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| The need to clothe Northern soldiers during civil war led to expansion of |
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| textile industry/manufacturing |
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| agricultural product grown in mid-west after civil war |
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| How did political and social unrest in Europe affect the U.S.? |
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| European immigrants sought refuge in U.S. |
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| which development during industrial era led to expansion of farming and ranching? and why? |
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pioneer in communication networks
inventor of hydrofoil and metal detector
advanced aviation technology |
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Molly Maquires Strike
Haymarket Affair
Homestead Strike
Pullman Strike
The primary cause of labor strikes was... |
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| low wages of workers compared to factory owners |
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| Laws passed to protect the economic rights of farmers |
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| Four consequences of American Imperialism |
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| Military Occupation of Philippines, Construction of Panama Canal, Growth of Military, Expansion of Global Trade |
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| Innovation important to 1920s pop culture |
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| British Propaganda had the greatest influence on the US entry into which war? |
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| Speakeasies became popular as a result of... |
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| TN Governor Albert Roberts and 19th amendment... what's the story? |
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| He called special session to vote on amendment - perfect 36 (anne dallas dudley, harry burn too) |
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overproduction in agriculture
weak financial regulations
purchansing stock on margin
crop failure, laissez faire, tariff barriers, too much credit
These are causes leading to...? |
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Economic Collapse of 1929
Stock market crash |
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| Founded Tuskegee Institute; urged African Americans to develop vocational skills (earn equality) |
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| Founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Urged AA to seek legal and political independence |
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| Wanted African Americans to return to Africa |
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Reparation payments
Strict terms of the Treaty of Versailles
Extremely high inflation
How did these factors contribute to start of WWII? |
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| They created conditions in Germany that allowed for the rise of Nazism. |
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What kind of "ism" is has...?
dictatorship
limited individual rights
supremacy of the state
one-party rule |
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| During the 1930s religious revivalism expanded in the United States as a response to the...? |
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| economic hardships of the Great Depression |
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| Atomic Bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a result of this project |
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Created in 1935
built public improvements
gave jobs to writers and artists
set up National Youth Administration
Spent the most money of any New Deal program |
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| Works Progress Administration |
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Allied forces, WWII
Commited to defend Poland |
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| The Lab in Oak Ridge was built to support the...? |
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Tennessee Valley Authority
manage lakes and streams and dams for hydroelectricity |
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| Among the WWII allied powers, which nation's economic system was most different from the US? |
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| Latin American country with a communist government, just south of Florida |
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| This former general turned president strengthened the nation's transportation by... |
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| promoting passage of the Interstate Highway Act. |
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| Why did the US become involved Korean Conflict? |
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| Prevent communism from spreading to South Korea |
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| This city was the location large-scale violence led by local police against Civil Rights demonstrators... |
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| The US policy during the 1950s of threatening nuclear war to prevent the spread of communism |
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| Brinkmanship (on the "brink" of war) |
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TN Senator in the 1950s
One of only 3 senators who refused to sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto opposing integration |
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| Albert Gore, Sr. (Al Gore Jr. invented the internet and was VP under Bill Clinton) |
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JFK in his inaugural address expressed his decision to continue the policy of _____
"...we shall pay any price, bear any burden.. to assure the survival and success of liberty." |
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| Sun Studios had the greatest influence on what new musical style? |
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| Rock-n-Roll hootchy coo baby |
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| Discount stores that focus on high volume and low prices make the largest profit was a business model used by... |
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| Which war came first... Korea or Vietnam? |
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| Two presidents, one repulican, one democrat, advocated changes in the role played by the federal government(era 10, 68-present) who were they? |
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| Vietnam only allows a certain amount of foreign-made motorcycles and bicycles to be brought into the country. This practice is an example of... |
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Who revolutionized the retail industry with an online bookstore?
Jobs, Dell, Hertzfeld, or Bezos? |
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| Possible ties between the Nixon administratioin and the Watergate break-in were first made public by... |
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| reporters for the Washington Post |
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| Japan (WWII), Dien Bien Phu, Gulf of Tonkin, Korea, Vietnam... what was US military purpose in these areas? |
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| How was Pres. Clinton's final budget different from Reagan's and GHW Bush's budgets? |
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| deficit spending was eliminated |
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| Ray Kroc helped to change the US economy by... |
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| By expanding a chain of fast food restaurants,MickyDee's! |
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| Main benefit of indoor plumbing...? |
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| improvement in sanitation |
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| Causes leading to U.S. entering WWI |
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| Lusitania sunk, unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman telegram |
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| new technology, low crop prices, farmers borrow money for new equipment, farmers cultivate more land and overproduce so crop prices drop, farmers can' pay loans, ___________? |
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| Why did people live in Hoovervilles in the 1930s? |
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| Economic conditions forced them out of their homes |
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| The Indian Reorganization Act (a New Deal law)allowed Native Americans on reservations to... |
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| establish local governments for tribal groups |
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| A big country that became communist in 1949 under Mao Zedong... |
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| In the 1950s, people built fallout shelters in their yards for fear of what? |
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| Number of people applying to colleges increased during the 60s and 70s because... |
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| post-World War II baby boom (there were more people, and they were children of WWII generation parents) |
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| Investigation into Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate Hotel resulted in... |
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| resignation of President Nixon |
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| Presidents Reagan, GHW Bush, and Clinton have at least on thing in common |
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| they used the mililtary to achieve foreign policy goals. |
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