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Federalists

History; American history

In the campaign to ratify the Constitution of 1787, nationalists started referring to themselves as federalists, which conveyed the meaning that they were in favor of splitting authority between ...

Telegram from German Foreign Minister Arnold Zimmermann to the German ambassador to Mexico pledging a Mexican German alliance against the United States, which brought the United States into World War ...

Yellow Journalism

History; American history

A type of journalism that provides little to no well researched information. Instead focuses on eye-catching headlines to sell more copies. It began with sensationalistic press accounts of the ...

Writs of Assistance

History; American history

Blanket search warrants used by English customs collectors in the colonies to try to catch suspected smugglers. These writs did not require any form of prior evidence to justify searches, which the ...

Women's Army Corps (WAC)

History; American history

The auxiliary women's unit to the U. S. Army.

Workmen's Compensation Laws

History; American history

Legislation establishing mandatory insurance to be carried by employers to cover on the job injuries to their workers, it was a reform that provided protection to workers while also lowering the risk ...

Yalta Conference

History; American history

The meeting between President Franklin Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet premier Joseph Stalin at Yalta in the Russian Crimea in February 1945 to determine the post ...