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Ch.8: WWI & the 1920's
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01/24/2005

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Theodore Roosevelt's volunteer force who fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
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Rough Riders
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All-white organization which verbally & physically attacked minorities such as blacks, Catholics, & Jews
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Ku Klux Klan
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Those who profess to believe there is no God
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atheists
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Tactic used extensively in WWI in which soldiers dig trenches and fight from them
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trench warfare
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Idea that only the strongest people, businesses, or nations are meant to survive
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Social Darwinism
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People who do not believe in any form of government
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anarchists
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Government requirement to serve in the military
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draft
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Famous mobster who smuggled alcohol during Prohibition
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Al Capone
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A person who comes into a new country
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Immigrant
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Agreement of mutual protection between Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy
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Triple Alliance
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German submarines that sank French & British merchant ships in the Atlantic
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U-boats
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Treaty of Versailles established this organization in order to promote understanding and discourage aggressions between nations. (It lost influence because the U.S. refused to join.)
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League of Nations
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putting to death by hanging
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lynching
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Era of increased economic prosperity after WWI in the U.S.
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Roaring Twenties
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Germany's payment of costs to the victorious nations for its part in starting WWI
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war reparations
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People who believed the U.S. should acquire overseas colonies in order to maintain a strong economy
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imperialists
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People who were afraid of foreigners entering the U.S.
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nativists
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Loyalty to the interests & culture of one's country
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nationalism
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Popular African-American blues singer who received national attention
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Bessie Smith
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Time of mass hysteria in the nation in which the government arrested thousands of radicals
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Red Scare
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U.S. Colonel who eradicated malaria & yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone
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William C. Gorgas
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National policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with other countries
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isolationism
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Type of music developed by black Americans that gained in popularity during the Harlem Renaissance
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jazz
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Leader of U.S. troops in Cuba during the Spanish-American War; later elected President of the U.S. (1901-1909)
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Passenger ship carrying military supplies which was destroyed by a German torpedo on May 7, 1915
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Lusitania
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Law prohibiting the distribution of information related to pornography, birth control, & sexually transmitted diseases
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Comstock Law
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Movement among black intellectuals & artists during the 1920's which expressed the feelings of the black community
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Harlem Renaissance
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Agreement between the U.S. & European nations to keep China open to free trade
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Open Door Policy
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Sensational writing with disregard for the truth
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yellow journalism
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