Chapter 4 - Vocabulary Flashcards

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Political party that emerged from the Taft Roosevelt battle that split the Republican Party in 1912

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Progressive party

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Woodrow Wilson’s program to place government controls on the corporations in order to benefit small businesses

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New freedom

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3
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Gave congress the authority to levy an income tax in 1913

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16th amendment

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4
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Control of the money supply by central authority, including influencing interest rates to promote economic growth and stability

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Monetary policy

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5
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Political military and economic domination of strong nations over weaker territories

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Imperialism

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Economy in a colony where the colonizing country removed raw materials and shipped them back home to benefit its own economy

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Extractive economies

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The belief that certain nations and races were superior to others and were destined to rule over inferior peoples and cultures (survival of the fittest)

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Social Darwinism

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8
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Wrote the significance of the frontier in American history; American Historian whose works greatly influenced future writings about American history

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Frederick Jackson Turner

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Military historian and an officer in the U.S. Navy, played a key role in transforming America into a naval power. Wrote the influence of Sea power among history; believe strongly that control of the seas during wartime was crucial to the nation success

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Alfred T. Mahan

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10
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Government agency established in 1914 to identify monopolistic business practices, false advertising, and dishonest labeling

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Federal Trade Commission

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In 1913 a law was placed so that national banks under the control of a federal reserve board can operate regional banks that hold the reserve funds from commercial banks, sets interest rates, and supervises commercial banks

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Federal Reserve act

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12
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Roosevelt’s plan to restore the governments trustbusting power

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New nationalism

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