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- Settled in port cities (Boston, New York), poor, worked for low-paying low skill jobs (factories, canals, RxR), Catholic, became highly involved in politics (patronage) in Boston and New York
- When and what did W.E.B Dubois help found?
- When did Japan signed an alliance with Germany and Italy? What was the alliance called?
- who banded together a group of WWl veterans to form the Fascist Party (Black Shirts) and when?
- gave farmers a subsidy to grow fewer crops; a smaller supply of crops would increase demand for those crops and drive-up prices
- who was not included in the 1935Social Security Act
- when did Franco capture the last loyalist stronghold
- who joined the 40 member German Workers party and when?
- 1. fast-moving rivers,2. easy access to ocean andshipping3. Ready capital ($$)4. Source of labor (immigrants)
- when did the stock market recover its numbers?
- mandated that businesses in the same industry cooperate with each other to set prices and levels of production
- who found the evidence that government not merely ignored discriminatory practices in the residential sphere, but promoted them; including housing discrimination
- factors that contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War (Military)
- factors that contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War (Economic)
- what was the first democratic government Germany had experienced, and from the beginning it struggled to establish democratic norms amid the postwar upheaval, political violence, and economic disruptions of the period
- The US Constitution was attractive to many because it outlines a representative democracy, which
- factors that contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War (Political)
- As the new government began to expand and try out its new powers, two distinct political parties began to develop. What principles did the Democratic-Republicans and Federalists agree on?
- In the 1780s the newly formed United States of America faced severe economic instability. What did secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, recommend to help stabilize the economy?
- In an effort to increase internal revenue, Alexander Hamilton imposed many new taxes including a tax on whiskey, and a rebellion against the tax resulted. What did the federal response to the Whiskey Rebellion reveal about the newly established United States government?