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Macon's Bill No.

History; American history

2 An attempt to stop British and French interference with American trade.

Manhattan Project

History; American history

The secret government programme to develop an atomic bomb during World War II.

Malcolm X

History; American history

Spokesman for the Nation of Islam, a black religious and political organisation that advocated black owned businesses and castigated "white devils. " He achieved notoriety as a public speaker and ...

Loose Interpretation

History; American history

The view that the national government has the power to create agencies or enact statutes to fulfil the powers granted by the U. S. Constitution.

Little Rock Crisis

History; American history

Conflict in 1957 when governor Orval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the racial integration of Little Rock's Central High School. After a crucial delay, President Eisenhower ...

Lend Lease Act

History; American history

The programme by which the United States provided arms and supplies to the Allies in World War II before joining the fighting.

League of Nations

History; American history

Point Fourteen of Wilson's Fourteen Points, the proposal to establish an international organisation to guarantee the territorial integrity of independent nations.