History 20th Century
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This flashcard set covers significant historical events, figures, and developments from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Learners will explore key topics such as international conflicts, domestic policies, and social changes, including the Boxer Rebellion, the introduction of the Model T, and the establishment of the NAACP. Additionally, the set addresses landmark legislation and amendments that shaped modern America, offering insight into the era's economic systems and societal issues. Overall, this set provides a comprehensive overview of a transformative period in history.
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Name of the first commercial radio station starting in Pittsburgh in 1920
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KDKA
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Passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat, influencing US entry into WWI
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The Lusitania
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Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy of negotiation and military threat
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Big Stick Policy
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1913 amendment allowing direct election of US Senators
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The Seventeenth Amendment
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Anarchist who killed President McKinley at a 1901 exposition
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Leon Czolgosz
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Organization founded in 1909 to protect minority rights in the US
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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1920 amendment granting US women the right to vote
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The Nineteenth Amendment
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1904 declaration making US an international police power in Latin America
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The Roosevelt Corollary
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Popular Ford automobile model introduced in 1908
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Model T
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1917 message from Germany to Mexico proposing a military alliance against the US
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The Zimmermann Note
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1900 uprising in China to end foreign influence
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The Boxer Rebellion
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King of the UK after Queen Victoria's death in 1901
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King Edward VII
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Long-reigning British Queen who died in January 1901
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Queen Victoria
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Legislation passed after outcry over 'The Jungle'
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The Meat Inspection Act
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Man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in 1914
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The Panama Canal
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1906 novel revealing unsanitary meatpacking practices
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The Jungle
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US city devastated by a hurricane in 1900
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Galveston, Texas
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Year of the Wright brothers' first airplane flight
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1903
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Average life expectancy in the US in 1900
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Under 50 years
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1919 treaty ending WWI and penalizing Germany
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The Treaty of Versailles
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Nickname for journalists exposing corruption in the early 1900s
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Muckrakers
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1905 treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War
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Treaty of Portsmouth
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Nickname for the period of change in Russia from 1910-1920
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The Russian Revolution
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International military coalition in Beijing in August 1900
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The Eight-Nation Alliance
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Economic system in the 1900s based on private ownership and voluntary exchange
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Capitalism