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Chapter 24: World War II – Flashcards 64 terms

Richard Lattimore

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Who tried to help Japanese Americans, who had lost property during relocation?

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Japanese American Citizens League

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What was created to stabilize both wages and prices during World War II?

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Office of Price Administration

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What were the gardens that produced more food for the war effort called?

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victory gardens

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Who was the highest ranking African American officer in the U.S. Army?

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Benjamin O. Davis

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What was the first civil rights agency established by the federal government since the Reconstruction era?

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Fair Employment Practices Commission

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Who was the symbol of the campaign to hire women during the wartime labor shortage?

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"Rosie the Riveter"

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What term means "the collection of tin, metal, paper, and other materials that could be used for the war?"

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scrap drives

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Who was the head of the Sleeping Car Porters union that organzied a march on Washington in order to protest discrimination in war industries?

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A. Philip Randolph

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Who organized a march on Washington on July 01, 1941 to protest discrimination?

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A. Philip Randolph

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What was the result of a presidential order allowing the military to declare any part of the United States to be a military zone?

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Many Japanese Americans were moved to internment camps

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What was the purpose of the Office of Price Administration?

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rationing or limiting the availibility of many consumer products to make sure enough were available for military use

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What was the name of the campaign when the Pittsburgh Courier argued that African Americans should join the war effort in order to achieve a double victory over Hitler's racism and racism at home?

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"Double V"

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What didn't contribute to the Soviet Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad?

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a massive Allied invasion

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How did the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Korematsu v. the United States concerning the relocation of Japanese Americans?

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constitutional because it was based on military urgency

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What is an example of racial tensions during the war years?

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"zoot-suit" riots in Los Angeles

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Which general commanded the American invasion of North Africa on November 08, 1942?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Why did migrant farmworkers became an important part of the Southwest's agricultural system?

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the Bracero program was instilled

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Why did Roosevelt create the Fair Employment Practices Commission?

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to enforce nondiscrimination in hiring workers in defense industries

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What did most men wore in order to save fabric for the war?

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"victory suit"

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How did the Allied bombing of Germany in 1942 change the war?

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It helped pave the way for a later all-out offensive

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What was name of the famous African American squadron?

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Tuskegee Airmen

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What is the name of an all-Nisei unit; most decorated military unit in U.S. history?

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442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Where did the Big Three meet to discuss postwar plans?

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Yalta Conference

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Who campaigned against discriminatory practices in the United States?

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A. Philip Randolph

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What is the term that means "limiting the amount of certain goods that civilians can buy?"

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rationing

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What was the U.S. organization designed to aid Eastern European Jews?

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War Refugee Board

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What is the term that means "the willful annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group?"

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genocide

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What is the name of the strategy used for capturing strategic Pacific locations?

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island hopping

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What is the name of the fostered cooperation between the Great Powers?

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United Nation

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What was the two-front strategy that was used to defeat Hitler?

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"Europe First" strategy

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Why were many Jews prevented from leaving Germany?

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some countires refused to accept them during the Great Depression

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Why was President Truman's chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan?

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to save American's lives

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What limited the U.S. response to the Holocaust?

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the focus of U.S. resources on defeating Hitler

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Where was the worst incident of racial violence that the wartime migration cause?

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Detroit, Michigan

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What did the African Americans do in the years closely following World War II?

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they renewed their efforts to work for civil rights

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How did wartime pressures create a break from the past?

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many women took jobs that fell outside the traditional realm of women's work

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Which two nations emerged as the strongest following World War II?

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the Soviet Union and the United States

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What was a result of the Battle of Midway?

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Japan never again threatened Pacific domination

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How did Japan change politically after World War II?

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a new constitution enacted democratic reforms

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What did many African Americans do during World War II?

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they joined organizations dedicated to fighting segregation

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What happened during the 1945 conference in Potsdam?

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the Big Three formalized the plan to divide Germany in four zones of occupation

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How did population shifts change American life during the war?

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The Southwest became a growing cultural, social, economic, and political force

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What did Reinhard Heydrich do at the 1942 Wannsee Conference?

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he outlined a plan to exterminate about 11,000,000 Jews

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What was an effect of the D-Day invasion?

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the Allies took an important step toward reaching Berlin

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Why did Stalin want Berlin and the United States to open a second front in France?

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He wanted Germany to divide its troops between two fronts

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What was Hitler's final solution?

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a plan to exterminate all Jews living in Third Reich-controlled regions

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Where was the largest Nazi death camp located at?

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Dachau

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Why was the United Nations (U.N.) organized?

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to encourage cooperation between the Great Powers

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What was an effect that World War II had on American women?

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The war accelerated a trend toward white-collar employment for women

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Why did the Allies adopt a "Europe First" strategy?

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Germany was considered a serious long-term threat

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What was an effect of the Battle of the Bulge?

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Germany used its reserves and demoralized its troops in the battle

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What describes the Battle of Midway?

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Admiral Yamamoto wanted to force U.S. defenses back to the California coast

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What was did the Office of Price Administration do?

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it had the authority to control wages and set maximum prices

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Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

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Harry S. Truman

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How did Allied bombing of Germany in 1942 changed the war?

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it helped paved the way for a later all-out offensive

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Which group did Nazi ideology consider superior to other people?

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Aryans

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What did American leaders learn at Kasserine Pass in North America?

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they needed aggressive officers and troops better trained for desert fighting

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Why did Japanese Americans generally faced more restrictions than Italian or German Americans during World War II?

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they were more isolated from other Americans

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What happened following the battle of Stalingrad?

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Hitler's plans of dominating Europe had ended

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Why did the Japanese forces do as American forces approached Japan?

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they fought to the end, preferring to kill themselves rather than surrender

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How did the Executive Order 9066 affect civil liberties in the United States?

