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History
10th Grade
06/03/2009

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Nathaniel Bacon
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Leader of Virginia's frontier settlers who led a rebellion against the governors and colonial elite
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navigation acts
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restricted colonial trade
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mercantilism
Definition
European economic system stressing exports
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shay's rebellion
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highlighted weakness of articles of confederation
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sectionalism
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regional interest over national interest
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embargo
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an on trade with other countries
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Marbury vs madison
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argument that established the supreme court power of judicial review
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whiskey rebellion
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rebellion against excise tax
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American system
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plan to strengthen the economy by uniting the regions of the country
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nationalism
Definition
belief that the nations interests outweighs regional interest or concerns of another country
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Monroe Doctrine
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US foreign policy that warned outside powers not to interfere with affairs in the Western hemisphere
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missouri compromise
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agreement passed by congress to maintain balance of power between slave and free states
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what were the two main causes of the civil war?
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slavery and state's rights
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what were 3 major changes the civil war brought?
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abolish of slavery, income taxes and draft
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who were the main opponents of Reconstruction?
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KKK
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assimilation
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turning Indians into white culture
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Homestead Act
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encouraged Westward epansion
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who were the Wobblies and what did they believe?
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group of radicals who formed a union. They believed problems caused by capitalism. Gvt should take more role. Socialism was cure for worker's problems.
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why did new immigrants settle in cities?
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it was cheap and conveniant
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the merit system awards jobs in
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civil service
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why did expansionists think the US should go to war with Spain?
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it was a way for companies to sell their stuff to other countries
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Imperialism
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strong nations empowers over weak ones
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poll tax
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law that required payment of an annual tax before voting
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Progressive movement
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reform that addressed political, economic and moral injustices
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Theodore Roosevelt
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President who worked to regulate food and drug industries, curb trusts, and promote conservation.
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militarism
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development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
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conscientious objector
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person who opposes warfare on moral grounds
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propaganda
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biased mass communication designed to influence people
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reparations
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compensations paid by losing nation for war damages
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Treaty of Versailles
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ended WWI
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
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index of prices of thirty firms. Indicator of stock market health
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New Deal
Definition
Franklin Roosevelt's plan to stop Great Depression
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Axis Powers
Definition
Japan, Germany and Italy
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Nazism
Definition
nationalist and racist political system
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totalitarian
Definition
Gvt allows no individual rights
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Joseph Stalin
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soviet communist dictator
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Dwight Eisenhower
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general who commanded D-Day invasion of Europe
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D-Day
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land, sea and air operation in France that broke Germany lines
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Harry Truman
Definition
successor to Franklin Roosevelt. He ordered atomic bomb use
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Containment
Definition
policy to prevent spread of Communism during Truman pres.
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iron curtain
Definition
Churchill's metaphor for division of Europe. Soviet vs. West Europe
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Marshall Plan
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US gave economic aid to European nations for rebuilding after WWII
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HUAC
Definition
agency in cold war that investigated communist ties
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McCarthyism
Definition
1950s style of attacks on suspected communists. Named after Wisconsin senator
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U-2 Incident
Definition
drowning of us spy plane over Russia that increased tensions between superpowers
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