Exam 2 Flashcards
1
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Who wrote “the influence of sea power on history” and what was it about
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Alfred T. Mahan and it stated that a good navy makes you great
2
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What was considered “the splended little war”
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Spanish American war
3
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What was yellow journalism
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- Fake news about war
- brutal and compelling
- some say “Children attacked by Cubans”
4
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What happened with the USS Maine
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-docked as warning
-de lome letter intercepted and printed in US newspaper
-says Spain will not let Cuba have independence
-few days after, USS Maine explodes
-blame on Spain
“Remember the main”
5
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What does US obtain after winning Spanish American war
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Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guantanamo bay
6
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Who was a hero in Spanish American war
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Teddy Roosevelt
7
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What was the world fair
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- Exhibited 40 tribes of Philippines
- Most popular exhibit
8
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Who was Emilio Aguinaldo
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- Philippine leader who believed the end of Spanish rule would bring independence
- led gorilla warfare against US
9
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What was the Philippine-American war
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- 4,300 Americans and up to 200,000 Filipinos died in war
- US gave the Philippines independence after WWII
10
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Who was Teddy Roosevelt
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- sick child from wealthy family
- assistant secretary of the navy
- governor of NY but not well liked
- Vice President
- president
11
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Who were the progressives
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- concerned about plight of the poor
- looked to purify society
- saw government as the answer to problems
- wanted to stabilize business
- not controlled by a political party
- led by professionals
12
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Who was Fredrick Taylor
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Wrote “principals of scientific management. About timing work management
13
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What were some problems when teddy Roosevelt took office
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- infant mortality very high
- trusts were forming
- cities grew rapidly
- women in work force
- immigration
- lynching in south
14
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What was lynching
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- 90% were AA hung in trees
- no laws against it
15
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What happened in Waco Texas
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Jesse Washington raped and murdered girl and was lynched, burned, torn apart
16
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Who were muckrakers
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-dig up dirt on society
17
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Jacob Riis
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Muckraker- poverty- took photos
18
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Lincoln Stephen
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Muckraker- corruption
19
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Upton Sinclair
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Wrote “jungle” about meat industry
Muckraker- work and sanitation
20
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Ray standard Baker
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Muckraker- race relation
21
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Edwin Markham
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Muckraker- child labor
22
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What was the WCUT
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Women’s Christian temperance unit
-abolition of alcohol
23
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Mann act
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Attempted to eliminate prostitution
24
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Triangle shirtwaist fire
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- Women trapped in 4 story building fire while making shirts
- many burned to death or jumped
25
Muller v Oregon
- Oregon passes law that was women can't work more than 10 hours a day
- can't get money
- solution is women Mary rich
- Supreme Court agrees
- step back in women's rights
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Who was Margaret Sanger
- got abortion
- teaches women about sex
- targeted for death threats because that is racy
27
19th amendment
-women get the right to vote
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Who was Bon laFollette
- Wisconsin governor
- rural life
- populist beliefs
- changed Wisconsin government
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What states was the "laboratory of democracy" according to teddy Roosevelt
Wisconsin
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What is direct primary
You vote for who you want your prez to be
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What was the Wisconsin idea
- sanitation and factory safety
- improved higher education
- state income tax
- lowered RR and raised RR taxes
- pushed for direct election of senators
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What did "trust buster" teddy do
He only broke up monopolies that hurt the economy
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What did teddy Roosevelt do conservation wise
- set aside 150 national parks
| - Grand Canyon, yellow stone, mt Olympus
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What did the pure food and drug act do
- regulate business
- make coke get rid of cocaine
- requires companies to list ingredients
35
Boll Weevil
- But that eats cotton
- spreads across south
- came from Mexico
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Crop diversification
Plant tobacco one year and wheat the next year
37
Who was WEB DuBois
- founded NAAP
- Harvard graduate
- focused on gaining black rights through Supreme Court system
- biggest success is brown v board of education
- moved to Africa
38
Pastimes during this time
- Radio
- vaudeville
- baseball
- football
- boxing
- movies
39
Open door policy
Told European nations to get out of China
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Panama Canal
- Panama leaves Colombia
| - we build Canal
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Roosevelt Corollary
- we have the right to invade Caribbean area
| - Haiti, Nicaragua, Dominican area are invaded
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What is ironic about Roosevelt winning the Nobel peace prize
He loved to go to war
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What was the "great white fleet"
