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American exceptionalism

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The idea that the US was destined to foster democracy and civilization throughout the entire world.

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Insular Cases

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Marked Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as colonies and denied the colonized American citizenship.

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Platt Amendment

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Proviso Cuba had to accept into it’s constitution. Forbade it from making treaties with any country other than American; gave America the right to interfere with Cuban affairs.

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Open door policy

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The idea that everyone should be able to do business in China; increased American influence in Asia.

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Root-Takahira Treaty

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Recognized Japan’s authority over Manchuria and confirmed the principles of free oceanic commerce.

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Roosevelt Colorally

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Flipped the Monroe Doctrine, asserted that the USA was the only country that could imperialize Latin America.

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Smoot-Hawley Tariff

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Enacted during the Great Depression, raised the tariffs placed on foreign products. Led to reactionary tariffs and slowed global trade; made the Great Depression worse and longer. Hoover

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Bonus Army

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Group of 15,000 U.S. veterans that protested outside the White House. Demanded action against the Great Depression

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Glass-Stengall Act

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Closed down banks until they confirmed that they had enough cash reserved. Helped America recover from Great Depression and lowered financial panic. FDR

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Yellow Journalism

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Intentionally exaggerated headlines to attract an audience. Most prevalent during the Cuban Revolt.

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“Remember the Maine”

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Chant that formed after the U.S.S Maine exploded. Pushed the U.S.A. into waging war against Spain.

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Teller Amendment

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U.S. promises Cubans freedom if they helped them fight against Spain.

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Spheres of Influence

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Following the Opium War of 1839, European nations carved China up into Spheres of Influence.

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Progressives

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Usually middle-class and white; group of people looking for social and political reform. Involved in: Women’s suffrage, Temperance, Jim Crow segregation, political machines, big businesses, and labor unions.

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Muckrakers

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Journalists that exposed corruption and pressure politicians into making changes. Focused on political corruption, social injustice, and economic inequality.

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Lincoln Steffens

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Exposed political corruption in his book ‘The Shame of the Cities’ (1904).

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David Phillips

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Exposed corrupt Senators in his book ‘The Treason of the Senate’ (1906); led to the conviction of two Senators in 1906.

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Upton Sinclair

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Exposed the meatpacking industry with his book ‘The Jungle’. Led to Roosevelt passing the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in 1906

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Jacob Riis

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Photojournalist that exposed the poor living conditions of tenement housing with his ‘How the Other Half Lives’ collection. Led to the passing of the New York State Tenement House Act.

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911)

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Killed 146 women and girls, led to the improvement and enforcement of fire safety.

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Rome-Berlin Axis

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Military and political alliance between Nazi Germany and Italy.

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Fascism

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Anti-democratic, dictatorship based political movement. Gained traction in Nazi Germany due to Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression.

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Revenue Act

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Raised personal income tax and allowed the government to borrow money from the wealthy. Also allowed the government to create war bonds.

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The Manhattan Project

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Run by FDR; created the atomic bomb. Top-secret; only known to FDR and the people working on the project.

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Lend-Lease Act

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Allowed FDR to lend money and supplies to Allied Powers; marked the unofficial entrance of the USA into WW2.

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Executive Order 8802

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Prohibited race-based discrimination in employment. Also created the FEPC.

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Executive Order 9066

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Called for the relocation of Japanese-Americans into camps during WW2.

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Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)

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Broke up monopolies and took actions against trusts.

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16th Amendment

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Established a progressive federal income tax (The percentage of taxes you pay increases as your income increases).

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17th Amendment

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Allowed for the direct election of Senators by the people rather than through representatives.

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18th Amendment

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Forbade the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of alcohol.

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19th Amendment

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Granted women’s suffrage and was passed largely in recognition of women’s critical role during WW1.

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Immigration Restriction League

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Sought to ban “inferior” races from immigrating into America and tried to enforce eugenics.

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Immigration Act of 1903

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Excluded anarchists, polygamists, epileptics, beggars, and human traffickers from entering America.

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Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1907

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Limited Japanese immigration in return for better treatment of current Japanese-American immigrants.

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Antiquities Act (1906)

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Created 150 national forests and 5 national parks, including the Grand Canyon.

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Allied Powers

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Britain, France, Russia, and eventually the USA during WW1.

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Central Powers

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy during WW1.

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Zimmerman Telegram

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German attempt at getting Mexico to invade America, intercepted by Britain. Pushed America to join WW1.

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American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

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American forces sent to Europe during WW1. By June 1918, 250,000 AEF troops landed in France every month.

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Treaty of Versailles

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Ended WW1. Punished Germany with high reparations, limited army, and land loss for their actions in WW1.

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Fourteen Points

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Wilson’s plan for post-war peace, included self-determination of nations and the creation of the League of Nations.

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League of Nations

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Basically the original N.A.T.O. Was created to prevent Germany from starting another war; eventually shown to be useless.

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War Guilt Clause

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Britain and France’s justification for the severe punishment they imposed on Germany.

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Article X

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Stated that the USA had to join a war if Britain or France got involved in one. Led the Senate to reject the USA joining the League of Nations.

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total war

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When a nation puts all efforts towards the war they are in, such as production efforts and rationing of food and clothing. Includes: a draft, daylights savings, price controls, and rationing of goods.

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Committee on Public Information

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Organization that created propaganda posters and wrote speeches at social events to promote and support the war effort.

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Espionage Act, Sedition Act

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Made it illegal to spy, oppose the war, or interfere/avoid with the draft.

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Schneck v. United States

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Upheld the Espionage Act; case was over the writing of anti-draft pamplets.

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Debs v. United States

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Upheld the Sedition Act; case was over the delivery of an anti-war and anti-draft speech.

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Red Scare

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Fear over Communist spies infiltrating the American government.

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Palmer Raids

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The arrest of socialists and communist without trial.

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Immigration Act of 1917

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Imposed taxes and literacy tests to prevent immigrants from coming to America.

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Emergency Quota of 1921

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Limited immigration to 3% of any given nationality (Ex: only 3% of immigrants could be German)

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National Origins Act of 1924

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Limited the Emergency Quota to 2% of any given nationality.

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Great Migration

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During and after WWI, 6 million African Americans moved to the North and West to escape racial discrimination and violence.

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Chicago Race Riots

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Riots between gangs of black and white Chicagoan; left many homeless.

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Tulsa Massacre

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Attack on the Tulsa neighborhood by white mobs; led to the destruction of black neighborhoods and left many dead.

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assembly line

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A strategy to mass produce goods, each employee had one job in production; highly effective.

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Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Management

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Increased production by making the assembly line more time efficient, even if it was just by a few seconds.

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consumer culture

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The culture of American citizens buying products they don’t need to survive.

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flappers

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Women that wore shorter skirts, drank alcohol, bobbed their hair, and danced to jazz; rejected traditional constraints of femininity.

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Harlem Renaissance

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Black artistic movement in Harlem, New York City.

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