ch 28 continued Flashcards
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(Urban league) urban league: a network of African American
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churches and civic clubs
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(Urban league) focused on … African-Americans
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poorer
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(Urban league) created
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employment agencies
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(Urban league) relief efforts such as . and …
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clothes; books for school
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(Anti-defamation league) 1913, defend … and others against: .. and … attacks, … statements
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jews; physical; verbal; false
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mutualistas: groups that made … and gave …
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loans; legal assistance
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partido liberal mexicano: (P.L.M) helped poor … in …
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workers; Arizona
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in 1911, U.S. Supreme court struck down .. system that kept many in unfair … that kept workers in …
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Peon; labor contracts; debt
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(Native Americans) 1887 Dawes Act broke up reservations into
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farms
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(Native Americans) by 1932, … indian land lost
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2/3
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(Native Americans) 1991: society of
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american indians (proper noun)
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(Native Americans) society of american indians founded by …., protested federal …
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Carlos Montezuma; indian policy
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(Native Americans) 1924 all native americans
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citizens
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(asian amerians) asians could not become
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u.s. citizens
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(asian amerians) california law said only citizens could … and immigrants put land in ….
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land; children’s names
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(asian amerians) in 1922, Takao Ozawa lost lawsuit to become a … in the Supreme Court
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U.S. citizen
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial South Dakota: … included, illustrates his …
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TR; importance
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(TR) 1858: born in NYC: “Old Money” —> ancestors of TR were ,…, had a lot of ….
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Dutch; money
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(TR) … youth, home-schooled
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sickly
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(TR) 1880: graduated
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Harvard
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(TR) 1881: elected to …–> contrary to ideals of “Old Money” people
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NY State Assembly
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(TR) 1884: .. and … die on the same day
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wife; mother
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(TR) 1884-86: … in the dakotas
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cowboy
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(TR) 1888-95: civil service commissioner: vigorously worked to ensure …. given government positions
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qualified persons
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(TR) 1895-97: NYC...
police commissioner
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(TR) 1897-98: under secretary of
navy
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(TR) 1898: colonel in the
rough riders
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(TR) 1898-1901: governor of NY, pursued policies contrary to ... designed to help the ..
corporate interests; common people
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(TR) 1901: vice president of US. roosevelt was "kicked upstairs": he did not want to
be vice president
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(TR) 1901 continued: Republican National Chairman Mark Hanna did't agree with
making TR vice president
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(TR) september 6, 1901: president mcKinley shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, NY. He ... 8 days later
dies
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(TR) Semptember 14, 1901: TR becomes the ... of the U.S. at age ...
26th president; 42
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(Square deal) roosevelt is promoting ... in the form of fair ... and equal ...
justice; pay; opportunity
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(Square deal) TR believed that the national prosperity relies upon the success of the ..., also he wanted to avoid ... and ...
individual; dissent; revolution
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(trusts) TR suggests ... and .. of trusts
regulation; supervision
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trust: a corporation that buys up the stock of smaller companies in the same industry to
create a monopoly
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(Enforced Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)) northern securities railroad trust is
broken up
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(Enforced Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)) bef trust is
broken up
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(Enforced Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)) good trusts and bad trusts: is the
public good hurt?
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(Enforced Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)) TR used the power of ... in the ...
government; economy
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(Enforced Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)) TR sent a messsage to Big Business that
government runs the nation
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TR felt that gov should be involved in coal strike of 1902 because ... and ... utilized coal, and .... relied on coal, resulting in lack of ...
naval ships; trains; interstate trade; food
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(coal strike 1902) TR had no real ...
authority to do anything
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(coal strike 1902) tr sympathized with the .., but the nation needed ...
mines; coal
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(coal strike 1902) arranged a meeting between mine owners and miner's union and heald threat of ... taking over .. ( a domestic ...)
federal troops; mines; big stick
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(coal strike 1902) a deal was made .... days, small pay ...
9 hr; increase
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(coal strike 1902) TR used the power of ... in the ...
government; economy
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(coal strike 1902) TR established the Department of ... to deal with such issues
Commerce and Labor
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Roosevelt that there are ... amounts of natural resources, and that nation should ..
limited; conserve
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TR friends with ... who is a ..
John Muir; naturalist
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TR hired ... as head of Division of Forestry
Gifford Pinchot
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TR Policy: Preserve land for ... and ...; use resources but ...
wildlife; beauty; re-plant
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(conservation) set aside .... acres of national parks, forests, and other lands
230,000,000
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(conservation) national reclamation act: gave federal government power to ...., which was very important out ...
distribute water; west
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(conservation) TR uses power of ... in ...
governemtn; economy
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(Railroad Regulation) Elkins Act (1903) imposed fines on ... that gave special ... to some customers
RR; rates
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(Railroad Regulation) elkins act eliminated ... and ensured .
