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Unit17 Flashcards

1
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Political leader of the Sioux during the Sioux War.

A

Sitting Bull

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2
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Invention enabled farmers to fence their land on the treeless plains.

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Barbed Wire

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3
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Military leader of the Sioux during the Sioux War.

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Crazy Horse

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4
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The last major effort by the Indians to retain their lands.

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Sioux War

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5
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Reckless colonel who lost his life at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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George Armstrong Custer

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6
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Tracts of land set aside for Indians.

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Reservations

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7
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“Indian Napoleon,” chief of the Nez Perce Indians.

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Chief Joseph

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8
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Chinese rebellion against foreigners was stopped by an international military force that included U.S. troops.

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Boxer Rebellion

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9
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Puppet emperor in Mexico.

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Maximilian I

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11
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The extension of power by one people or country over another for the benefit of the controlling country.

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Imperialism

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12
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American commodore who negotiated a treaty with the Japanese.

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Matthew Perry

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13
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Mission boards that are not supported by guaranteed funds from a denomination.

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Faith Missions

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14
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Spanish ambassador who insulted President McKinley in a private letter.

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Enrique Dupuy de lome

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15
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Sensationalized news reporting that became popular in the United States late in the nineteenth century.

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Yellow Journalism

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16
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American commodore who defeated the Spanish navy in the Philippines.

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George Dewey

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17
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War the United states fight over the independence of Cuba.

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Spanish-American War

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18
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Philippine revolutionary

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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19
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Provided a 160-acre land grant in the West free to anyone who improved it.

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Homestead Act

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20
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The mine produced $400 million worth of ore by 1900, the ore was part silver part gold & a town sprang up near the mind.

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Comstock Lode

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21
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A bloody attack on an Indian band that had already surrendered.

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Wounded knee Massacre

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22
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The subject of this book was the plight of the Indians.

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A century of Dishonor.

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23
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Land annexed to protect the United States against threats from the Pacific.

A

Hawaii

24
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Parceled out Indian tribal lands.

A

Daws Act

25
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Territory purchased from Russia in 1867.

A

Alaska

26
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Settlement of three longstanding disagreements between Britain and the United States.

A

Treaty of washington

27
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Agreement that opened Japan to trade with the West.

A

Treaty of Kanagawa

28
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Movement intended to achieve greater unity among nations in the Western Hemisphere.

A

Pan Americanism

29
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Free trade in China

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Open Door policy

30
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Anti-foreign movement in China.

A

Boxer Rebellion

31
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American victory over the Spanish fleet in the Pacific.

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Battle of Manila Bay

32
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Movement meant to recruit student missionaries.

A

Student Volunteer Movement

33
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Volunteer unit of men during the Spanish - American war.

A

Rough Rider

34
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Battle that resulted with American forces captured Puerto Rico.

A

Battle of Santiago Bay

35
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Unfenced public lands.

A

Open Range

36
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Tribes such as the Cheyenne, the Comanche, and the Sioux.

A

Plains Indians

37
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The site of Custer’s last stand.

A

Battle of little Bighorn

38
Q

When Matthew went to Japan wave they nice?

A

No

39
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The 1st Pan-American congress in 1889, wasit a success?

A

No

40
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To the corporations that built the railroad, did they reserve 20 sum acres of land grants as reward from Fed.gov?

A

Yes

41
Q

Great American desert a dually covered with grass?

A

Yes

42
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Positive benefit of imperialism?

A

The growth in Christian missions.

43
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Homestead Act in 1862 arose angry protest by farmers?

A

No

44
Q

1st cont. railroad wars built by immigrants from China and …?

A

Irish and Ireland

45
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Significance of prominary point Utah?

A

The trans continental railroad.

46
Q

Which territory was settled by and rushes?

A

Oklahoma

47
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What became the main crop of the great plains?

A

Wheat

48
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Key to the culture of the plains Indians was the …?

A

Buffalo

49
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American gov. Official goal during the American Indian wars?

A

To more the Indians to reservations.

50
Q

American for in policy goals…?

A

1) Defend Western hemisphere against European intervention.
2) Extending US territory.
3) Creating new trade opportunities.

51
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How did the US acquire Hawaii?

A

By annexation

52
Q

Result from the Spanish American war, the US gained ownership of…?

A

Guam, the Philip and, Puerto Rico

53
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Essay:How did the Homesteaders adapted to lack of rain…etc?

A

…..

54
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Essay: Little Bighorn, explain why the Indian victory actually worked to the advantage army?

A

…

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