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1st semester exam review
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History
11th Grade
01/11/2010

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Andrew Carnegie
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one of the first industrial moguls to make his own fortune 1899... Carnegie Steel Company
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John D Rockefeller
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1901.. Standard oil company. reaped huge profits by paying his employees extremely low wages and driving his competetors out of business
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pancho villa
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leader of group of rebels against carranzas provisional government a firce nationalist, support and aid of us
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florence kelley
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an advocate for improving the lives of women and children chief inspector for factories i nillinois.
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florence kelley
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an advocate for improving the lives of women and children chief inspector for factories i nillinois.
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carrie chapman catt
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NAWSA president. held an emergency suffrage convention in 1916
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susan b anthony
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a leading proponent of women suffrage .. founded nwsa 1890
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elizabeth cady slanton
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american social activist and leading figure of the early 20th century
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Upton Sinclair
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he focused on the human conditions in the stockyards of chicago; wrote the jungle and exposed the sickening conditions of the meatpacking industry
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jp morgan
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owned a large investment firm that helped reorganize railroads
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john j pershing
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brigadler general that was ordered by president wilson to take an expedition of soldiers into mexico and capture villa
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corneilius vanderbilt
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established a monopoly in the railroad industry
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george clemenceau
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the french premier that had lived through two german invasions of France and was determined to prevent any future invasions
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david lloyd george
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the british prime minister that was an allie after wwi. wanted to "make germany pay"
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charles lindbergh
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most beloved hero of his time, made the first nonstop solo flight across the atlantic
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henry cabot lodge
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somewhat against belonging to the league of nations; headed a group of conservative senators
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vittorio orlando
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the italian prime minister that wanted control of austian held territory after wwi
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george creel
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former muckracking journalist that because the head of the CPI. a propaganda organized created by president wilson during wwi
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grangers
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farmers in the national grange of the order of patrons of husbandary; fought RR monopolies
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populists
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represented the common people; especially often capitalized; started to primarily represent agrarian interests and to advocate the free coinage of silver
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jaboc riis
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danish-american social reformermuckraking journalist and reformer; exposed the impoverished in nyc
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ida tarbell
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an american teacher, author, and journalist. wrote the history of the standard oil company
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william randolph hearst
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an american newspaper magnate; born into a rich family; acquired the new york journal started using yellow journalism
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joseph pulitzer
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hungarian-american publisher best known for post humously establishing the pulitzer prizes and originating yellow journalism with wrh bought NEW YORK JOURNAL
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John scopes
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teacher in tennessee; taught evolution even when it was illegal; got prosecuted. guilty.. 100 fine
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w.e.b dubois
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american civil rights activist, helped found the niagra movement; believed its best to not recognize caste or race
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marcus garvey
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founder of the universal negro improvement association and african communities
league unia-acl; wanted all african americans to move back to africa
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langston hughes
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american poet; best-known for his work during the harlem renaissance; some consider him to be a homosexual
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booker t washington
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american political leader, born into slavery, then after emancipated he attended school
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mitchel palmer
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attorney general of the us from 1919 to 1921, believed in pacifism. he and his family narrowly escaped death from an anarchist bomb
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henry ford
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started car company; invented the assembl line; came to ohio first but was turned down and ended up starting his company in michigan
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elliot ness
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american prohibition agent. great efforts to enforce prohibition in chicago illinois
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