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- 3. poor farming techniques and drought led to the _____ bowl in the 1920s
- 7. the invention of the light bulb would ultimately extend working hours in _____
- 9. amendment that abolished slavery
- 10. government agency that protects your savings in case of an economic collapes
- 11. last name of the robber baron that monopolized the oil industry
- 14. organization formed by w.e.b. dubois that would attempt to advance the rights of african americans throught the legal system
- 16. state the the u.s. acquired to use for trade and as a navy base leading up to wwI
- 18. fdr's new deal called for the _____ to take on new roles in people's lives to help stabilize the economy post-great depression
- 23. allows voters to introduce a bill
- 25. the u.s. would not remain neutral any longer leading up to wwII after _____ bombed pearl harbor
- 26. during wwII, citizens on the _____ helped by rationing, growing victory gardens, and buying war bonds
- 27. amendment that prohibited voting discrimination based on gender
- 28. these were shut down as a result of the great depression
- 29. as a result of the u.s. winning the spanish-american war, new _____ markets were gained such as guam, the phillippines, and puerto rico
- 30. when the u.s. obtained the panama canal, travel time decreased and global trade _____
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- 1. journalist attempting to expose problems in society such as poor living conditions, unfair wages, etc.
- 2. upton sinclair exposed unsanitary working conditions in the meatpacking industry in his book, "the _____"
- 4. the eighteenth amendment prohibited the manufacturing and sale of _____
- 5. as a result of the great depression, quotas were established to limit the number of _____ coming into the u.s.
- 6. overproduction, stock speculation, and a lack of government oversight led to the great _____ in the 1920s
- 8. amendment that gave all men the right to vote
- 9. one result of urbanization and the rapid growth of cities were _____ (apartments) being overcrowded
- 12. last name of the robber baron who was also a philanthropist who wanted to educate all children
- 13. amendment that guaranteed citizenship rights to those born in the u.s.
- 15. people from this country were not allowed to immigrate to the u.s. during the gilded age as a result of an immigration exclusion act
- 17. last name of the dictator who would invade poland, austria, and czechoslovakia, as well as help orchestrate the genocide of millions of jews
- 19. the seventeenth amendment allows citizens to directly elect _____
- 20. the g.i. bill provided housing, educational opportunities, and job training for returning _____
- 21. the process of moving from rural areas in the south to big cities in the north
- 22. the tuskegee airmen were the first ____ fight pilots that overcame discrimination in wwII
- 24. the u.s. dropped the atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki to try and provoke unconditional _____ out of japan