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Yellow Journalism

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sectionalist reporting in which writers often exaggerated or even made up stories to attract readers

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Imperialism

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economic and political domination of a strong nation over a weak nation

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Anglo-Saxonism

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(John Fiske) English speaking nations have superior character, ideas, and system of gov.

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Autonomy

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right or condition of self government

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Sphere of Influence

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the claim by a state to exclusive or predominant control over a foreign area or territory

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Roosevelt Corollary

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not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries

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Open Door Policy

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equal rights among country trading

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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

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negotiated with Great Britain the second Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, giving the United States exclusive rights to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama

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Progressivism

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collection of different ideas and activities for social problems

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Muckraker

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among the 1st people to articulate progressive ideas was a group of crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption

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Direct Primary

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all party members could vote for a candidate to run in the general election

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Protectorate

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local rulers stay in control, imperial power protects from invasion, Europeans tell them how to govern

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Boxer Rebellion

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Secret Chinese societies trying to get rid of foreign control (the Boxers)
Foreigners & Christina converts
Kill 200 Bejing embassies

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Pan-Americanism

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the idea that the US and Latin American work together to support peace and increase trade

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Jingoism

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an attitude of aggressive nationalism

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Social Darwinism

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an idea from Charles Darwin who believes that the best will survive

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Taft’s policies to help Latin American industry

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Pocket Veto

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an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session

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Black Codes

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restricted black people’s right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces

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Civil Rights Act of 1866

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declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, “without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude

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Suffrage

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a movement that supports the women’s right to vote

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Radical Republicans

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believed blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites

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Prohibition

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laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

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Freedmen’s Bureau

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helps newly freed slaves with food, shelter, and education

