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- 2. The distance of travel (New York to San Francisco) was shortened by several thousand miles. The United States would now control shipping in the Western Hemisphere.
- 8. African-American to be elected President, he defeated Sen. John McCain in 2008.
- 9. Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. Supreme Court ruled that all public schools should be desegregated with all deliberate speed. "Separate can never be equal."
- 11. Women gained the right to vote with the passage in 1920.
- 12. an attempt by the US Government to Americanize the Native Americans. Divided reservations into small family sized plots of land.
- 15. made from scrap material, wood, metal, etc. Homeless people lived in these during the depression.
- 16. 1936) FDR's plan to end the Great Depression. 3 major goals were what FDR called his 3 R's - Relief, Recovery and Reform.
- 17. the right of the United States to occupy all of America
- 18. survival of the fittest
- 19. steel industry. Gave millions to build libraries and schools.
- 20. this gave veterans the opportunity to go to school, get job training and guaranteed home loans. It also provided loans to those starting a business.
- 23. feelings of hostility for immigrants. It favored people or products that were American.
- 24. United States policy designed to keep Communism from spreading after WW II.
- 25. poor farming practices and a severe drought led to horrible dust storms and left much of the Southern Great Plains in despair.
- 26. plan to rebuild Europe after WW II to avoid the spread of communism. The U.S. spent billions in war torn countries.
- 27. illegal to manufacture, distribute, or possess any type of alcoholic beverage (distilled spirits)Opened the door for organized crime (Al Capone), bootleggers and smuggling.
- 28. phrase coined by Teddy Roosevelt. Reporters who discovered corruption within industry and government organizations.
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- 1. Explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, America ends owning Puerto Rico, Guam and The Phillipines
- 3. the first government attempt to regulate business. (1887) required railroads to charge fair rates and to publish those shipping rates.
- 4. "dayof Infamy" December 7, 1941. Over 1,100 men died aboard the USS Arizona.
- 5. U2 spy planes took photographs of Soviet nuclear missiles being placed in Cuba. JFK authorized a naval blockade around Cuba and demanded the missiles be dismantled and removed.
- 6. phrase coined by Mark Twain, describes time period between 1865-1900, extravagant wealth (top 5% held 86% of the nations wealth) terrible poverty existed underneath the surface.
- 7. government should keep out of business limit regulations.
- 10. first artificial satellite was launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957. As a result the United States began to emphasize science and math in education. NASA was formed.
- 13. This book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and brought awareness to unsafe practices.
- 14. photographerwho showed the harsh conditions in America's big cities during the Gilded Age. Published a book titled How the Other Half Lives.
- 21. after WW II until the early 1960s, millions of babies were born in the United States.
- 22. an organization that controlled politics, like Tammany Hall