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what is the Push/Pull Theory:
Reasons or factors that cause people to move from one country to another
Definition of Terrorism
The use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce.
what is a dust bowl from the Great Depression.
Storms of sand and dust that would cover people's homes and farms
Define: Containment
to prevent the spread of communism to other countries
When is this era of the Gilded Age?
From 1870 to 1910
what year did VIETNAM WAR start and end
1955 - 1975
Define “suffrage”
The right to vote
what does treaty mean.
Formal agreement between 2 countries
International:
Between 2 or more countries, Expansion beyond our borders
Following WWII, Germany was split into 4 zones. Which countries occupied Germany?
USA, Britain, France & Soviet Union
Define: Containment
to prevent the spread of communism to other countries
what is Manifest Destiny:
belief that we had a right to explore the western US land. Was Gods will. Justified and inevitable.
In World War I Who is Kaiser Wilhelm?
Wilhelm II leader of Germany 1914 - died before the war was over
What was a trench like in World War I
Centers were cold a little disgusting had water all the and rats calling around and they were made out of dirt and wood
What is the group that attacked us on 9/11
Al Qaeda
What was the place is called that they lived in
Hooverville's / Hoover blankets
What did Hitler rule
Germany/Nazis
Where was 1993 Bombing at
World Trade Center (18 Years before 9/11).. 6 killed & 1000 injured - possible Al Qaeda.
What did Hitler do to himself and how did he die
he shot his wife and killed his dog and he killed himself by shooting himself
Define ¨gilded.
Coated with a thin layer of gold
MAIN CAUSES of world war I
M- Militarism - building up of military power
A- Alliances - promising to defend another country
I- Imperialism - seizing land abroad causes tension with neighbors
N- Nationalism - extreme pride in one’s country
Where is Ellis Island?
New York City
NORTH VIETNAM type of government/rule:
SOUTH VIETNAM type of government/rule:
Communist
Non-Communist
What does the 19th Amendment do? When was it passed?
It gave women the right to vote.
It passed June 4, 1919 & ratified (made official) August 18, 1920
what president was the last election of Vietnam
Richard Nixon