2nd test Flashcards
Booker T. Washington’s speech, given at Exposition in 1895, where he urged African Americans to work hard and get along with others in their white communities, so as to earn the goodwill of the country
Atlanta Compromise
a political reform that allowed for the nomination of candidates through a vote by
party members, rather than by the choice of delegates at conventions; in the South, this strengthened all white solidarity within the Democratic Party
direct primary
a proposed law placed on the ballot by public petition
initiative
investigative journalists and authors who wrote about social ills, from child labor to the corrupt business practices of big businesses, and urged the public to take action
muckrakers
a civil rights organization formed in 1909 by an interracial coalition including W. E. B. Du Bois and Florence Kelley
NAACP
Woodrow Wilson’s campaign platform for the 1912 election that called for a small federal government to protect public interests from the evils associated with bad businesses
New Freedom
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 campaign platform, which called for a powerful federal government to protect the American public
New Nationalism
a campaign led by W. E. B. Du Bois and other prominent African American reformers that departed from Booker T. Washington’s model of accommodation and advocated for a “Declaration of Principles” that called for immediate political, social, and economic equality for African Americans
Niagara Movement
a political party started by Roosevelt and other Progressive Republicans who were
unhappy with Taft and wanted Roosevelt to run for a nonconsecutive third term in 1912
Progressive Party
a broad movement between 1896 and 1916 led by white, middle-class professionals for
legal, scientific, managerial, and institutional solutions to the ills of urbanization, industrialization, and
corruption
Progressivism
to remove a public official from office by virtue of a petition and vote process
recall
a process that allows voters to counteract legislation by putting an existing law on the ballot
for voters to either affirm or reject
referendum
women protesters who picketed the White House for years to protest for women’s right
to vote; they went on a hunger strike after their arrest, and their force-feeding became a national scandal
Silent Sentinels
Theodore Roosevelt’s name for the kind of involved, hands-on government he felt the
country needed
Square Deal
a system aimed at improving factory efficiency rates
through the principle of standardization;
-limited workers to repetitive tasks, reducing
human contact and opportunities to think or collaborate
Taylorism
a political system created by Robert La Follette, that embodied many progressive ideals; La Follette hired experts to advise him on improving conditions in his state
Wisconsin Idea
nickname for Industrial Workers of the World, radical Progressive group that grew out of earlier labor movement and desired an industrial union model of labor organization
Wobblies
group of diverse and prominent Americans who banded together in 1898 to
protest the idea of American empire building
Anti-Imperialist League
Taft’s foreign policy, which involved using American economic power to push for
favorable foreign policies
dollar diplomacy
an idea proposed by Fredrick Jackson Turner, which stated that the encounter of
European traditions and a native wilderness was integral to the development of American democracy,
individualism, and innovative character
Frontier Thesis
the circular notes sent by Secretary of State Hay allowing all countries equal and total access to all markets, ports, and railroads without
any special considerations from the Chinese authorities; while ostensibly leveling the playing field, this
strategy greatly benefited the United States
Open Door notes
a statement by Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would use military force
to act as an international police power and correct any chronic wrongdoing by any Latin American nation
threatening the stability of the region
Roosevelt Corollary
Theodore Roosevelt’s cavalry unit, which fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War
Rough Riders
the pejorative name given by the press to Secretary of State Seward’s acquisition of
Alaska in 1867
Seward’s Folly
the goal of foreign countries such as Japan, Russia, France, and Germany to carve
out an area of the Chinese market that they could exploit through tariff and transportation agreements
sphere of influence
sensationalist newspapers who sought to manufacture news stories in order to sell
more papers
yellow journalism
the expression used by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in the
case of Schenck v. United States to characterize public dissent during wartime, akin to shouting “fire!” in a
crowded theater
clear and present danger
Woodrow Wilson’s postwar peace plan, which called for openness in all matters of
diplomacy, including free trade, freedom of the seas, and an end to secret treaties and negotiations,
among others
Fourteen Points
nickname for the decorated, all-black 369th Infantry, which served on the frontlines of France for six months, longer than any other American unit
Harlem Hellfighters
Republicans who opposed the Treaty of Versailles on all grounds
Irreconcilables
Woodrow Wilson’s idea for a group of countries that would promote a new world order and territorial integrity through open discussions, rather than intimidation and war
League of Nations
name for the war bonds that the U.S. government sold, and strongly encouraged
Americans to buy, as a way of raising money for the war effort
liberty bonds
Woodrow Wilson’s policy of maintaining commercial ties with all belligerents and insisting
on open markets throughout Europe during World War I
neutrality
the campaign for a ban on the sale and manufacturing of alcoholic beverages, which came to
fruition during the war, bolstered by anti-German sentiment and a call to preserve resources for the war
effort
prohibition
term used to describe fear that Americans felt about the possibility of a Bolshevik revolution in the United States; fear over Communist infiltrators led Americans to restrict and discriminate against any forms of radical dissent, whether Communist or not
Red Scare
the summer of 1919, when numerous northern cities experienced bloody race riots that
killed over 250 persons, including the Chicago race riot of 1919
Red Summer
Republicans who would support the Treaty of Versailles if sufficient amendments were
introduced that could eliminate Article X
Reservationists
the telegram sent from German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann to the
German ambassador in Mexico, which invited Mexico to fight alongside Germany should the United
States enter World War I on the side of the Allies
Zimmermann telegram
a nineteenth-century term for the illegal transport of alcoholic beverages that became
popular during prohibition
bootlegging
someone who lives outside of their home country
expatriate
a young, modern woman who embraced the new morality and fashions of the Jazz Age
flapper
a group of writers who came of age during World War I and expressed their
disillusionment with the era
Lost Generation
the first car produced by the Ford Motor Company that took advantage of the economies of
scale provided by assembly-line production and was therefore affordable to a large segment of the
population
Model T