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8773646665Roosevelt CorollaryWarned of U.S. intervention in Latin American affairs when necessary0
8773651266Zimmermann NoteProposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico during World War I1
8773658005Archduke Francis FerdinandHis assassination sparked the declaration of World War I2
8773674685Espionage ActImposed sentences up to 20 years in prison for persons found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers, or encouraging disloyalty during World War I3
8773678005Sedition ActImposed harsh penalties on anyone using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the government, flag, or armed forces during World War I4
8773696792Great MigrationMovement of African Americans from the South to the North in search of jobs5
8773700376Fourteen PointsPresident Wilson's peace plan to avoid future wars6
8773704514Treaty of VersaillesSigned by Germany at the end of World War I; included a war-guilt clause and reparations7
8773717746Red ScareResulted from a fear of Communists from Russia (USSR)8
8773728641Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationNew Deal agency that insures bank accounts to $250,0009
8773733273Social Security ActNew Deal agency that provides old age pension and survivors benefits10
8773767000Franklin D. RooseveltPromised a "New Deal" for America11
8773769243New DealPrograms to provide relief, reform, and recovery after the Great Depression12
8773795643Good Neighbor PolicyPromised Latin American countries a cooperative relationship with the U.S.13
8773797215Lend-Lease ActAllowed President Franklin Roosevelt to provide arms to certain foreign countries without antagonizing American isolationists14
8773806136Manhattan ProjectCode name for the atomic bomb project15
8773844050Rosie the Riveterencouraged women to work in factories16
8773859549Cold WarBitter state of indirect conflict that existed between the US and the USSR after WW2 that involved political conflict and military tensions17
8773863531NATOBased on the idea of mutual defense against a Soviet attack18
8773867267SputnikFirst satellite19
8773869484Domino theoryIf one country falls to communism then the next will fall and so on20
8773875625Joseph McCarthyLeading figure of the Red Scare of the early 1950s21
8773879032Satellite nationEastern European countries whose governments were controlled by the USSR22
8773881813ContainmentPolicy of stopping the spread of communism23
8773889042Iron curtainRepresented a symbolic division of Europe24
8773896843GI BillGave low-interest loans to veterans to go to college and buy a house25
8773902290FlappersWomen who changed values in the 1920s, asserted their independence, demanded more freedoms26
8773909449National Origins Act of 1924Reduced immigration due to social tensions from World War I27
8773925363Dust BowlCaused farmers in the Midwest to lose their jobs and head West in search of jobs28
8773932155Baby boomCaused the population to triple and families to move to the suburbs29
8773946722Civil Rights Act of 1964Banned discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or nationality30
8773951098Betty FriedanWrote The Feminine Mystique that talked about the "problem that has no name"31
8773956261Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionCongressional act giving the President complete control over US intervention in Vietnam32
8773962561Cuban missile crisisUS announced a naval quarantine around Cuba and told the USSR not to cross with new weapons or US will attack33
8773974540DeterrencePolicy of making the US so powerful that no enemy would dare attack34
8773981599CountercultureRejected conventional norms and values and experimented with new ones in the 1960s35
8773986925FeminismPolitical, economic, and social equality of men and women36
8773997785War Powers ResolutionPut limits on the President's power to make war37
8774015456ProgressivismReform movement that sought to return control of the government to the people38
8774041341DétenteRelaxing of tensions with the USSR39
8774055450War on TerrorOccurred in response to 9/11 attacks40
8774110733Brown v. Board of EducationDesegregated schools41
8774112923Immigration Act of 1965Ended immigration quotas42
8774122514Great SocietyPresident Johnson's domestic program; included Medicare and Medicaid43
8774136801ConformitySense of uniformity in the 1950s in which Americans followed strict societal roles44
8774174265League of NationsPeacekeeping organization formed after World War I45
8774181186Harlem RenaissanceDevelopment of African American culture, literature, art46
8774197827Japanese Internment CampsResulted from fear from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor47
8774200032Plessy v. FergusonEstablished the separate but equal doctrine48
8774202297MuckrakersJournalists who wrote about corrupt business and questionable practices49
877420438919th AmendmentGave women the right to vote50
8774226245Pearl HarborReason for US entry into World War II51
8774229912Axis PowersGermany, Italy, and Japan during World War II52
8774234462Allied PowersUSA, France, Britain, and USSR during World War II53
8774247346Cesar ChavezFounder of United Farm Workers Organizing Committee; wanted better pay, working conditions, union recognition54
8774260638SunbeltRegion stretching from the Carolinas to California that has seen growth since the 1960s due to favorable climate and cheaper labor55
8774483628D-day invasionLed to liberation of France56
8774487712NativismPolicy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.57
8774491696William LevittDeveloper who mass produced homes58
8774513441WoodstockArt and Music Fair for the counterculture59

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