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clios notes end sem1 Flashcards

1
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father of cuban independence, also poet

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Jose Marti

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2
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us naval ship that was sunk in havana harbor 1898

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uss maine

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3
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president in 1895 who wanted to avoid war with cuba

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william mckinley

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4
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style of newspaper writing that prioritized sensationalism over facts (in this case, fed spanish atrocities to us public)

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yellow press

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5
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businessman and writer who owned the largest newspaper chain

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william randolph hearst

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6
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newspaper writer who was later a us rep for NY

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joseph pulitzer

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7
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assistant secretary of the navy during spanish american war and later president. organized rough riders

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teddy roosevelt

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only admiral of the navy in us history, prepped army in philippines

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admiral george dewey

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9
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nickname for the regiment that led the spanish american war. won the battle of san juan hill

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rough riders

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10
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major battle of spanish american war that was led by the rough riders

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battle of san juan hill

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11
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now an independent country, used to be spanish territory

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cuba

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12
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a small us island territory that used to be run by spain

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puerto rico

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13
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an asian country that used to be run by spain, then the us

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the philippines

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14
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a nickname for the spanish american war given by secretary of state john hay

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a splendid little war

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15
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an amendment passed after the war that allowed the us to intervene in cuban stuff, and to lease land for bases

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platt amendment

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16
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an amendment that gave cuba independence. part of the declaration of war

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teller amendment

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17
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a part of cuba occupying a naval base through the platt amendment

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guantanamo bay

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18
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he said that filipinos were unfit to self-rule

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president mckinley

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19
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he led an independence movement in the philippines

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emilio aginaldo

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20
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someone advocating for or implementing social reform

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progressive

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21
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argued for “big stick” foreign policy after mckinley

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theodore roosevelt

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22
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a foreign policy that calls for a more powerful american military. called by theodore roosevelt

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big stick

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23
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he argued for dollar diplomacy

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william howard taft

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24
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a foreign policy that put american economy first. called by william howard taft

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dollar diplomacy

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25
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he argued for moral diplomacy

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woodrow wilson

26
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a policy where american ideals/morals were highest priority. called by woodrow wilson

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moral diplomacy

27
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a policy called by america for china. called for the end of exclusive trade agreements that europeans set up in china

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open door

28
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chinese who rose up through violence against foreigners

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boxers

29
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the last queen/monarch of the hawaii kingdom (overthrown in 1853)

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queen lilikualani

30
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an extended sequence of armed conflicts to overthrow the government. after this event, woodrow wilson tried to install a democratic government into mexico

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mexican revolution

31
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a general in the mexican revolution, also led rebels into new mexico

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pancho villa

32
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previously ran by columbia, they revolted to build a canal w/ roosevelt

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panama

33
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an artificial waterway to allow boats or irrigation

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canal

34
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an extension of the monroe doctrine warning european powers to stay out of latin america and the hemisphere as a whole

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roosevelt corollary

35
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declared by wilson in wwi to stay out of european conflict

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neutrality

36
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a british ocean liner that was sunk in wwi as a warning to america

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lusitania

37
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a message intercepted by america that revealed a british offer of alliance to mexico

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zimmerman telegram

38
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this was passed by congress in 1917

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declaration of war

39
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a major part of the last allied offensive in wwi. occurred in france

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meuse-argonne

40
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one of the first offensive actions of the american military in wwi

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chatteau-thierry

41
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led the ‘dough boys’ in defeating german forces w/ britain and france

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john j blackjack pershing

42
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they produced media to gain public opinion on wwi

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committee on public information

43
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he was a journalist who developed wartime propaganda for the cpi during wwi

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george creel

44
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a group of volunteers authorized by wilson to give 4min speeches on cpi topics

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4 minute men

45
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a group established in 1917 to coordinate wartime purchases between the army and navy

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war industries board

46
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he was the financier who led the wib

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bernard baruch

47
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days introduced in 1917 to conserve rations for troops in wwi

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meatless mondays / wheatless wednesdays

48
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these were made to save food for soldiers overseas

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victory gardens

49
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the movement of blacks to the north after war due to jobs etc.

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great migration

50
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an event in 1919 where white supremacist terrorism and racial riots occurred due to the great migration

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red summer

51
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passed in 1918 making it illegal to voice negative statements about the government

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sedition act

52
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a socialist (and founding member of industrial workers of the world) who got arrested due to the sedition act

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eugene debs

53
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a labor union who was arrested in mass due to the sedition act

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industrial workers of the world

54
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a court case because someone handed out antiwar leaflets

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schenck vs. us

55
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a supreme court justice who said schenck’s actions were a ‘clear and present danger’

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oliver wendell holmes

56
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the threat is real/imminant, and it must impose a threat the evil may follow

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clear and present danger

57
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this ended the war between germany and allied powers

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treaty of versailles

58
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a group of countries (the first) trying to establish world peace

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league of nations

59
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they were opponents to the treaty of versailles in the us

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irreconcilables

60
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he was the leader if the irreconcilables who tried to defeat the treaty of versailles

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henry cabot lodge

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