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COMSTOCK LODE |
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1ST MAJOR DISCOVERY OF SILVER ORE |
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HOMESTEAD ACT |
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GAVE 160 ACRES TO ANYONE WHO CULTIVATED/LIVED ON LAND FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS |
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DAWS ACT |
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"AMERICANIZE": N.AM. BY DISTIBUTING RESERVATION LAND TO INDIVIDUAL OWNERS |
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LAISSEZ FAIRE |
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POLICY OF NON-INTERFEARENCE IN TRADE |
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VERTICAL INTEGRATION (BUSINESS) |
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COMPANYS TAKE OVER SUPPLIERS & DISTRIBUTORS TO GAIN CONTROL |
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GOSPEL OF WEALTH |
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ESSAY WRITTEN BY ANDREW CARNIGIE, HIS BELIFE THAT THE WEALTHY SHOULD HELP THE POOR |
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ELLIS ISLAND |
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NEW YORK IMMIGRATION CENTER FOR CONTROLLING WHO COMES IN OR NOT. (EAST COAST) |
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ANGEL ISLAND |
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CALIFORNIA IMMIGRATION CENTER FOR CONTROLLING IMMIGRANTS. (WEST COAST) ASIANS |
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NATIVISTS |
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FAVORING NATIVE BORN PEOPLE OVER FOREIGN BORN PEOPLE |
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INDIVIDUALISM |
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ON THEIR OWN, OWN IDEAS |
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PENDLETON ACT |
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STOPPED PATRONAGE |
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POPULIST PARTY |
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PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN GOVERNMENT |
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BLACKLIST |
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LIST OF 500 ACTORS, WRITERS, PROUCERS...THAT WERE NOT ALLOWED TO WORK ON FILMS B/C COMMUNIST CONNECTIONS |
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DOLLAR DIPLOMACY |
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U.S. POLICY USING ECONOMIC POWER TO EXERT INFLUENCE OVER OTHER COUNTRIES (TAFT) |
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PLATT AMENDMENT |
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ALLOWED U.S. TO INTERVEAR IN CUBAN AFFAIRS WITH MILITARY. OWN GOVERNMENT BUT MUST HAVE PERMISSON FROM U.S. |
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"BIG STICK" POLICY |
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BIG ARMY BUT PEACEFULL: BE READY TO FIGHT BUT DON'T START ANYTHING |
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OPEN DOOR POLICY |
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GRANTED EQUAL TRADE OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL COUNTRIES |
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MUCKRAKERS |
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MAGAZINE JOURNALIST WHO EXPOSE THE CORRUPT SIDE OF BUSINESS & PUBLIC LIFE |
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NAACP |
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PROMOTE FULL RACIAL EQUALITY
(NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE) |
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DIRECT PRIMARY |
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VOTERS WHO DIRECTLY SELECTED CANIDATES WHO WILL RUN FOR OFFICE |
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16TH AMENDMENT |
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX: PROVIDED REVENUE |
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SCHENCK V. UNITED STATES |
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UPHEALD ESPIONAGE ACT OF 1917 AND DEFENDEDET DIDNT HAVE 1ST AMEND...RIGHT TO EXPRESS FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN WWI |
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GREAT MIGRATION |
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LARGE MOVEMENT OF AF.AM. FROM SOUTH TO NORTH CITIES |
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ALLIED POWERS |
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GREAT BRITIAN, FRANCE, ITALY, RUSSIA, U.S. |
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ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM |
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GERMANY SENT MEXICO A LETTER TO JOIN THEM AS AN ALLIE HOWEVER U.S. INTERCEPTED IT & DECODED IT, STOPPING THEM |
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION |
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INDEPENDENT AGENCY OF THE US GOV. TO INFLUENCE US PUBLIC OPINION REGUARDING AM. PARTICIPATION IN WWI |
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ESPIONAGE AND SEDITION ACTS |
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2 LAWS IMPOSED HARSH PENALTIES ON ANYONE INTERFEARING OR SPEAKING AGAINST US PARTICIPATION IN WWI |
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ROOSEVELT COROLLARY |
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ADDED TO MONROE DOCTRINE; US HAD RIGHTS TO PROTECTION OF ECONOMY BY MILITARTY |
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EMERGENCY QUOTA ACT |
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RESTRICTED IMMIGRATION INTO THE STATES 1921 |
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS |
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ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION & PEACE (PRESIDENT WILSON) |
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21ST AMENDMENT |
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REPEALED 18TH AMENDMENT, MADE ALCOHOL LEAGAL |
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HARLEM RENAISSANCE |
