Unit 7- Imperialism and Progressive Era Flashcards
Progressive Era
Time period of change. Meant to address the problems created during the Gilded Age
Teddy Roosevelt
US President-
- Created the Square Deal for progressives
- Created National Parks Service
- Created the FDA
Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Roosevelt’s Progressive Program
- Conserve Natural Resources
- Control Corporations
- Consumer Protection (FDA)
The Jungle
Book by Upton Sinclair that exposed the problems in the Meatpacking Industry
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Created the FDA. Requires all meat to be inspected and sanitary before consumers can purchase
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Major fire in New York factory. Many women died because there were no safety measures
- Displayed the lack of regulations and led to new regulations for worker safety
Workman’s Compensation
Insurance for employees. If a worker in injured at work, they can receive benefits for time lost
Child Labor Laws
Laws that prevent children from working. Encouraged children to get an education. and not be exploited
Ida B. Wells
Southern Muckraker, exposed the horrors of lynching in the south
NAACP
Organization that works for equality of African Americans, created by WEB DuBois
Great Migration
Movement of African Americans from the South to Northern Cities
Left to find opportunities and avoid racism/Jim Crow
16th Amendment
Created a federal income tax
17th Amendment
Allowed people to vote directly for senators
18th Amendment
Banned the production and consumption of alcohol
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote!
Prohibition
Period during 1920s where all alcohol was illegal
Women’s Rights movement
Movement for women’s equality. Fought to gain the right to vote (19th amendment)
Conservation Movement
Movement to protect wild areas and preserve natural resources
National Parks
Land protected by the federal government
Imperialism
When a country expands influence over other territories
White Man’s Burden
Poem that argued it was White peoples’ responsibility to civilize and educate the rest of the world.
Annexation of Hawaii
The United States expanded and acquired Hawaii
Turner’s Frontier Thesis
Argument that the United States had run out of territory to expand westward. as a result they needed to expand overseas.
Yellow Journalism
Overly exaggerated headlines used to sell Newspapers. Led to the Spanish American War
USS Maine
US Ship that exploded off the coast of Cuba –> Led to the Spanish American War
Spanish American War
Short War between US and Spain over Cuba Causes: - Spain abuse of power in Cuba - USS Maine Effects: - US acquires Puerto Rico and Philippines
Big Stick Diplomacy
The US exerted power over the world by having a strong Military (Roosevelt)
Dollar Diplomacy
The US exerted power over the world by using money to manipulate decisions (Taft)
Moral Diplomacy
The US should uphold democracy and freedom and exert power by changing governments (Wilson)
Great White Fleet
Naval ships that sailed the globe to demonstrate the US military power (Roosevelt)
Panama Canal
Waterway built to shorten the travel time between Atlantic and Pacific ocean. Paid for by the United States.
Philippine- American War
War for Philippine independence. Filipinos did not lie being controlled by the United States.
Open Door Policy
Policy in China. This stated that Any country has the ability to trade with China and that China would not be divided by world powers.
Lusitania
British ship sunk by the Germans. Killed hundreds of Americans. One of the causes of American involvement in WWI
Zimmerman Telegram
Letter from Germany to Mexico asking Mexico to attack the United States. In exchange, Germany would give Mexico its American lands back.
- The US declares war on Germany as a result
Propaganda
Posters used to persuade Americans to help with the War Effort
Selective Service Act
Military draft to require military service for certain Americans
Henry Ford
American industrialist. revolutionized factories by using the assembly line
Assembly Line
tactic used in factories where a worker specializes in a single part of production. Increased production and efficiency.
Radio
Allows news and information to travel large distances
Credit
The ability to purchase something without money (pay it back later)
- Led to the Great Depression
Flapper
Iconic image for a 20s woman. Short haired, short dressed, and liberated
Consumer Culture
People buy things to establish themselves in society (began in the 20s)
Harlem Renaissance
Black intellectual movement. Used music, poetry and art to celebrate black culture.
Black Tuesday
Stock Market Crash that caused the Great Depression
Great Depression
Period of economic collapse Causes: - Stock Market - Credit crisis (Banks could not pay back accounts) Effects: - poverty and starvation - Massive unemployment
Hoovervilles
Squatter settlements during the Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Drought in the Midwest prevented farmers from growing food (happened during the Great Depression)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
American President
- Created the New Deal
- Guided America during WWII
New Deal
Government Programs that created jobs and helped the US get out of the Great Depression
3 Rs: Relief, Recovery, Reform
FDIC
New deal insurance program to guarantee bank customers their money back
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Government body that regulates the Stock Market and prevents crashes
Social Security
Social Safety net to allow older and disabled Americans to receive money from the government when they can no longer work
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Government Jobs program. Created Jobs for people to build infrastructure in their cities.
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed US naval base in Hawaii. Led to US involvement in WWII
Japanese Internment
Executive Order from FDR
- Required Japanese Americans to be placed in internment camps during WWII
Lend-Lease Act
US began sending military aid to allied countries (UK, France, Russia)
Axis Powers
US opponents in WWII (Germany, Japan, Italy)
Rosie The Riveter
Symbol that encouraged women to take industrial jobs and support the war effort.
Second Great Migration
African Americans moved from the south to Northern cities in order to find jobs in northern factories during the war
Island Hopping
US pacific strategy to push back the Japanese island by island in the Pacific
D-Day
Us invasion of France to defeat the Germans
Atomic Bomb
2 bombs dropped on Japan (Nagasaki and Hiroshima) led to Japanese surrender and led to millions of casualties.
