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EOC Reivew 3
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History
11th Grade
05/05/2013

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Agricultural Areas in 1850s
Definition
Corn and Wheat: Missouri and Arizona
Mines in North East
Textiles in the north
Rice in Lousiana
Tobacco in East
Cotton in South
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Major Urban Areas in 1880s
Definition
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans
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Where did immigrants come from
Definition
First group was from Europe. Second group was from Asia
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Differences between old and new immigrants
Definition
Old Immigrans came from N. and Central Europe for new land. New immigrans from South Europe for economic opportunity
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Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise
Definition
African American who delivered speech to an almost all white audience encouraging equality
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Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth
Definition
Carnegie wrote this article to convince the rich to inves money where it would be productive
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Sojourner Truth's Ain't I a Woman Speech
Definition
Former slave, gave a speech promoting women's rights at a womens rights convention
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Janna Addams Hull House
Definition
founded this settlement to support mothers and the needs of children
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Jacob Riis
Definition
heldped improved poor living conditions by exposing them through photography and writing.
Term
Sweatshop worker
Definition
worker forced to work for little pay and harsh conditions in a factory
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Definition
built his wealth from a monopoly on railroads
-started with steamboats
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Westing House
Definition
Electric company found by George Westinghouse to improve long-distance communication
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Pullman Trains
Definition
Car company that manufactured railroad cars initially in planned worker community
-sleeping car
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Hershey
Definition
Milton S. Hershey founded chocolate company in 1894.largest north american chocolate manufacturer
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Dupont
Definition
chemical copany founded in 1802 as a gunpowder mill; still large company today
-dynamite
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Alexander Graham Bell
Definition
scientist an inventor who developed the first telephone
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Thomas Edison
Definition
inventor responsible for inventing the phonograph and practical light bulb
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Rockefeller
Definition
american industrialist dominating the oil industry. contributed to philanthropy
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Gustav Swift
Definition
founded meat-packign firm and promosted refrigerated train car
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Phillip Armour
Definition
meatpacking industrailist who is considered a robber baron
Term
populists
Definition
urges social and political changes. favor common people over rich business owners
Term
Dawes Act
Definition
1887; authorized President to survey and divide Indian tribal land
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Grant's Black Friday
Definition
President Grant bough large amounds of gold altering stock market. 2 congressman charged
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Credit Mobilier Scandal
Definition
construction company building western portion of transcontinental raildroad distributed stock to other congresmen
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Whiskey Ring
Definition
scandal involvign politicians and whiskey distributors using tax revenues
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Tammany Hall
Definition
New York City political organization founded by Boss Tweed; political machine
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City Boss and Political Machine
Definition
represent corrupion in early political system invoving "favors' in return of support
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Garfield's Assassination
Definition
shot less than 4 months into his term by his stalker Charles Guiteau
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Pendelton Civil Service Act
Definition
ruled that government jobs be awarded based on merit; improved civil service
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Grainger Laws
Definition
promoted farmers by regulating fare prices of railraod companies
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Interstate Commerce Act
Definition
regulated railroad industry by controlling monopolies
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Nationalism
Definition
belief system of a group of people who identify strongly with a nation
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Monroe Docterine
Definition
supported American involvement if European nations attempted to colonize North or South America
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Spanish American War
Definition
conflict between Spain and the U.S. over revolts in Cuba against Spanish rule
Term
Yellow Journalism
Definition
"yellow press" has no well-researched or legitimate news
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Women's Suffrage
Definition
right of women to vote and run for office
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Imperialism
Definition
idea of one country maintaining power through force over foreign countries
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Initiative
Definition
enables citizens to bypass state legislature by statutes and amendments
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Recall
Definition
allows citizens to remove and replace public official before the end of a term
Term
Referendum
Definition
measure that appears on a ballot
1) legislature refers measure to voters
2) measure appears due to petition
Term
Food and Drug Administration
Definition
protects public health by regulating food safety, tobacco, drugs, etc.
Term
Muckrakers
Definition
journalists who supported reform by exposing poor conditions to the wealthy
Term
World War I
Definition
4 years long; triple alliance and tripel entente; allies won resulting in strict Treaty of Versailles
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Wilson's 14 Points
Definition
addressed Congress with speech on world peace; Great War fought for moral cause
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18th Amendment
Definition
outlawed alcohol which directly increased the organized crime rate; prohibition
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Perfect 36
Definition
Tennessee the last and 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment-women's vote
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Anne Dallas Dudley
Definition
Nashville Equal Suffrage League; helped pass 19th Amendment; women's rights activist
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Harry Burn
Definition
encourage passage of the 19th Amendment being youngest member of legislature
Term
Governor Al Roberts
Definition
governor of TN who called teh session that ratified the 19th amendment
Term
Stock Market Crash
Definition
