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History Flashcards

1
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Treaty of Versailles

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Ended WW1

Wilson’s 14 points

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Mark Twain

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Anti-imperialist

Wrote sarcastic pieces of literature acting as though he like imperialism but was actually making fun of it

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Yellow Journalism

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Making up a lie that is far from the truth just to gain more supporters and people to buy your literature

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4
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Why did we imperialize Hawaii

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Sugar cane

Naval base

Americans made up most of the population and made most of the wealth

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Women’s Christian Temperance Union

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Women who take over bars and smash stuff and cause all sorts of problems so men will stop drinking ALCOHOL

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Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

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About the Chicago meat industry being nasty and crusty

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WW1 Rationing

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Rationed and sent food to the soldiers
Specific days like meatless Monday’s and Wheatley’s Wednesday’s

Daylight savings time where everyone used lights sparingly

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Graduated income tax

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More you make the more they take

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Used economic value to influence other people or countries

Ex. Your mom gives you a phone but can take it or look at it whenever she wants

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Federal Trade Commission

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“Watch Dogs” that made sure businesses follow the rules given by government

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Spanish American War

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In Cuba US wanted to help Cuban independence but fought Spain and won. Yellow journalism took part

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Social Darwinism

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Businesses that are good succeed ones that don’t- fail

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13
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Anti-trust legislation

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Stop monopolies

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14
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Foreign Policy towards Latin America

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Tried to be international police force and used the power of democracy to use military strength to enforce it

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Wilson’s 14 points

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1-5: prevent future warfare
Enforce freedom of the seas

6-13: boundary decisions where ethnic groups were ignored

14: League of Nations

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Pure Food and Drug Act

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Labels

17
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Assembly line

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Everyone had a specific part

Henry Ford

18
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US forestry service

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Preserve national parks

19
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Platt Amendment

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Added to the Cuban constitution that US could intervene

20
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Opposition on Treaty of Versailles

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US wouldn’t sign the treaty because they wanted to do whatever they wanted when they wanted and not have to go through other nations.

21
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Women in WW1

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Nurses, telegraph operators, took on roles to help with war effort

22
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WW1 wartime economy

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Corporations make more money and consumer goods rose

23
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Roosevelt Corollary

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If European Powers come to the US we will use military force

NOT AFRAID

24
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Monopolies

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Taking over the whole industry of that certain manufactured items

25
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Isolationism

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Countries kept to themselves and blocked out other countries

26
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Great Migration

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African Americans move from rural areas in the south to urban areas in the north where they find jobs in the cities to escape racial discrimination and for financial stability

27
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Alliance system in WW1

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Allies. Central Powers

  • Britain - Germany
  • France - Austria- Hungary
  • Russia - Ottoman Empire
  • United States. - Bulgaria
28
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Open Door Policy

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China needs to trade with the US too they can’t block them out

29
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Factors that fueled imperialism

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New markets
Military
Cultural superiority

30
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America’s Neutrality

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YAY America 
Be patriotic 
Go give to your country 
Work in factories 
Give up food
Donate
31
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Treaty of Paris

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Ended Spanish American war

32
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WW1 Civil Liberties

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Espionage act and sedition act:

Silence anyone who didn’t agree with war

33
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Progressive Era

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Widespread social activism and political reform

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