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CHAPTER 11: AMERICAN HISTORY: 1900-2001
CAPÍTULO 11: HISTORIA AMERICANA: 1900-2001

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Note: some questions are not described completely in the text of this chapter, but are related to this time in US history. PLEASE STUDY THESE QUESTIONS: [q97], [q98], [q101], [q102]
Nota: algunas preguntas no se describen completamente en el texto de este capítulo, pero están relacionadas con este periodo de la historia de los Estados Unidos. POR FAVOR, estudie estas preguntas.[q97], [q98], [q101], [q102]

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In this chapter, you will learn about:

  • The wars the U.S. fought in the 1900s.
  • The Great Depression.
  • The Cold War.
  • The Civil Rights Movement.
  • September 11, 2001.

By the 1900s, more people in the United States were moving to cities to work in factories, and immigrants from all over the world were moving to the U.S. The United States' economy was starting to grow, and soon the U.S. would begin to increase the size of its military.

[Photo: Rubber-making factories on a river in 1897. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.]

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En este capítulo, aprenderá sobre:

  • Las guerras que los Estados Unidos libraron en el siglo XX.
  • La Gran Depresión.
  • La Guerra Fría.
  • El Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles.
  • El 11 de septiembre de 2001.

Para los años 1900, más personas en los Estados Unidos se mudaban a las ciudades para trabajar en fábricas, e inmigrantes de todo el mundo se mudaban a los Estados Unidos. La economía de los Estados Unidos estaba comenzando a crecer, y pronto los Estados Unidos comenzaría a aumentar el tamaño de su ejército.

[Foto: Fábricas de fabricación de caucho en un río en 1897. Cortesía de la Biblioteca del Congreso.]

WORLD WAR I / LA PRIMERA GUERRA MUNDIAL

THE GREAT DEPRESSION / LA GRAN DEPRESIÓN

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT / FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT

WORLD WAR II / LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL

THE COLD WAR / LA GUERRA FRÍA

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT / EL MOVIMIENTO POR LOS DERECHOS CIVILES

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 / EL 11 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2001

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Question 05

How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?

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Question 12

What is the economic system of the United States? *

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Question 20

Name one power of the U.S. Congress. *

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Question 97

What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?

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Question 98

When did all men get the right to vote?

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Question 100

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

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Question 101

Why did the United States enter World War I?

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Question 102

When did all women get the right to vote?

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Question 103

What was the Great Depression?

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Question 104

When did the Great Depression start?

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Question 105

Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

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Question 106

Why did the United States enter World War II?

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Question 107

Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

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Question 108

Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?

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Question 109

During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?

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Question 110

Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

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Question 111

Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?

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Question 112

What did the civil rights movement do?

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Question 113

Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. *

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Question 115

What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? *

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Question 118

Name one example of an American innovation.

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Question 126

Name three national U.S. holidays.

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Question 128

What is Veterans Day?