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it designated war zones from which anyone could be removed

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What following event took place at the Tehran Conference?

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Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to attack Germany on the Western Front

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What did Hitler's economic persecution of Jews in Germany involve?

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the barring of Jews from working in civil service

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What is one result of World War II?

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Colonial peoples renewed their drive for independence from European powers

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WW2 notes – Flashcard 44 terms

Michael Seabolt

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The Allies adopted a "Europe First" strategy because

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only Germany was considered a serious long-term threat

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Which of the following describes the Battle of Midway?

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Admiral Yamamoto wanted to force U.S. defesnes back to the California coast

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Wartime migration caused the worst incident of racial violence in

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Detroit, Michigan

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Japanese Americans generally faced more restrictions than Italian or German Americans during World War II because they

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were more isolated from other Americans

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Why did Stalin want Britain and the United States to open a second front in France?

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he wanted Germany to divide its troops between two fronts

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President Truman's chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to

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save American lives

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Which group did Nazi ideology consider superior to other people?

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Aryans

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At the 1942 Wannsee Conference, Reinhard Heydrich

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outlined a plan to exterminate about 11,000,000 Jews

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What is one result of WWII?

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colonial peoples renewed their drive for independence from European powers

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Following the battle of Stalingrad,

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Hitler's plans of dominating Europe had ended

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What did American leaders learn at Kasserine Pass in North Africa?

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they needed aggressive officers and troops better trained for desert fighting

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Allied bombing of Germany in 1942 changed the war because it

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helped pave the way for a later all-out offensive

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Which of the following was a result of the Battle of Midway?

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Japan never again threatened Pacific domination

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How did wartime pressures create a break from the past?

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many women took jobs that fell outside the traditional realm of women's work

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During WWII, many African Americans

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joined organizations dedicated to fighting segregation

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How did population shifts change American life during the war?

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the Southwest became a growing cultural, social, economic, and political force

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Executive Order 9066 affected civil liberties in the United States because it

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designated war zones from which anyone could be removed

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FDR created the Office of Price Administration (OPA), which

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had the authority to control wages and set maximum prices

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Which of the following took place at the Tehran Conference?

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Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to attack Germany on the Western Front

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What was one effect of the D-Day invasion?

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the Allies took an important step toward reaching Berlin

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One of the effects of the Battle of the Bulge was that

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Germany used its reserves and demoralized its troops in the battle

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Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

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Harry S. Truman

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Hitler's economic persecution of Jews in Germany involved

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barring Jews from working in civil service

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Many Jews were prevented from leaving Germany because

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some countries refused to accept them during the Great Depression

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What was Hitler's "final solution"?

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a plan to exterminate all Jews living in Third Reich-controlled regions

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The largest Nazi death camp was located at

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Auschwitz

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Which of the following limited the U.S. response to the Holocaust?

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the focus of U.S. resources on defeating Hitler

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How did Japan change politically after WWII?

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a new constitution enacted democratic reforms

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Which two nations emerged as the strongest following WWII?

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the Soviet Union and the United States

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What campaign in the European theater was fought on a continent other than Europe?

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North African campaign

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What was an effect that WWII had on American women?

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the war accelerated a trend toward white-collar employment for women

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What effect did the D-Day invasion have on WWII?

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forced the Germans to fight the war on two fronts

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What, in theory, was the purpose of concentration camps?

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to convert Jews into members of the Third Reich

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Which of the following measures were taken when the Allies dealt with war criminals that violated provisions of the Geneva Convention?

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the Allies held trials against Japanese citizens who brutally mistreated prisoners of war

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United Nations

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fostered cooperation between the Great Powers

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War Refugee Board

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U.S. organization designed to aid Eastern European Jews

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genocide

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willful annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group

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442nd Regimental Combat Team

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all-Nisei unit; most decorated military unit U.S. history

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rationing

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limiting the amount of certain goods that civilians can buy

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Tuskegee Airmen

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famous African American squadron

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Yalta Conference

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Big Three meeting to discuss postwar plans

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A. Philip Randolph

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campaigned against discriminatory practices in the United States

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island hopping

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strategy used for capturing strategic Pacific locations

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"Europe First" strategy

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Allied two-front strategy used to defeat Hitler

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Western Civilization 2 Chapter 26 – Flashcards 25 terms

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A major lesson Hitler learned from the Spanish Civil War was

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the deep reluctance of Britain and France to see another European war.

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After the Nazis invaded Russia, allied forces opened a second front in Europe during the summer of 1943, when they invaded

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Italy.

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Contributing to the weakness of the League of Nations was the fact that

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Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States were not members.

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Defeated by the Germans, northern France was occupied and its southern region and territories fell under the jurisdiction of a government under the leadership of the First World War hero

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Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain.

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From the late 1930s until 1941, when Germany seized a large territory that had a numerous Jewish population, the German war on the Jews concentrated on emigration, not extermination, with a plan to send Europe's Jews to

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Madagascar.

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Hitler's stated objective in the 1930s was to reunite all ethnic Germans within his Third German Reich. His first move toward accomplishing this objective was _____________, which did not draw a military response from Britain or France.

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the reoccupation of the Rhineland

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In 1941, Romania, Hungary, and _________ joined Hitler's Germany as allies of the Nazis.

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Bulgaria

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It was _________ troops that entered and occupied Berlin at the end of the war.

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Soviet

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It was not only the Germans who tortured and murdered eastern European Jews but also groups of:

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Polish villagers.

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Once Hitler had pieced together an empire that stretched across Europe, he declared,

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"We come as the heralds of a New Order and a new justice."

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One cause of another world war was the impotence of the League of Nations and the victors failure to

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create lasting and binding standards for peace and security.

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The German forces in Europe began had begun to retreat in the summer of 1944, but in December 1944 they launched an attack, known as the Battle of _________, that very nearly broke through the Allied lines.

