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1920’s
World Power
New Deal
Civil Rights
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2. Row Question
Name given to the fear of communist radicals in U.S. after the end of WW I. Many suspected socialists or communists were deported out of this fear.

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Red Scare

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Policy of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge to return to the policies of the U.S. before the times of WW I. Laissez-faire business and isolationism.

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Return to Normalcy

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Scandal in the Harding Administration where government lands containing oil reserves were leased at a very low price to oil companies for a kickback payment to certain officials. One example of government corruption.

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Teapot Dome Scandal

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1920’s Immigration law that set up a quota system to determine the number of immigrants allowed. Discriminatory system against all non-Western Europeans.

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National Origins Act

10. Row Question
These were two Italian immigrants who were known socialists / anarchists. They were accused of a murder and were convicted in a less than fair trial. Both were later executed for the crime.

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Sacco and Vanzetti

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New foreign policy of the U.S. beginning in the late 1800’s where we are seeking to establish colonies in different parts of the world.

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Imperialism

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The long time policy of the United States in foreign affairs before the 1890’s. We tried to stay out of the affairs of other nations.

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Isolationism

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Wrote a book called the “Influence of Sea Power Upon History” where he stressed the need for the U.S. to build and upkeep a modern and powerful navy. Led to the Great White fleet of the early 1900’s.

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Alfred Mahan

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Battle cry of the nation in the Spanish American war after it was destroyed in the harbor of Havana Cuba.

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Remember the Maine

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U.S. foreign policy goals sent By John Hay to several other nations stating the hope of the U.S., that all nations be given equal access to trade in China.

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Open Door Notes

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This was the way in which Franklin Roosevelt communicated with the American public throughout the Depression and WW II. They often times served to ease the fears of the public during these trying times.

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Fireside Chats

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The name given to the first part of FDR’s administration where they worked with Congress to pass and create many new programs to try and deal with the Depression.

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100 Days

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This is the name given to the lower mid-west during a period of great drought in the 1930’s. Many farmers had to abandon the area and become migrant workers in other parts of the nation.

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Dust Bowl

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New Deal critic who was a Senator from Louisiana and promoted a program in which he said “every man is a king” and people should be guaranteed an annual income, a home, and a college education.

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Huey Long

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New Deal critic who proposed a pension system for the elderly. This helped to bring about the Social Security Act of 1935.

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Dr. Francis Townsend

32. Row Question
Supreme Court case where the Court ruled that segregation is no longer acceptable. Decision was made in a school desegregation case in 1954.

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Brown v. Board

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Montgomery lady who signals the beginning of the civil rights movement when she refuses to give up a seat on a segregated bus.

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Rosa Parks

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Leader of the non-violent disobedience civil rights movement that begun in Montgomery Alabama and spread across the nation.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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City where President Eisenhower had to send troops in order to desegregate a local all white high school in 1957.

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Little Rock, Arkansas

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Began in Greensboro, NC to protest the segregation policies of many public restaurants. Started by 4 NC A&T college students.

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Sit-In Movement

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Crisis under Jimmy Carter that involved the taking of hostages from a U.S. embassy in a foreign nation.

43. Iranian Hostage Crisis
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Iranian Hostage Crisis

44. Row Question
President who led a conservative revolution in the 1980’s. Reduced taxes and increased military spending. Ran high deficits. Iran-Contra Scandal in his second term as President.

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Ronald Reagan

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War fought in 1991 against Iraq to force them to withdraw from the nation of Kuwait. George Bush was the President

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Persian Gulf War

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Agreement made with American voters by the 1990’s Republican Congress to reduce government spending and to produce a balanced budget.

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Contract with America

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Elected President in Signed the NAFTA agreement to create a free trade network. Worked with Congress to balance the budget and create a budget surplus. Second President to be impeached, but was found not guilty.

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Bill Clinton