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History of the Americas
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- What is buying lots of things instead of making it yourself
- Workers who want better working conditions
- What was the first industry that was industrialized
- What were the Early Civilization of Central and South America?
- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? ▪ World War II
- Explain the ways in which urbanization enabled the growth of factories and, conversely, the ways in which industrialization encouraged urbanization
- be prepared to list the major inventions of the industrial revolution and the historical significance of these inventions
- name advancements in agriculture that enabled farmers to grow more food and use the land more efficiently
- an uprising in china directed against foreign influence. it was suppressed by an international force of some eighteen thousand soldiers, including americans. it paved the way for the revolution of 1911, which led to the establishment of the republic of china in 1912.
- a british passenger ship that was sunk by a german u-boat during world war one. 128 americans died. the sinking greatly turned american opinion against the germans, helping the move towards entering the war
- war over the european control of cuba, america won and gained guam, puerto rico, the philippines, and an alliance with cuba
- the first, modern global war, started by the shooting of archduke franz ferdinand. the war is remembered for its violence and destruction, costing over 20 million lives and billions of dollars
- location of the last great amphibious landing. turning point of the war
- military alliance primarily between the united states and western europe
- the process of increased interconnectedness and interdependence among countries, economies, and cultures through international trade, communication, and cultural exchange
- the use of violence or threats to intimidate and create fear for political, religious, or ideological purposes
- an economic philosophy advocating minimal government interference in the marketplace, allowing natural market forces to determine prices, production, and distribution
- theory that communism must be prevented from spreading to other countries and that the united states must use military force to stop it if necessary
- a political scandal in the 1980s involving the covert sale of weapons to iran by the united states government to fund nicaraguan contra rebels, leading to congressional investigations and convictions
- an economic theory asserting that benefits provided to the wealthy and businesses will eventually "trickle down" to the rest of the population through job creation and economic growth