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Bookmark or Share- 1c. What Is a Democracy? - US HistoryDemocracies did not originate with the founding of the United States. The term "democracy" comes from two Greek words: "demos" (the people) and ""kratia" (power or authority). So of course democracy is a form of government that gives power to the people.
- Flag Timeline - US HistoryA timeline of the evolution and development of the official U.S. flag over the course of U.S. History
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- 46a. The Age of the Automobile - US HistoryPerhaps no invention affected American everyday life in the 20th century more than the automobile. Although the technology for the automobile existed in the 19th century, it took Henry Ford to make the useful gadget accessible to the American public.
- 36. The Gilded Age - US HistoryThe United States had become the largest industrial nation in the world. However, the prosperity of America did not reach everyone. Amid the fabulous wealth of the new economic elite was tremendous poverty.
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