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Provided 160 acres to anyone willing to move to settle on land in the west.
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The abolishment of slavery
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Right to citizenship and due process
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No male citizen of the US can be denied the right to vote
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One of many inventions created by Alexander Graham Bell
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Rockefeller/Carnegie- These were two huge robber barons, not to be confused with a Captain of Industry, who lead their industry. Philanthropy- desire to promote the welfare of others Monopoly- exclusive control over the supply or trade in something Jane Addams- American activist for women's suffrage, a leader in social work Laissez Faire- the policy of letting things take their own course without interfering
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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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Gave individual ownership of land to native Americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively.
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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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This was the first of many settlement houses built.
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Outlawed trusts to promote economic fairness
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Muckrakers- journalists who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt
Initiative, Referendum and Recall- constitutional process; voters can adopt a change in law, disapprove a law, or remove an elected official from office
The Great Migration- the movement of 6mil African Americans out of the South, NE, MW and West
NAACP- organization dedicated to advancing justice for African Americans
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Legalized separation, established "separate but equal".
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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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This novel portrays the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the US; industrialized cities.
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Organization dedicated to advancing the justice and rights for African-Americans.
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Established the federal income tax
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Direct election of US Senators
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Established the Federal Reserve, which helped stabilize the banking industry.
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Manages national parks, monuments, and conserves historical properties.
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Moved the voting age from 21 to 18
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Containment: American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
Communism: a system of government where all property is public and people work, and are given things by the govt depending on their needs
Arms/Space Race: competition between Soviets and the US on who could get to space first, and build powerful nuclear weapons
Domino Theory: Truman's policy that if Vietnam fell to communism, SE Asia would follow
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Intergovernmental organization created to maintain international peace and security, create friendly relations between countries, and achieve cooperation and harmonization.
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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 again WWII.
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In response to the Soviet blockade of routes into West Berlin, the US organized an airlift that brought food, water, and medicine to the citizens inside the trapped city.
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Formed to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
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1950-1953 War between North and South Korea, starting when the North attacked the South; the war has never officially ended.
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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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The 22nd Amendment says that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice", and if you've already been elected before and held full term[s], you cannot be elected again.
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The court case against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of espionage for providing the Soviet Union with classified information.
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More powerful than the atomic bomb, designed by Edward Teller, the first H-Bomb was detonated in the Marshall Islands and has never been used in battle or as a weapon.
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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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Occurred after Rosa Parks' arrest
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The first artificial Earth satellite. It orbited for 3 weeks then fell back into the atmosphere. Sputnik struck fear into the hearts of citizens of the United States, as now the USSR had the equipment to go into space, and since the Soviet Union were the enemy, nobody knew what could be next. People feared nuclear war, and the space race had just started, only escalating the tensions between the two countries.
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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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Abolishes 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 US Public Schools.
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Protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs
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Law limited the Presidents' right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval.
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