16 th amendment. the 16th amendment to the united states constitution (1913) gave congress the power...
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16th Amendment
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The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the
power to tax income.
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17th Amendment
Senate
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The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution
guaranteed the direct election of Senators by the voters. In
the case of a vacancy, a special election is called to fill
the vacancy.
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1877
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Military Reconstruction ended in the South with
the Compromise of 1877.
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1898
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The Spanish-American War was triggered by the explosion of The Maine on February 15, 1898 in
Havana, Cuba.
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1914-1918
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The years of World War I which was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and ended with the Treaty of Versailles.
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1929
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On Black Tuesday, October 24, 1929, the stock market crashed.
The collapse of the stock market preceded a
worldwide economic depression.
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1941-1945
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The years of U.S. involvement in World War II, which began with the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and ended with the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki.
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1957
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The start of the space between the United States and the Soviet Union which
began with the Soviet launch of the world’s first
satellite, Sputnik.
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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
(1920) extended the right to vote to women in
federal or state elections.
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24th Amendment
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The 24th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution (1964) eliminated the poll tax
as a prerequisite to vote in national
elections.
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26th Amendment
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The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1971)
lowered the voting age to 18 thereby allowing a greater
percentage of U.S. citizens to participate in the process of
government.
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Battle of the Argonne Forest
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The last major offensive of World War I under General Pershing where 1/10 of all
U.S. troops died over a period of 42 days due to
rough terrain, heavy machine gun fire, and inadequate training.
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Brown v. Board of Education
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In 1954, the Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in public
schools with this landmark case that reversed the
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision of “separate but
equal.”
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Child Labor
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Children were viewed as laborers throughout the 19th century. Many
children worked on farms, small
businesses, mills and factories.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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This act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by
employers illegal and gave the government the power to
enforce all laws governing civil rights, including
desegregation of schools and public places.
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Civil Rights Movement
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African Americans sought equality before the law and
protection of their rights. Black activists, often affiliated with
church groups, offered passive resistance to unjust civil laws.
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Civil Service Reform
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Congress took action in the late 19th century to
protect ethical politicians and create standards for
political service; including, a civil service test for those
seeking a job in government.
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Cold War
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Following World War II the United States and the Soviet
Union emerged as superpowers. The two
unions of states faced off in an arms race that lasted
nearly 50 years.
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Conservation of Natural Resources
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Preserving natural resources by limiting
commercial development and ensuring their wise use.
Areas of scenic beauty, or scientific, geological, or biological interest are preserved as parks.
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Demographic Patterns
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The study of population and the forces that affect
change within population, like birth and death rates.
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Dictatorships
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A dictator is a ruler who wields absolute authority
and controls the government within a state
or nation, like Hitler in Germany, Mussolini in Italy,
and Stalin in the Soviet Union.
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Dollar Diplomacy
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A policy adopted by President Taft to encourage
investment by American banks and businesses foreign countries. He
promised military protection to those who invested
abroad.
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GI Bill of Rights
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Also known as the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, this bill allotted funds to
send former soldiers to school. In 10 years after
World War II, 8 million veterans went to school at
government expense.
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The Great Depression
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A period of severe economic hardship that began with the
stock market crash in 1929 and continued until World War II. Banks failed and too many
people had too little money to make ends meet. Many
Americans were unemployed.
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The Great Plains
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A high grassland region of central North America
extending south from the Canadian provinces of
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to Texas.
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The Growth of Labor Unions
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As industrialization increased the rights of
laborers were undermined an emphasis on production
and profit. Workers unionized to seek better
wages, hours and improved working conditions.
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Prompted by reports of North Vietnamese aggression
against an American warship, Congress authorized President Johnson to
increase American military involvement in Vietnam.
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Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
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A rebirth of African-American culture led by poets, authors, artists, musicians, and movie
stars and provided an outlet for African-American intellectuals
who continued to oppose racial segregation and suppression.
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Immigrants
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Immigration to the United States increased steadily from 1850 to 1900. More
than 5 million people entered in the 1880’s, swelling urban
populations.
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Indian Policies
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Due to efforts to assimilate Native Americans, including the Dawes Act (1887), the traditions
of Native Americans disappeared as they were
removed from their homelands, isolated on reservations, and
forced to abandon their rituals.
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Initiative
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A process by which special interest groups, through voter participation, can
propose bills to their legislature for a vote.
Voters can force lawmakers to deal with difficult issues.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Established by an act of Congress in 1887, this outlawed discrimination against shippers and the
practice of one carrier charging more for short hauls
than for long ones.
