Period 7 Part 1 Flashcards

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U.S. wanted this for business and so sugar could be sold in the U.S. duty free, Queen Liliuokalani opposed so Sanford B. Dole overthrew her in 1893, William McKinley convinced Congress to annex in 1898.

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Hawaii

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the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.

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Queen Liluokalani

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Author of “Our Country: Its possible Future and Its present crisis”, summoned Americans to spread their religion and values to the “backward” peoples

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Josiah Strong

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Wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History, which argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance;it stimulated the naval race among the great powers.

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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Spanish General in Cuba who herded many civilians into barbed-wire reconcentration camps so they could not help the insurrectos. Called this because hundreds of thousands of people died in his concentration camps.

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Valeriano Weyler

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Spanish minister, in Washington, he wrote a letter where he called President McKinley weak and bitter. The letter was stolen and delivered to Hearst, who played it up using yellow journalism.

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De Lôme Letter

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A ship stationed near Cuba which exploded on February 15, 1898. The explosion was blamed on the Spanish, and provided a reason for starting the Spanish-American War. Evidence to the contrary was ignored in the rush to War.

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Sinking of the Maine

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Act of Congress in 1898 that stated that when the United States had rid Cuba of Spanish rule, Cuba would be granted its freedom. It prevented Cuba from turning hostile towards the U.S.

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Teller Amendment

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Commodore during the Spanish-American War who captured the Philippines and Guam. Followed Roosevelt’s order to attack Spanish forces in the Philippines when war was declared; completely destroyed the Spanish fleet stationed at Manila Bay. His victory shed light on the adjusted purpose of war with Spain, from just freeing Cuba to stripping Spain of all of its colonies.

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George Dewey

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volunteer soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War.

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Rough Riders

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Leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain (1895-1898). He proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1899, but his movement was crushed and he was captured by the United States Army in 1901.

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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The treaty that concluded the Spanish American War, Commissioners from the U.S. were sent to Paris on October 1, 1898 to produce a treaty that would bring an end to the war with Spain after six months of hostilitiy. From the treaty America got Guam, Puerto Rico and they paid 20 million dollars for the Philipines. Cuba was freed from Spain.

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Treaty of Paris

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Constitution didn’t have full authority of how to deal with islands (Puerto Ricans & Cubans subject to American rule, but didn’t have all rights).

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Insular Cases

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This amendment to the new Cuban constitution authorized U.S. intervention in Cuba to protect its interests. Cuba pledged not to make treates with other countries that might compromise its independence, and it granted naval bases to the United States, most notable being Guantanamo Bay.

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Platt Amendment

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areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China).

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Spheres of Influence

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John Hay’s clever diplomatic efforts to preserve Chinese territorial integrity and maintain American access to China.

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Open Door policy

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A 1900 Uprising in China that aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.

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Boxer Rebellion

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Proverbial symbol of Teddy Roosevelt’s belief that presidents should engage diplomacy by also maintain a strong military readiness to back up their policy

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Big Stick policy

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killed yellow fever in Havana and made construction of the canal safe and more sanitary.

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William Gorgas

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20
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Roosevelt’s 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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21
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Russia and Japan were fighting over Korea, Manchuria, etc. Began in 1904, but neither side could gain a clear advantage and win. Both sent reps to Portsmouth, NH where TR mediated Treaty of New Hampshire in 1905. TR won the nobel peace prize for his efforts, the 1st pres. to do so.

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Russo-Japanese War

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22
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Agreement when Japan agreed to curb the number of workers coming to the US and in exchange Roosevelt agreed to allow the wives of the Japenese men already living in the US to join them.

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Gentlemen’s Agreement

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1907-1909 - Roosevelt sent the Navy on a world tour to show the world the U.S. naval power. Also to pressure Japan into the “Gentlemen’s Agreement.”.

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Great White Fleet

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Term used to describe the efforts of the US to further its foreign policy through use of economic power by gaurenteeing loans to foreign countries.

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Dollar diplomacy

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Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations.

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Henry Cabot Lodge

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Candidate who waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign on the issue of American imperialism in the Philippines.

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William Jennings Bryan

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Mexican general who overthrew President Francisco Madero in 1913 and established a military dictatorship until forced to resign in 1914.

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General Huerta

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An arrest of American sailors by the Mexican government that spurred Woodrow Wilson to dispatch the American navy to seize the port of Veracruz in April 1914. Although war was avoided, tensions grew between the US and Mexico.

