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| FDR quote reffering to the Pearl Harbor attack |
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| Huey P. Long, governor of LA, made the "Share Our Wealth" program |
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| Head of the nazi party and dictator of Germany during the 30's & 40's |
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| Chairman of the Federal Reserve, an economist |
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| 1950's pop-artist, famous painting "Campbell's Soup Can" |
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| Apollo mission that landed on the moon |
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| FCR and Churchill met to discuss future war plans |
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| Islamic Shah, leader of the 1979 revolution in Iran |
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| First target in both Gulf wars |
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| Turning point naval battle in the Pacific-WW2 |
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| US failed invasion of Cuba |
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| Process that strengthened steel and was cheaper than older processes |
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| US, Great Britain, France, Italy/Russia |
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| paramilitary african-american black pride group-1960's |
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| early 1900's rebellion in China, kicked Westerners out of China |
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| First treaty between an Arab nation and Israel |
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| Labor organizer of migrant workers in California- Grape Boycott |
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| First man to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Nuclear meltdown in the USSR-1986 |
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| '94 conservative plan of newly elected congressman: Newt Gingrich was one of the leaders |
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| Comittee to re-elect the president-Nixon |
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| massive invasion of Normandy,France by allied forces, opened up the Western front |
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| theory that if one country falls to communism the surrounding countries would eventually fall |
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| Severe drought in the Mid-West during the 30's |
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| Commander of the Allied forces |
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| The plane that dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima |
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| Former slaves who moved to the great plains after the civil war |
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| Type of gov't; one leader, militaristic, state over citizen, highly controlled |
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| Florida and "hanging chads" |
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| 2000 presidential election in which Florida was the deciding factor |
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| President Wilson's plan for organizing post WW1 Europe and for avoiding future wars |
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| Widely called "Babe Ruth", legendary baseball player |
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| established pensions and gov't loans to veterans for education, business, and to buy houses |
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| Name coined by Mark Twain to describe the corruption of society in the late 1800's |
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| LBJ's program to improve US society |
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| style of music; started in the 90's in Seattle,WA |
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| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
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| Gave the president full power to repel attacks against the US |
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| Period of great african-american artistic accomplishment |
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| Gave land in the mid-west for free after five yearfs of cultivation |
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| policy that allows citizens to introduce new legislation into congress |
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| 80's scandal in which the US sold weapons to Iran to release US hostages |
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| leader in the settlement-house movement |
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| American Indian athlete; considered one of the best of all time. |
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| General who led troopw into Mexico to find Villa |
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| US senator who used the fear of communism to gain popularity. Ruined hundreds of lives |
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| 1928 Pact signed by the US and fourteen other nations that outlawed offensive war |
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| Established after WW2 to help keep the peace. US never joined |
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| Black children selected to attend an all white school. The governor sent the national guard to prevent them. |
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| Codename for the A-bomb project |
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| Leader of the revolution in China that led to the communist gov't |
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| African-american 20's "back to africa"/black pride leader |
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| Washington DC, "Ihave a dream speech, non-violent pacifist tactics |
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| 80's leader in USSR; ended communist rule |
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| First black owned major recording company |
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| Paparatzii, investigative reporter |
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| national association for the advancement of colored people |
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| Canada, US, and Mexico; north american free trade agreement |
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| anti-immigrant movement based on economics |
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| North Atlantic Traty Organization. Formed for fear of communism |
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| Laws passed immdiately after 9-11 to combat terrorism |
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| FDR's plan to fix the problems of the great depression |
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| Volunteer group that helps improve other nations |
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| Desert Storm-91-purpose was to free Kuwait |
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| Farmers movement to gain political power |
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| Farmers movement to gain political power |
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| Supreme court case that established the right to an abortion |
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| Addition to the Monroe Doctrine; Gave US police powers in the Western Hemisphere |
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| Excecuted immigrants for robery. They were anarchists |
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| Places that helped the poor and immigrants |
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| Law to break up big business trusts, but was ineffective |
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| The average American who wasn't protesting |
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| Book by Racheal Parson. Started environmental movement in '72 |
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| refers to business that the strongest businesses would survive |
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| Applied religious principals to all areas of life on a daily basis |
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| Speculation and buying on margin |
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| helped cause the '29 stock market crash |
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| Levittown, grew in the 50's, started with trolleys |
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| 68 massive N Vietnamese attack on S Vietnam. Turning point in the Vietnam War. |
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| Symbol of the Cold War. Started in 61 |
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| Space shuttle that exploded in '86 |
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| Nickname for Ronald Reagan |
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| president, 1900, panama canal. Established the national park system. "Talk softly, but carry a big stick" |
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| Harvad professor who advocated the use of LSD |
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| author of "The Jungle", started off as a muckraker. |
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| Scandal that caused Nixon to resign as president. Cover-ups, lying to congress, destroying evidence. |
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| US secretary of state. Bought Alaska; "Seward's Folly" |
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| Nickname for the IWW-International Workers of the World |
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