Period 7 - Apush

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American Exceptionalism

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The idea that the United States has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage.

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Appeasement

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In an effort to avoid open conflict with Germany, the democracies adopted this policy, which allowed Hitler to get away with relatively small acts of aggression and expansion

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Chauvinism

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zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.

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Feminism

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The ideology that women should enter the public sphere not only to work on behalf of others, but also for their own equal rights and advancement. Feminists moved beyond advocacy of women’s voting rights to seek greater autonomy in professional careers, property rights and personal relationships.

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Cronyism

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the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Policy emphasizing the connection between America’s economic and political interests overseas. Business would gain from the diplomatic efforts in its behalf, while the strengthened American economic presence overseas would give leverage to American diplomacy.

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Economic Collectivism

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a political theory that the people should own the means of production (Communism?)

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Fascism

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An authoritarian system of government characterized by dictatorial rule, extreme nationalism, disdain for civil society, and a conviction that imperialism and warfare are the principal means by which nations attain greatness. The US went to war against fascism which it faced Nazi Germany under Hitler and Italy under Mussolini during WWII

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Imperial Presidency

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Term used to describe a President as an "emperor" who acts without consulting Congress or acts in secrecy to evade or deceive Congress

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Industrial Unionism

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The movement to form labor organizations that represent every worker in a single industry, regardless of his or her level of skill.

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Internal Migration

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migration within a country

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Keynesian Economics

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The theory, developed by British economist John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s, the purposeful government intervention in the economy (through lowering or raising taxes, interest rates, and government spending) can affect the level of overall economic activity and thereby prevent severe depressions and runaway inflation.

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Regulatory Liberalism

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Early 20th Century, the preservation of liberalism with some regulation. Definition changed from liberalism in the 1700s-1800s to prevent big companies from controlling everything. Comes from the Enlightenment, which meant an economy that is based on buying and selling where the liberty of the person who owns property is not managed and manipulated by the state.

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Self-Determination

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he process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.

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Social Settlements

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The settlement movement was a reformist social movement, beginning in the 1880s and peaking around the 1920s in England and the US, with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live more closely together in an interdependent community.

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Victorian Morality

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a distillation of the moral views of people living at the time of Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901)

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Welfare State

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A term applied to industrial democracies that adopted various government-guaranteed social-welfare programs

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Yellow Journalism

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Derogatory term for mass-market newspapers

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Xenophobia

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Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries

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Social Welfare Liberalism

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Social liberalism is a political ideology that believes individual liberty requires a level of social justice.

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Muckrakers

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A critical term, first applied by Theodore Roosevelt, for investigative journalists who published exposes of political scandals and industrial abuses

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Pan-Africanism

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The idea that people of African descent, in all parts of the world, have a common heritage and destiny and should cooperate in political action

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Populism

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At its root, populism is a belief in the power of regular people, and in their right to have control over their government rather than a small group of political insiders or a wealthy elite. The word populism comes from the Latin word for "people," populus. Definitions of populism.

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Progressivism

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A loose term for political reformers-especially those from the elite and middle classes-who worked to improve the political system, fight poverty, conserve environmental resources, and increase government involvement in the economy. Giving their name to the “Progressive Era,” such reformers were often prompted to act by fear that mass, radical protests by workers and farmers would spread, as well as by their desire to enhance social welfare and social justice

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Isolationism

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the belief that America should stay out of foreign conflicts and affairs. A term that describes America's withdrawn attitude in the 1920s.