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Review: Lectures 18-20 (4-6) Flashcards

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Thomas Edison

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Inventor of phonograph, practical electric light bulb and motion picture.

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Nicholas Tesla

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Inventor, electrical engineer, and futurist. Pioneer of AC current.

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War of the Currents

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Competition between Edison’s DC and Tesla’s AC power systems.

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George Westinghouse

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Industrialist and inventor, key player in AC electricity distribution.

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Inventor of the telephone and aeronautical engineer. Deaf education advocate.

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Great Migration

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Movement of millions of African Americans from South to North.

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Tenements

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Crowded, multi-family urban housing, often unsanitary and unsafe conditions.

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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

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Deadly industrial fire in 1911 that led to workplace safety reforms.

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Tammany Hall

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Democratic political organization that controlled New York City politics.

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The Jungle

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Novel by Upton Sinclair that exposed the meatpacking industry’s horrors.

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Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)

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US law prohibiting sale of adulterated or mislabeled food/drugs.

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Jane Addams

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Social reformer, founder of Hull House, Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Settlement movement

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Progressive social movement, focused on urban poverty and inequality.

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Philanthropy

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The act of donating time, money or resources for charity.

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Mann Act

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The act of donating time, money or resources for charity.

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Populism

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Political philosophy that supports the rights of ordinary people.

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Progressivism

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Political and social movement, for reforms and social justice.

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Civil Service Commission (1882)

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A government agency, established to regulate and improve federal civil service.

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Patronage

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Awarding government jobs to supporters of elected officials.

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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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US law prohibiting monopolies and anti-competitive business practices.

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Trust

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Legal arrangement where control of assets is held by trustees.

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People’s Party

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US political party, also known as the Populist Party.

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Farmer’s Alliance

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US political movement, advocating for rural interests and communities

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Coxey’s Army

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Group of unemployed men, who marched to Washington, D.C. for jobs.

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Inflation

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The general increase in prices of goods and services over time.

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Tom Watson

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US politician, Populist Party leader, and agrarian activist.

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poll taxes

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Taxes levied as a prerequisite to vote, often used to disenfranchise.

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literacy tests

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Tests administered to voters, often used to disenfranchise minorities.

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electoral ‘fusion’

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Practice of endorsing a candidate across multiple political parties.

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17th amendment

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US constitutional amendment, providing for the direct election of senators.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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1896 Supreme Court case, establishing “separate but equal” doctrine.

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Jim Crow laws

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State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the US.

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W.E.B. Dubois

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African American scholar, activist, and co-founder of the NAACP.

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Teddy Roosevelt

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26th President of the United States, known for conservation and progressivism.

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The Great White Fleet

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US naval fleet, sent on a world tour by President Roosevelt.

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Woodrow Wilson

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28th President of the United States, led during World War I.

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Federal Reserve Act

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US law creating a central banking system, the Federal Reserve.

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Income Tax

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Tax is provided on personal income, and used to fund government programs.

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16th amendment

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US constitutional amendment, authorizing a federal income tax

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Federal Trade Commission

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Independent US federal agency, promoting consumer protection and competition.

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Industrial Workers of the World

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US labor union, advocating for revolutionary industrial unionism.

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Commodore Perry

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US labor union, advocating for revolutionary industrial unionism.

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Alfred T. Mahan

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US naval officer, strategist, and author of “The Influence of Sea Power upon History”.

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Spanish American War

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Conflict between the US and Spain, resulting in US acquisition of territories.

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Jose Marti

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Cuban poet, journalist, and revolutionary leader.

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U.S.S. Maine

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US naval ship, which sank in Havana harbor, leading to Spanish-American War.

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Filipino revolutionary leader, who fought for Philippine independence.

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Platt Amendment

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US law, giving control over Cuban affairs to the US government.

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Triple Entente

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Military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia before WWI.

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Triple Alliance

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Military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy before WWI.

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‘Black Jack’ Pershing

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US Army general, who led US forces in World War I.

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War industries Board

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US federal agency, coordinating US production during World War I.

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War Finance Corporation

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US federal agency, providing financial support to industries during WWI.

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Committee on Public Information

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US government agency, promoting pro-war propaganda during WWI.

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14 points

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A statement of principles for world peace, proposed by President Woodrow Wilson.

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Balfour Declaration

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Public statement issued by the British government during WWI, expressing support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

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Espionage (1917) and Sedition Acts (1918)

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Laws passed during WWI restricting speech and actions against US government.

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