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The Treaty of Versailles created smaller new states in eastern Europe that

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created new forms of bitterness and nationalistic conflicts.

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The character of the war changed in the east when Russians rallied to defend the

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rodina.

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The economic nationalism that inflamed international tensions and even internal relations between management and labor stemmed from

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the Great Depression.

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The largest Jewish resistance came in the spring of 1943 at

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the Warsaw ghetto.

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The largest battle in history may have been fought in the summer of 1943 at:

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The leader of the most powerful Yugoslavian resistance group during the war was:

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Josib Broz.

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The mid-1930s saw two non-European tests for the League of Nations: Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia and:

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Japan's aggression against China.

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To solve some of its economic problems, Germany was allowed to

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rearm after 1935.

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To whom does the term Untermenschen refer?

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It referred to the "subhuman" racial categories of Jews, Gypsies, and Slavs marked for murder by Nazi officials in occupied Europe.

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When Germany invaded Russia, following German front-line troops into the country were military death squads charged with dealing with undesirable individuals among the conquered peoples. These squads were called

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Einsatzgruppen.

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Which description best characterizes the Vichy government's treatment of France's Jewish population?

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Why did Neville Chamberlain presume that the agreements at the Munich conference would satisfy Hitler's ambitions?

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It allowed Hitler to unify all ethnic Germans in one state.

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Writers, intellectuals and politicians on the left saw efforts to negotiate with fascist in the 1930s as

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vile.

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The mid-1930s saw two non-European examples of appeasement of aggressors: Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia and

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Japan's aggression against China.

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To whom does the term Untermenschen refer?

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It referred to the "subhuman" racial categories of Jews, Gypsies, and Slavs marked for murder by Nazi officials in occupied Europe.

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The factor most responsible for driving people to join the resistance against Germany was

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the deportation of non-Germans to work in Germany.

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Hitler's stated objective in the 1930s was to reunite all ethnic Germans within his "Third German Reich." His first move toward accomplishing this objective was _____________, which did not draw a military response from Britain or France.

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the reoccupation of the Rhineland

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Once Hitler had pieced together an empire that stretched across Europe, he declared,

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"We come as the heralds of a New Order and a new justice."

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A major lesson Hitler learned from the Spanish Civil War was

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the deep reluctance of Britain and France to see another European war.

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The largest battle in history was fought in the summer of 1943 at

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Kursk.

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The Treaty of Versailles broke up the German and Austrian empires and created smaller new states in eastern Europe that

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created new forms of bitterness and nationalistic conflicts.

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From the late 1930s until 1941, when Germany seized a large portion of the Soviet Union that had a numerous Jewish population, the German war on the Jews concentrated on emigration, not extermination, with a plan to send Europe's Jews to

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Madagascar.

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In 1941, Romania, Hungary, and _________ joined Hitler's Germany as allies of the Nazis.

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Bulgaria

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It was not only the Germans who tortured and murdered eastern European Jews but also groups of

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Polish villagers.

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Although defeated by the Germans, France was allowed to establish a subject government in the south of France under the leadership of the First World War hero

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Marshal Henri Philippe Petain.

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When Germany invaded Russia, following the front-line troops into the country were military squads charged with dealing with undesirable individuals among the conquered peoples. These squads were called

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Einsatzgruppen.

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The first troops to enter and occupy Berlin at the end of the war were

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Soviet.

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Commenting on the actions of Western governments, the British poet W. H. Auden characterized the 1930s as

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"a low, dishonest decade."

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Recent research suggests that the total number of death camps, ghettoes, slave-labor camps and detention centers in Nazi-occupied Europe was greater than

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42,000.

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The League of Nations neither eliminated great power rivalries and struggles nor

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created lasting and binding standards for peace and security.

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The economic nationalism that inflamed international tensions and even internal relations between management and labor stemmed from

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the Great Depression.

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Allied forces began to engage Axis forces directly in Europe itself during the summer of 1943, when they invaded

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Italy.

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Contributing to the weakness of the League of Nations was the fact that

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Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States were not members.

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The German forces in Europe began to retreat toward Germany in the summer of 1944, but in December 1944 they launched a counterattack, known as the battle of _________, that very nearly broke through the Allied lines.

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the Bulge

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To solve some of its economic problems, Germany was allowed to

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rearm after 1935.

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Why did Neville Chamberlain presume that the Munich agreement would satisfy Hitler's ambitions?

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because it allowed Hitler to unify all ethnic Germans in one state.

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Which description best characterizes the Vichy government's treatment of France's Jewish population?

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selective support of deportation and the passage of sweeping anti-Semitic legislation.

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The economic expansion and development of Europe after World War II led to the creation of the

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welfare state.

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The Soviet Union viewed having friendly governments that it could control on its Eastern European borders as

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both "a sphere and a shield."

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The philosophy of existentialism, building on the earlier ideas of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Kierkegaard, states that individuals

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are condemned to be free and therefore can give their lives meaning only through their choices and actions.

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Which of the following was NOT an important element of the Marshall Plan?

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the restriction of Catholic political movements, which tended toward an inherent suspicion of American culture and political motives.

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Although the war in Indochina was hard on the French, the war in Algeria was much harder, because it involved fighting on three fronts: a guerrilla war in the countryside, a war of terror in Algeria's cities, and a war

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of opinion at home, dividing the country along political lines and bringing down the government.

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One of the results of the agreements at Bretton Woods, which created both the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, was

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the pegging of all other currencies to the U.S. dollar.

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In the decades following World War II, some intellectuals attempted to determine how such phenomena as Nazism and Stalinism could take root in society. Many, such as Hannah Arendt, refused to demonize the political systems themselves and instead explored what Arendt termed

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"the banality of evil."