.rebates; fairness
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(Railroad Regulation) hepburn Act (1906) restored powers of ... and government could set max ... and ... on RR shipping fees
Interstate Commerce Commission (1887); rates; limits
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(Railroad Regulation) R used the power of ... in the ...
government; economy
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TR invited ... to dinner at the White House in 1901:
Booker . washington
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TR's invitation to washington caused a great ...
controversy
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TR never invited Washington to dinner again, but continued to .. regarding ...
consult with him; African-American issues
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TR appointed African-Americans to gov positions:
registrar of federal land deeds; U.S. attorney for Boston; customs director for the Port of Charleston, S.C.
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TR used the power of government to advance a segment of ... that sufferred... and ...
society; discrimination; repression
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other key domestic reforms:
meat inspection act; pure food and drug act
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TR keenly understood the power of the ... to communicate with his ...
press; middle class base
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TR gave the press their own ... in the White House, and gave frequent ..
rooom; press briefings
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tr essentially invented the
"Presidential Press Briefing"
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TR saw the presidency as his "..." to advocate his ...
bully pulpit; agenda
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(election of 1904) rooseelt handily won election in his own right vs.
democrat alton brooks parker
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(election of 1904) TR pop vote: ..., electoral ...
56%; 336
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(election of 1904) parker pop vote: ..., electoral...
38%; 140
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(election of 1904) upon inuaguration, roosevelt volunteered that he would not seek ... (Regretted as his "...")
re-election in 1908; biggest mistake
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william taft picked by tr to run in
1908
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TR expects Taft to
follow his policies
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(election of 1908) william taft:
republican
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(election of 1908) william Jennings Bryan:
democrat
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(election of 1908) taft: electoral..., ... popular vote
321; 51.6%
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(election of 1908) TR unhappy with Taft because he disagreets with Taft's ... policies; taft fired ... (TR's Director of ...), did not lower ... enough
anti-trust; Gifford Pinchot; Forestry; ltariffs
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Taft came under the influence of
Big Business
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(election of 1912) republicans pick:
william taft
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(election of 1912) taft: former governor of ... , secretary of .. under TR; current .. in 1912
Philippines; War; President of US
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(election of 1912) democrats pick:
woodrow wilson
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(election of 1912) wilson: former president of ..., goernor of .. in 1912, a ...
Princeton university; New Jersey; reformer, progressive
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(election of 1912) at republican convention two ... emerged
factions
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(election of 1912) those who favored ...: less ..., les government ..., wanted ...
Big Business; trust-busting; regulation; taft
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(election of 1912) others were more ..., favored ..., wanted more ...
progressive; trust-busting; reforms
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(election of 1912) progressives bolt, leave and form new Party: ..., they noimate ..
Progressive Party; Teddy Roosevelt
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(Progressive party) TR accepted
nomination
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(Progressive party) progressive party also known as
the bull moose party
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(Progressive party) TR .. before a speech
shot
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(Progressive party) TR gave a 90 minute speech with a
bullet in his chest
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(Progressive party) TR could not be stopped: the bullet hit a .. in TR's pocket which prevented severe injury
book
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(election of 1912) woodrow wilson:
democrat
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(election of 1912) william taft:
republican
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(election of 1912) teddy roosevelt:
progressive
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(election of 1912) eugene Debs:
socialist
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(election of 1912) debs had more ... views, he was pro-..., government takeover ..
extreme; worker; big industries
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(election of 1912) victor:
wilson
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Goal of wilson's new freedom program: help small business and help worker against the
triple wall of privilege
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triplle wall of privilege consists of
tariffs, banks, trusts
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tariff: tax imposed on
imported goods
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purpose of tariff is to raise .... for government, and protect american ..
money; industry
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problem with tariffs: too ..., US companies hav less ..., high ..., poor ...
high; competition; prices; quality
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tariff solution
underwood tariff act
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underwood tariff act: .. tariffs and called for ... to replace tariff money
lowerd; income tax
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16th amendment creaed which allows congress to impose ..., a % of income is owed to the ...
inccome tax; goernment
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(panic of 1907) corruption on wall street led to a
run on banks
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(panic of 1907) j.p. morgan personall intervened and led a team of ... to avoid meltdown
big financiers
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(panic of 1907) tr and many others revolted that "big Shots" had more ... than the ...
control; U.S. government
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(banks) problem: govenrment had no central ... over banks, a few powerful men have ... over bank system; banks hit a ... from time to time
authority; control ; crisis
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(banks) solution:
federal reserve act (1913)
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(banks) federal reserve act created the
federal reserve board
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federal reserve board creates central ... over anks
government authroity
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federal reserve board: regulation and oversight of
banking industry
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federal reserve board lends money to banks ..., this gives the fed influence over ...
overnight; interest rates
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federal reserve board controls the supply of .. in the economy
money
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federal reserve act is one of the most significant ... in U.S. history
economic developments
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(trusts) problem: many trusts still existed and others trying to form
monopolies
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(atrusts) one solution
federal trade commission (1914)
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(trusts) federal trade commission: monitors business ... and approves ..., investigates ...
practices; mergers; bogus advertising
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(trusts) antoher solution:
clayton anti-trust act (1914)
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(trusts) clayton anti-trust act spells out illegal ..., xempts ... from anti-trust laws (this second point is very ..)
business practices; unions; important
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workers compensation act: wilson gains workers comp benefits for ..... the states ...
federal government workers; follow suit
