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Imperialism, WWI, the 20s and the Great Depression
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11th Grade
05/31/2009

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The Maine
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U.S. warship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, at the time Spain was blamed, one of the causes of the Spanish American War
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Open Door Policy
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American approach to China around 1900, favoring open trade relations between China and other nations
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DeLome Letter
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a letter intercepted by the British press and leaked to the U.S., where the Spanish ambassador openly made fun of President McKinley and called him weak, one of the causes of the Spanish American war
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Roosevelt Corollary
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President Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine in which he asserted the right of the U.S. to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations
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Yellow Journalism
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sensational news coverage, emphasizing crime and scandal
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commonwealth
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a group of independent states associated by their own choice and linked with common interests
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Big Stick Policy
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Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy, "Speak softly and carry a big stick", the be aggressive in foreign affairs rather than be walked on
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14 Points
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President Wilson's proposal in 1918 for a postwar European peace
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Treaty of Versailles
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treaty that ended World War I
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Lusitania
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British cruise ship that was sunk by a German u-boat during World War I, 128 Americans were lost
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League of Nations
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International organization formed after World War I that aimed to ensure the security and peace for all its members
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Zimmerman Telegram
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a telegram sent by Germany's foreign secretary in 1917 to Mexican officials proposing an alliance with Mexico and promising the United States territory if Mexico declared war on the United States
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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type of fighting that Germany used during World War I which used U-boats attacking different ships at sea
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clear and present danger
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doctrine that states that speech can be limited during wartime, especially if it poses a 'clear and present danger' to others
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Scopes Trial
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1925 court case in which Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan debated the issue of teaching evolution in public schools
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prohibition
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a ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
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flappers
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a 1920s term used to describe a new type of young woman; rebellious, energetic and bold
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Red Scare
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intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas
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Harlem Renaissance
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African American literary awakening of the 1920s, centered in Harlem
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Palmer Raids
Definition
raids conducted by the Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer against suspected radicals and communists, many innocent people were deported
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underconsumption
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not using enough
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overproduction
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producing too much for the market to be able to sell
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Buying on Margin
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an option that allowed investors to purchase a stock for only a fraction of its price and borrow the rest
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Black Tuesday
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October 29, 1929, the day on which the Great Crash of the stock market began
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Hoovervilles
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term used to describe a makeshift homeless shelter during the early years of the Great Depression
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Trickle Down Economics
Definition
economic theory that the economy will improve if money is given to businesses and let them invest it to create new jobs, like putting money in a funnel and waiting for it to get to the rest of the population
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New Deal
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term used to describe FDR's relief, recovery and reform programs to combat the Great Depression
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Pump Priming
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economic theory that the government should create jobs which will mean more money in circulation which will eventually stimulate the economy
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Hundred Days
Definition
period at the start of FDR's presidency in 1933, when many New Deal programs were passed by Congress
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Dustbowl
Definition
term used to describe the central and southern Great Plains in the 1930s when the region sustained a period of drought and dust storms
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Court Packing plan
Definition
FDR's idea to add more justices to the Supreme Court so they would be more favorable to his New Deal policies
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