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- 2. A 19th-century religious revival that sparked a wave of social reforms, including abolitionism and the temperance movement.
- 8. The 1955 protest sparked by Rosa Parks that led to the desegregation of public transportation.
- 10. Andrew Carnegie's philosophy that the rich had a moral obligation to distribute their wealth for the public good.
- 11. The 1947 policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism, specifically Greece and Turkey.
- 12. A secret telegram from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance against the U.S., serving as a primary catalyst for American entry into WWI.
- 13. Rachel Carson’s 1962 book that launched the modern environmental movement by exposing the dangers of pesticides.
- 15. A period of eased Cold War tensions during the Nixon administration, characterized by diplomacy with China and the USSR.
- 17. The 1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review.
- 18. The 1925 legal battle between modern science and religious fundamentalism over the teaching of evolution in schools.
- 21. The late 19th-century belief that "survival of the fittest" justified the vast wealth gap and the growth of giant monopolies.
- 24. The first mass-produced suburb, which became a symbol of post-WWII conformity and the "American Dream."
- 27. LBJ’s domestic program that aimed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice through initiatives like Medicare and Medicaid.
- 28. Economic policy common to many European empires that prioritized a favorable balance of trade and the accumulation of bullion via colonial extraction.
- 32. The unofficial British policy of lenient enforcement of parliamentary laws regarding the American colonies, which ended abruptly after 1763.
- 36. Progressive Era journalists who used investigative reporting to expose social ills and corporate corruption.
- 37. A period of severe dust storms in the 1930s caused by drought and poor land management practices on the Great Plains.
- 38. The post-Revolutionary idea that women played a vital role in the new nation by raising virtuous, civic-minded sons.
- 39. The 1832 case where the Supreme Court ruled that states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land, famously ignored by Andrew Jackson.
- 40. The practice of making public accusations of disloyalty or subversion without sufficient evidence, prevalent during the Second Red Scare.
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- 1. A labor system that emerged in the Post-Civil War South, trapping many African Americans in a cycle of debt and semi-servitude.
- 3. The 1964 congressional action that gave the president "all necessary measures" to escalate military involvement in Vietnam.
- 4. The 1854 Act that used popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise.
- 5. William Jennings Bryan's famous 1896 speech advocating for bimetallism over the gold standard.
- 6. The economic phenomenon of the 1970s characterized by high inflation and high unemployment.
- 7. A 1920s intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, art, and literature centered in New York City.
- 9. WWI veterans who marched on Washington D.C. in 1932 to demand early payment of their promised service certificates.
- 14. A paternalistic textile manufacturing model that primarily employed young, unmarried women from New England farms.
- 16. The legal theory that a state has the right to invalidate any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional.
- 19. An addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting the U.S. right to intervene in Latin American affairs as an "international police power."
- 20. Congressional faction that sought to strictly punish the South and guarantee full civil rights for freedmen during Reconstruction.
- 22. The 1896 Supreme Court decision that codified the "separate but equal" doctrine.
- 23. A 1787 law that established a process for admitting new states to the Union and prohibited slavery in the newly organized territory.
- 25. A failed 1846 proposal to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
- 26. An armed uprising in Massachusetts that exposed the fundamental weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
- 29. A massive U.S. economic aid package designed to rebuild Western Europe and prevent the spread of communism after WWII.
- 30. The 1862 law that provided 160 acres of public land to any citizen who would settle and farm it for five years.
- 31. The 1969 uprising in New York City that serves as a turning point in the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.
- 33. Spanish labor system that rewarded settlers with the right to tax local Native Americans or make them work in exchange for "protection" and Christian conversion.
- 34. The "People's Party" formed in 1891 to advocate for farmers' interests, including silver coinage and government ownership of railroads.
- 35. FDR's controversial 1937 plan to expand the Supreme Court in order to protect New Deal legislation from being declared unconstitutional.