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MerciaA country that is located in the
continent North America. It has fifty
states, seven regions, and WashingtonD.C. as its capital.
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ERLIN WALL The Berlin Wall wasconstructed by East
Germany. It divided East and
West Germany.
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uban Missile Crisis
It was a thirteen day, military and political standoff in1962 with U.S.S.R. and Cuba on one side and the U.S. on
the other. First, the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba,
which then led to the U.S. blockading Cuba, which
finally led to the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. agreeing on a
peace agreement.
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-DayOn June 6, 1944, Allied troops
invaded Normandy to push the
Germans in there out. The invasioninto France by the Allied troops
succeded.
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llis Island
The main processing point for
immigrants coming to the U.S.A.
from Europe. Ellis Island was
located in New York.
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lappe
rs The daring women of the 1920’s.
They were very different than the
women before the 1920’s.
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reat Plains
A huge area of flat land, with little treesand rainfall and frequent dust storms. It
spreads from the Rocky Mountains to
the Missouri River and the Rio Grande
to Canada, totaling 501,900 square
miles.
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olocau
st The mass murder of Jews by the
Nazis of Germany. It was the
systematic approach, or “Final
Solution,” to exterminate the Jews.
About six million Jews were killed in
the Holocaust.
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mperialism
It is an idea in where strongernations take over weaker nations
and make it their territory.
Imperialism also is a strong nation
putting economic or political
dominance on a weaker nation.
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im Crow
Laws
These laws made black and whites
segregated in almost all aspects of
life. It made segregation legal.
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orean War
The Korean War was foughtbetween the Republic of Korea
(South Korea) and the U.S. against
the U.S.S.R., China, and North
Korea.The war ended in a draw.
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abor Unions
An organized group of workers thatworked to protect and progress
their rights and interests. The most
known was the AFL labor union.
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artin Luther King Jr.
An African American who fought forcivil rights using passive
resistance. He said his “I Have A
Dream” speech at the March On
Washington.
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ew Deal
Franklin’s programs to get
rid of the Great
Depression.Some examples of
these programs were the
Social Security Act and the
Agricultural Adjustment Act.
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ver
There
A song written by George M. Cohanin 1917. It’s purpose was to
persuade people to join World War
1.
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earl
HarborAn Americna military base in
Hawaii. It was bombed by Japanese
aircraft, which led to the U.S.involvement in World War Two.
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uotas They limit the amount of peoplewho immigrate to the U.S. For
example, there is the Immigration
Act of 1924.
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ay Kroc
The man who franchised
McDonald’s. He created the famous
arches of McDonald’s.
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herman
Antitrust Act
This act was passed in 1898 by
Congress. It prohibited trusts and
monopolieswith big businesses.
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reaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the
end of World War One. It made Germanty take
full blame for the war, made them have
decreased military and decreased land.
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nited
NationsIt was created for the purpose of
World Peace and making sure therewould be no possible future wars. It
was founded in 1945 after World
War Two, replacing the failed
League of Nations.
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ietnam
War The Vietnam War was fought
between the U.S. and Vietnam.Thiswar hosted tactics like Guerilla
Warfare.
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arsaw Pact
It was an alliance between eight communist
states between eight communist states during
the Cold War. It wa signed in Warsaw underthe urging of the U.S.S.R.
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enophobi
a
An unreasonable fear against
foreign or strange things. For
example, the U.S. has xenophobiaagainst the Communists, which
created the Red Scare.
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ellow Journalism
Writing that exaggerates important
events to appeal to the readers. It was
used during the Spanish-American
War.
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immerman
Telegram
The telegram was sent to Mexico
by German foreign minister Arthur
Zimmerman. It offered an alliance
against the U.S. if war broke out.
This was one of the reasons why
the U.S. went into World War One.
