Chapter 17: Freedom's Boundaries at Home and Abroad Flashcards
By the late 1800s, which segment of the population was suffering the most? Why?
- Farmers
- wheat prices high, population grew, had to borrow money, drought, poor harvests, other countries were selling wheat, lost farms
What/who were the Knights of Reliance?
farmers’ alliance in texas
What was the platform of the Populist Party?
income tax, national ownership of railroads and telephones, hold back perishables, unlimited coinage of silver, 8 hr day, restricted immigration
Who ran for President in 1892? Who won?
- Republican: Benjamin Harrison
- Democrat: Grover Cleveland (won)
What was the political issue of the 1890s?
segregation legalized
What was the Bland-Allison Act?
government had to purchase $2-4 million in silver monthly
What was the Sherman Silver Purchase Act?
buy silver by the ounce
Who ran for President in 1896? Who won?
- Republican: William McKinley
- Democrat: William Jennings Bryan (won)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
- 1896
- segregation legalized
Who was Booker T. Washington?
black educator that did the Atlanta Compromise & Confrontation vs. Accommodation
What was the Atlanta Compromise?
if white people helped the black people, then black people had to stop fighting segregation
Why were there so many immigrants in America? What problems did they encounter?
- economic betterment
- jews and eastern europeans weren’t welcome; social darwinism
What were cities like?
sewer, water, garbage, fire protection, bad streets, bad living conditions, gangs
What was the Social Gospel?
- care of physical needs first
- settlement houses (child labor, better wages)
Who was Jane Addams and what was her mission?
- cofounded and led Hull House, one of the first settlement houses in North America
- it provided childcare, training, education, and other services for Chicago immigrants
Immigration came to an end for whom by the late 1800s?
- chinese
- chinese exclusion act
In the late 1800s, the US was mostly indifferent to whom?
Europe
What was the title of the book Alfred Thayer Mahon wrote?
The Importance of Sea Power Upon History
How did Americans first come about landing in Hawaii?
sugar
What was the reciprocity treaty signed with Hawaii in 1875?
if america was given duty-free sugar, they wouldn’t place power in Hawaii
Who was the Queen of Hawaii?
Queen Liliuokalani
Why did Hawaii get annexed?
because of pearl harbor, military leaders feared potential Japanese occupation of the island
What is yellow journalism, who started it, and what stories were being written?
- crude, exaggerated, biased opinions that were presented as the truth
- William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer
- Cuba was suffering under Spanish rule
How did President McKinley feel about war?
he wanted to prevent it
Who was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
Roosevelt
What was the USS Maine? What happened to it?
- it sent Cuba to protect American workers
- it exploded Feb, 15, 1898 (267 killed)
What was the Teller Amendment?
Teller proposed an amendment to declare war on Spain
Where did the Spanish-American war begin?
Manilla Bay, Philippines
Why was the Spanish-American War fought?
Philippines wanted independence from Spain
Who headed the Philippine Nationalist forces?
Emilio Aguinaldo
Teddy Roosevelt formed a volunteer regiment called _________. Where was it formed?
- rough riders
- san antonio
Who did U.S. gain control of as a result of the Spanish-American War? The US was now a ____________.
- Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam
- world power
What was the problem with the Philippines?
they wanted independence
Who was the Philippines’ first American governor-general?
William Howard Taft
What was the Foraker Act?
established a civil government in Puerto Rico; no self-government, no citizenship
What was the Platt Amendment?
- self-government in Cuba
- Americans would intervene if necessary
What were the Open-Door notes?
notes to secure the trade with China
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
international rescue mission
What was the Treaty of Portsmouth? Who negotiated it? What was his reward?
- ended Russo-Japanese War
- Roosevelt
- Nobel Peace Prize
How did President Roosevelt celebrate the United States becoming a world power?
sent navy around the world
