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The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the amount of immigrants allowed into the US. It also provided visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the US.

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The Emergency Quota Act was also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921. It was created as a response to the large number of Jewish people fleeing persecution in Eastern Europ

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The Great Migration is known as the Great Northward Migration and was the movement of 6,000,000 African Americans out of the southern US to the Northeastern part of the US.

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Saccp and Vanzetti were American born anarchists who were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster. They were electrocuted in the electric chair.

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The Espionage Act was a law passed after the US entry into WW1. The act made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the US armed forces. The Sedition Acts made it a federal offense to use abusive language about the Constitution, the government, the American uniform, and the flag.

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Anarchism is a belief in the abolition of all government and the organization of society.

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Communism is a political theory created by Karl Marx and advocated for class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned.

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Socialism is a political theory that advocates that production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by a community as a whole.

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The Red Scare was a promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism or anarchism.

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The 19th Amendment states that the rights of citizens of the US are all allowed to vote regardless of your gender.

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The War Production Board was an agency of the US government that supervised war production during WW2. Franklin Roosevelt established it in 1942.

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Liberty gardens were part of the National War Garden Commission. Liberty gardens were caused by the government encouraging people to grow at home.

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Propaganda is biased information used to promote a particular point of view.

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The Committee on Public Information was an independent agency that was created to influence public opinion to support US participation in WW1.

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The Selective Service Act was authorized by the US government and was an effort to raise a national army for service in WW1 through conscription.

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Mobilization is when a country or its government prepare and organize troops for active service.

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Demilitarization is the reduction of state armed forces..

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The League of Nations was an organization that was created after WW1 to provide a group for resolving international disputes.

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The Treaty of Versailles was the most important treaty of the peace treaties that brought WW1 to an end. It ended the state of war between Germany and the allied powers (Britain, France, Russia).

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The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was used to help end WW1. The principles were outlined in a speech presented to Congress by Woodrow Wilson.

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Trench warfare is a type of combat used in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. It was particularly used in WW1

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Doughboys was a nickname for the inexperienced American soldiers during WW1.

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The American Expeditionary Force was a formation of the US army on the Western front of WW1.

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The Zimmerman Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.

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The Lusitania was a British boat that was torpedoed and sank by Germans. It occurred after WW1 started.

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The Allied Powers were Britain, France, and Russia during WW1.

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The Central Powers were Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire during WW1.

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Isolationism is a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups.

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The Conciliation Treaties dealt with submitting disputes to international commissions for conciliation. It was created by Secretary Bryan and was composed of 29 treaties.

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Lodge Corollary was proposed by Henry Cabot Lodge and forbid any foreign power or foreign interest from acquiring sufficient territory in the Western Hemisphere.

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The Gentlemen's Agreement was an agreement between the US and Japan. The US stated that they would not impose restrictions on Japanese immigration.

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The Russo-Japanese War was fought between Russia and Japan over imperial ambitions in Asian countries.

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The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine and was implemented by Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address.

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The Monroe Doctrine was established by James Monroe and warned European nations that the US would not abide by any colonization or monarchs.

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The Panama Canal was built by the US and was created to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic. It was at first met with resistance from Columbians.

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Big Stick Diplomacy was from Theodore Roosevelt, who said that the US should "speak softly and carry a big stick."

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The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to drive all foreigners from China.

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Open Door Policy was used to refer to the US policy that would allow for s system of trade in China.

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Yellow Journalism is based on sensationalism and exaggeration.

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The Spanish-American War was fought between the US and Spain. It began after the explosion of the USS Maine.

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The Cuban Revolt broke out in Cuba and was responded to the Spanish by wrecking their property and hoping that the US would intervene.

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The USS Maine was a US Navy ship that was sunk in Havana Harbor during the Cuban Revolt against Spain.

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Imperialism is a policy that extends a country's power and influence by means of diplomacy or military force.

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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The NAACP was created by a group of liberals (one being W.E.B. DuBois. Its purpose was to eradicate racial discrimination.

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The Child Labor Act tried to prohibit the sale of interstate commerce of goods produced by factories that employed children under the age of 14.

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The Federal Trade Commission was established by the Federal Trade Commission Act. Its mission is to promote consumer protection and eliminate business practices, such as monopolies.

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The 16th Amendment stated that Congress has the power to collect taxes.

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The Ballinger-Pinchot Affair was a dispute between US Forest Service Chief and Secretary of Interior that contributed to the split of the Republican Party.

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The Payne-Aldrich Tariff raised certain tariffs on goods entering the US.

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The Clayton Antitrust Act wanted to add further substance to the US antitrust law regime.

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The Pure Food and Drug Act prevented the manufacture, sale, or transportation of poisonous food.

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The Meat Inspection Act made it a crime to misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food.

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The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair was a book that portrayed the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the US.

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Trust busting are government activities aimed at breaking up monopolies and trusts.

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The Square Deal was explained by Theodore Roosevelt. It had three parts- conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.

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Conservation is the act of taking care of certain items.

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The National Women's Party was an American women's political organization formed to fight for women's suffrage.

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NAWSA was created in response to a split in the American Equal Rights Association over wether the woman's movement should support the 15th Amendment.

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Eugenics is a set of beliefs that aim to improve the genetic quality of human population by excluding certain ethnic groups that are judged to be inferior.

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The Comstock Law of 1873 defined contraceptives as obscene. It made it a federal offense to disseminate birth control through the mail.

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Prohibition abolished the use of alcoholic drinks.

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The 18th Amendment banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the US. It was a failure and was very unpopular at the time.

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Temperance is regulating one's alcohol's use.

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The Socialist Party is a political party that stands for the rights of all workers, for the social ownership of the means of production and distribution.

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Workers compensation provides wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured while working.

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Muckrakers were those who exposed the poor to the wealthy. Jacob Riis is a notable muckraker.

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The 17th Amendment states that there should be two senators per state elected by those who live in the state.

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Direct primaries function as preliminary elections where voters decide their party's candidates. It is now used in the US today.

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A secret ballot is known as Australian ballot and is a voting method in which voters' choices in an election are private.

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Recall is the process in which the people of a state can petition and vote to have an elected official removed from office.

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Referendum is a law passed by the legislature that can be reference to the people for approval or veto.

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Initiative is when people have the right to propose a new law.

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Pragmatism assesses the truth of meaning of beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.

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Progressivism is the support of improvement of society by reform.