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Arbitration
settlement by an outside party
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Graft
money through questionable means
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Insubordination
disobedience
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Recall
allows voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before his/her term expired
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Syndicate
an association of racketeers in control of organized crime
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Tenant Farmers
contribute their labor along with at times varying amounts of capital and management
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Federal Trade Commission
made to protect consumers and promote competition
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Sharecroppers
a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop. This encouraged tenants to work to produce the biggest harvest that they could, and ensured they would remain tied to the land and unlikely to leave for other opportunities
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Clayton Antitrust Act
curbed the power monopolies had which eliminated unfair competition
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Debt Peonage
a system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work
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Federal Reserve Acts
is a legislation in the United States that created the Federal Reserve System
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Boomtowns
a community undergoing rapid growth due to sudden economic shock
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Children's Bureau
Investigated and publicized child labor problems Still exists today & deals with issues such as child abuse prevention, adoption, and foster care
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Self-Determination
the idea that poeple who share a national identity should have their own country and government
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Pure Food & Drug Act
ensure correctly labeled food
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Armistice
an agreement for the cessation of active hostilities between two or more belligerents
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New Nationalism
federal power to regulate business
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New Freedom
monopolies evil, need free enterprise in the econmy
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Deportation
the formal removal of a foreign national from the U.S. for violating an immigration law
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KKK
(Ku Klux Klan) racist, anti-Semitic committed to extreme violence to achieve its goals of racial segregation and white supremacy
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Gross National Product
the total value of all goods and services produced by a country
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Sedition Act of 1918
curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war
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Populism
"the people" vs. "the elite"
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Jim Crow Laws
mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the states of the former Confederate States of America and in some others, beginning in the 1870s
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Propaganda
exaggerated news to influence the public
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Monopoly
single company achieves control of an entire market
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Party Bosses
a boss is a person who controls a faction or local branch of a political party. They do not necessarily hold public office themselves
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Steerage
the lowest possible category of long-distance steamer travel
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Nativism
anti-immigration
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Gilded Ages
era in American history from 1870-19000
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Tenements
narrow, low-rise apartment buildings
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Individualism
no matter the origins, people can rise through a society based on work ethic and talents. Horatio Alger, "rags-to-riches" novels
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Political Machine
organizations linked to a political party that often controlled local government
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Social Darwinism
Herbert Spencer, survival of the fittest in society Paralleled w/ laissez faire economics Church (Bible v. Evolution)
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Philanthropy
recognizing and supporting the humanity of others
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Americanism
stresses a collective political identity based on the principles outlined in the Constitution of the United States by the Founding Fathers
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Vertical Integration
a company owns all of the different businesses on which it depends for its operation
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Horizontal Integration
combining many firms engaged in the same type of business into one large corporation
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Panic of 1873
a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
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Welfare Capitalism
capitalism that includes social welfare policies and/or the practice of businesses providing welfare services to their employees
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Jane Addams
opened the famous Hull House in Chicago English classes, lunch, medical care
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Andrew Johnson
violated the Tenure of Office Act
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William Jennings Bryan
(anti-imperialism)
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Abraham Lincoln
assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, fought against slavery
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William McKinley
(President) set up the explosion of the USS Maine Slogan > "4 years more of the Full Dinner Pail"
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Thomas Edison
Phonograph, light bulb, electric generator
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Ida B. Wells
Decreased lynching Acts of greed (black owners of grocery stores lynched for competing with whites)
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John D. Rockefeller
compoany was standadrd oil. creates a monopoly with his oil empire and limits competition
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Booker T. Washington
Temporarily forgo political rights and focus on educational and vocational equality
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Andrew Carnegie
a scottish immigrant who rose from bobbin bay in a textile factory to owner of a steel company in Pitsburgh
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W.E.B. Du Bois
must demand rights from whites to revive full equality - especially the right to vote
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Ulysses S. Grant
scandel president. hanoing our with drinking buddies while the government was coming up with drinking policies
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William "Boss" Tweed
corrupt leader of NYC
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W.R. Hearst & Joseph Pulitzer
owned The Journal and competed with Joseph Pulitzer (owned The World) to increase their circulation
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Herbert Hoover
(Food Administration) save food (meatless Tuesday), victory gardens - raise their own crops
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Alfred T. Mahan
(Captin) The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Large fleets protect merchant ships, territory overseas for bases, defend trading rights
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Upton Sinclair
wrote The Jungle (about what he thought was wrong in America)
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George Dewey
(Admiral) take Manila Bay from Hong Kong
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Calvin Coolidge
became the preident of the US after Warren G. Harding
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Theodore Roosevelt
assistant secretary of the Navy. "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed"
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William Howard Taft
(1st civilian govenor) use reform to win Flipinos IMprove infrastructure
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Jacob Riis
"colored to designate nationalities, would show more stripes than on the skin of a zebra"
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Grover Cleaveland
helps the ICC (Interstate Commerce Commission)
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Robert La Follette
a Republican who was elected by Wisconsin voters. He also used his office to attack the way political parties ran their convention
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Woodrow Wilson
gov. of NJ, revamp ED. Boards and utilty boards
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John T. Scopes
a high school biology teacher who taught evolution (as an experiment) & put on trial) Result > $100 fine (later overturned)
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Henry Ford
makes the assembly line
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NAACP (Leaders and purpose)
(National Association for the Advancement for Colored People) Long struggle against racism
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4 Causes of the Spanish American War
1. Cuban Rebellion against Spain (Cuba wants independence) 2. American desire to protect investments in Cuba (sugar investments) 3. Yellow journalism that intensified public anger at Spain (Us citizens support the war now) 4. Explosion of the USS Maine (Last straw)
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The Panama Canal
8,000 miles long
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
Teddy Roosevelt
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Relations in Latin America
pan- americanism - want to increase relations to spread democracy and trade with them
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Reconstruction
reconstructing the US
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Settling the West
when people move to the west from the US (ranching and mining become popular)
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Industrialization
referring to factories, production
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Urban America
different cities that now become more populated
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Progressive Era
identifying problems in society and fixing them
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World War l
1914-1918
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The Jazz Age
roaring twenties
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The Social Gospel
biblical ideals through charity and justice
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Urbanization
created progressivism along with idustrialization
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4 Main Causes of WW1
M > Militarism A > Alliances I > Imperalism N > Nationalism
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Amendment 13
abolished slavery
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Amendment 14
all citizens granted rights
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Amendment 15
granted African American men to vote
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Amendment 16
established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax
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Amendment 17
allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators
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Amendment 18
prohibited “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquours”
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Amendment 19
grants women the right to vote

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