2) Philanthropy
To promote welfare. Some used their power to help those in need
3) Monopoly
A single power in an industry. They harmed, or completely eradicated competition
4) Jane Addams
Activist. aided in social work, and women's suffrage
5) Laissez-Faire
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Prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act
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Awarded government jobs based on merit
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Ensure railroad set “reasonable and just” rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business
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Outlawed business monopolies
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Outlawed trusts to promote economic fairness
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1) Muckrakers
Journalist who pointed out issues. Held some accountable
2) Initiative, Referendum, Recall
Law adapters. Allowed laws to be modified by vote
3) The Great Migration
Large movement of African Americans. Resulted in large influx of people in the urban Northeast
4) NAACP
Civic rights organization. Helped push against racial differences in treatment
5) Immigration Issues (Assimilation and Nativism)
Ideology. Many favored those born in the country, and opposed immigration -
1896-1899
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Legalized segregation, asserting "separate, but equal"
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1) Theodore Roosevelt
26th U.S. President. Lead the Rough Riders, and established Yellowstone as a national park
2) Rough Riders
U.S. volunteer cavalry. Fought in the Spanish-American War
3) Foreign Policy
Involvement with other nations. Dictated how foreign events were handled
4) Immigration Quotas
Immigration limit. Slowed the process of new people entering the nation
5) Yellow Journalism
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Initiated free trade with China
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1904-1914
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An addition to the Monroe Doctrine
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Law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat
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Regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines
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Taft’s policy of paying for peace in Latin America
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Established the federal income tax
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Direction election of U.S. senators
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Established the federal reserve, which helped stabilize the bank industry
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1) Alvin York
WWI Soldier. Received Metal of Honor
2) Homefront
Those who stay in the country to work during war. Aided the soldiers and nation
3) M.A.I.N. (Causes of WWI)
Militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. The main causes of WWI
4) Sussex Pledge
German Agreement. Stated adequate warning would be given before torpedoing merchant or passenger ships
5) American Expeditionary Forces
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Statement of principles for peace after World War I, included no colonialism, freedom of the seas, and a League of Nations
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Peace treaty that ended World War I, required Germany to accept full blame and pay war reparations as well as demilitarize
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Prohibition is enacted and alcohol is illegal
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Women are given the right to vote
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1) Social Darwinism
Social theory. Justified certain ideologies
2) The Red Scare
Communist fear. Enticed conflicts within the United States
3) Assembly Line
Production means. Quickened assembly speed of things such as the automobile
4) Return to Normalcy
Warren G. Harding's campaign slogan. Wished for life before WWI and the Spanish Flu
5) Harlem Renaissance
Social movement. Revived African American art and literature -
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Granted citizenship to any Native Americans born within the United States
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1) Hoovervilles
Makeshift homes. Prominent during the Great Depression
2) The New Deal
Policy by FDR. Sought to bring Americans back to financial certainty
3) Causes of the Great Depression (5)
Economic trends. Tumbled into the Great Depression
4) Court Packing
Political strategy. FDR tried loading the supreme courts with those who agreed with him
5) Eleanor Roosevelt
A U.S. First Lady. A key voice in expanding women's right in the workplace -
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Adjusted the dates of the presidential terms
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Repeals the 18th Amendment and prohibition ends
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Established the Social Security Administration, which provides unemployment insurance, aid to the disabled, old age pensions, and insurance for families
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1) Island Hopping
War tactic. Helped US fight Japan
2) Liberation of Concentration Camps
Victory. Brought innocent to justice
3) Dwight Eisenhower
U.S. President. End of WWII
4) Douglas MacArthur
General. Aided in Pacific Theatre
5) Chester W. Nimitz
Admiral. Aided navy in WWII
6) Navajo Code Talkers
Helped US with code
7) Tuskegee Airmen
First African American military aviators
8) Flying Tigers
Planes. Helped China
9) The Manhattan Project
Made atomic bomb
10) Rosie the Riveter
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Incarceration of Japanese Americans for the duration of WWII
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Gives military veterans financial and educational benefits
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1) Containment
U.S. Policy. Aimed to stop the spread of communism
2) Arms Race/Space Race
U.S. - Soviet Union competition. Each tried to one-up each other in different contexts.
3) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
A communist nation which existed mostly in Northern Eurasia. Was the main spreader of communism
4) Communism
A economic/political ideology. Believed in no social classes
5) Domino Theory
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U.S. Policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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Program to help European countries rebuild after WWII
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1950-1953
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Ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as “separate but equal”
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Prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
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Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation
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Authorized the building of a national highway system
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Begins undeclared war in Vietnam
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Made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis
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Abolished the poll tax
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Eliminated literacy tests for voters
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Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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Defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools
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Moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old
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Protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs
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Law limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval
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1979-1981
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1985-1987
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