- Roosevelt sends 7 navy ships around the world to show how strong we were
- Japan builds up navy as result
44
Dollar diplomacy
We don't go to war with a country we are economically tied to
45
What happened with the invasion of Mexico
- Wilson invades port of varacruise
- deadly hourly war
- want to fight for justice from poncho via
- invaded Mexico for a second time
46
What caused WWI
Syrian terrorist kills archduke franz Ferdinand
47
Who joined the war when Austria Hungry invades Syria
Germany
48
What side does US take
Neutral
49
What were U-Boats
- undersea boats
- used to sink British ships or any ship in British harbor
- no warning
50
Lusitania
- US passenger ship
- docked in NY and headed for Britain
- Germans sunk it near Ireland
- boat has ammunition on board
- Germans even warned Americans not to board it
51
Battle of the Somme
- 58,000 people died
| - we send people over and over
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Zimmerman letter
- Intended to Mexico
- Germany told Mexico they could get Mexican war land back
- started US into war
53
Who were "dough boys"
American WWI soldiers
54
Who surrendered at the end if WWI
- Germany because defeat was inevitable
- November 11, 1918
- armasist day
55
What ended WWI
Treat of Versailles
56
What did Wilson's 14 points entail
- wants to pretend like war didn't happen
- no punishments
- keep country boarders
- wanted League of Nations
57
What were some problems with the treaty of Versailles
- blames Germany for war
- humiliates them
- makes Germany have tiny military
- makes Germany pay reparations
- millions of $ to France and GB
58
Committee on public informations
Used to convince Americans to be behind the war effort
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Anti-German sediment
Changed German sounding things to American
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Espionage and sedition acts
- Anti- Americans sent away
| - could go to jail for talking crap about soldiers
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What happened to women's fashion during the war
- shorter dresses to save fabric for solders uniforms
| - no corsets so they could save steel for weapons
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What was the 1920s consumer revolution
- Rapid economic growth occurred bc of purchase of consumer goods
- cars, furniture, and appliances
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Consumers could afford more things because:
- make more income
- bought more on credit
- companies began mass production
64
Halitosis ad
The birth of modern advertising for listerine meaning bad breathe
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Jazz age
AA create Jazz in Deep South
| Moves up north and spreads
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Who was Langston hughes
Harlem renaissance writer
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Who were some famous writers exposing the 1920s
- TS Ellito
| - Hemmingway
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Who was Charles Linburg
First American to fly solo across ocean
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How to women express themselves in the 1920s
- went to bars
- cut their hair
- wore short dresses
- danced
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Who did people blame for unwanted change
Immigrants
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Red scare
- Everyone afraid of communist
- communists rounded up and deported
- based of string patriotism
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KKK
- claims to have 4 million members
- preyed on fears
- slogan "100% Americanism"
- captured several states before downfall
73
Scopes Monkey Trial
- rise of fundamental religion
- not allowed to teach evolution
- scopes teaches evolution in Daten, TN
- scopes was found guilty
74
Warren G. Harding
"Downright moron"
Scandal: teapot dome
-secretary of interior was selling oil reserves for his own personal gain
75
Calvin Coolidge
"Silent Cal"
| The business of gov is business
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Herbert Hoover
"Hero of Belgium"
| -no experience to deal with depression
77
Laissez-faire capitalism beliefs
- market decides
| - trickle down economics
78
What were signs of trouble before the Great Depression
- railroads going down hill
- farmers prices drop
- Germany was hurting with no money to give to France
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Causes of Great Depression
- mass over production
- buying in credit
- lack of banking regulations
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What was Black Tuesday
17 billion losses in 1 day
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Effects of Great Depression
- banks closed
- massive unemployment
- bread lines formed
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What was unemployment like in the Great Depression
- 100,000 people loose jobs every week
| - unemployment was at 30%
83
How did Hoover help Great Depression
- reconstruction finance corporation
| - $500 million to banks
84
Bonus army
- WWI vets came to capital in 1932
- came to get bonus they were promised to get in 1945
- didn't get the money
- tanks move army out
85
Who won election 1932
Franklin Roosevelt
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What was banking holiday
- Roosevelt declares all banks closed
| - "fire side chats" ensure money safe
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What reforms were in the Recovery
NRA and AAA
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What reforms were in Relief
RFC and CCC
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What reforms were in Reform
TVA and FDIC
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NRA
- national recovery administration
- Minimum wage not allowed for AA farmers and maids
- also allows unions
- hurts blacks
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AAA
- Agricultural adjustment administration
- pays AA not grow crop
- takes farmers out of GD
- gave few blacks money
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RFC
- reconstruction finance corperarion
| - gives 500 million dollars to the people
93
CCC
- civilian conservation corporation
- also known as WPA
- men 18-27 to work and send % of it home to family
- gave few blacks jobs
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TVA
- Tennessee valley association
| - damed up rivers in Tenn. to give electricity to 8 southern states
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FDIC
- federal deposit insurance corporation
| - insures your money in the bank in case it closes
96
What did critics of the new deal think
Thought it was communist
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Huey Long
-gov of Louisiana
-very corrupt
Share the wealth plan
98
Share the wealth plan
- salary cap
- not allowed to make more than $1 million per year
- now allowed to have more than $5 million at one time
99
What did the Supreme Court not like about the new deal
Declared it unconstitutional
100
What happened with court packing
- Roosevelt adds 6 Supreme Court judges
| - never goes through
101
What did southern legislators want
- want AA to be fired around harvest time
| - want racist bill but Roosevelt does not
102
Social security act
- Give people 65 or older money
| - Kent to reduce unemployment
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Eleanor Roosevelt
- First Lady
| - did good for integration
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Marian Anderson
- popular singer at time
- wasn't allowed to sing @ constitution hall bc she's black
- Eleanor lets her sing @ Lincoln memorial
