Week 5 (Dissent, Depression, And War) Flashcards
What was the YMCA?
One of the first gyms for men to get fit at and enhance there spirituality
They invented indoor sports (b-ball/ volley ball)
They were a distraction from the union
Who was Booker T Washington and what did he do?
He was an A/A and he founded Tuskegee institute
What did baseball do?
The most popular sport
Started the trend of baseball cards and caps
Allowed men to assert there strength
Who was John Muir?
One of the first conservative voices
Preserves the mt. and Yosemite park
What is the peoples party?
The first group of people (populist) to espouse the idea of populism
What was the deal with the gold standard vs the silver standard?
Gov wanted to move away from the use of gold and use silver
Grover Cleveland is against it
Free silver (they weren’t charging to use silver)
Who was William Jennings Bryan and what does he do?
Runs for presidency and loses
Is nominated and says a speech the supports the abolishment of the gold standard
What is American imperialism?
To conquer a country and use their resources as your own
What is American exceptionalism?
The thought that America has a higher destiny
Intertwined with the manifest destiny
We are the best so we need to run everything… We have the west now let’s go get some more!
Why we had the Philippines and was after Cuba