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A former member of the Gestapo who was smuggled out of Europe by American intelligence services to help him avoid prosecution in return for his assistance in fighting communism was

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Klaus Barbie.

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The stated U.S. policy of containment regarding the Soviet Union in the post-World War II world was set forth in 1946 by

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George Kennan.

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Britain encouraged the creation of a federated state in its former African colony of __________________, but the new nation rapidly disintegrated along racial lines into separate states.

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Rhodesia

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In the aftermath of World War II, most people would have preferred simply to forget their experiences, but according to the Polish writer Heda Margolis Kovaly,

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it was the war that refused to be forgotten.

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In 1955, the Soviet Union and its allies in Eastern Europe responded to the formation of NATO with the formation of the

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Warsaw Pact.

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Although many intellectuals wanted to investigate the mentality of Nazism, others simply wanted people to remember. Many survivors of the concentration camps, such as _________, wanted others to know what had happened and to not forget.

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Primo Levi

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Which of the following helped foster the establishment of communist states in Eastern Europe after 1945?

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Soviet diplomatic pressure, political infiltration, and military power.

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In a 1947 speech to Congress, President Harry S Truman set out his policy of support for the resistance of 'free peoples' to communism by tying politics to economics; it would be a choice between 'two ways of life.' This policy was known as

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the Truman Doctrine.

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Because of the mutual suspicions and political aspirations of India's Hindu-dominated Congress Party and the Muslim League, when the British finally quit India in 1947,

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the country was partitioned into India and Pakistan.

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Joseph Heller's wildly popular novel Catch-22, which expresses a form of popular existentialism, is concerned with the absurdity of

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war.

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Which of the following political trends was one of the long-term results of the EEC's success?

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Individual European nations looked to European solutions to their problems.

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The tenets of Marxism called for a revolution by the proletariat, that is, the industrial workers. However, China was a nation of peasants, so an anticolonial adaptation of Marxism was provided during the 1940s by

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Mao Zedong.

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The first organization that helped promote European economic cooperation was founded in 1951 as the

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European Coal and Steel Community.

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To counter the United States' Marshall Plan in Western Europe, the Soviet Union created its own economic plan for recovery and redevelopment in Eastern Europe, known as

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Comecon.

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One of the consequences of World War II that would shape European history for nearly fifty years was

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the emergence of two "superpowers," the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Among other effects and results of globalization seems to be

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the erosion of the sovereignty of nation-states.

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The last U.S. troops left Iraq in

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2011.

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In North Africa and the Middle East, many newly emerging nations sank into corruption and cronyism while public services declined and dissent was suppressed. These systems have been referred to as

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kleptocracies.

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The Middle East has drawn more attention in recent years for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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Iraq's Islamic Revolution.

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Pan-Arabists generally

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are secular, anticolonial nationalists promoting Arab self-reliance.

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The Ayatollah _________, a Muslim cleric, stepped into the power vacuum in Iran after the overthrow of the West-friendly shah in 1979.

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Ruhollah Khomeini

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By the late twentieth century, electronic devices had revolutionized the lives of individuals, but none to the degree of

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personal computers.

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The decisive difference between the earlier terrorist organizations of the 1960s and those that developed in the 1980s and 1990s was that the newer ones were

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committed to a world-ending conflict that would eliminate their enemies and grant themselves martyrdom.

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In 1978, Egypt and Israel signed a peace agreement that was brokered by the American president

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Jimmy Carter.

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A typical example of the early kind of terrorist organizations formed in the 1960s is

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the Red Brigades.

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Among the political Islamists who criticized the postcolonial Arab ruling elites for pursuing policies that were morally bankrupt and that polluted Islam, the most influential was

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Sayyid Qutb.

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The mujahidin were religious fighters who gained their reputation battling

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the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

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In Rwanda, the tensions and ethnic hatreds that had been suppressed during Belgian colonial rule exploded into the massacre of ________ by Hutus while the Western world and the rest of Africa hesitated to intervene, even on humanitarian grounds.

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Tutsis

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Since 1987, Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank have been carrying on a low-level fight against the Israeli security forces, a fight known as

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the intifada.

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Ethnic conflicts in Indonesia that had been dormant for some time were reignited in the 1990s due to

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inflation and unemployment.

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By the late twentieth century, health officials' worries that a disease would spread to epidemic proportions much more quickly due to accelerated rates of travel were confirmed by

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HIV.

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The recent global economic crisis has sparked new debates in the past few years that have centered on a belief in

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self-regulating markets.

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Globalization and internationalization are not synonymous, because globalization can occur

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quite independent of national control.

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Although an attempt was made following World War I to safeguard individuals against nation-states, nothing was accomplished until 1948, when the United Nations adopted the

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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The neoliberal economics of the 1970s stressed

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free markets and profit incentives with restraints on budget deficits and social welfare programs.

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Certain postcolonial regions have generated a certain amount of income and prosperity by taking advantage of profitable markets in the West, including the demand for

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illegal drugs.

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The process of globalizations is a process of

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creating more and larger network of interconnectivity.

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By the turn of the twenty-first century, the largest heavy industrial producer in the world was

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China.

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Many of the oil-producing countries of the world have organized themselves into a cartel to regulate the production and the pricing of oil. This cartel is called the

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

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Beginning in December 2010, a wave of popular protest and insurrections exploded in the Arab Middle East that is referred to as the

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Arab Spring.

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NINE WEEKS REVIEW – Flashcards 122 terms

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to encourage people to settle and farm western lands

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What was the government's main motivation in passing the Homestead Act of 1862?

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They believed it would help small farmers in the West.

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What was the amin reason members of the Populist Party wanted public ownership of the railroads?

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There were more jobs available in the northern factories for unskilled workers.

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Why did very few immigrants choose to settle in the South after the Civil War?

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when there are very few government regulations on business.

