Clayton Antitrust Act

U.S. law passed in 1914 to strengthen earlier antitrust laws and prevent large companies from unfairly dominating markets. It made it illegal for businesses to use certain practices that reduce competition.

domestic program of Theodore Roosevelt during the early 1900s. It promised fairness for ordinary Americans by making sure big businesses, workers, and consumers were treated more equally.

foreign policy of William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1913. Instead of using military force, the United States tried to increase its influence abroad by investing money and encouraging American businesses to invest in other countries.

law passed during World War I that made it illegal to speak or write anything considered disloyal or critical of the U.S. government, the military, or the war effort.

payments or compensation that one country is required to make to another for damage caused during a war.

U.S. government agency created in 1917 during World War I to coordinate the production of war supplies.

two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of robbery and murder in 1920 in Massachusetts. controversial murder conviction and execution raised questions about whether fear and bias influenced justice in the 1920s.

government crackdowns on suspected radicals during the First Red Scare, leading to mass arrests and raising concerns about violations of constitutional rights.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

protects people's bank deposits if a bank fails, helping keep the U.S. banking system stable and trustworthy. created in 1933 during the New Deal.

first 100 days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, when he and Congress passed a large number of laws to fight the effects of the Great Depression.

U.S. program that gave money and supplies to help rebuild Europe after World War II.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a major civil rights organization formed in 1960 during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.

group of nine Black students who integrated an all-white high school in 1957 in Little Rock.

1964 civil rights campaign in the United States focused on expanding voting rights for African Americans in the South.

1961 protests where civil rights activists rode buses through the South to challenge segregation and demand enforcement of federal desegregation laws.

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Term	Definition
Clayton Antitrust Act	U.S. law passed in 1914 to strengthen earlier antitrust laws and prevent large companies from unfairly dominating markets. It made it illegal for businesses to use certain practices that reduce competition.
Square Deal	domestic program of Theodore Roosevelt during the early 1900s. It promised fairness for ordinary Americans by making sure big businesses, workers, and consumers were treated more equally.
Dollar Diplomacy	foreign policy of William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1913. Instead of using military force, the United States tried to increase its influence abroad by investing money and encouraging American businesses to invest in other countries.
Sedition Act	law passed during World War I that made it illegal to speak or write anything considered disloyal or critical of the U.S. government, the military, or the war effort.
Reparations	payments or compensation that one country is required to make to another for damage caused during a war.
War Industries Board	U.S. government agency created in 1917 during World War I to coordinate the production of war supplies.
Sacco & Vanzetti	two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of robbery and murder in 1920 in Massachusetts. controversial murder conviction and execution raised questions about whether fear and bias influenced justice in the 1920s.
Palmer Raids	government crackdowns on suspected radicals during the First Red Scare, leading to mass arrests and raising concerns about violations of constitutional rights.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.	protects people's bank deposits if a bank fails, helping keep the U.S. banking system stable and trustworthy. created in 1933 during the New Deal.
Hundred Days	first 100 days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, when he and Congress passed a large number of laws to fight the effects of the Great Depression.
Marshall Plan	U.S. program that gave money and supplies to help rebuild Europe after World War II.
SNCC	Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a major civil rights organization formed in 1960 during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.
Little Rock Nine	group of nine Black students who integrated an all-white high school in 1957 in Little Rock.
Freedom Summer	1964 civil rights campaign in the United States focused on expanding voting rights for African Americans in the South.
Freedom Ride	1961 protests where civil rights activists rode buses through the South to challenge segregation and demand enforcement of federal desegregation laws.

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