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19th Amendment: Gave women the right to vote
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Bill of Rights: Laws that were added to the Constitution that spoke to the rights of individuals.
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Brown v. Bd. of Education: ...was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students, denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional. ...
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Civil Rights: right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equ
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command economy: Government dictates what you will do and how you will do it
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Conscientious Objector: A person that does not agree with the concept of war and protests non-violently against it
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Constitution: The laws that originated with the colonists to govern The United States of America
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Declaration of Independence: The separation of the US from the British Rule
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dictatorship: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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French Revolution: the revolution in France against the Bourbons
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monarchy: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
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NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Northwest Ordinance: Regulated the division of land in the new colonies
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NOW: National Organization for Woman's Rights
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Plessey v Ferguson: The court ruling that segregated African Americans and Whites
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theocracy: the belief in government by divine guidance
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Vietnam War: a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
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World War I: a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
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World War II: a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl