Exam 3 Flashcards
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Organized the first woman’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY
Muckrakers
investigative reporters and authors who exposed corruption and societal problems
Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy
Sec. of the Interior Richard Ballinger and
Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot disagreed
on the administration of public lands. Taft
sided with Ballinger and fired Pinchot. Pinchot
Released incriminating documents to the press, which led to a widespread public debate.
the jungle
The publication of Sinclair’s novel resulted in the passage
of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906
kellogg-briand pact
15 nations met in Paris to outlaw war and bestowed an “international kiss upon one another
Susan B. Anthony
found guilty of the crime of voting in the election of 1872. She never paid her fine of $100. In 1878 she authored what eventually became the 19th Amendment
16th amendment
Gave Congress the power to lay and collect income Taxes
17th amendment
Direct Election of Senators. “Senators shall be elected by popular vote.”
18th amendment
National Prohibition. Outlawed the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors. Also outlawed importation, exportation, and transportation of liquors “for beverage purposes.”
19th amendment
Woman Suffrage. Gave women the right to vote. The right of citizens of the U.S. to vote shall not be denied or limited by the U.S. or any state on the basis of sex.
William J Bryan
Prosecutor during the scopes “monkey trial, He promised “ a duel to the death between evolution and Christianity.” he died in his sleep two days following the trial .
Calvin Coolidge
became President in 1923 at Harding’s death. A man of few words , he was known as “silent Cal.” Elected president the following year.
Zimmerman note
When the Germans decided to resume unrestricted submarine warfare they sent a coded message offering an alliance to Mexico. The Zimmerman Note (Telegram) promised to return Texas, Arizona and New Mexico to Mexico if Mexico sided with Germany against the US.
Sussex pledge
The Germans agreed in a statement known as the Sussex Pledge and promised to surface and warn merchant vessels before attacking
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia by Serbian anarchist Gavrilo Princip set in motion the chain of events that led to WWI
Lusitania
In 1915 a German U Boat sunk the
British Luxury Liner the Lusitania killing 1,198 people including 128 US citizens.
Russo-Japanese War
Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating The Treaty of Portsmouth which
Ended the Russo-Japanese War.
In the treaty Japan acquired Southern Manchuria, the South Manchurian RR, Korea, ½ Sakhalin Island, and Port Arthur.
Sedition Act
Supplement of Espionage Act. Made it a crime to criticize by speech or writing the government, the Constitution, the uniforms of the armed services, etc. Also outlawed obstructing the sale of war bonds. Could not utter, print, write, or publish “any disloyal, profane, scurrilous or abusive language about the government of U.S.
Espionage Act
Provided a $10,000 fine and 20 years imprisonment for interfering with recruiting of troops or for disclosing information about national defense. Penalties established for refusing military service, resisting the law, advocating treason
Dollar Diplomacy
Taft encouraged investment as a means of asserting influence without military intervention
The Fourteen points
Open covenants, freedom of the seas, reduction of trade barriers, arms reduction, colonial claims, removal of foreign troops from russia. territorial settlements, the league of nations
