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11th Grade
04/06/2009

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Andrew Carnegie
Definition
Irish immigrant who hit it big in steel.
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Jay Gould
Definition
Caused the Panic of 1893 by screwing with the gold market.
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John D. Rockefeller
Definition
Oil monopolist. Standard Oil Company.
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1st Amendment
Definition
"Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition grievances."
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5th Amendment
Definition
Guarentees due process.
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Bill of Rights
Definition
The first few amendments to the US constitution.
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Due Process of Law
Definition
"Read rights, do paperwork, jailtime, speedy trial…"
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Gold Standard
Definition
Having money be a symbol of gold.
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Silver Standard
Definition
Having money be a symbol of silver.
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Ronald Reagan
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President who placed the US back onto the gold standard.
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Henry Lloyd
Definition
Got bought out by carnegie.
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Sacco and Vanzetti
Definition
Two men sentenced to death by a biased trial.
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Anarchist-Communist
Definition
Abolition of all private property in favor of common ownership with no regulation
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Anarchist-Syndicalist
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Anarchism with concentration on the worker movement.
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Anarchist
Definition
Free for all.
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Luigi Galleani
Definition
Father of Italian Immigrant Anarchism in the United States.
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Corvencia Sorvencia
Definition
Anarchist Newspaper.
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Orangeburg Massacre
Definition
Students attempted to blow up bowling ally and got beated by cops.
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Democratic Nationalist Convention
Definition
Democrats attempt to decide on a president to nominate.
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Weathermen
Definition
Members of Students for a Democratic Society. Terroists.
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SDS
Definition
"Students for a Democratic Society, a terroist organization."
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Yippies
Definition
"Youth Internationl Party members, all very theatrical."
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Hippie
Definition
Mainly white teens/young adults with very liberal views.
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Black Panthers
Definition
"Founded by Huey Newton, this group carried guns around and fought for black rights."
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Richard J. Daley
Definition
Mayor of Chicago. A douche.
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Dean Johnson
Definition
Killed during democratic convention.
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Pigasus the Pig
Definition
Politicians are Pigs
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Fort Hood
Definition
The place where 44 black people were arrested.
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Julius Hoffman
Definition
A judge who let Mayor Daley free. He also had a defendant (Bobby Seale) bound and gagged in court.
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Day of Rage
Definition
The weathermen bomb the crap out of stuff.
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Chicago 7/8
Definition
??
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Bobby Seale
Definition
"Got bound and gagged in a courtroom, ordered by Julius Hoffman."
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Abbie Hoffman
Definition
Co-founded the Yippies.
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David Delligner
Definition
Socialist. Friend of Ho Chi Minh.
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Ton Hayden
Definition
Organizer for SDS. Collaborated with North Vietnam Communists.
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Huey Newton
Definition
Founded the Black Panthers.
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Bobby Seale
Definition
Founded the Black Panthers.
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Black Panther 21 Conspiracy Case
Definition
21 Black Panthers got held for awhile with no rights.
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Fred Hampton
Definition
Killed in bed by cops.
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Geronimo Pratt
Definition
Convicted for murder illegally and unjustly. Recieves lots of money for false imprisoment.
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Manifesto
Definition
The Ten Points.
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Kent State Massacre
Definition
Troops fire on a bunch of students who light the RTS (a military training facility) on fire.
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General R. Canterbury
Definition
Led the march on the students during the Kent State Massacre.
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Walter Hickel
Definition
A teacher who got fired for supporting the students during the Kent State Massacre.
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Riot Act
Definition
If the Gov. says an assembly is unlawful the assembly must disperse
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Scrip
Definition
Fake money
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Standard Oil Company
Definition
Company that had a monopoly on oil. Owned by John D. Rockefeller.
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Henry David Thoreau
Definition
Wrote the book Walden. A transcedentialist.
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Lockean Empiricism
Definition
Everyone is born with a blank slate. Nurture is more important then nature.
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New England Calvinism
Definition
The start of trancedentalism.
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Civil Disobedience
Definition
Getting arrested on purpose.
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Abolition
Definition
Compeltley removing something. Abolishing it.
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Draft Laws
Definition
You could pay your way out of the draft.
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Espionage Act
Definition
Nothing could be said against the government.
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Eugene V. Debs
Definition
Organized the American Railway Union. Went to prison a lot.
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Mohammed Ali
Definition
He didn't join the army because their all rascists.
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Berrigan Brothers
Definition
Organized non-violent protests mainly aiming towards Vietnam War. Priests.
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Catonsville 9
Definition
Small catholic group in catonsville lead by the Berrigan Brothers.
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IWW
Definition
The Industrial Workers of the World.
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Wobblies
Definition
Members of the IWW.
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Joe Hill
Definition
Was accused of murder and was executed.
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"William D. ""Big Bill"" Haywood"
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Founder of the IWW.
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Frank Little
Definition
Strongly opposed WWI. Murdered by 6 masked men.
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Joseph Ettor & Arturo Grovannitti
Definition
Arrested on accusitions of murder. Kept in jail. Multi-lingual.
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Elysibeth Flynn
Definition
Writer for the New Hyork Haul.
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Company Town
Definition
A town completley controlled by a single company.
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UMWA
Definition
United Mine Workers of America. Secret Union.
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Ludlow Strike
Definition
A stike in Ludlow.
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Ludlow Massacre
Definition
Bunch o' people got killed in Ludlow.
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US Steel
Definition
Had a monopoly on steel in America. Ran by Carnegie.
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Henry Clay Frick
Definition
"Carnegie's angrier, violenter half."
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Pinkertons
Definition
Detective agency that was infamous for screwing workers.
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Homestead Strike
Definition
Strike against US Steel.
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English Diggers
Definition
Believed land should be given to the poor to cultivate.
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William Godwin
Definition
One of the founding fathers of modern anarchism.
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Blacklist
Definition
A list of troublesome employees.
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Iron Clad Oath
Definition
Promised not to join a union.
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IWPA
Definition
International Working People's Association
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Haymarket Riot
Definition
6000 workers striked near McCormick's factory. Led by August Spyes. Shit went down.
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Helen Keller
Definition
Deaf and Blind. Fights for worker's rights.
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Evolutionary Socialism
Definition
Socialism will eventually take over the government.
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Earth First
Definition
A radical enciornmental protection group.
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Biocentrism
Definition
All life is equally important.
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Dave Forman
Definition
A leader of Earth First that did more terrorism than anything.
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Redwood Summer
Definition
Protest old-growth forests.
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Frank Doyle
Definition
The lead investigator of the car bomb incident. Teaches about explosives at a FBI school.
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Car Bomb Incident
Definition
Earth First leaders were car bombed.
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THERMCOM
Definition
Thermite Conspiracy. Dave Forman leads this.
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Michael Fain
Definition
A spy for the FBI. Convinced Earth First into getring into trouble.
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Entrapment
Definition
When a cop tricks someone into commmittting a ccrime then arrests them.
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Tree Sparking
Definition
Putting nails in trees to protenct them from chainsaws.
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Joseph McCarthy
Definition
Said communists were in the gov.
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Rosenberg Trials
Definition
The rosenbergs gave atomic blue prints to the russians.
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Army-McCarthy Hearings
Definition
Proved McCarthy was full of it
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Blacklisting
Definition
The gov. stops people from getting jobs because the gov. doesn't like them.
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Alger Hiss Investigation
Definition
Dude prosecuted Hiss and used perjury.
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Alger Hiss
Definition
Wrongly prosecuted.
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Hayes Code
Definition
Monitered movies for innapropriate content.
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Smith Act
Definition
Overthrowing the Gov. is illegal
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