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Tampico incident

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led the American Expeditionary Force; urged that the AEF operate as an independent fighting force, under American command; was made General of the Armies of the United States, which is the highest rank given to an officer.

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John J. Pershing

30
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Was a “Muckraker” who wrote in the magazine McClure’s (1921). As a younger woman, in 1904, made her reputation by publishing the history of the Standard Oil Company, the “Mother of Trusts.”

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Ida Tarbell

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A Muckraker, this man is famous for using photography to document the incredibly poor conditions of many impoverished communities in the early 20th century. Wrote “How the Other Half Lives”.

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Jacob Riis

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Gov of Wis. most militant of progresive GOP leaders. helped break the power of the Wisconsin political machine and persuaded legislatures to levy heavier taxes on rr’s and other public utilities. Commissions created to regulate companies with a public interest and begin conservation movement in Wis.

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Robert La Follette

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Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures.

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17th Amendment

34
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reformer who worked to prohibit child labor and to improve conditions for female workers.

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Florence Kelley

35
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A horrific incident involving a fire that erupted in a locked factory, killing dozens. This case had the effect of increasing government regulation of factory safety conditions.

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Triangle Shirtwaist fire

36
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Economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers.the stated policy of President Theodore Roosevelt, originally promising fairness in all dealings with labor and management and later extended to include other groups.

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Square Deal

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pursued by teddy roosevelt as a way of making businesses more fair and competitive to the advantage of consumers, Roosevelt tried to regulate large corporations to behave responsible, and he filed lawsuits against corporations with trusts and monopolies.

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Trust-busting

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restricted railroad “free passes” and expanded the Interstate Commerce Commission to include in its powers the prosecution of express companies, sleeping-car companies, and pipelines. For the first time gave the ICC that ability to nullify existing rates and set maximum rates.

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Hepburn Act

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He was the author of the sensational novel, THE JUNGLE, published in 1906. His intention was to describe the conditions of canning factory workers. Instead, Americans were disgusted by his descriptions of dirty food production. His book influenced consumers to demand safer canned products.

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Upton Sinclair

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It was created in 1906 and was designed to prevent the adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals. It was made to protect the consumer.

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Pure Food and Drug Act

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Passed in 1906. It stated that the preparation of meat shipped over state lines would be subject to this. Part of the Progressive reforms, which helped out the consumer.

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Meat Inspection Act

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head of the U.S. Forest Servic under Roosevelt, who believed that it was possible to make use of natural resources while conserving them.

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Gifford Pinchot

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Head of the American Railway Union and director of the Pullman strike; he was imprisoned along with his associates for ignoring a federal court injunction to stop striking. While in prison, he read Socialist literature and emerged as a Socialist leader in America.

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Eugene v. Debs

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This political party was formed by T. Roosevelt in an attempt to advance progressive ideas and unseat President W.H. Taft in the election of 1912. After Taft won the Republican party’s nomination, Roosevelt ran on the Progressive party ticket.

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Bull Moose party

45
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Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income.

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16th Amendment

46
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Tariff passed by the Taft Administration whose purpose was to lower tariffs, a goal that it miserably failed to achieve.

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Payne-Aldrich Tariff

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Congressional measure to provide the a substantial reduction of rates, and the first ever implementation of a graduated income tax on incomes $3000+.

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Underwood Tariff Act

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An act establishing 12 regional and aBoard, appointed by the pres. to regulate banking and create stability on a national scale in the volatile banking sector. The law carried the nation through the financial crises of the 1st World War of 1914-1918.

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Federal Reserve Act

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Corrected the problems of the Sherman Antitrust Act; outlawed certain practices that restricted competition; unions on strike could no longer be considered violating the antitrust acts.

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Clayton Antitrust Act

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Founded in 1909 to improve living conditions for inner city Blacks, evolved into a national organization dedicated to establishing equal legal rights for Blacks.

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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(1859-1947) A suffragette who was president of the National Women’s Suffrage Association, and founder of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance; Instrumental in obtaining passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

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Carrie Chapman Catt

52
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gave women the right to vote.

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19th Amendment

53
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American leader of the movement to legalize birth control during the early 1900’s. As a nurse in the poor sections of New York City, she had seen the suffering caused by unwanted pregnancy. Founded the first birth control clinic in the U.S. and the American Birth Control League, which later became Planned Parenthood.

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Margaret Sanger