PERIOD 7 Flashcards

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Monroe doctrine

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Often cited in this period for basis of foreign policy. Highlights protecting Western Hemisphere and using military force against nations when this is violated

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William H Seward

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Secretary of State, influential in emerging foreign policy.
Cited Monroe doctrine
Purchased Alaska
Gained Rights to build canal in Nicaragua
Threatened US military action when French and Napoleon III occupied Mexico

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International Darwinism

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Expansion of manifest destiny applied globally

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Josiah strong

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Aided in international Darwinism
Missionary, established a religious duty among Protestant Americans to colonize and spread Christianity. (To less fortunate)

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Henry Cabot lodge

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Eager for global expansion

Passed lodge corollary (fucked over japan and made em mad)

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Lodge corollary

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Excluded non European powers (hey japan) from territory in Western Hemisphere.
Opposed by William Taft

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Panama

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Fed by Roosevelt to achieve panama independence when Colombia would not secure a deal for the canal.

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Hay-pauncefote treaty

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Canceled (abrogate) a previous treaty that promised British halfsies on any canal built (hello panama)

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Roosevelt corollary

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Response to foregin intervention in Latin America, declared that America would be the only one intervening (extension of Monroe doctrine)

Long term resulted with poor relations with Latin America

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Platt amendment

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Fucked over Cuban independence after the war

Subjected their foreign policy to US control

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William Jennings Brian

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Anti-imperialist
Campaigned against McKinley 1900
Still won’t let go of the free silver shit

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Boxer rebellion

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Chinese nationalists attacked Americans and Christians

US participated in international march against them

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John hay

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Mckinley’s Secretary of State
Dealed with China’s open door policy by asking all the powers if that was cool and they were like ehh
And he celebrated mad hard

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Spheres of influence in china

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European powers which split up a foregin domination of china. America wanted in, so john hay requested an open door policy (they can trade with anyone) in 1899

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Great white fleet

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Awesome navy we paraded around to show off (notably japan)

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Gentlemans agreement

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Off the books agreement between us and japan telling J gov to stop emigration to US .

As a result of school segregation

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Russo-Japanese war

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American intervened to come up with an end, but ended up getting on Japan’s bad side when the resolution did not favor them

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Stalwarts

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Fraction of Republican Party 1880

Favored traditional politics
“Conservative”

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Half-breeds

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Fraction of the Republican Party

Favored reform
“Liberal”

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Rough riders

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Roosevelt’s bitches. They were craZY

Battle of San Juan hill

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The Philippine war

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Long and bloody war of Philippine resistance

America acted like britan during (totally mean)

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Open door policy

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Policy forced out of European nations occupying china. McKinley harrowed it as a victory

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Elihu root

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Military reform

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Platt amendment

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Fucked over Cuban independence promised in the tallmadge act

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Square deal

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Roosevelt policy of giving owner and worker a medium to work out problems. Stood up for the little guy more than previous people
Helped gain popular vote

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Hepburn act

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Restored some railroad regulation, but wasn’t really too effective

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Pure food and drug act

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Roosevelt passed to restrict sale of dangerous/ineffective medicines

Helped advocated by yellow journalism exposing dangers to public

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Yellow journalism

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Series of popular publishings that exposed corruption and public hazards

Created public outcry for many reforms

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William Howard Taft

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Roosevelt’s hand picked successor, but didn’t really do shit. Suffered ridicule.

Passive

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Payne-Aldrich tariff

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Taft’s shitty attempt at lowering tariffs to meet demands

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Ballinger Pinchot dispute

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Taft replaced a secretary with one who tried to invalidate Roosevelt’s conservation efforts. This was brought to tafts attention and he didn’t do shit.

Taft alienates Roosevelt supports
Makes him wayyyyy unpopular because Roosevelt is Americas love child

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New nationalism

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Roosevelt’s new ideal policy after he came back From Africa and found Taft had fucked everything up. Called for strong efforts and a strong federal government to make social justice possible.

Graduated income, workers compensation, labor regulations, cooperation regulation

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The progressive party

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Bull moose party. Election of 1912
Roosevelt formed when he didn’t get the nomination.

Supported reform and progressive values

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Election of 1912

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Woodrow Wilson v Taft v Roosevelt

V debs (write in) (6%)

Showed the preference of America when faced with 2 types of progressivism

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New freedom

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Wilson’s strategy of reform

Destroy monopoly, not just regulate

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Federal reserve act

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Created banks and new currency.

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Federal trade commission act and

Clayton antitrust act

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Continued Wilson’s vision by making it easier for gov to break up trust

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Filipino nationalist that advocated Philippine independence. Public loyalty to him sparked American brutality in their thirst for imperialist power

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Root-Takahira agreement 1908

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Executive agreement between us and japan improving relations

Agreeable respect

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Federal reserve act

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Establish of national currency. With reserves. Under Wilson

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Clayton antitrust act

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Under Wilson . Strengthened means to destroy monopolies

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Wilson’s new freedom program

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Progressive program consisting of reforms across a variety of means

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New nationalism

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Roosevelt’s policy of strong federal government regulations

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The jungle

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Book exposing horrors of meat packing industry

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Wilson banking regulation

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Wilson provided banking regulations for new reserve

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Pragmatism

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Revolution in thinking.

Proponent of practical approach to logic, morals, and knowledge to produce a well functioning democratic society.

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Ida Tarbell

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Reformist against standard oil. Personal motivation, wanted standard oil destroyed