Exam 2 Stuff Flashcards
Samuel Gompers
founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Upton Sinclair
“Muckraker” who wrote “The Jungle” which led to TWO laws being passed
Jacob Riis
photographer; “How the Other Half Lives”
Theodore Roosevelt
president who supported progressive causes;led rough riders
William Bryant
leading figure in the populist movement
Booker T Washington
grew up poor in alabama; promoted black uplift; made the (controversial) “Atlanta Compromise” speech of 1895
William E B DuBois
grew up rich in massachuesetts; also promoted black uplift (but with “talented Tent” philopsophy); condemned “Atlanta Compromise”; NAACP
Willaim McKinley
president who was assassinated by Radical socialist Leon Czogolsz in 1901
The Three Primary Platforms of the Populist Movement
preserving christiantiy; pacficism; oppose “Gold Standard”
Allied Powers
British, French, Russia
Central Powers
german, austria-hungaran; ottoman
italians
“switched sides” before their soldiers fired a shot’ Allies at wars end
machine Guns
newly introduced in this war; kills so many enemy combatants that it makes charging enemy lines obsolete; leads to trench warfare
Chemical Warfare
newly introduced (and highl weaponzied) in this war; involved both chroline and mustard gases; very lethal
Trench Warfare
type of warfare that was very hazardous for a soldiers health; very dangerous and caused most Major Battles of WWI to be inconclusive
Selective Service Act
officially gave the US the power to draft young men into the military
Lusitania
british luxury passenger ship that was destroyed by German U Boat in May 1915; public outcry for war after 300 Americans died
Zimmerman Telegram
official reason why US enters WWI; involves an intercepter German telegram to mexico
Armenians
ethnic group the American Red Cross Near East Reflief Fund aimed to assist; as they were targeted for what would be later called “genocide”