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According to the idea of laissez-faire government, when does the economy perform the best?

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Social Darwinism

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What concept is Rockefeller describing in this quote? "The growth of large business is merely survival of the fittest...This is not an evil tendency in businesss. It is merely the working out of a law of nature..."

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an increase in the standard of living for many Americans.

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What is one long-term of industrialization on American society?

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The United Statess acquired territory overseas and became a world power.

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What was a significant outcome of the Spanish-American War?

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it prompted the passage of the Meat Inspection Acot of 1906.

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What effect did the publication of Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, have on american society?

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The government should regulate businesses in order to protect workers and consumers.

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Which belief best mirrrors the philosophy of the Progressive Movement?

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the need for reform of laws governing the safety of workers.

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What issue was highlighted by the tragic events of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

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to stop monopolies and restore competition

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What is the main purpose of the Clayton Antitrust Act?

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giving the people more contral of the government.

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The Populist and Progressives share what common reform goal?

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The Jungle

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What book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act in 1906

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through books and articles published in popular magazines.

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During the Progressive Era, how were muckrakers most effective in bringing their cause to the attention of the American public

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She established settlement houses to provide assistance.

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How did Jane Addams repond to the conditions of the urban poor?

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It had provisions that might get the United States involved in future conflict.

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After World War 1, why did the Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

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He declared a national bank holiday.

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After taking office, how did Franklin D Roosevelt respond to the banking crisis?

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Works Progress Administration

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What New Deal program was established to employ writers and artists during the Depression?

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There were more jobs available in the North.

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Why did large numbers of African Americans leave the South and move to northern cities following World War I?

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The United States became a world power with colonial holdings.

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Which is a result of the Spanish American War?

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Yellow Journalism

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What tactic did William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer use to influence public opinion and increase readership of their newspapers?

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Spanish Authorities Brutally Butcher Innocent Cubans/

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Which headline would be considered an example of yellow journalism?

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Puerto Rico and the Phillippines

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Which territories did the United States gain as a result of the Spanish American War?

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The U.S. became more isolationist and took smailler role in world affairs.

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How was U.S foreign policy changed after the Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I

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It suggested that Mexico should help Germany attack the United States.

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Why did the Zimmerman Note anger Americans

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Whose foreign policy philosophy was to "speak softly and carry a big stick?

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They were usually college-educated, middle or upper class women.

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Which is most accurate about workers in a settlement house?

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to expose corruption in businesses and the government.

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What was the main goal of muckrakers such as Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Jacob Riis?

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Racial segregation is constitutional

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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson what was the Supreme Court's ruling?

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It convinced them to pass laws to ensure food quality.

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How did Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, influence members of Congress?

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Booker T, Washington

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Which individual started a vocational school as a way to increase economic opportunities for African Americans in the late 1800's?

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They wanted to gain permission to build a canal through the country.

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Why did the United States support a revolution in Panama in the early 20th century?

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The United States had gained territories in the Pacific region.

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Why was the United States interested in building a canal through Central America in the early 1900s?

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to establish a way to prevent futre international conflicts.

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What was President Wilson's main goal for the peace negotiations ending World War I

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It granted the United States the right to intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries.

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How did the Roosevelt Corollary enhance the Monroe Doctrine?

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It would have led to a significant increase in inflation.

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Why did many industrialists oppose the free coinage of silver the late 19th century?

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Individuals should work harder if they want to do better in life.

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With which statement would a supporter of the theory of Social Darwinism most likely agree?

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eatern and southern Europe

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Athe end of the 19th century,fromwhere were most immigrants coming?

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It allowed for limited government restrictions on buisness operations.

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In the late 1900s, why did many wealthy industrialists support the theory of laissez faire government?

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They were forced to reservations.

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Between 1860 and 1890, what happened to most Native Americans living in the West?

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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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What event started World War I in Europe?

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disease

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What caused the largest loss of life during the Spanish American War?

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to create a fairer method for hiring people in government jobs.

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What was the purpose of the Pendleton Act

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Italy, Austria-Hungry, and Russia

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Between 1890 and 1920, from where did the largest number of immigrants to the United States come

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political machines.

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From where were new immigrants able to get the most support?

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The United States should remain neutral and stay out of the conflict.

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When World War I began in Europe what belief was held by most Americans?

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ratify the 19th Amendment

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Women's participation in the war effort promped the government to do what?

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refusing to join the League of Nations.

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What acton best illustrates the United States' desire to return to a policy of isolationism after World War I ?

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availability of many new consumer goods.

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What was the major cause of enonomic prosperity in the 1920s?

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He propsed a law that would allow him to add additional judges to the Court.

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How did President Roosevelt respond to several Supreme court rulings that were unfavorable toward his New Deal programs?

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More people were able to move to the suburbs.

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How did developments such as streetcars, subways, and electric trolleys affect urban life?

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Spanish Flu

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At the end of World War I , what epidemic resulted in a severe loss of both military and civilian lives?

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to establish strategies for maintaining peace.

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What was the main objective of the Fourteen Points proposed by President Wilson as part of the peace talks at the end of World War I?

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the right to freedom of speech is not absolute.

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The supreme Court's "clear and prsent danger" ruling in Schenck v US established which idea?

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Native Americans would leave reservations to farm and assimilate into American culture

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What was the intended result of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887?

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He relied on private organizations to provide assistance to those in need.

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What was President Hoover's initial response to the start of the Great Depression?

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he wanted to use the time to implement new legislation to support the banks.

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Why di President Franklin Roosevelt declare a banking holiday immediately after taking office in 1933?

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a few people were very wealthy while others were very poor.

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Mark Twain referred to the time period of the late 19th century as the "Gilded Age" Gilded means gold plated. why did twain give the time period this name

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Railroads had a great deal of political power and fought legal battles against regulation.

