History Final Flashcards
Amendments, Articles, & Terms (94 cards)
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1st Amendment
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Freedom of speech, press, religion, petition, & assembly
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2nd Amendment
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Right to bear arms
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3rd Amendment
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No quartering of soldiers
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4th Amendment
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No unreasonable searches or seizures
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5th Amendment
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Rights to the accused or criminals
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6th Amendment
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Right to a speedy trial
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7th Amendment
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Trial by jury in civil cases
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8th Amendment
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No cruel and/or unusual punishment
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9th Amendment
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Rights of the people
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10th Amendment
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Rights of the states
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11th Amendment
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Lawsuits against states
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12th Amendment
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Separation of votes for President & Vice President
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13th Amendment
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Slavery abolished
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14th Amendment
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Equal protection for all
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15th Amendment
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Suffrage for black men
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16th Amendment
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Income tax
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17th Amendment
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Election of the US Senators
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18th Amendment
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Prohibition
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19th Amendment
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Women’s suffrage
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20th Amendment
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Inauguration date moved
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21st Amendment
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Prohibition repeal
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22nd Amendment
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Presidency term limits
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23rd Amendment
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DC Citizens suffrage
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24th Amendment
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No poll tax
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25th Amendment
Presidential succession (vice president becomes president if current is terminated)
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26th Amendment
Suffrage for 18 year olds
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27th Amendment
Congress pay raises
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Article 1
Legislative Branch (Makes laws)
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Article 2
Executive Branch (Carries law out)
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Article 3
Judicial Branch (Presidential branch)
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Article 4
State-State relationship
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Article 5
Amending the constitution
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Article 6
Supremacy of debts
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Article 7
Ratification
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Fascism
A dictatorship that calls for extreme nationalism & racism
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Communism
Known as a government as well as an economic system (creating and sharing wealth)
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Capitalism
Private owned economic system controlled by owners (rather than the state) for profit
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Republicanism
a form of government in which people elect representatives to create & enforce laws
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Socialism
political theory where the community as a whole gets equal distribution, production, & exchange
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Totalitarianism
government has total control over all individual citizens and their lives
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Federalism
a form of government in which all power is distributed between federal, or national government and the states
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Nationalism
Loyal and devotion for ones nation
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Isolationism
a nation avoiding the involvement of worldly affairs
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Jingoism
extreme patriotism
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Imperialism
a policy in which a nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, or economically
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Anarchism
a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
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Authoritarianism
a small group of people exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public
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Nativism
protecting native-born interests or establishing inhabitants against immigrants
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Mercantilism
profiting from trades
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Marxism
a branch of socialism that emphasizes exploitation and class struggle
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Tojo Hideki
Dictator of Japan during WWII who initiated the attack of Pearl Harbor
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Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Nazi-Germany during WWII
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Joseph Stalingrad
Dictator of the Soviet Union
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Franklin D Roosevelt
President during Great Depression and WWII, instituted the New Deal
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Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII
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Benito Mussolini
Fascist leader of Italy during WWII, used "bullying" to gain power
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Herbert Hoover
President during Great Depression
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George Washington
United States 1st president, commander in chief during
American Revolution
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Sacco & Vanzetti
Italian immigrants; symbols of the Red Scare
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Calvin Coolidge
a soft spoken president who succeeded when Harding died, true republican, believed in the govt supporting big business
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Woodrow Wilson
known for WWI leadership, sought 14 points to create League of Nations
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William H. Taft
Came up with the Dollar Diplomacy
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Theodore Roosevelt
Came up with the Big Stick Diplomacy & Square Deal
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Thomas Hobbes
Philosopher who believed humanity is selfish; came up with the Divine Right of Kings
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John Locke
Philosopher who came up with the Social Contract Theory, believed in humanity
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Progressivism
those who favor progress towards better conditions in government and society
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Great Depression
economic crisis beginning with a stock market crash going through the 1930's
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Divine Rights of Kings
Doctrine stating that rights of ruling comes from God and not people
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Social Contract
An agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules
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Republic
a form of government in which the citizens choose their leaders by voting
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Civic Virtue
the democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society
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Yellow Journalism
Journalism exploiting or distorting news to attract readers
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Unalienable Rights
Rights from birth, life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness
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Sovereignty
ability of a state to self govern free from internal affairs with other states
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Muckraker
a journalist who uncovers abuse and corruption in a society
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Dust Bowl
a drought in the 1930's causing the Great Plains to be dry
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Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelt composing a favor of fair relationships between companies and its workers
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Treaty of Versailles
demanding reparations from Germany after WWI
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Prohibition
a law banning the sale of alcohol
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Suffrage
right to vote
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Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
establishing high tariffs, only worsening the Great Depression
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Spanish-American War
the US & Spain fight for Cuba's independence (US fights for Cuba)
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Black Tuesday
October 29, 1929; date of the worst stock market crash
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D-Day
allied invasion of france; june 6 1944
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V-E Day
Germans surrendered to Europe; may 8 1945
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Direct Relief
cash payments or food provided from the govt to the poor
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Hoover Dam
built during Great Depression to create jobs
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New Deal
reforms by Franklin Roosevelt in attempt to end Great Depression
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Blitzkrieg
"lightning war"
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Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain Prime Minister who advocated peace
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Holocaust
Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler
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Axis Powers
an alliance between Germany, Italy, & Japan during WWII
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Allied Powers
Britain, France, & Russia later joined by Italy & USA
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki
2 major cities in Japan where US dropped 2 atomic bombs in return of Japans surrender
