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Unit 4: study guide
ww1 and ww2
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History
11th Grade
12/08/2010

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Karl Marx
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a revolutionary communist
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Total war
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When the entire world is affected by the war
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Great migration
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when blacks moved north to gain jobs in factories and industry
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red cross
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helps prepare communities for emergencies and keep people safe every day
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autonomy
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independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions
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No man's land
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land between trenches
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stalemate
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when nethier side is able to get the other to surrender
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Trench warfare
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war tactic where most of the fighting is done in trenches
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U-boat
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german submarine
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mobilization
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is the act of assembling and making both troops and supplies ready for war
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Black face
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When white actors painted their faces black to act out black roles in movies
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Radio
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the first means of mass communication
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Model T
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first car invented
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Assembly line
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a manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a sequential manner
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21st amendment
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repealed the 18 amendment
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18th amendment
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manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors deemed illegal
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red scare
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the fear of communisim
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prohibition
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the ban on acohol and other drugs
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back to Africa movement
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initiated by Marcus Garvey where blacks were to move back to africa
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the jazz singer
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the first film with sound
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22nd amendment
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No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,
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Fireside chats
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FDR's radio talks
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Black tuesday
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when everyone started taking money out of stocks
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Huey long
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He criticized FDR and the New deal programs
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A. Philp Randolf
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civil rights leader, march on washington
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V-E day
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victory in europe
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Island hopping
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US tactic to set up bases in islands in order to get to the main land of japan
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los Alamos
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Place where atomic bomb was droped for observation
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Manhattan Project
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Project focused on building the atomic bomb
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Blitzkrieg
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Warfare tactic used by russians when you attack on land, sea, and air all at once
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