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Korea
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A nation in northern Asia divided following World War II between North Korea and South Korea and separated
since 1953 by a demilitarized zone policed by U.S. and
North Korean troops.
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McCarthyism
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The fear of communism increased throughout the
1950’s as Americans became sensitized to the threat through publicized
investigations of critics of the government led by Senator
Joseph McCarthy.
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The New Deal
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FDR’s plan to end the Great Depression. Bills passed
during the first 100 days of his presidency in 1933
stressed “the 3 R’s” of relief, recovery, and reform.
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Open Door Policy
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A United States trade policy with China that stated that
all nations would have equal trading rights in China.
(1899-1900)
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Panama Canal
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In 1901 the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty gave the U.S. the
right to construct and defend a canal through
Central America in order to have safer, quicker access to the east from the west.
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Political Machines
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Informal organizations that control formal processes of government through bribery
and force. Friends are rewarded with jobs within in the government in a process
called the “spoils system.”
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Progressive Era
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A political movement in the early 1900’s which saw
reform efforts such as child labor laws, minimum wage,
rights for women, and political reforms such as initiative and referendum.
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Prohibition
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Enforced by the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1919), it
became illegal to manufacture, sell, or transport alcoholic
beverages.
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Recall
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Voters hold the power to remove a public official from
office before the next scheduled election. This process developed out of
the political reform movements of the Progressive Era.
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Red Scare
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Paranoia regarding the threat of Bolsheviks to the United State from 1919-1920. Many people were
charged with crimes, deported, or executed
because of their political beliefs.
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Referendum
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A process by which voters approve bills offered by the legislature. Controversial bills such as tax increases can be put to a public vote
before coming law.
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Regents of University of California v. Bakke
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In 1978, the Supreme Court ruled that Allan Bakke was a
victim of reverse discrimination. The court did
not overturn “affirmative action,” preferring to take
discrimination questions on a case-by-case basis.
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Reynolds v. Sims
1
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The Supreme Court ruled that the House of Representatives and all state and local bodies had to be apportioned on a
“one-man to one-vote” principle, further supporting equal
representation in American government.
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Rock and Roll
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A popular style of music started in the 1950’s with
roots in rhythm-and-blues, jazz, country and folk music.
Early musicians included Little Richard, Chuck Berry,
Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley.
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Passed in 1890, in an effort to control monopolies, this
act outlawed efforts to consolidate businesses
under trusts that monopolized and restrained
free trade.
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Soviet Aggression
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In 1922 the communists created the U.S.S.R.
European countries and the U.S. feared that communist
expansion threatened established governments, particularly democracies in
Europe.
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Sputnik I
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Sputnik was the first space satellite. Launched in 1957
by the Soviet Union government under Nikita Khrushchev, it started the space race with the United
States.
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Teapot Dome
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A scandal in the administration of President Harding. The
Secretary of the Interior, Albert G. Fall leased oil reserves in Wyoming to oilmen who paid
him kickbacks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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The Grapes of Wrath
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A novel by John Steinbeck portraying the plight of
migrant agricultural workers in California during the
Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
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Third Parties
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Third parties offer a voice to those seeking to reform the
dominant two-party system of government in the United
States. They reflect an interest in change and often contribute
new political ideas.
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Treaty of Versailles
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The treaty written by allied leaders that ended World
War I and created the League of Nations and
charged Germany with the responsibility for the war and ordered reparations be paid
to the allied nations.
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U.S. Expansion
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The policy of the United States during the 19th and 20th
centuries to expand into foreign markets in exchange
for military protection.
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U.S. Free Enterprise System
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An economic system in which individuals depend on supply
and demand and the profit margin to determine what to
produce, how to produce, how many to produce and for whom
to produce.
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Vietnam
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In the 1950's, the United States began to send troops to Vietnam,
during the following 25-year period, the ensuing war would create some of the strongest
tensions in US history. In total, it is estimated that over 2.5 million people on both sides were killed.
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War Powers Act
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The War Powers Act, passed by Congress in 1973, required the President to inform Congress within two days of any use of American troops I a foreign country and to withdraw the
troops within 60 days if Congress did not support the deployment.
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Henry Ford
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(1863-1947)
Henry Ford helped create a mobile society by mass
producing and marketing the automobile, making it an
indispensable part of American life.
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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(1890-1969)
General Eisenhower served his country as Allied
Commander in Europe during WWII and as
President of the United States from 1952 to 1960.
