History Notes: The Fight against Discrimination to

Question 1

The Niagara Movement

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Meeting of African American leaders in 1905, discussed the state of race relations, African American life, how to stop lynching, etc.

Question 2

Anti-Lynching Parade

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New York City, 1917

Question 3

The influence of progressivism

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• 1. Both Democrats and Republicans embrace Progressive ideas and causes
• 2. Changed ideas about the Government
o Government needed to be large enough to be responsible and responsive to people
• 3. Sets in place structures and programs that still exist today

Question 4

Motivations for US imperial pursuits

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need to spread the gospel and Christian-ize and spread democracy to uncivilized people, need to expand to Atlantic and Pacific to be a global power

Question 5

American business buy…in Hawaii

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sugar plantations

Question 6

US overthrows Hawaiian king and appoints

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Queen Liluokalani

Question 7

What nation was Cuba fighting for independence?

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Spain

Question 8

Yellow journalism

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publishing newspaper articles about Spanish atrocities against Cubans

Question 9

McKinley declares that the US will not…Cuba from Spain

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steal

Question 10

The Sinking of the Maine

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February 15, 1898. 260 crew members are killed, New York Journal blames Spain

Question 11

In April 1898, US goes to war with

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Spain

Question 12

The declaration of war with Spain barely passes only when

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it is promised that US will not try to control Spanish colonies after the war

Question 13

Platt Amendment (1899)

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US has the right to intervene as it wished to protect Cuba’s independence.

Question 14

According to the Platt Amendment, Cuba could not sign any treaty without

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the permission of the US

Question 15

According to the Platt Amendment, Cuba was required to provide…and implement a…

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land for US military bases, extensive sanitation program as to protect the Cuban people and make the island more attractive to US investors

Question 16

US demanded a ninety nine year lease of the naval base at

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Gauntanamo

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Entering the Phillippine-American war

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Filipinos wanted independence. At first Filipinos welcomed Americans because they thought they would be freed, BUT when Americans did not leave…war in the Phillipines

Question 18

The Phillippine-American war lasted between

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1899-1902

Question 19

Leaders of the US believed they had a special mission to

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bring progress and mod civilization to the world

Question 20

The Roosevelt Corollary

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held that the US had the right to exercise an “international police power” in the Western Hemisphere

Question 21

The birth of the Panama Canal

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Nicaragua vs. Panama state in Columbia, French business owned rights and bribes Congress to vote for Panama. Panama doesn’t accept the offer Congress makes, and Columbian Senate rejects offer. TR decides on revolution

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The Roosevelt Corollary wanted

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“no land hunger”, and wanted neighbors to be “stable, orderly and prosperous”, but if acting uncivilized, the US would act as a “police power”

Question 23

Woodrow Wilson and Intervention in Mexico (1914-1917)

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Pancho Villa attacks Americans, 15000 troops are sent to chase after Pancho Villa