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11/02/2017

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holocaust
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The name given to the mass slaughter of Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War 2
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homestead
Definition
To acquire a piece of U.S public land by living and cultivating it
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Human Rights
Definition
Rights regarded as belonging to all persons, such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution
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Impeach
Definition
To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
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Imperialism
Definition
The action used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nations
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Inflation
Definition
A continuous rise in the price of goods and services
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Initiative
Definition
The right of citizens to place a measure or issue before the voters or the legislature for approval
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Injunction
Definition
A court order to stop an action, such as a strike
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Installment Buying
Definition
A system for buying goods in which customers promise to pay small regular amounts over a period of time
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Insurgent
Definition
A person who revolts against civil authority; rebel
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Integrate
Definition
- To end separation of different races and bring into equal membership in society
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Internment Camp
Definition
Detention center where Japanese Americans were moved to and confined during World War 2
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Interstate
Definition
Across state lines; connecting or existing between two state lines
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Iron Curtain
Definition
A political and military barrier that isolate Soviet controlled countries of eastern Europe after World War 2
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Island Hopping
Definition
A strategy used during World War 2 that called for attacking and capturing certain key islands and using these islands as bases to leapfrog to others
106. Isolationism- a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
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Isolationism
Definition
a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
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Jazz
Definition
American music developed from ragtime and blues with African rhythms
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Kaiser
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Emperor; the leader of Germany from 1871 to 1918
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Kamikaze
Definition
During World War 2, a Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash into his target
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