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W. E. B. DuBois
NAACP
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(1969-1962)
W.E.B. DuBois believed in the ability of the Talented Tenth, intellectual black elites, to
advance the cause for all blacks. He was instrumental in the
establishment of the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP).
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(1855-1926)
Eugene V. Debs supported unionization and labor
reforms, opposed strikes and favored negotiation as a
means to improve conditions for workers.
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Clarence Darrow
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(1857-1938)
The most renown defense attorney of his time; defended
John T. Scopes who was charged by fundamentalists for violated a Tennessee statute against teaching evolution in
schools.
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Shirley Chisholm
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The first African-American woman elected the U.S.
Congress and the first to run as a candidate
for president.
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Andrew Carnegie
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(1835-1919)
One of the richest men in the world who shared his wealth to worthy causes
aiding education, international peace,
libraries, culture centers, research and publications.
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(1860-1925)
A noted politician and orator who supported reforms such
as income tax, prohibition and women’s suffrage. He served
as spokesman for the prosecution in the Scopes trial
on evolution in schools.
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(1893-1981)
A U.S. Army general noted for his concern for individual soldiers and his ability to
organize troops during World War II. He commanded the First Army in the D-Day and
Normandy campaigns.
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(1820-1906)
Susan B. Anthony was a leading force in the
women’s suffrage movement for 50 years.
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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After years of neutrality during World War I, the U.S. entered the war because of Germany’s attempt to try to dominate sea power in the
Atlantic Ocean using unrestricted submarine
warfare.
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(1919-1998)
George Wallace was Governor of Alabama in 1963 when African-
American students sought admission to the University of
Alabama. He literally barred the door, denying them admission. This
prompted non-violent protests including sit-ins, boycotts, and
marches.
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(1884-1972)
Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency following the sudden death of FDR. He authorized the
use of the atomic bomb in Japan in World War II, and announced the Truman Doctrine, which pledged U.S. support to nations opposing
communism.
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(1959-1919)
Gained national attention as the leader of the “Rough Riders,” during the Spanish-American
War; succeeded McKinley upon his assassination; created
national parks and supported passage of the Pure Food and
Drug Act.
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(1882-1945)
Contracted polio in 1921 and went on to become President of
the United States. During his first 100 days, proposed the New
Deal in an effort to counteract the effects of the Great Depression. He was President during most of
World War II.
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(1860-1948)
Pershing was sent to Mexico to apprehend Pancho Villa in 1914; He led the American Expeditionary Force during
World War I.
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H. Ross Perot
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Ross Perot is a successful Texas businessman who
garnered third-party support for his bid at the U.S.
Presidency in the 1990’s.
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(1885-1945)
Patton directed the amphibious landings at Casablanca and the
campaign in North Africa, led the Third Army out of Normandy and assisted with the Battle of
the Bulge in World War II.
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Georgia O’Keefe
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(1887-1986)
Georgia O’Keefe became the most noted representational
expressionist painter in America. Her most famous
works concentrated on scenes of the southwest.
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George Marshall
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(1880-1959)
George Marshall organized the CCC of the New Deal and
implemented the Marshall Plan after World War II for the
economic recovery of Europe. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for his post-war efforts.
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(1940-1914)
An admiral and naval historian whose theories on
the relationship of sea power and world commerce
influenced foreign policy development in the 1880’s
and 1890’s.
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(1880-1964)
Led troops that evicted the veterans who were camped in
Washington DC protesting their treatment and conditions during
the Great Depression; Commander of forces in the Far
East during World War II.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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(1850-1924)
A Senator from Massachusetts supported American expansion as a way to increase national
pride, spread civilizations, and thereby gain world
power.
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Charles A. Lindberg
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(1902-1974)
Lindbergh made aviation history when he flew the
specially built airplane, The Spirit of St. Louis, nonstop from St. Louis to Paris in
1927.
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Watergate
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Watergate was a scandal involving the Richard Nixon administration
that ended in Nixon’s resignation in 1974. The scandal involved a break-in, paid for by the Nixon
campaign committee at the Democratic National Committee
office at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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(1929-1968)
A noted leader and clergyman; one of several African-
Americans concerned with reforming American society and gaining equal rights by using civil disobedience or
non-violent action.
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Wilson’s Fourteen Points
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After World War I, President Wilson sought to reduce the
risk of war through open covenants of peace, absolute
freedom of navigation, removal of economic barriers to trade, as well as other political and
economic points.