8th Grade Semester 1 Final Exam Review - Social Studies

Acquiring territory or gaining control over the political or economic life of other countries

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A term for newspapers that showcased bold headlines that featured exaggerated crime, disaster, and scandal

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The amendment that allowed the government to begin collecting income tazed

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Journalists that exposed corruption in the US as a way to fight for reform, or change

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Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans so that ships could avoid traveling all the way around South America

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The amendment that abolished slavery and was ratified in 1865

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One of the nation's deadliest industrial disasters

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The amendment that states that all people born or naturalized in the US are US citizens with full rights ad are entitled to due process

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The winner of the 1868 election

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The amendment that guaranteed the right to vote for all men regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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