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Chapters 20-21 (US History) Flashcards

1
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imperialism

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the quest for colonial empires

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2
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spheres of influence

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regions where a particular country has certain rights

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3
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Lilioukalani

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queen of Hawaii (overthrown), wanted to regain the monarchy

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4
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why did US want Hawaii

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to make it into a fueling/naval station

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5
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open door policy

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all nations should have equal trade and investments in China

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6
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Boxer Rebellion

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the boxers (Chinese nationalists) attacked foreigners and wanted to get them out of China

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7
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Matthew Perry

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came to Japan to persuade the emperor to trade with the US

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8
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USS Maine Incident

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the ship had blew up and the blame was on the Spanish

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9
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why did USS Maine exist

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to protect American lives

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10
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USS Maine Incident led to

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Spanish-American War

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11
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winner of Spanish American War

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US

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12
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what US got from Spanish American War

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Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Wake Island

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13
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William Randolph Hearst

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journalist, blamed the Spanish for USS Maine Incident in his printings

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14
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Teddy Roosevelt (in Spanish-American War)

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led Rough Riders up San Juan Hill (boosted troops moral)

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15
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Rough Riders

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volunteers that joined Roosevelt

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16
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type of people in Rough Riders

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gamblers, gold panners, college athletes

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17
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Emilio Aguinaldo

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helped capture Manilla from Spanish, led Phillippines independance

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18
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Panama Canal

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shorter travel time route from Atlantic to Pacific

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19
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Roosevelt Corollary

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speech by Roosevelt, US will use armed forces to keep Europeans off of western hemisphere

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20
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Roosevelt’s Big Stick Policy

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be careful and negotiable with your military around you

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21
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Dollar Diplomacy

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made by Taft, substitute economics over military force

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22
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militarism

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building up military and weapons

23
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Trench Warfare

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started in WWI, having holes/ditches in the ground in order to protect the men that were fighting

24
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WWI (start and end)

A

1914-1918

25
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causes of WWI

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assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, MAIN (militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism)

26
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Franz Ferdinand

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Arch Duke of Austria-Hungary

27
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Gavrilo Princip

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assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

28
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new weapons in WWI

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submarines, machine guns, tanks, poison gas

29
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allied powers

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Great Britain, France, US, Russia

30
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central powers

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Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Ottoman Empire

31
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Zimmerman note

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Germany tried to get Mexico to join their side, promised Mexico the lands they lost, intercepted by the British

32
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US enters WWI (when and why)

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(1917) due to unrestricted submarine warfare

33
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Great War

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aka WWI, known for its technologies, largest conflict of war at that time

34
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Russia and WWI

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Russia dropped out as US entered, due to ineffective soldiers (that did not have the correct clothing)

35
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what happened when Tsar Nicolas II went into WWI

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no leadership in Russia, government was taken over, Russia had a food shortage/chaos

36
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Vladimir Lenin and Bolsheviks

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taken over Tsar Nicolas II provisional government, established a communist government

37
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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Russia gives up land to Germany

38
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Treaty of Versallies

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between US and Germany, Germany accepted fault for the war and had to pay reparations

39
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Red Scare

A

period of anti-communists

40
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causes of the Red Scare

A

Bolshevik revolution, labor strikes, bomb scares

41
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effects of the Red Scare

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radicals were deported, mistrust of foreigners, racism

42
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A Mitchell Palmer

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directed Palmer Raids/deportation of Radicals, and had received bomb threats through the mail

43
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Palmer Raids

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anti-communist crusade

44
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Sacco and Vanzetti

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charger with the murder of a pay master (found guilty/executed)

45
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Teapot Dome Scandal

A

Harding’s Administration, Albert Fall leased oil reserves in exchange for accepting bribes

46
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Albert Fall

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created the Teapot Dome Scandal

47
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Ku Klux Klan

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white supremacist group. against Radicals, Jews, Catholics, African Americans, and immigrants

48
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Pan Africanism

A

united all African Americans

49
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Black Nationalism

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led by Marcus Garvey, wanted to create a new independent state for African Americans in America

50
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Marcus Garvey

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head of black nationalism movement, wanted African Americans to have their own businesses

51
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Harlem

A

capital of Black America in New York

52
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alliances

A

an agreement between two or more countries help each other out and defend each other

53
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nationalism

A

pride in one’s country

'22-'23 (15 decks)

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