Final Flashcards
TRUE / FALSE : progressives generally believed government should not interfere with businesses
FALSE
TRUE / FALSE ; the popular election of senators required a constitutional amendment
TRUE
TRUE / FALSE ; square deal is associated with T.R
TRUE
TRUE / FALSE ; One of tafts issues became his support for high tariffs
False
TRUE / FALSE ; T.R had more antitrust suit as than any other pres.
TRUE
TRUE / FALSE ; Wilson was a weak president who trusted congress to adopt the policies
False.
TRUE / FALSE ; Taft finished 2nd in the presidential election of 1912
FALSE
TRUE / FALSE ; T.R considered federal trade commission the cornerstone of his program for big businesses
False
TRUE / FALSE ; federal $ for farm demonstration agents was approved by the Adamson Act
FALSE
Muckrakers saw their primary objective as
Exposing social problems to the public
Frederick Taylor
Was an efficiently expert
The originator of the “ Wisconsin idea “
Robert Lafollette
National child labor committee pushed
For laws banning the widespread employment of young children
Triangle shirtwaist company in 1911
Workers a died as result of a fire
During coal Strike
T.R won support for his use of the “ big stick “ against big business
Hepburn act of 1906
Authorized the interstate Commerce commission to set maximum rates 4 railroads
Title of novel about meat packaging
The jungle
In area of conservation : TR
Used the forest reserve act to protect forest
Who became chef justice Supreme Court in 1921
TAFT
17th amendment
Authorized popular election of U.S senators
Woodrow Wilson
President of a college ( Princeton )
Major factor in Wilson’s victory in the 1912 presidential campaign was the fact that
Republican Party had split into 2
Underwood Simons act
Lowered tariff and was supported by Wilson
Wilsons new freedom platform
Proposed vigorous antitrust actions to break up corporate concentration
Clayton anti trust act
Outlawed price discrimination and interlocking directorates
Louis d. Brandeis
Established the 8 hour day for railroad workers
As union commander ; Grant was characterized by his
Plan to relentlessly attack
At Petersburg
Grant put the confederates under siege
Shermans army in its march to the sea
Looted and destroyed lots of property
At Appomattox court house
Most confederate resistances ended
All of the following battles resulted in confederate victories except
Vicksburg
More than any other general, William t. Sherman recognized
The importance of breaking confederate morale
Lincolns 2nd inaugural address
Was a plea for reconciliation
Death toll in the civil war was
630,000
TRUE / FALSE ; Alfred Thayer Morris Mahan wrote “ the influence of sea power upon history
TRUE
TRUE / FALSE ; Social Darwinist ideas attempted to justify policies of imperial expansion
TRUE
TRUE / FALSE ; The purchase of Alaska from Russia for 7.2 m proved to b a huge bargain
TRUE
TRUE / FALSE ; US purchased Alaska from Great Britain
False
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst helped invent what came to be known as “ green journalism “
False
TRUE / FALSE ; Spain conceded to practically all the American demands concerning Cuba
True
TRUE / FALSE ; TR helped the rough riders in the cuban campaign
True
TRUE / FALSE ; Mckineely was reflected in 1900 despite loosing popular vote to Bryan
False
TRUE / FALSE ; French company dug a canal part of the way through Panama
True
TRUE / FALSE ; US agreed to pay 10m plus 250k a year for the Panama Canal Zone
True
Western imperialism in the late 19th century was stimulated by all of the following EXCPET
The fear that Bolshevik ideas might advance around the globe
John fiske
Wrote American political ideas , a book that stressed the superior character of Angelo saxon people’s and institutions
1878; the Samoans signed a treaty with the US , giving the US
Naval base on 1 of its islands
When Americans led an overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy
President Cleveland refused to annex hawaii to the US
Yellow journalism arose from
Circulation war between two NY newspapers
Battleship Maine
Was the source of a battle cry in the Spanish American war
As result of the Spanish American war , US
Became a world power
During the Spanish American war TR
Took part in the land fighting Cuba
In the Spanish American war
More American soldiers died from from disease than battle
US states acquired all the following as a result of the Spanish American war except
Panama
Open door policy
Purposes that foreign powers keep the China trade open to all nations on an equal basis
Secretary of State who proclaimed the open door policy
John hay
Boxer rebellion ; all happened except
Secretary Hay abandoned the open door policy
TR campaigned for McKinley , and the new president rewarded him by appointing him
Assistants secretary of the navy
When the US and Columbia could not agree on a price for the Canal Zone
The Colombian province of Panama rebelled against Columbia
French lost 20k meant and spent 300m
Attempting to build a canal in Panama
Roosevelt corollary
Stated that the US could intervene in the affairs of Western Hemisphere countries
Roosevelt’s intervention in the Russo - Japanese War and the Moroccan dispute
Won him the Nobel peace price of 1906
Who did TR send on a grand tour around the world
US navy
Nations most dramatic population expansion occurred
West of the Appalachian
Jeffersons inauguration was notable for
Being the 1st in Washington DC
Presidents Jeffersons cabinet
Included Madison as Secretary of State
In the case of Marbury v. Madison , the Supreme Court
Declared a federal law unconstitutional
Jefferson showed his commitment to limited government by
Cutting military spending
The LA purchase was made by
Napoleons disastrous set back in Haitai
LA purchase was a problem for Jefferson because
He believed that the constitution did it give authority to acquire new land
To Jefferson , 1 major incentive to purchase LA was to
Secure American access to the Mississippi
Lewis’s and Clark expedition
Gave the US a claim to Oregon
Old republicans led by john Randolph
All of the above
As a result of the paper blockades , American shippers
Ran the risk of capture
Jeffersons response to British and French interference with US shipping
What he called a policy of peaceable coercion
Jeffersons embargo act
Sought to stop all American exports
Madisons attempt to deal with British and french interference
Led to war with the British
Greatest supporter for the declaration of 1812 came from
The agricultural regions Fromm PA southward and westward
Western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable conquest of Canada
conquest of Canada
1 strength of US in war if 1812 was
Small but capable navy
Naval battle of Lake Erie resulted
Commodore perry’s glorious victory
At horse shoe bend , Jackson won victory over
Creeks
British Invasion of the mid Atlantic coast in 1814 resulted in
Capture and burning of Washington, D.C.
British attack on Baltimore’s fort mchenry
Resulted in a bombardment that did not force the fort’s surrender
British defeat at New Orleans is best explained by
Their attack upon a strong defensive position
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the war
Hartford convention had opposition to the war in
New England
