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Great Awakening

History; American history

Spilling over into the colonies from a wave of revivals in Europe, the Awakening placed renewed emphasis on vital religious faith, partially in reaction to more secular, rationalist thinking ...

Great Migration

History; American history

The mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North during World War I.

Good Neighbor Policy

History; American history

During the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the U. S. Policy of not interfering in the internal affairs of hemispheric neighbors.

Gospel of Wealth

History; American history

The belief that God ordains certain people to amass money and use it to further God's purposes, it justified the concentration of wealth as long as the rich used their money responsibly.

George Wallace

History; American history

Alabama governor who ran for president in 1968 as a third party candidate on the American Independent ticket. His message rejecting forced racial integration, the activities of radical college ...

Grand Alliance

History; American history

In World War II, the alliance between the United States, Great Britain, and France.

As the nation's first president, Washington helped define the powers of the presidency, demonstrated in the Whiskey Rebellion that the national government would enforce federal law, cleared the Ohio ...