Exam3

Question 1

Sewards Folly

Answer 1

Seward signed a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for only $7 million dollars. Critics ridiculed the purchase as sewards folly. Purchase was then super profitable with finding of gold.

Question 2

USS Baltimore

Answer 2

Launched by Bethlehem steel company during wwII

Question 3

New manifest destiny

Answer 3

When America had great patriotism and wanted to expand but as colonies versus states. This created a sense of nationality and unity

Question 4

USS Maine

Answer 4

First United States battleships to be constructed. Vessels destruction in the Cuba harbor of Havana was a catalyst in bringing war between the United States and Spain.

Question 5

Teller Amendment

Answer 5

Amendment to joint resolution of the U.S. Congress. Amendment to U.S. Declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the U.S. Would not establish permanent control over Cuba.

Question 6

Insular cases

Answer 6

Series of opinions by U.S. Supreme Court in 1901 about status of U.S. territories in the Spanish American war. The Supreme Court held that full constitutional rights do not extend to all places under American control.

Question 7

Platt Amendment

Answer 7

Amendment passed that stipulated 7 conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at end of Spanish American war. Eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these 7 conditions

Question 8

USS Oregon

Answer 8

Battleship of U.S. navy. Faster than past ships. Reached Jupiter inlet within 66 days. Impressed American public which led to construction of Panama Canal due to want of shorter route.

Question 9

Hay Herran treaty

Answer 9

Treaty signed between U.S. Secretary of State hay and Herran of Colombia. New Panama Canal company lease a strip of land on isthmus to allow U.S. construction of canal. Then was rejected.

Question 10

Triangle fire

Answer 10

In Manhattan deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city and one of deadliest in U.S. History. Spurred work men’s compensation laws and some state regulation of wages and hours.

Question 11

Muller vs Oregon

Answer 11

U.S. Supreme Court case decided that muller overworked female worker more than 10 hours. Women need special protection therefore limited economic opportunities.

Question 12

The jungle

Answer 12

Novel that inspired pro consumer federal laws regulation, food and drugs.

Question 13

Underwood Tarrif

Answer 13

Reimposed the federal income tax following the ratification of the sixteenth amendment and lowered basic tariff rates from 40% to 25%

Question 14

Federal reserve act

Answer 14

Created the new federal reserve board which oversaw a nationwide system of twelve regional reserve districts, each with its own central bank and had the power to issue paper money called federal reserve notes.

Question 15

NAACP

Answer 15

National association for the advancement of colored people. African American civil rights organization in U.S. To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons to eliminate racial discrimination.

Question 16

ABC powers

Answer 16

Term sometimes used to describe the South American countries of Argentina Brazil and chile which are seen as three of the most powerful and wealthy countries in South America, treaty signed by the 3 countries to keep peace with in cough and Central America

Question 17

Serb who assassinated Ferdinand of Austria and wife. Arrested and implicated by several members of Serbian military, leading Austria Hungary to issue a demarche to Serbia aka July ultimatum. Used as pretext for Austria hungarys invasion of Serbia which then led to World War I

Answer 17

Gabriel princip

Question 18

Sedition act of 1918

Answer 18

Act of U.S. congress that extended the espionage act of 1917 to cover broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the govt or the war effort in a negative light. And interfered with the sale of govt bonds.

Question 19

Election of 1920

Answer 19

Continued debate between nationalistic activism of roosevelts presidency and the global idealism of wilsons administration. But then democrats nominated James m cox yet warren g harding won by a sweep.

Question 20

Alabama claims

Answer 20

Serious US demands for damages done during American civil war by confederate army. Demands to Britain for building warships and selling them to the confederate states navy. This passed all blame to Britain.