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What were the goals of the Progressive era

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Protect social welfare and moral improvement, creating economic reforms, and fostering efficiency

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What was Teddy Roosevelt’s (TR) domestic policies

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Trust busting, conservation, food sanitation, and railroad regulation

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What was the important about the coal strike of 1902

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TR made the owner increase pay and decrease work hours for the public safety

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What are Taft’s domestic policies

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Tariffs, conservation, children bureau, and trust buster

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What are Wilson’s domestic policies

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Tariffs lowered, Bank reform, trust busting, Federal Reserve act, business help, and women’s suffrage

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What does the Federal Reserve act do

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Created the Fed to help stop the periodical depressions sense the 1830’s

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What was Teddy Roosevelt’s (TR) foreign policies

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open door, Big Stick, Panama canal, Great White Fleet, and Roosevelt Corollary

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What are Taft’s foreign policies

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Dollar Diplomacy, Manchurian Railroad, and Latin American treaties

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What are Wilson’s foreign policies

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Big Brother/ Self-Determination and treaties to minimize war in Latin america

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What were the ramifications of us building the Canal

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panama became its own country and we could freely us it

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What was the significance of the Great White Fleet

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showed U.S. power and strength plus the first national fleet to sail around the world

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What was the Roosevelt corollary

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an extension of the Monroe Doctrine but more about the U.S. economic interests and to keep Europians out of western rebellions

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Who were the Allies of WWI

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France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and United States

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Who were the Central powers of WWI

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Germany, Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire

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What was the cause of WWI

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European power and nationalism increased leading to an arms race and hostile alliances

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What was the cause of the U.S. joining WWI

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U.S. boats attacked, Zimmerman Notes, and billion dollar loans to allied forces

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What was the Major Weakness of the League of Nations

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U.S. wasn’t a member

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What were the 14 points intended to do

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to end the war in Europe peacefully and to create world peace

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1920’s attitude on credit

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People loved the idea of spending now and paying later even if they knew they couldn’t pay it off

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Why was the U.S. isolationist in the 1920’s

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exhausted and disillusioned with war and much of Europe, believed Russia and similar political beliefs ruined the labor force

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What was a return to normalcy

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it was the time before WWI which many Americans thought of as an easier time

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What were the Harding Scandals

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Harding was a hands off president which allowed his cabinet members to do some scandals things

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What was the worst scandal during Harding’s presidency

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The teapot Dome

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What was the Teapot Dome

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It was the selling of federally owned oil

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When was the Stock Market Crash
Oct 29, 1929
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What happened with the Stock Market Crash
People and business invested large sums of money and then people started to sell more than people were buying
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What was the Howley-Smoot Tariff
The highest protective tariff ever in U.S. history trying to force people to buy American made goods
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Why were movies popular during the depression
it was an escape for many Americans
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What were the criticisms of the New Deal
Some thought the new deal when too far while others thought it didn't do enough
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What was the name of the AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act
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What did the AAA do
Tried to raise crop prices to help farmers by paying them subsidies not to grow crops
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What did the CCC do
Provided jobs to young unmarried men in environmental improvement projects
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What was the name of the CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
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What was the name of the SSA
Social Security Act
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What did the SSA do
Gave benefits to retired workers of survivors and dependents; people of old age, survivors, and disability insurance
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What was the name of the WPA
Works Progress Administration
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What did the WPA do
created 8 million jobs and is considered to be the most important work relief agency
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What was the name of the FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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What did the FDIC do
Insured banking deposits in all member banks
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What specific economic issue did FDR deal with first
The Banking Crisis
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What was FDR's first goal as president
to restore the peoples faith in the government
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What is relief
help poor and unimplored to survive
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What is recovery
get economy moving again
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What is reform
change things to prevent future depressions
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What is deficit spending
spending more money then the government takes in
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How was FDR able to get elected for 4 terms
The U.S. was in a depression and in WWII so they thought it would be better if the same person was in charge of it for longer
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Why did FDR attempt to reform the Supreme Court
They overturned two legislation saying they were unconstitutional
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What were FDR's Policies during the New Deal
Spend money, create new jobs, help the poor, fix the economy
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What was the direct legacy of the new deal
larger government, deficit spending, safe guards for depression
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Why did FDR find such success getting legislation passed
had control of congress as well as appointing several Supreme Court Justices
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What was the Good Neighbor Policy
Improve relations with Latin America so there wont be a second Zimmerman note
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How does the U.S. have a 2 front war
fighting in Europe as well as Asia
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What was the Munich Conference
GB trying to appease Germany to stop the war but didn't work
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What was the U.S. foreign policy from 1919-1939
Isolationism
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What is Blitzkrieg
using all forces into one spot overwhelming the opponent
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What are Totalitarian Leaders
Leaders that control every aspect of a persons life as well as the economy
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What was the battle of Britain
Germany air attacked Britain at its most important sites. Britain fought back killing 2x the amount they lost
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What was the Lend-Lease act
Giving away $50 billion to the Allies to avoid the problems of demanding them to repay us back
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What was the Atlantic Charter
FDR and Churchill's plan for the post-war world
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Why did the U.S. begin a trade embargo with Japan
Japan took control of a French base and even more expansion closer to the U.S.
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What was pearl Harbor
Perfect strategic place to attack for Japan but it led to the sleeping beast to finally come out to play
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What was Europe First
U.S. agreed to fight in Europe more heavily to try and help GB and the USSR
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What was the Four freadoms
Freedom from speech and expression, of religion, from want, from fear
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What was the Office of Price Administration
stabilized prices and rent while also rationed scarce products
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What was Japanese internment
the placement of Japanese and Japanese-Americans into camps believing they were working with the Japanese government
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What was operation torch
U.S. and British troops landing in Africa to get into Europe
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How did WWII affect the Great Depression
America was able to create more jobs and sell more things to make enough money to get out of the Great Depression
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What was the Bataan Death March
U.S. commander surrendered and his troops were force to march to their death. Many died durring the march
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Who was Douglas MacArthur
5th person to be a five star general and the supreme commander of the SW Pacific
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What was the Battle of Coral Sea
1st naval engagement in history where aircraft carriers engaged each other
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What was the Battle of Midway
it was a turning point in the war. Broke the Japaneses code and became equal with their navel abilities
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What was the Battle of Guadalcanal
island with airfield and was the 1st major offensive of the Allies in the pacific
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What was the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Largest Naval Battle in history. U.S. wanted to cut off Japan's oil supplies. Japan never used large naval fleets again
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What was the first use of Kamikaze aircraft
in the battle of Leyte Gulf
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What was the Yalta Conference
promise from the Soviets to help fight Japan after the war in Europe. 2nd time the big three met and talk about the division of Germany
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What was the battle of Iwa Jima
1st battle on Japanese soil and needed base for Japan to attack U.S. B-29s
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What was the San Francisco Conference
US, UK, USSR and China sponsored and over 50 countries attended
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What was the Potsdam Conference
1st meeting as the big three with Truman. Atomic bomb as bargaining chip but Stalin already knew about it
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What was the Manhattan Project
plan for the construction and detonation of atomic bombs
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