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Why were attempts at railroad regulation in the Gilded Age often unsuccessful?

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Extreme poverty and terrible living conditions were often masked by the opulence of the wealthiest Americans.

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Mark Twain referred to the time period of the late 19th Century as the Gilded Age. Why is this designation appropriate?

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trust busting, conservation, and consumer protection

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Which group of ideas were part of President theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal"

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it increased demand for products such as steel, rubber, and gasoline.

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How did the automobile industry help stimulate the United States economy in the 1920s

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Dorothea Dix

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Which reformer fought for the rights of the mentally ill?

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labor unions

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What group's rights were strengthened by the Wagner Act?

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the use of natural resources should be managed, and development of them should be carefully controlled.

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Which best describes President Theodore Roosevelt's attitude about the conservation of natural resources in the United States

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jobs in northern industries became available as many workers joined the army.

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How did the United States' participation in World War I contribute to increased economic opportunities for African Americans?

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by paying farmers to stop production and destroy some crops to raise prices.

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How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act attempt to lessen the effect of the Depression on farmers?

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they settled in northeastern and midwestern citites and got jobs in factories.

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Tn the late 1800s and early 1900s, which best describes the experience of new immigrants after coming to America?

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the break up of the Ottoman Empire into several smaller nations

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Which aspect of the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I best reflected President Wilson's idealism and hope for a lasting peace?

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the low pay and poor working conditions suffered by workers

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What stimulated the growth of labor unions in the United States during the Industrial Revolution?

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Homestead Act

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Which legislative act had the greatest impact in ecouraging americans to move west after its passage in 1862>

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they served as a a major transportation link between western farmers and eastern manufacturers.

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In the late 1800s what is the main reason Midwestern cities such as Chicago experienced significant growth?

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imperilism

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The acqusition of Hawaii in 2898 is an example of what policy?

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Queen Liluokalani

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Who was the Hawaiian leader who tried to fight off American imperilism

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Hawaii was strategically located in the Pacific Ocean

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Why did imperialists view Hawaii as an attractive acquisition for the United States?

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Workers hoped labor unions would help them achieve better working conditions and higher wages.

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What is the main reason for the growth of lavor unions in the 1800s?

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Populist focused mainly on problems of farmers.

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How did the Populist Movement differ from Progressive Movement?

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to prevent the importation of inexpensive foreign goods

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Why was the Republican Party in favor of high tariffs during the 1920s and 1930s

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The New Deal programs were a neccessary addition to the government's power.

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"The tools of govrenment which we had in 1933 are outmoded. We have had to forge new tools for a new role of government a democracy." What is most likely the central message of this speech by President Franklin D Roosevelt?

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to raise money to pay for war`

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What was the purpose of the war bonds sold during World War I?

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The Open Door Policy

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Which foreign policy concept is best associated with the motivation behind the Boxer Rebellion

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The United States remained neutral for another two years

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What was the main result of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915?

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The new immigrants were willing to work for less money causing some Americans to lose their jobs.

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Whyd di some Americans adopt a nativist sentiment and resent the new wave of immigrants coming to the nation in the late 1800s and early 1900s

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to convince Americans to support the war effort

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During World War I , why was the Committee on Public Information formed

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Such a large expansion of the government's power was inappropriate.

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Which argument represents a conservative criticism of the New Deal?

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Herbert Hoover

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A Social Darwinist would most agree with which president's economic policies?

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Hoovervilles

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As an expression of frustration for the Lack of government intervention what nick name was given to make shift cities of unemploryed and homeless during the Great Depression?

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industrialization

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What process did the United states undergo during the late 1800s leading to significant political, cultural and economic change?

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the widespread use of buying on credit

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Which action was evidence that the prosperity of the "Roaring Twenties" was an illusion

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the passage of the Espioage and Sedition Acts

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With which government action during World war I would Eugene V, Debs most likely disagree?

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The United States may intervene in Cuba and construct military bases there.

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Which best summarizes the Platt Admendment of the early 20th centrury?

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Big Stick Diplomacy

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What policy is reflected in the United States intervention in Panama Canal?

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W E B DuBois

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Which leader is most responsible for the formation of the National Association of colored People in 1909?

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alcohol

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What did the 18th Amendment make illegal in 1919?

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to decrease the time it took to move the Navy between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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What was one of the United States main motivations for building the Panama Canal

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in increased demand for related products like stell and petroleum as well as utilizing new manufacturing techniques

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Why was the automobile industry considered the cornerstone of economic development in the United States in the post WWI era?

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James Polk

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Who was president of the United States during the Gold Rush Era

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yellow journalism

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What type of journalism was pioneered by Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst in the 1880s

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The Roaring Twenties

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The stock market crash of 1929 marked the end of what era?

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the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare

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What change in German policy drew the United States into World War I?

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Germany promised to stop attacking passenger ships.

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What kept the United States from entering World War I immediately after a German submarine sank the Lusitania.

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stock market crash

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Which came first in the cycle that sank the nation into the Great Depression?

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the government played a more active role than before in addressing economic problems.

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How was the role of the federal government different after the Great Depression than before the depression began?

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Latin America

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Which region was most affected by the political and economic influence of the United fruit Company after 1899?

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the Roosevelt Corollary

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Which of these is the best example of the "big stick diplomacy?

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farmers who had debts to pay off

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After the Civil War , which group most favored the circulation of paper money and the free coinage of silver?

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it gave the united states ownership of several Caribgbean and Pacific Islands.

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How did the Spanish American War most contribute to the rise of the United States as a world power?

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barbed wire

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Whcih technological innovation contributed most to ending the era of the open range in the West?

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Most forty niners hoped to find enough gold to get rich and then move back home, most Oregon pioneers planned to settle and farm.