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FLOWERING OF AF. AM. ARTISTIC CREATIVITY DURING 1920'S IN HARLEM, NEW YORK |
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TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL |
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SECRETAY OF THE INTERIOR ALBERT B. FALLS SECRET LEASING OF OIL RICH PUBLIC LAND TO PRIVATE COMPANIES IN RETURN FOR MONEY$ |
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RED SCARE |
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A PERIOD OF GENERAL FEAR OF COMMUNISUM |
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ARMISTICE |
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A TRUCE OR AGREEMENT TO END FIGHTING |
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JAZZ |
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A STYLE OF MUSIC CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF IMPROVISATION. LEWI ARMSTRONG & JOE "KING" OLIVER |
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WILLIAM TWEED |
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BOSS TWEED...HEAD OF TAMMY HALL. CORRUPT POLITIANS |
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BROOKER T. WASHINGTON |
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BELIEVED RACISM WOULDD END ONCE BLACKS AQUIRED USEFUL SKILLS & ECONOMIC VALUE |
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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER |
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USED A TRUST TO GAIN CONTROL OF OIL INDUSTRY IN AMERICA |
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SUSAN B. ANTHONY |
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LEADER OF WOMANS SUFFERAGE |
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN |
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ELECTION OF 1896: PROSECUTER |
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"BIG FOUR" AT VERSAILLES |
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WILSON (US), CLEMENCEAU (FRANCE), LLOYDE GEORGE (BRITAIN), ORLANDO (ITALY) |
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SACCO & VANZETTI |
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CHARGED WITH ROBBERY AND MURDER OF FACTORY; JURY HAD NO EVIDENCE |
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JOHN T. SCOPES |
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BIOLOGY TEACHER WANTED TO TEACH EVOLUTION, FOUND GUILT; CHARGED $100 |
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BABE RUTH |
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NEW YORK YANKEES SLUGGER: GREATEST BASEBALL PLAYER |
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HENRY FORD |
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OPENED AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLLY LINE TO BLACK WORKERS |
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HENRY BESSEMER |
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INVENTED STEEL: REMOVED CARBON FROM IRON WHICH MADE IT LIGHTER AND FLEXIBLE |
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WARREN G. HARDING |
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KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT (RENOUNCED WAR AS A MEANS OF NATIONAL POLICY)
DAWES PLAN (SOLVED POST WAR DEBT: US PAID ITS SELF)
HIS EMPLOYEES WERE ILLIGALY SELLING GOV SUPPLIES |
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SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT |
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MADE TRUSTS ILLEGAL |
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GRAFT |
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THE ILLIGAL USE OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE FOR PERSONAL GAIN |
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PATRONAGE |
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THE GIVING OF GOVERNMENT JOBS TO PEOPLE WHO HAD HELPED A CANDIDATE GET ELECTED |
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JIM CROW LAWS |
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SOUTHERN STATES PASSED RACIAL SEGREGATION LAWS TO SEPERATE WHITE & BLACK PEOPLE IN PUBLIC & PRIVATE PLACES |
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PLESSY V. FERGUSON |
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SUPREME COURT CASE UPHELD SEGREGATION 1896, RULED BLACK COULD BE "SEPARATE BU EQUAL" (BLACKS LIVED AS 2ND CLASS CITIZENS FOR 100 YRS AFTER CIVIL WAR) |
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"BULLY PULPIT" |
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ROOSEVELT SAW PRESIDENCY AS THAT...(HE ALSO SQUARE DEAL) |
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YELLOW JOURNALISM |
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A SENSATIONAL STYLE OF WRITING; WHICH EXAGGERATED THE NEWS TO LUKE & ENRAGE READERS |
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AMENDMENTS |
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13TH
14TH
15TH
16TH
17TH
18TH
19TH
21ST |
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THE JUNGLE |
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EXPOSED CORRUPTION, FILTH IN FOOD INDUSTRY |
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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR TREATY |
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TREATY OF PARIS 1898, USS MAINE WAS EXPLODED WHILE IN CUBA, HAVANA |
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NATIONALISM |
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DEVOTION TO THE INTERESTS AND CULTURE OF ONES NATION |
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IMPERIALISM |
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BUILDING OF INTERNATIONAL COLONIES/INTERESTS |
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MILITARISM |
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ARMIES AS A POLITICAL TOOL, STOCKPILED WEAPONS |
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ALLIANCE SYSTEM |
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TEAMED COUNTRIES FOR DEFENSE/WAR |
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