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The Truman Doctrine was a policy set forth by U.S. President Harry S Truman on March 12, 1947 stating that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere.
Truman stated the Doctrine would be "the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." |
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| well-respected by members of Congress; rose above politics, and was a government organizer |
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| a loosely worded proposal that all the European nations cooperate in bringing about a recovery of the entire continent, with the US providing the finances; was most effective in Germany, France, and Italy |
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| created the CIA and National Security Council |
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| made it where Puerto Rico would have a civilian government |
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| government interference in managing currency and the economy |
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| Began in 1929,margin-trading, failure to reduce costs, and the government printing a lot of currency allowed for the stock market to crash |
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| President when the stock market crashed, the Great Engineer |
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| succeeded Hoover, introduced New Deal, which focused on recovery, relief, and reform. |
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| church historian who believed the Civil War provided an opportunity to get closer to God |
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| sent ingersol a message saying that a church was going up every day out West |
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| worked among Presbyterians and began schools |
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| Hayes elected over Democrat Tilden as long as Hayes removed troops that were setting up Republican state govts in the South |
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| govt. jobs awarded based on merit |
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| incriminated James Blaine for giving illegal favors to RRs |
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1)Graduated Income Tax
2) Govt. ownership of RRs and Telephone lines
3) Subtreasury system
4) Flexible govt. currency
5) Free Silver |
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| Jerry Simpson, populist leader of the People Party |
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| The government of Wall Street, by wall Street, for Wall Street"- Simpson's campaigner |
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| Supreme Court struck down state regulations of RRs |
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| required that railroad rates be reasonable and just |
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| to restore competition, limited monopolies |
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| Sherman Silver Purchase Act |
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| JP Morgan financed, increased the amount of silver the government was required to purchase every month- farmers could pay off debt with cheaper dollars |
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| because of RR over-building and poor financing |
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| income tax of 2% on income over $4,000 |
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| Supreme Court struck down violate income tax |
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| Cross of Gold speech- every dollar be backed up by gold |
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1)growth of industry
2)Darwinian Thought- survival of the fittest
3)frontier had ended according to Frederick Turner
4)Following the example of other nations
5)Military/Strategic Considerations |
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| America rules over western hemisphere, Europe keeps its hands out |
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| discovered on border of British Guiana/Venezuela; America entered as a 3rd party and ruled in favor of Venezuela as to ownership of the gold |
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| sugar cane market drew Americans |
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| Hawaiian queen who led uprising against Americans; Pres. McKinley sent in troops |
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| 1889 ruled by the Germans, British, and Americans |
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| American battleship that was mysteriously sunk off of coast of Cuba |
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| Declaration of War-McKinley wanted to avoid, but Democratic government pushed him |
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| publications that did not relate the Spanish-American War accurately, put all the blame on the Spanish...Hearst (NY Journal) and Pulitzer (NY World) |
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| in Philippines, where first battle of Span-Amer War was fought |
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| commodore leading Navy Asiatic Squadron, defeated Spanish at Manila |
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| Filipino leader who had led uprising against Spanish rule in Philippines; was transported by Dewey from exile in China to cause trouble for Spanish |
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| Spanish admiral who was defeated |
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| Cuban city Americans wished to defeat |
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| led by Teddy Roosevelt, came over San Juan Hill to take Santiago |
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| made a civilian government in Puerto Rico |
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| Supreme Court ruled that constitutional rights do not exist in US territories |
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| Declaration of War, Cuba became a free country |
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| The United States have naval bases in Cuba- Guantanamo |
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| US Army officer in WWII, most famous battle was Battle of the Bulge, moved army over 100 miles in 48 hours to help relieve siege |
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| first woman to receive the US Distinguished Flying Cross, first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean |
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| evangelical missionary to Ecuador, killed with 4 other men in attempt to interact with Waodani tribe |
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| first deaf- blind person to earn a BA degree, taught by Anne Sullivan, made a famous movie The Miracle Worker |
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| most important figure in New Deal, ran the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, "Economic Emperor of America" |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| created by FDR, made a flood-control system so that the Tennessee River can be shut off like a tap |
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| December 7, 1941 during FDR's term |
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| British de-coding machine |
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| began an offensive war on Japs in the Pacifc in Aug 1942; leap-frogged island-to-island, getting nearer to Japan |
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| grew up in corrupt politics of St. Louis under Pendergast, had Victorian values, served 30 yrs in the Army, President in 1945 |
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| Aug 6, 1945 uranium bomb was dropped by B29 Enola Gay (airplane);8th largest city |
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| Aug 9, 1945 plutonium bomb was dropped; was an alternative target when pilot could not find main target; Christian city |
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| Stalin's Foreign Minister |
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| British Prime Minister who gave speech using term "iron curtain" in regards to communism |
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| Truman designated billions to fund; declared independence in 1948 because the previous year Truman had gotten through a majority plan to make the birth of Israel possible |
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| popular because he was seen as a retired war-hero and because his coming marked the nation's return to peace; was Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in WWII; "I like Ike" campaign for Presidency |
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| Eisenhower's religious beliefs; didn't stress dogma, but propriety and good works |
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| 'under God' was added to Pledge of Allegiance and 'In God We Trust' as national motto |
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| the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence |
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| paranoia of communist espionage |
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