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Germany had sunk the Lusitania

Led to the United States to enter the Spanish American War

The U.S. government abandoned its official policy on neutrality

Led to the United States to enter World War I

The excerpt is referring to Zimmerman Telegram

Response to the sinking of the USS Maine

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Submarines had sunk the USS Maine

German U-boats were disrupting trade through the Atlantic ocean

The sinking of the Lusitania started the Spanish American War

maintain freedom of the seas for trade with European nations

Vessels of commerce were vital to the U.S. economy

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The results of weaponization of fentanyl

mass causalities due to the weaponization of chemicals

The results of nuclear radiation

A poison gas attack on soldiers in the trenches

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World War I created employment opportunities for Americans of African descent

Limited economic opportunities and racial prejudices in the south led Americans of African descent to move north

The Great Migration

Promises of free land led millions of American to move north

The use of submarines by Germany influence people to move away from the Atlantic coast

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President Wilsons' Fourteen points

To create conditions that prevent future global conflicts

forbid secret alliances

Treaty demands with Spain after the Spanish- American War

corporation among world leaders was essential to maintaining world peace

The Lend- Lease program

Items found in the Roosevelt Corollary

World Wars were harmful to international trade

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An advocate of Imperialism

An advocate of isolationism

Co-sponsor of the Dawes Act

Henry Cabot Lodge was the primary reason the United States did not join the League of Nations

Did not want the United States involved in foreign wars

He wanted to protect U.S. sovereignty from international conflicts

An advocate of Expansionism

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Ended the American Revolution forcing Great Britain to accept U.S. Independence

Tried to weaken Germany power in Europe

The Monroe Doctrine

The Treaty of Versailles

Separated Austria and Hungary and created the new nation of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia

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In June 1917, Congress passed a piece of legislation gave postal officials the authority to ban newspapers and magazines from the mails and threatened individuals convicted of obstructing the draft with $10,000 fines and 20 years in jail.
In 1918 Congress passed an additional act which made it a federal offense to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the Constitution, the government, the American uniform, or the flag. The government prosecuted over 2,100 people under these acts.
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A violation of the First amendment's protection of speech

Espionage and Sedition Act of 1917

A violation of the second amendment

A violation of the tenth amendment

A violation of the First amendment's protection of the press

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Select all the causes of World War I

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Select all the reasons the United States entered World War I.

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The outbreak of World War I in 1914 can be traced back to a conglomeration of complex elements - a tangle of deep-seated issues entangled with alliances and national pride. Understanding these causes requires a keen examination of the political, economic, and social shifts that marked turn-of-the-century Europe. At the heart of the discontent was an escalating rivalry among the world's great powers – notably Germany, Britain, France and Russia. The fiery furnace of nationalism, fanned by the winds of industrial and colonial competition, sparked an arms race and a web of treaties meant to maintain a balance of power. However, these agreements, instead of defusing tensions, cast a shadow of paranoia, leading countries to respond to perceived threats more aggressively. The spark that ignited the powder keg was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist in June 1914. Austria-Hungary, with Germany's backing, declared war on Serbia, sparking a domino effect due to the alliance system. Before long, the world was catapulted into a destructive four-year conflict, the repercussions of which would ripple through the 20th century. Key to understanding the causes of World War I is identifying how a local conflict morphed into a global catastrophe. The interplay of nationalistic fervor, imperialist ambitions, militaristic culture, and the failure of peaceful diplomacy converged igniting the deadliest war humanity had hitherto witnessed. Alongside these factors, the world leaders' inability to fully comprehend the devastating potential of modern, mechanized warfare, significantly contributed to the escalation of the conflict. This collective miscalculation left a devastating mark on the pages of history, setting the stage for World War II just a few decades later.

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Isolationist in the Senate wanted to protect U.S. sovereignty

causes of Spanish American War

did not want involvement in future wars

Senator Cabot Lodge's opposition to the U.S. joining the League of Nations

Lead to U.S. Involvement in international conflicts without congressional approval

causes of World War I

a return to isolationism

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Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence

Excerpt from The U.S. Constitution

The Zimmerman Telegram

Weakens the power of Germany in the international community

Treaty of Versailles

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Austria Hungary become separate nations

Yugoslavia is created after World War I

The number of countries (nations) is increased in Europe after World War I

Results of the Homestead Act

The U.S. a quires Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

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John j. Pershing

Created a the first professional army for the United States

opposed the League of Nations

Would become the President after World War I

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He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking 32 machine guns, killing 28 German soldiers, and capturing 132 others in WWI. This action occurred during the United States-led portion of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France.

