Vocab 19 Flashcards
Pendleton Act
Who- Chester A. Arthur
What- Required federal positions to be filled by competitive written examinations rather than patronage.
Where- USA
When- 1883
Why- Because Arther kept most of Garfileds appointees in office which congress didn’t like.
Sherman Antitrust Act
Who- Congress
What- Tried to limit corproations on a legal level
Where- USA
When- July 1890
Why- It had basically no impact on corporations.
Interstate Commerce Act
Who- Gov
What- For railroads, banned discriminatory pricing between long and short hauls, made them file rate schedules with the gov.
Where- USA
When- 1887
Why- Because there was a need for an effective railroad regulations
Populism
Who- Farmers
What- A form of protest to their American gov. A political group that focused on the social and economic possibilities for farmers and people in rural areas.
Where- Midwest/South
When- 1800’s
Why- Farmers were in a long economic decline and weren’t making money so this was their way to last out and get the govs attention.
The Grange
Who- Oliver H. Kelley
What- Tried to create more of a community for rural farmers, and help them learn new methods of farming that were “in”.
Where- South, Midwest
When- 1875
Why- Farmers felt isolated and this was a way for them to be more connected.
Farmers Alliances
Who- Farmers
What- Formed their own systems to help farmers thrive in society, like corps, stores, banks, etc
Where- South (Texas)
When- 1880
Why- Normal merchants were keeping farmers in debt so this was how they rebelled.
Panic of 1893
Who- Corps
What- Big corps failed which caused the stock market to crash that led to a depression.
Where- USA
When- March 1893
Why- big corps failed which caused credit to be recalled and then smaller businesses fell
William Jennings Bryan
Who- Congressman
What- Gave a very powerful speech that was pro-silver currency.
Where- Democratic National convention
When- 1896
Why- silver and non-silver was the big debate for this election
William McKinley
Who- Congressman
What- Non-silver guy, supported tariff of 1890, pretty popular when running for prez
Where- Ohio
When- 1896
Why- Ran for prez against WJB
Imperialism
Who- People in the USA who also believed in Manifest Destiny
What- Looking for trade, markets, and land outside of the US. Also the idea of inferior people.
Where- USA
When- 1900’s
Why- This idea was raging through Europe, manifest destiny.
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Who- Imperialist, Capt US Navy
What- Said that countries with power at sea were the most powerful countries
Where- USA
When- 1890
Why- Believed that the US’s power would come from naval strength
Hawaii
Who-
What- Wanted to have military presence from Hawaii so they took it from the natives. US killed their economy and then said the only way to fix it was for it to join the US.
Where- Hawaii
When- 1880’s
Why- Important for overseas trade with China.
Yellow Journalism
Who- Joseph Pulitzer
What- Writing that spread quickly and was attractive to the eye
Where- New York
When- 1880’s
Why- Used new technology for writing to get more attention.
Cuban Revolt
Who- General Valeriano Weyler
What- Cubans were trying to get the Spanish rule to leave their country so they purposely destroyed the country which led to them being killed
Where- Cuba
When- 1895
Why- Gave American reporters a chance to report on important issues and get attention from the public. Led to different rule in cuba
The Maine
Who- N/A
What- Battleship that blew up which prompted America to go into war with Spain
Where- Havana, Cuba
When- 1890’s
Why- Blew up by accident but people thought it was the Spanish so then they wanted to fight them
Spanish American War
Who- USA, Spain, Cuba
What- War between America and Spain over Cuba and Cuban people’s rights. There was a lot of racial tensions and the war was really short because the rebels had already done most of the work.
Where- Cuba
When- March 1898
Why- Spain refused to negotiate with the rebels and wouldn’t stop being hostile to Cubans
The Philippines
Who- Theodore Roosevelt
What- US got through pain, then Philippines rebelled. US defeated that rebellion but then later the Philippines gained their independence.
Where- Philippines
When- 1900-1946
Why- Got from Spain in in Treaty of Paris 1898, later gave up because they had a bad economy and gained more political power
Foraker Act
Who-
What- Americans took over Puerto Rico and this ended the military rule there and gave them a governor and US like gov.
Where- Puerto Rico
When- 1900
Why- Land was being fought over by Spain, US took it, Puerto Ricans still lowkey wanted freedom
Puerto Rico
Who- USA, Spain, Puerto Rico
What- Became a US territory, which made the people citizens of America and gave them an American gov.
Where- Puerto Rico
When- 1900
Why- Puerto Rico wanted to be freed from Spain and then the US took it.
Anti-Imperialist League
Who- Andrew Carnagie, Mark Twain, Samuel Gompers, John Sherman (senator)
What- Were opposed to imperialism and aging the Philippines
Where- USA
When- 1898
Why- They believed imperialism was immoral, some were racist, some were scared of loosing their jobs
Platt Amendment
Who- US Congress, Cuba
What- Banned Cuba from making foreign treaties with other countries, gave the US the right to intervene in Cuba to preserve independence, and made them put US naval ports in Cuba
Where- USA
When- 1901
Why- Cuba drew up their own constitution and the US didn’t like that so they responded with this.
Emilio Aguinaldo
Who- Filipino Rebellion leader
What- led the Filipinos in the Rebellion against the US. He was their government leader and the Filipinos followed him
Where- Philipines
When- 1898
Why- Fought against American colonization
Open Door Policy
Who- John Hay, McKinley
What- Wanted access to China and trading there without having to worry about war and not worry about the colonization of China.
Where- China
When- 1898
Why- They had things the US wanted and the tariffs were high in China for the US so they liked trading there.
Boxer Rebellion
Who- McKinley, Hay
What- America helped quell the rebellion and made it so Western people could still trade there
Where- China
When- 1898
Why- Chinese territorial integrity was maintained because of the open door
