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26 Cards in this Set
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Social and Economic changes 20th Century |
-became dominate world power internationally
-wave of immigration because of industrialization - |
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Populism
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philosophy concerned with the common-sense needs of average people |
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20th century key political changes
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- ratification of Seventeenth Amendment: required all U.S. Senators be chosen by popular election
-Ratification of Nineteenth Amendment: granted women the right to vote |
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WWI
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-Entered 1917
-U.S. played crucial role in ending the war -Played crucial role in creating the League of Nations after war -During wartime working hours decreased, pay increased and working conditions improved -after war workers revolted when conditions went back to normal |
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WWII
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-September 1, 1939- September 2, 1945
-Fight against Japan and Germany and allied Axis powers -59 nations in total -more deaths and distraction than those of any other armed conflict |
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Advancements between WWI and WWII
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-aircraft advancements
-weapons and technology -Submarines were perfected -emergence of large consumer culture in U.S. |
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Technological Developments Post-WWII
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-Medicine
-first atomic bomb -South Pole exploration -JFK airport opens in NYC -science -vaccines developed such as polio |
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Function of government
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to secure the common welfare of the member of the given society over which it exercises control
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Anarchism
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believing in elimination of all government and its replacement
-sometimes involved political violence such as assassinations -historical banner is black flag |
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Communisim
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-belief/political system with classless, stateless social oranizations
-common ownership of national goods -marxism |
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Dictatorship
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-" oligarchy"
-rule by an individual or small group of individuals centralizing all political control in itself and enforces it with with strong police force |
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Fascism
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-Belief/ political system opposed ideologically to communism but similar in structure
-one party state and centralized political control -tolerates private ownership of means of production but maintains overall control -examples: German Nazism and Italian Fascism |
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Monarchy
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the rule of a nation by a monarch often king or queen
ex: Great Britain |
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Parliamentary System
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-a system of government with legislature usually involving a multiplicity of political parties often coalition politics
-divide between head of state and head of government -head of government is usually prime minister -government may fall when majority of parliament votes "no confidence" in the government |
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Presidential System
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-System of government with legislature involving few or many political parties w. no devision between head of state and head of government
-president serves in both capacities -president elected by direct or indirect election -president can only be removed from office for major infractions with the law |
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Socialism
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-political belief/system which state takes a guiding role in national economy providing extensive social support to population
-usually promotes democracy -if taken to extreme may lead to communism as government increases and democratic practices decrease -variant of Marxism |
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Us Government System
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1) Legislative
2) Executive 3) Judicial |
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Legislative Branch
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-house of representatives and Senate
- House responsible for initiating spending bills -Senate responsible for ratifying treaties that the president might sign with other countries |
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Executive Branch |
-president and vice-president
-president commander in chief of armed forces and can approve or veto bills from congress |
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Which event signaled the end of the war of 1812? |
The United States Senate ratified the Treaty of Ghent which both parties had to sign |
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What event started the War of 1812? |
William Hull invaded Canada in 1812 |
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In 1605 France established its first territory in North America, Which extended from Modern-day Quebec to Philadelphia. What was the name of this territory? |
New France |
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The suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania led to...? |
The first successful exercise of federal authority |
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As a result of the Mexican-American war, the US gained Mexican territories of Alta California, Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico through what treaty? |
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo |
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During the 1950s Joseph McCarthy, a US senator used prolonged investigations to question many members of entertainment industry and political world about.. |
their suspected role in the Communist Party
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The Period of American History called the Gilded Age (1865-1893) earned its nickname for ...? |
the great wealth displayed and obtained by American businessmen in the second industrial revolution
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