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US History Test 20-22
US History Review
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History
11th Grade
12/16/2010

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Mark twain used the term ??? to illistrate how america's prosperity was covered by corruption in politics
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Guilded
Term
Banned chinese laborers for 10 years
Definition
Chinese Exclusion act
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who was a missionary to china who started a mission in sanfrancisco
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willian spear
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what was it called when immigrants were comming from southern and eastern europe
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new immigration
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3 challenges of growth of the city
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scare housing-lack of sewer system
threat of fire due to parrly constructed houses
great chicago fire 1871
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benefits of great chicago fire
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better built homes
cleaned city
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what was the hull house
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nursery for working moms
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who developed the hull house
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jane adams
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transportation in modern city
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elevated steam railways
cable cars
subway
electriccar trolley
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modern conveniences
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type writers
canned soup
icebox
bicycle
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what state was ommitted to the union in 1890
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wyoming
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responsible for women voting rights
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susan b anthony
elizabeth cady stanton
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first type written manuscript sent to a publisher
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tom sawyer
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first professional sports team
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cincinati red stockings
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who looked for games to play inside during winter monts
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james naismith
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americas best known urban evangelist
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dwight l moody
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excuses to avoid salvation
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i cant understand the bible
my heart is so hard
i have tried its a hard thing to accept
I don't have time
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what was founded to bring about conversion and the rebuilding of people in bad situations
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Salvation army
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who wrote bledge of allegiance
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francis bellamy
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who had under God to the pledge
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Eisin Hower
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whats the term for elimination of intoxicating drinks
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temperance
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first person to reach a large audience- left lots of money to establish a yearly award in journalism lit drama and music
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Joseph Pulitzer
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What were some problems for the farmers
Definition
needed money to buy new machinery
the new technology was high and proces of crops were low
costly to ship goods
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what term means supply ofmoney goes up value of the dollar goes down
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inflation
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what party is known as Peoples party formed by farmbers aliances
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populist party
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what election was against hayes and tilton. Tilton won popular voate hayes won electoral vote by taking troops from the south, and appointed one sourtherner to cabnet and gave federal money for economic gov. of south
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election of 1876
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What Act broke up monopolies
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Sherman antitrust act
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what prez. was a civil war hero
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Grant
Term
Won election of 1876
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Hayes
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Assinated 4 months after taking offce
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garfield
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only prez to serve 2 non consecutive terms
Definition
Term
prez, assusinated by an anarchist
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mckinley
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doctrine that stated if europe interferes in affars of independant latin american countries in the US would step in to protect/defend them
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Monroe Doctrine
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british built ship used by CONFED;
prolonged war; US awarded $15.5 M in damages under teh treaty of washington
Definition
Alabama
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what boundary was a dispute with british guina over gold; settles by agreement not war
Definition
Venezuela boundary
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what ship killed2 wounded 18 by the chileans when they docked in Valpariso
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USS BALTIMORE
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Originally pan american conference to promote friendlier relations between US and Latin AMerica.....Organization of Americab States
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OAS
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purchased alaska from russia
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Sewards Folly
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the boundary that was a dispute with GB over gold; settles w/out incident b/c GB wants friendly relations w/us
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Klondike Boundary
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who discovered hawaii in 1778
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Captain james Cook
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the US naval base established in 1887
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Pearl Harbor
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name for cuba because of its rich soil timber and metals
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Pearl of the Antillies
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the derogator letter writtenabout MCkinley-intercepted and published in the NY journal
Definition
De Lome
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the US battle ship in havana harbor
sunk 1 week after de lome
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Maine
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What ammendment stated that US does not want to control cuba they want to help cuba gain independence from spain
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Teller Ammendment
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where manilla bay is located- gained independence in 1946
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Phillippines
Term
makes up cowboys indians and college atheletes
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rough riders
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leader of rough riders
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theodore roosevelt
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hill that looks over Santiage; captures by rough riders
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San Juan Hill
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treaty that

recognized cubas independence
confirms americas possessions
spain cedes phillppines tous
US pays sapin 20m.
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Treaty of Paris
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who asisted rouch riders and was also commander of american army
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Gen Leonard Wood
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conditions for cubas indepenence
no treaty with other nations
no debt
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Platt amendment
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Communist who seized control of Cuba in 1959
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Fidel castro
Term
allowed phillippine citizens to elect senate; gave citizenship to puerto rico
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Jones act
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act that gave Phillippine indepenence in 1946
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Tydings MCduffie act
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that pueroto rico become unorganized territory
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Foraker act
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the campaign to increase industrial output in peurto rico
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operation boot strap
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what became a us territory in 1950
Definition
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