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What is Social Darwinism?

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People thought rich people were kings and poor people didn’t deserve to live / unimportant

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What is Laissez-Faire?

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Does nothing / hands off

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What is a crusade?

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Someone on a mission

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Muckraker

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People who wrote books and newspaper articles. Most of their books were about showing how bad things worked / happened

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Ida Wells

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Muckraker, crusade trying to end lynching in the south

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Jacob Riis

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Muckraker, crusade who tried to expose horrible livng conditions of the poor in NY

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Teddy Roosevelt

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Ex President

Former NYC Police Commissioner

After losing his wife and mother, became a Dakota “cowboy”

Progressive reformer (not laissez‑faire)

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Upton Sinclar

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Muckraker, who pretends to be immigrant and writes book the jungle.

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Square Deal

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equal fair deal

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Pure food and Drug Act

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You need to list ingredients in food, drinks and drugs

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Battle of Somme

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British Army was losing war but came back after a while using tanks

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imperialism

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the active pursuit of taking colonies

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Seward’s Folly

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We began imperialism when we bought Alaska from Russia

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Alfred Mahan

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writes book called sea power which is about great nations having a great navy and great navies have coaling stations

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King of Hawaii

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King Kamameha unifies all Hawaiian islands

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Captain Hook

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1st european in hawaii

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U.S. get coaling station in?

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Pearl Harbor

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Spanish American War

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🇪🇸 vs 🇺🇸

Yellow journalism exaggerated events to sell papers

President McKinley didn’t want war, but was pressured

Called “Spanish Wage War”

Media helped stir up public support for war

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Philippine-American War

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Filipinos wanted independence

America lost

Worst war in U.S. history

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Weapon of War

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machine guns

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War is divided into two parts

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Western and eastern front

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Western Front

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germany vs. england U.S. and france

Space between two opposite sides is called noman’s land

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Eastern Front

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germany vs. russia

germany winning

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M.A.N.I.A.

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Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination

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Duke of Austria gets shot by?
Gavrilo Princip
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Allied Powers
Great Britian, France, Russsia and (U.S. for 4 months)
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Central Powers
Germany, Austrian-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Italy
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Stalemate?
Nobody wins
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Attriction?
To be worn down
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Romanov Dynasty?
Longest-lasting dynasty (besides the Pope) Russian rulers = Tsars Tsar Nicholas was cousins with the German King Queen Elizabeth was their grandma
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End of the Romanov Dynasty?
Tsar Nicholas II forced to give up the throne Led to rise of communism and Lenin
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18, 19 and 21st amendments?
18 – Illegal age to drinks 🍷❌ 19 – Yes women voting🗳️✅ 21 – Drinks back 🍻✅ (legal drinking age is 21!)
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Moonshine?
Illegal Alcohol🚫🍺
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Bootlegger?
Transports and makes illegal alcohol
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Speakeasy?
sells illegal alcohol🚫💰🍺
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Prohibition caused?
Disaster & violence Organized crime explodes Al Capone bribes the government Crime rates go up Women start drinking too
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Harlem Renaissance
Cultural movement (1920s) Focused on Black culture in Harlem, NYC Celebrated music, art, literature A key period for African American expression and creativity
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Duke Ellington
Jazz musician Icon of the Harlem Renaissance
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Progressivism
A movement to make life and government better by fixing big problems in society.
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Lusitania
A British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat, influencing U.S. entry into World War I.
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What is an Alliance System?
Agreements between countries for mutual defense, contributing to the outbreak of World War I.
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What is Trench Warfare?
a way of fighting in WWI where soldiers stayed in deep ditches for protection. Battles lasted a long time and caused many deaths, especially on the Western Front.
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Who was Tsar Nicholas II?
The last Emperor of Russia, he was murdered.
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What event sparked the beginning of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A secret message from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance against the U.S., influencing American entry into WWI.
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Who was Vladimir Lenin?
Stepped up when the Tsar died, establishing a Communist government in Russia.
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What was Prohibition?
Prohibition was a ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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Who was Charles Lindbergh?
An American aviator famous for making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
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What did the 18th and 21st Amendments do?
The 18th Amendment established Prohibition, and the 21st Amendment repealed it in 1933.
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How did the automobile impact the 1920s?
The car changed transportation and helped with the economic boom by creating new industries and jobs.
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What was the significance of radio in the 1920s?
Radio became a powerful medium for mass communication, spreading music, news, and entertainment across the nation.
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What is Henry Ford known for?
Founder of Ford Company, he changed the car production industry with the assembly line method, making cars affordable.
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What was a bootlegger?
A person who illegally made alcohol during Prohibition.
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What is moonshine?
Illegally distilled homemade liquor, often produced during Prohibition.
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What was a speakeasy?
An illicit establishment that sold alcoholic beverages during Prohibition.
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Who was Al Capone?
Notorious gangster who led a crime syndicate in Chicago, profiting from bootlegging during Prohibition.
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Why is the Tommy gun associated with the 1920s?
The Tommy gun, became infamous during the 1920s for its use by gangsters.
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What was the 'boom cycle' in the 1920s?
A time when the economy grew fast, people made more money, and new inventions and machines helped make lots of things quickly.
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What is an assembly line?
A manufacturing process where workers add parts to a product in a sequential manner, increasing production efficiency.

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