Zach Everts

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An idea was the supply side economics which is the theory that reduced taxes on the wealthy and increased the money available for investment which will somewhat stimulate the economy and eventually benefit everyone!

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Richard Nixon wanted to win the re-election by the biggest margin in history. He did not want to ruin his reputation by being the first president to lose a war.

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The Mann Doctrine is the US policy outlined by a Thomas Mann during Johnson’s administration that called for stability in Latin American to aid various regimes to suppress those who are utterly called COMMUNISTS!

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I can’t believe there was footage of policemen training fire hoses and attack dogs on defenseless black children. This led to the civil rights bill introduced by JFK. Malcom X who is a black nationalist leader, warned the whites that “civil rights would come, by ballot or bullet”

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the law that “barred segregation in public facilities and forbade employers to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex and even national origin.”

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Kennedy’s last step (7th) was to call upon chairman Khrushchev to halt and eliminate the clandestine and reckless threat to world peace and to even the relations between the two nations

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JFK wanted more African Americans to join the senate. Very great decision JFK!

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North Korea forces an invasion in South Korea. The US intervened and protected South Korea.

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The Great Depression had a huge impact directly at the minorities which is terrible

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After Roosevelt’s bout with polio, he was able to walk using braces and supports but usually used a wheelchair.

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Americans were fearing that the massive influx of immigrants was altering the ethnic composition of the US. There was a proposal to end the policy for open immigration.

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1,198 out of the 1,959 died in the sinking of the Lusitania. Including 128 Americans 🤭

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Bull Moose Party was a name given to the Progressive Party. Who came up with these party names?!

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Theodore Roosevelt was recognized as an athletic president. He always insisted on continuing his boxing matches throughout his time as president.

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The Cartoon "The Awakening" shows a Western Women draped in a golden robe bringing the torch of women suffrage from the western states that had used sufferage enlighten the darkness of eastern states. Sounds like a pretty interesting cartoon piece!

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Jane Addams demands the vote for women in 1910! #blessed

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The Chicago streetcars made it possible for the cities to expand more and more in 1906. Street cars in the suburbs grew and took even more territory. Boston grew from 5 miles to 39!

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Financial panic is a financial and commercial matters. In a panic, investors will sell large amounts of stock to cut their own losses which soon drove prices lower. Commonly, banks would call in their loans. This was during the economic collapse and depression in the 1890s.

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The Lakota tribe is one of the largest groups. They were often called Sioux by the French. Their name translated is “allies” which reflects their establishment as a confederacy!

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Thomas A. Edison had created electrical inventions which include phonograph and the light bulb.