History Midterm Vocal

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Collective Bargaining

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negotiationof wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees.

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Espionage Act

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essentiallymade it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere withthe U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the successof the country's enmies

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Itupheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrineof "separate but equal".

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Nativism

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aform of ethnocentrism that considers previous residence in a country or regionto constitute a claim to superiority in culture or a higher class ofcitizenship.

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Populism

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proposesthat the common people are exploited by a privileged elite, and which seeks toresolve this

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Gilded Age

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MarkTwain called the late 19th century this. By this, hemeant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath.

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Muckrakers

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Namegiven to US journalists and other writers who exposed corruption in politicsand business in the early 20th century.

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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thefirst Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices.

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Imperialism

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a policy of extending a country's power andinfluence through diplomacy or military force.

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Big Stick Diplomacy

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amajor component of Roosevelt's international relations policy. The theory isthat leaders should strive for peace while also keeping other nations aware oftheir military power.