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EOC 25 Terms Stack 1
Likely EOC terms defined
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 13th amendment | this amendment to the Constitution declared all slaves to be forever free. |
| 14th amendment | this amendment made all former slaves citizens of the United States |
| 15th amendment | this amendment gave all male former slaves 21 years of age and older suffrage rights |
| 18th amendment | this amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol |
| 19th amendment | this amendment provided suffrage for women |
| 21st amendment | this amendment repealed the 18th amendment |
| 24th amendment | outlawed the poll tax |
| Atlantic Charter | Outlined the commitments of the U.S. and the British Empire in WWII-- signed by FDR and Winston Churchill |
| Bataan Death March | forced march made by U.S. and Filipino servicemen by Japanese order-- killed over 10,000 people |
| Battle of Midway | it was the turning point of WWII in the Pacific; four Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk during it-- Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu |
| Bessemer Process | a process used to make large quantities of quality steel-- it revolutionized the steel industry |
| Big Stick Diplomacy | TR's policy of backing diplomatic negotiations with the possibility of the use of force |
| Black Tuesday | the single worst day of losses for the stock market during the Crash of 1929 |
| Blitzkrieg | the highly effective German military tactic of backing troops with fast-moving armor and air power and keeping the pressure on an enemy constantly until they gave in |
| Boycott | the act of refusing to use a product or participate in an activity as a sign of protest |
| Brown v. Board of Education | the Supreme Court case that effectively ended legal segregation in U.S. education |
| Buying on margin | the practice of paying 10% out of pocket for a stock and borrowing the rest to make the purchase-- highly risky |
| Andrew Carnegie | Scottish immigrant and American industrialist known for his generous (but also ruthless) nature-- revolutionized the steel industry |
| Cesar Chavez | An American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who worked to unionize migrant laborers and win civil rights for them |
| Checks and Balances | the safeguards built into the Constitution that work to prevent any one branch of the government from gaining too much power relative to the others-- ex. presidential veto |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | the Congressional Act that largely prohibited Chinese immigration to the U.S. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1957 | the first civil rights legislation passed by Congress since Reconstruction; it was designed to support the Brown v. Board rulings |
| Civil Rights Act of 1968 | Congressional legislation that made it illegal to discriminate when allowing access to housing, among other things |
| Cold War | the period of indirect conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. between 1945 and 1991 |
| containment | the policy of keeping communism confined to places where it already exists; no expansion |
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