buying stock on margin; risky loans; run on banks; overproduction of crops
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Laisszefaire
Definition
government is not involved in economy or affairs of individuals
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Harlem Renaissance
Definition
cultural movement in the 20s; "New Negro Movement"; New York City
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Lost Generation
Definition
writers in the 20s who considered America to have lsot morals
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Upton St.Claire
Definition
wrote The Jungle that encouraged regulation of food safety
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W.E.B. Dubuis
Definition
civil rights activist; NAACP; opposed Booker; insisted on FULL civil rights
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Booker T. Washington
Definition
Atlanta Compromise; wanted ACCOMADATION of African Americans
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Marcus Garvey
Definition
Jamaican political leader; Back-to-Africa movement
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
peace treaty after WWI that was so strict it caused WWII
Term
Totalitarianism
Definition
government has total rule over society; no individual freedom
Term
Facism
Definition
radical authoritarian nationalsim. control by one party -Nazis
Term
Communism
Definition
state controls everything including economy
Term
Hoovervilles
Definition
handmade shelters built to accomodate low income families suffering from the Depression
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Anti-semitism
Definition
hatred of Jews that to WWII and the Holocaust
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Bonus Army
Definition
war veterans who protested to receive money before they were supposed to
Term
1932 FDR and Democrats
Definition
FDR wins 1932 election, after which Democrats control for 62 years
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SSA
Definition
Social Security Act; permanent system of retirement pensions, unemployment insurance and welfare
Term
WPA
Definition
employed unskilled workers and redistribute food, clothing, and housing
Term
TVA
Definition
Tennessee Valley Authority; provided flood control, electricity, and economic development to the South
Term
Indian Reorganization Act
Definition
force Native Americans onto reservations; must obey state and federal laws
Term
FDIC
Definition
insured band deposits to $100,000 in case of bank failures
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CCC
Definition
Civilian Conservation Crops; provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to conservation of natural resources
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Wagner Act
Definition
guaranteed better working conditions for actory workers
Term
Axis and Allied Powers WWII
Definition
Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
Allies: France, Britain, U.S., Russia
Term
GI Bill
Definition
provided military benefits to veterans returing from the war
Term
Cordell Hull
Definition
President Roosevelt's secretary of state who helped carry out foreign policy including United Nations
Term
Oak Ridge
Definition
one of three sites used in Manhattan Project to Congruct bombs
Term
Manhattan Project
Definition
atomic bomb project in 1942; contructed three bombs at three different sites
Term
New Deal
Definition
relief-jobs and loans
recovery- aid to workers
reform- eliminate abuses in economy
Term
Capitalists v. Communists
Definition
Cold War; free enterprise and citizen rights vs. control of everythign
Term
Russian Satellite Nations
Definition
easter european countries given money from Russia to be communists
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Space Race
Definition
U.S. in a race with Russia to see who could land on the moon first
Term
McCarthyism
Definition
movement during the Cold War inspired by extreme fear of communists in America
Term
Eisenhower Interstate Highway System
Definition
inspired by Hitler's Autobahn. Allows easy transportation of supplies
Term
Containment Policy
Definition
Truman established policy delcaring that the U.S. will not allow communism to spread
Term
Korean War
Definition
U.S. fought North Korea in order to stop communism from spreading to South Korea
Term
Vietnam War
Definition
U.S. fought North Vietminh to prevent South Vietnam from becoming communists
Term
Cuba
Definition
Russia moved missiles to Cuba. U.S. blockaded Cuba and told Russia to move missiles or we would nuclear strike
-brinkmanship
Term
Germany Split
Definition
Germany was split into four parts after WWII to prevent them from regaining power. U.S. had West Germany
Term
Pless v. Ferguson
Definition
Plessy, African American, sat in whites only train car and is arrested. upheld segregation; "seperate, but equal"
Term
Brown v. Board of Education
Definition
African American girl applied to all white school and denied; ends segregation
Term
Mirand v. Arizona
Definition
Miranda accused of kidnapping and rap but conviction overturned because he wasn't aware of his rights
Term
Gideon v. Wain Wright
Definition
Gideon accused of theft, judge doesn't give him attorney. S.C. overturns conviction because he should have had attorney
Term
Little Rock 9
Definition
AFrican American students enrolled in whites only high school in support of desegregation
Term
Montgomer Bus Boycott
Definition
protest against the ploicy of racial segregation on the public transit system in Alabama
Term
Freedom Riders
Definition
civil rights protesters who rode buses into segregated south; local violence used
Term
Nashville sit-ins
Definition
nonviolent campaign to end racial segregation at lunch counters in downtown Nashville, TN
Term
James Meredith
Definition
civil rights activist. first African American student admitted to University of Mississippi; pressured Kennedy
Term
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1968
Definition
enforce desegregation and ensure fair voting; prohibitted discrimination in public places
Term
Great Sociey
Definition
domestic programs by Lyndon B. Johnson to eliminate poverty and racial injustice
Term
Bay of Pigs
Definition
U.S. trained Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and take down Castro in 1961. It was a failure
Term
Baby Boomers
Definition
post World War II generation with high birth rates
Term
Counterculture
Definition
subculure whose values and norms of behavior deviate from those of mainstream socity
-rock n roll
-hippies
Term
Sam Walton
Definition
Walmart
Term
Michael Dell
Definition
founder and CEO of Dell
Term
Ray Kroc
Definition
McDonalds
Term
Donald Trump
Definition
president of The Trump Organization; TV personality
Term
Bill Gates
Definition
invented Micrsoft; one of the world's wealthies people
Term
Lee Iocacca
Definition
engineered Ford Mustang and Pinto Cars; revived Chrysler Corporation in the 80s
Term
Steve Jobs
Definition
Apple Inc.
Term
Jeff Bezos
Definition
online bookstore into Amazon.com
Term
Woodward and Bernstein
Definition
two Washington Post reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal
Term
Howard Baker
Definition
U.S. senator from Tennessee; involved in Watergate
Term
John Dean
Definition
white house counsed to Nixon; involved in Watergate
Term
Timeline of Vietnam
Definition
started in 1950, 1961 Kennedy sent troops, Johnson declared war in 1964, 1970 Nixon drew out troops, 1974 all troops gone
Term
Reaganand Bush vs. Clinton
Definition
Reagan and Bush were republican, but Clinton was a Democrat. All 3 pushed party's agenda and moved toward prosperous time
Term
NAFTA
Definition
North American Free Trade Agreement 1994; U.S. Mexico and Canada do not charge tarrifs on each other
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