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provided 160 acres to anyone willing to settle on land in the west
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abolished slavery
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citizenship and due process
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voting for all male citizens
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rockefeller/carnegie: rockefeller was an american industrialist and philanthropist, oil industry. carnegie believed he should use his money to improve conditions, railroad and steel industry.
philanthropy: promote welfare of others, use money for good
monopoly: exclusive possession or control of supply or trade
jane addams: a leader of the settlement house movement, poor and social reformist
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prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled chinese laborers, first us national immigration system
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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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gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively
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hull house founded, first of many settlement houses
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outlawed business monopolies
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outlawed trusts to promote economic fairness
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muckrakers: groupd of journalists and writers that brought many of society's ills to public attention
initiative, referendum, recall: citizens can make votes on laws
the great migration: widespread migration from south to north
naacp: largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. a response to the ongoing violence against african americans around the country
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legalized segregation, established "seperate but equal"
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theodore roosevelt: expanded the system of national parks and forests
rough riders: first us volunteer cavalry under theodore roosevelt leadership
foreign policy: the governments strategy in dealing with other nations
immigration quotas: limiting the number of immigrants who can enter the us each year
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initiated free trade with china
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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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taft’s policy of paying for peace in latin america
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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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alvin york: received medal of honor for leading an attack on a german machine gun nest
homefront: people who stay in a country and work while the soldiers fight
m.a.i.n. (causes of ww1): militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
sussex pledge: promise made by germany, armed ships can be torpedoed but not passenger ships
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statement of principles for peace after world war 1, included no colonialism, freedom of the seas, and a league of nations
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peace treaty that ended world war 1, 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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social darwinism: a set of ideologies. natural selection, survival of the fittest
the red scare: the widespread fear of a rise in communism
assembly line: workers and machines in a factory where items are progressively being assembled
return to normalcy: president harding, getting back to a normal life after the war, return to the way it should be/was like before
harlem renaissance: cultural revival of african american music, dance, art, literature, theater and politics centered in harlem, nyc -
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granted citizenship to any native americans born within the united states
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hoovervilles: poor town built by unemployed people
the new deal: programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations from fdr
causes of the great depression: over production, over use of credit, over speculation, stock market crash, bank panic
court packing: adding more seats to supreme court, fdr
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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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island hopping: took islands, establish military base
liberation of concentration camps: allies saw camps, dismantled them
dwight eisenhower: supreme commander of allied forces
douglas macarthur: american general, led u.n. forces in korean war
chester nimitz: commanded pacific fleet
navajo code talkers: secret communication
tuskegee airmen: african american military pilots
flying tigers: american volunteer pilots
the manhattan project: first nuclear weapons
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incarceration of japanese americans for the duration of world war 2
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gives military veterans financial and educational benefits
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containment: contain and stop the spread of communism
arms race/space race: compete against the soviet union
the union of soviet socialist republics: the soviet union,
communism: a classless society where means of production are owned and controlled by the public
domino theory: if one country falls to communism, the surrounding countries will also fall -
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prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
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us policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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program to help european countries rebuild after world war 2
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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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overturned plessy v. ferguson and mandated desegregation
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mexican americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th amendment
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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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abolishes the poll tax
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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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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 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 presidents right to send troops to battle without congressional approval
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barack obama: first african american president of the united states
al qaeda: terrorist organization founded by osama bin laden, responsible for september 11
no child left behind: provides money for extra educational assisstance for poor children
president clinton’s impeachment: lying about his affair with monica lewinsky under oath
presidential election of 2000: george bush v al gore, bush won. had to hold a recount. decision was up to the us supreme court -
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tightened the national security, particularly as it was related to foreign terrorism
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