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How did the "forty-niners' who went to California during the gold rush differ from the pioneers who settled in Oregon?

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western states

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In the late 1800s where would an American woman most likely find the highest degreee of equality and opportunity

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the democratic party adopted several of the Populist Party's reforms

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Which best explains the reason for failure of the Populist Party

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the participation of the United States enabled the Allied nations to defeat Germany

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Why was the entry of the United States into World War I significant

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a farmer in Kansas

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Who would ost likely support William Jennings Bryan in the Election of 1896

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it spurred a series of technological advances.

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Which best describes the impact of the transcontinental railroad

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it was popular with disenfranchised, poor Southern blacks.

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What most likely caused some individuals to be fearful of the Populist Party in the late 1800s

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to provide government regulation of railroad frieght rates

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Which best explains the intent of the Granger Laws in the 1800s

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they wanted to put more money in circulation

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Why were famers on the Great Plains likely to support bimetallism?

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most of the land was taken by people seeking profits

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Why was the majority of the free land offered by the Homestead Act not claimed by settlers

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large corportations

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Which group would most likely support the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement

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the US wanted to expand foreign trade and more easily move its military around the world

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What is the main readon that the US decided to build a canal through the nation of Panama?

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monopoly

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What is another word for "trust" as it is used in the phrase "anti-trust laws"

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THE TREATY ENDED THE SPANISH CONTROL IN THE CARIBBEAN

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What was the significance of the Treaty of Paris 1898/

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Stage 1 of the migration transition consists of:

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-Hunting/gathering -Moving daily

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Stage 2 of the migration transition consists of:

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-Moving from rural areas to urban areas -High international migration

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Stage 3 of the migration transition consists of:

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-Moving to cities and suburbs -High international immigration

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What are Ravenstein's 2 laws for distance in relation of migrants?

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1. Most migrants relocate a short distance and remain within the same country 2. Long distance migrants to other countries head for major centers of economic activity

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What types of push factors are usually responsible for voluntary migration?

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They have chosen to move because of economic improvement

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What type of push factors are usually responsible for forced migration?

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Political/environmental factors

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5 Summary Statements regarding global migration patterns

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-People move from LDCs to MDCs -US and Europe have a lot of immigrants -9% of the world are international immigrants -Guest workers moving from Southwest Asia for work -US had more foreign born residents

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The world's third most populous country (US) is inhabited overwhelmingly by who?

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Direct descendants from immigrants

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In what stage of the demographic transition are most countries that send out immigrants

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Stage 2: LCDs mostly in Asia, Latin America, and Africa

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What are the 3 countries that sent out the most immigrants from Asia in recent years

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China, Philippines, India

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What caused immigration from Latin America to the US increase?

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1984 Immigration and Control Act: issued visas to immigrants already living in the US who didn't already have them

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Although the reasons people leave their countries to immigrate to the US have not changed over time, what has changed here in the US?

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US is no longer sparsely settled

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What is the most famous example of large-scale interregional migration in the US?

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The opening of the American West

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What is population center?

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Average location of everyone in the country

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What was the first intervening obstacle which hindered American settlement of the interior of the continent? Why?

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Appalachian Mts: Steep slopes, thick forests, very few gaps

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What developments in transportation eventually encouraged settlement to the Mississippi?

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Building of Canals

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Why was settlement of the Great Plains slow to come with settlers passing it by for California and the west coast?

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Emigration from Europe to the East Coast offset most of the emigration from the East Coast to the US West

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How did the railroads encourage settlement of the American interior?

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Federal gov't sold land portions to farmers

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Push factor

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A factor, such as unemployment, wide scale poverty in Kenya, or the lack of freedom of speech, that induces people to want to leave their country and move to another one (like the US), only hypothetically lol.

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Migration

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Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.

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Emigration

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migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

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Immigration

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migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

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Refugees

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People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.

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Net migration

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The difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants

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net in-migration

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If the number of immigrants exceeds the number of emigrants, the net migration is positive and the region has __________.

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Mobility

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All types of movement from one location to another.

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Floodplain

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The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.

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Dust Bowl

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Parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas that were hit hard by dry topsoil and high winds that created blinding dust storms; this area of the Great Plains became called that because winds blew away crops and farms, and blew dust from Oklahoma to Albany, New York.

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intervening obstacle

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An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration. Were primarily environmental in the past, but modern transportation changed the dynamic and it is now more likely to be caused by local politics and government.

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E.G. Ravenstein

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British demographer who sought an answer to "why people voluntarily migrate." He studied internal migration in England and proposed the laws of migration involving the use of Pull and Push factors.

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Voluntary migration

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Permanent movement(International migration) that has been undertaken by choice.

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Forced migration

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Permanent movement(International migration) compelled usually by cultural/political factors(Push factor).

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Migration transition

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Change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition. Proposed by Wilbur Zelinsky

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Wilbur Zelinsky

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Geographer associated with migration transition--change in the migration pattern in a society that results from the social and economic changes that produce the demographic transition. Stage 2--international. Stage 3&4--internal

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Peaks of Euro Migration to America

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1st Peak -(1607-1840) 90% of immigrants were from Great Britain reaching a dramatic climax in the two decades(where most immigrants started coming from North west Europe) before the U.S Civil War. 2nd Peak - (1860-1890)- Migration dramatically tails of because of U.S Civil War, but reaches a new peak in the 1880's(again from Northwestern Europe) caused by countries industrializing and reaching stage 2 of demographic transition. 3rd Peak (1890 -1920) - Migration became lower because of economic problems in U.S.S in this era, but by 1910 large amount of migrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.

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Enclosure movement

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The process of consolidating small landholdings into a smaller number of larger farms in England during the eighteenth century., This was the way that the English landowners would now organize their land so that the farmers would become more productive in their work

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Chain migration

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Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there. (Think China Town, Little Italy, etc etc.

