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| abolished slavery in 1865 |
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| guarantees citizens equal protection under the law 1868 |
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| guaranteed voting rights to all male citizens regardless of race 1870 |
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| first major federal relief agency in US 1865 (social reconstruction) |
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| laws that limited African American rights |
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| theory saying foreign cultures take American culture melting in some of their own cultural beliefs making "pot of soup" |
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| declaration of President Monroe that US would oppose any attempt to control a nation in the Western Hemisphere |
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| news writers that emphasized crime and scandals |
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| situation where neither side in conflict can gain advantage |
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| What was casualties of the civil war compared to other US wars? |
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| there are more American deaths in civil war than all other USA wars combined |
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| What was the amount of black colleges during reconstruction? |
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| 30 African American colleges |
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| What immigrant nationality was legally excluded from coming to America? |
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| Where did most immigrants settle? |
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| in communities established by previous settlers of their homelands |
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| What were the major reasons why immigrants came to America? |
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| economic problems (no jobs), freedom of religion, better education, and overall more opportunity |
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| Economically, what would happen to the future generations of new immigrants? |
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| future generations of new immigrants would have even more opportunity and acceptance than the beforehand |
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| What did US acquire during the Spanish-American war? |
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| land and economic advantages; Cuba became trading partners and territories of Philippines, Guam, and PR gained |
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| What is the major reason why America became imperialistic? |
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| consolidation of power, economic gain, and gain of territory |
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| How did building Panama Canal benefit America? |
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| it strengthened America's trade route putting US in a powerful position |
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| Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
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| What was the major reason America was brought into WWI? |
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| they felt position as neutral had been violated when Germany sunk American passenger ships |
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| What were the underlying causes of WWI? |
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| imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and alliances |
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| "You furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war." |
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| quote of William Hearst telling Cuban photographers to send pictures he would use to promote war to Americans (yellow journalism) |
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