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Monroe Doctrine to Palmer raids Flashcards

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Monroe Doctrine

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US policy against European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

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Imperialism

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Country extending power through acquisition of territories

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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US naval officer who believed naval power = world power

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Yellow journalism

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Journalism based on sensationalism and exaggeration

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De Lome Letter

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Letter criticizing President McKinley, leading to Spanish-American War

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USS Maine

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American naval ship sunk in Havana Harbor, leading to Spanish-American War

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Teller Amendment

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US military presence in Cuba with condition of independence

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splendid little war

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Phrase for the Spanish-American War

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Rough Riders

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Nickname for 1st US Volunteer Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt

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Anti-Imperialist League

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Organization against US annexation of the Philippines

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Platt Amendment

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Conditions for US troops withdrawal from Cuba after Spanish-American War

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Spheres of Influence

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Division of China into Western spheres of influence

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Boxer Rebellion

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Uprising against foreign presence in China

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John Hay

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Secretary of State who negotiated the Open Door Policy in China

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Open Door Policy

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US policy for equal trade rights in China

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big-stick policy

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Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy of negotiation with military threat

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Panama Canal

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Artificial waterway connecting Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Addition to Monroe Doctrine for US intervention in Latin America

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Great White Fleet

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US Navy battle fleet showcasing American power

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Mexican Civil War

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Disturbances leading to US invasion and capture of Pancho Villa

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Muckrakers

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Reform-minded journalists attacking corruption in institutions

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Standard Oil

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Largest oil refinery in the world, broken up as an illegal monopoly

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Jacob Riis

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Social reformer and journalist exposing poverty in NYC

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16th Amendment

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Legalized direct income tax

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17th Amendment

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Direct election of Senators

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18th Amendment

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Prohibition of alcohol

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19th Amendment

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Women’s suffrage

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Initiative

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Petition signed by voters to force a public vote

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Recall

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Procedure to remove an elected official from office through a direct vote

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Referendum

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Direct vote on a particular proposal

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Muller v Oregon

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Supreme Court case upholding labor laws for women’s health

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Triangle Shirtwaist fire

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Fire leading to improved factory safety standards

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Square Deal

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Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic program for conservation, control of corporations, and consumer protection

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Trust-busting

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Breaking up monopolies deemed harmful to consumers

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Upton Sinclair (The Jungle)

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Writer exposing labor and sanitary conditions in the meat packing industry

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Pure Food and Drug Act

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Law leading to food inspection and consumer protection

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Meat Inspection Act

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Law ensuring sanitary conditions in meat processing

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Conservation of public lands

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Roosevelt’s work in preserving natural resources

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Gifford Pinchot

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First Chief of the US Forest Service, worked with Roosevelt in conservation

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Progressive Party (Bull Moose)

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Third party formed by Theodore Roosevelt

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Federal Reserve Act

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Creation of the Federal Reserve System to control the nation’s currency

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NAACP

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Civil rights organization advocating for legal justice for African Americans

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great migration

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Movement of African Americans from the South to urban areas in the North and West

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Lusitania

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British ocean liner sunk by a German submarine, causing diplomatic uproar

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Jeannette Rankin

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First woman in Congress, against both World Wars

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Zimmerman Telegram

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Secret communication proposing a military alliance between Germany and Mexico

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Submarine warfare

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German tactic of sinking vessels without warning

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Russian Revolution

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Revolution in Russia leading to the rise of the Soviet Union

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Espionage Act

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Law to prevent opposition to the war effort

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Sedition Act

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Law prohibiting disloyal and abusive language about the US government

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Schenck v US

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Supreme Court case upholding the Espionage Act

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John Pershing

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General who commanded the American Expeditionary Force in WWI

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Selective Service Act

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Authorized the draft for World War I

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Western Front

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Main theater of war in France during WWI

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Treaty of Versailles

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Peace treaty ending WWI

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Wilson’s 14 points

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Outline for a New World Order after WWI

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League of Nations

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International organization for world peace, precursor to the UN

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1st Red Scare

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Xenophobia and fear of communism after WWI

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Palmer raids

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Raids to capture suspected radical leftists during the Red Scare

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