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undocumented immigrants

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Also known as illegal immigrants; migrants who enter a country without proper documentation.

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1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act

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In 1986 Act that issued hundreds of thousands of visas to undocumented immigrants, making them legal migrants. This caused the number of immigrants to increase since the percentage allowed was based on a now larger based population.

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Quota Act of 1921

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This act sets a cap of 3% of each nationality (based on the 1910 census) already in the U.S. to be allowed to immigrate to the U.S., it discriminates against certain nationalities such as Greeks, Poles, and Eastern European Jews.

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National Origins Act

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Act that set quotas for each country at 2 % of the number of people from that country living in the U.S. in 1890. The goal was to reduce immigration from certain countries.

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Brain drain

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Large-scale emigration by talented people.

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Guest workers

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Workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs.

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Time contract workers

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A worker who comes to work someplace for a fixed period of time, Typically work in Asia. Workers that work a fixed period in a specific country. Asians in the 19th century worked mines or plantations. Many stayed after contracts expired. Indians worked in Malaysia, British Guiana, E and S Africa, Fiji, Mauritius, and Trinidad. Chinese comprise 3/4th of the population in Singapore, 1/3rd in Malaysia, and 1/10 in Thailand. Most migrants are from SE China.

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Zebulon Pike

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American soldier and explorer whom Pikes Peak in Colorada is named. His Pike expedition often compared to the Lewis and Clark expedition, mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Named the Great Plains "The Great American Desert".

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Sunbelt

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The southern and southwestern states, from the Carolinas to California, characterized by warm climate and recently, rapid population growth

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Rustbelt

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Urban areas in New England and Middle West characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles).

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Suburbanization

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Movement of upper and middle-class people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts to escape pollution as well as deteriorating social conditions (perceived and actual). In North America, the process began in the early nineteenth century and became a mass phenomenon by the second half of the twentieth century.

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Counterurbanization

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Net migration from urban to rural areas in MDCs

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Forced Migration

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Permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors.

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Internal Migration

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Permanent movement within a particular country.

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International Migration

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Permanent movement from one country to another.

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Interregional Migration

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Permanent movement from one region of a country to another.

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Intraregional Migration

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Permanent movement within one region of a country.

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Pull Factor

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Factor that induces people to move to a new location.

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What are specific examples of economic push and pull factors.

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Push: Places that have few job opportunities.

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What are examples of cultural push and pull factors?

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Push: Slavery or political instability.

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What are examples of environmental push and pull factors?

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Push: Hazardous regions.

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How have intervening obstacles changed?

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There is diminished importance of physical obstacles due to transportation improvements, and more importance in cultural obstacles.

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What do people need to officially migrate?

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Emigrate: Passport.

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What type of push factors are usually responsible for voluntary and forced migration?

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Voluntary: Economic push.

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What would one expect to occur in stage 1 of migration transition on the demographic transition model?

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Very little permanent migration, but lots of mobility in search of food.

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What would one expect to occur in stage 2 of migration transition on the demographic transition model?

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More importance in international migration, as well as internal migration from rural areas to cities.

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What would one expect to occur in stage 4 of migration transition on the demographic transition model?

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International migrants from stage 2 come here, internal migration is from cities to suburbs.

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What where the previous gender characteristics of migrants?

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Most were males traveling long distance.

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What are the present gender characteristics of migrants?

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Mostly females, but males also, traveling long distances.

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Why have characteristics of migrants changed?

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More women are working, likely due to changes in gender roles.

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What has been the recurring family characteristic of migrants?

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Single males, traveling long distances, because they can work in another country and send money back to their families.

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What have been some recent changes in family characteristics of migrants?

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An increasing percentage of US immigrants are children, and an increase in women.

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How does migration from Mexico to the Us support the Demographic Transition Model's Migrant Transition?

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More than 3/4 of the migrants from Mexico to the US lived in rural areas, or stage 2.

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How does migration from Mexico to the US support the distance-decay function?

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Most Mexican immigrant's destination of choice are the states bordering Mexico.

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How does seasonality make the Mexican migration to the US a concept of human mobility, rather than permanent migration?

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Mexicans travel across the border and work in the US autumn-spring, then they come back to their families in Mexico with the money they made.

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From what countries and to what countries to people generally move?

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Out of Asia, Latin America and Africa (LDCS)

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Cultural push factors

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slavery, political instability, etc.

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Cultural pull factor

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example, after communists gained control of Eastern Europe, many people in that region were pulled toward the democracies in Western Europe and North America

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Environmental push factor example

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many people have moved from the Sahel region of Northern Africa because of drought conditions

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Environmental pull factor example

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the Rocky Mountains lures people to Colorado

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Intervening Obstacle

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An environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration

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Briefly describe the role of physical geography in examining intervening obstacles and migration

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Many people tried to migrate to a place, but couldn't because of bodies of water, deserts, mountains, etc. They didn't have good transportation

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briefly describe the role of transportation in examining intervening obstacles and migration

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long ago, many people walked places by foot or by horse. Which takes a long time and the weather or physical conditions caused people to die.

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Briefly describe the role of political concerns/laws in examining intervening obstacles and migration

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a migrant needs a passport to legally emigrate from a country and a visa to legally immigrate to a new country.

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Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25 – Flashcards 4 terms

Christine Brunetti

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Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25 – Flashcards

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west

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people moved to the west because the need for agricultural products was increasing due to a growth in people

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immigrants came to america

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1) their home countries sucked 2)escape religious or pr

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chinese immigrants

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were constantly prejudiced and the chinese exclusion act stopped chinese immigrants ,but still asians were still discriminated against

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residential segregation

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due to immigration and pollution and bad conditions people in this time period the rich and poor lived near towards each other so the rich moved to suburbs

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