Alvin York

Vernon J. Baker

Dr. Mary Edwards-Walker

Roy Benavidez

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During World War I, socialists Charles Schenck and Elizabeth Baer distributed leaflets declaring that the draft violated the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude. The leaflets urged the public to disobey the draft, but advised only peaceful action. Schenck was charged with conspiracy to violate the law by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct recruitment. Schenck and Baer were convicted of violating this law and appealed on the grounds that the statute violated the First Amendment.
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Violated the 10th amendment

Violated the right to protest

Schenck was charged with violating the Espionage and Sedition Act

Violated the 8th amendment

Violation of Freedom speech

Can the government limit free speech during war time?

Violated the 2nd amendment

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19th amendment

Measures used to finance wars

16th Amendment

18th amendment

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One of the causes of World War I

To provide stability for the national economy by creating a central banking system

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

A form of philanthropy

Prior to this act (law), the government borrowed money from the JP Morgan ( Bank Monopoly).

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Propaganda

Demonization of Germans to encourage recruitment in the military

Communism

Totalitarianism versus Democracy

Advertising for the movie King Kong

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Identify the following document:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Obavezno

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--That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,
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The right to change the government

States that the Constitution can not be changed.

Installs a totalitarian form of government

Recognizes the process of amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Contains a process that allows for change

Obavezno

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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A . Each homesteader had to live on the land, build a home, make improvements and farm for 5 years before they were eligible to “prove up.” A total filing fee of $18 was the only money required. . . .

—National Park Service, www.nps.gov (accessed November 14, 2013)

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Obavezno

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Which statement would most likely be found in history of the economic impact of the Spanish American War on the United States.
Statement 1: The U.S. oil industry boomed due to oil deposits found in conquered territories
Statement 2: Rebuilding its devastated army cost the United States as enormous amount of
money.
Statement 3: The acquisition of new territories allowed for the expansion of U.S. commercial
trade.
Statement 4: Territorial losses forced the United States to purchase expensive natural resources from other countries.

Statement 1: The U.S. oil industry boomed due to oil deposits found in conquered territories

Statement 2: Rebuilding its devastated army cost the United States as enormous amount of

money.

Statement 3: The acquisition of new territories allowed for the expansion of U.S. commercial

trade.

Statement 4: Territorial losses forced the United States to purchase expensive natural resources from other countries.

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The excerpt above is the legal reasoning for which of the following Supreme Court cases:

Marbury V. Madison

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Brown v. Board of Education

Plessy v. Ferguson

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Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
Assimilation		enfranchisement
Upton Sinclair		16th amendment
Merit Exams		Chinese Exclusion Act
nativism		civic responsibility
establishes an income tax		Homestead Act
Food Handlers card requirement		Dawes Act
Ghettos		The Jungle
jury duty		Meat Inspection Act
voting		Tenements
Free Land		Muckrakers
investigative journalist during the Gilded Age who exposes corruption in Business and Government		Pendleton Civil Service Act

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government

Obavezno

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Progressive demands of the early twentieth century

Will lead to the passage of the 16th amendment

Farmers wanted an increase in the amount of money in circulation to lower interest rates on borrowing

Populist Demands in the late 1800's

New Deal laws passed as a result of the Great Depression

Examples of a steps away from Lassie- faire economic policies

Lead to the passage of the Interstate Commerce act

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Direct democracy, for better or for worse, has become California's most distinctive and emblematic political institution. , and

A constitutional amendment was ratified to that required senators to to be elected directly by popular vote.

A constitutional amendment recognizing suffrage for Black men.

A constitutional amendment recognizing suffrage for women

Passage of the seventeenth amendment.

A change to the constitution that made government more responsive to people.

The ability of the constitution to evolve over time is why it is referred to as a living document

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